Requirements

Year One (27 Hours)

*Note: PY 792 is completed during the summer, late-July to mid-August, before the first semester in the Behavioral Neuroscience program.

Year Two (21 hours)

Year Three (21 hours)

Year Four (21 hours)

Year Five (21 hours)

Graduate School Course Credit Requirements for a PhD

If entering with a baccalaureate degree:

• Completion of 48 credit hours of course work prior to candidacy.
• Up to 16 credits of the 48 can be as non-dissertation research credits.
• Up to 10 credits of the 48 can be as lab rotation, seminar, or directed study credits.
• Must complete at least two semesters in candidacy and accumulate at least 24 credit hours in 799 research OR
  • must complete at least two semesters in candidacy and have accumulated at least 12 credit hours in 799 research AND, either during or before candidacy, 12 credit hours in other appropriate research-based coursework that has been approved by the graduate student’s program.

If entering with a previous Masters degree appropriate to the PhD degree field:

• Completion of 27 credit hours of course work prior to candidacy.
• Up to 6 credits of the 27 can be as non-dissertation research credits.
• Up to 6 credits of the 27 can be as lab rotation, seminar, or directed study credits.
• Must complete at least two semesters in candidacy and accumulate at least 24 credits in 799 research OR
  • must complete at least two semesters in candidacy and have accumulated at least 12 credit hours in 799 research AND, either during or before candidacy, 12 credit hours in other appropriate research-based coursework, which has been approved by the graduate student’s program.

Dauphin Island

Prior to starting the first semester of courses, students attend a three-week course held at the Dauphin Island Research Facility. This course introduces students to many of the basic techniques and issues in the field of neuroscience and is paid for by the department.

Possible Elective Courses

Full course descriptions can be found in the UAB Graduate Catalog.