The Program in Neural Science accepts students for the fall semester only. Students wanting to pursue a double major also must apply to the admissions committee of the other participating department. Full-time graduate students ordinarily receive an assistantship or fellowship and a fee remission. Assistantships or fellowships are available either through the the Program in Neural Science or through participating departments. Assistantships require 15-20 hours of work per week, and graduate assistants often work in both research and teaching.
Fellowships are also available to qualified minority students.
The laboratories of the neuroscience faculty and other departmental facilities provide opportunities to learn fundamental research methods as well as some of the newest research techniques. There are also facilities for video recording and computer- aided analyses of behavioral data. Laboratories are equipped with word processing, statistical, and graphics capabilities, and are computer linked to departmental and university networks, software, and databases, as well as to national and international communication networks. Students also have access to terminals in university computer clusters in a variety of locations across the campus. Shop areas are available for electronic design and assembly, woodworking, and metalworking.