For students considering graduate school, a second semester of Organic Chemistry is recommended. Students who meet GPA requirements may spend two semesters working on a senior honors thesis under the guidance of a professor. Students involved in research have the opportunity to present their work at various professional meetings such as the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Northeast Undergraduate Research on Neuroscience, and Pennsylvania Academy of Sciences. They may also publish papers in scholarly journals. You may also gain experience beyond the classroom as a teaching assistant in the lab, as a tutor, or through an internship.
Internships are available at local hospitals, including psychiatric institutions.
Laboratory space and gathering areas that are dedicated to students engaged in the study of neuroscience will be included as well as new multimedia seminar rooms and teaching labs. Cubicles in the laboratory rooms have links to the campus computer and video networks. Students use the cubicles to observe laboratory animals and collect research data. Other rooms are equipped for the neural and behavioral assessment of a wide variety of animals. The major is directed by a group selected for their knowledge and experience in neuroscience.