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Graduate study at-a-glance
The timeline below offers a year-to-year sketch of academic requirements, milestones, and activities.
For Current Students
- Attend annual NSGP Retreat in August
- Attend Orientation and other Graduate Division required classes/training
- Undertake at least 2 laboratory research rotations (with potential thesis mentors pre-approved by NSGP Director)
- Attend NSGP In-House Seminars
- Attend NSGP Seminars
- Attend NSGP Ethics & Skills Seminars/workshops, when available
- Attend NSGP Student Retreat or Brown-NIH GPP Retreat
- Attend SfN Meeting
- Pass Comprehensive Exams - Fall & Spring
- Pass all required core classes, including RCR
- Attend Neuropracticum Lab course
- Participate in Recruitment activities in February
- Have a dissertation mentor approved by NSGP Director, ideally by June 1st
- Help organize annual NSGP Retreat in August
- Form Thesis Committee with NSGP Director approval
- TA for one semester (classes assigned by NSGP)
- Present at NSGP In-House Seminar
- Attend NSGP Seminars
- Attend NSGP Ethics & Skills Seminars/workshops, when available
- Participate in NSGP writing workshops
- Apply for external fellowship
- Attend NSGP Student Retreat or Brown-NIH GPP Retreat
- Have organizational meeting with Thesis Committee to discuss Preliminary Exam
- Participate in Recruitment activities in February
- Pass Preliminary Exam before August 31st; return signed form to the Graduate School, and copy the NSGP Coordinator
- Present poster at annual NSGP Retreat in August
- Present at NSGP In-House Seminar
- Attend NSGP Seminars
- Present poster or talk at NSGP Student Retreat or Brown-NIH GPP Retreat
- Organize the Brown NSGP/Carney Institute Social at SfN (subset of 3rd years)
- Apply for external fellowship
- Participate in Recruitment activities in February
- Have annual thesis committee meeting before August 31st; return signed form to the Graduate School, and copy the NSGP Coordinator
- Two 4th year students serve as Student Reps
- Present poster at annual NSGP Retreat in August
- Present at NSGP In-House Seminar
- Present poster or talk at NSGP Student Retreat or Brown-NIH GPP Retreat
- Participate in Recruitment activities in February
- Have annual thesis committee meeting before August 31st; return signed form to the Graduate School, and copy the NSGP Coordinator
- Finish lab work
- Present poster at annual NSGP Retreat in August
- Present poster or talk at NSGP Student Retreat or Brown-NIH GPP Retreat
- Present at NSGP In-House Seminar
- Write papers
- Have annual thesis committee meeting before August 31st; return signed form to the Graduate School, and copy the NSGP Coordinator
- Defend Thesis