Graduate students receive the Ph.D. degree in Neuroscience. The Program does not sponsor an MS degree, but MS degrees with emphasis in Neuroscience can be obtained through one of the departments. Graduate training includes both a focus in a particular research area as well as opportunities to learn techniques from multiple levels of analysis, spanning molecular, cellular, anatomical, electrophysiological and behavioral methods. Each student's progress is guided by a faculty advisory committee. Admission to candidacy for the Ph.D. typically occurs in the third year and requires passing a written and oral exam administered by the advisory committee.
Students select their dissertation research advisor after admission.
Requirements may be relaxed in special circumstances. Free after-school care for children of AV residents. Research assistantship appointments involve working on the research program of an individual faculty member, with whom an interested applicant should correspond directly. Teaching assistantships are available with similar 12-month stipends. Students with assistantships, fellowships and traineeships receive tuition waivers.