Students receive graduate degrees in the academic department of their major professor.
Admission, curriculum and degree requirements vary with the individual departments of participating faculty. Interdisciplinary degree programs specializing in Neuroscience are possible through participating faculty and the UWM Graduate School. Informal collaborations with faculty at the nearby Medical College of Wisconsin and Marquette University provide further training opportunities. Fellowships and research assistantships are available from the graduate school, from individual departments, and from grant funds of indivdiual faculty members. Requirements vary between academic departments participating in the program.