Neuroscience Program

Graduate study in the neurosciences at Kent State is based upon our interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary Neuroscience Program. This unique program involves the graduate faculty in Biological Sciences, Exercise Science, Psychology, and Speech Pathology and Audiology at Kent State University, as well as the departments of Anatomy, Neurobiology, and Pharmacology at the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. Our Neuroscience Program of study provides a balance of classroom and laboratory experiences. All students must complete a common core of courses in morphology, physiology, and chemistry of the ervous system. However, in order to tailor to specific training needs and interests, students are also able to select their own set of electives. A close working relationship between faculty and students in the Neuroscience Program is strongly encouraged, and multidisciplinary approaches to research and theoretical problems are emphasized and modeled through extensive collaborative relationships among the faculty. The Neuroscience Program is administered by the School of Biomedical Sciences at Kent State University.

Admission

Students will be admitted to the Neuroscience Program on the basis of the recommendation of the faculty of the Neurosciences Program Committee and the approval of the Director of the School of Biomedical Sciences. This recommendation will require that a student present a minimum grade point average of 3.0 (graduate and undergraduate) and a baccalaureate degree with preparation adequate to perform graduate work in the Neuroscience Program. This commonly includes two years of chemistry, one year of mathematics, one year of physics, and courses in biology and psychology. Deficiencies in undergraduate preparation will not automatically preclude a recommendation for admission to the Neuroscience Program, but such deficiencies will have to be made up during the first year of registration. The GRE general examination is required, and international students whose native language is not English must also provide TOEFL scores.