Fall Deadline:
Winter Deadline:
September 10
Spring Deadline:
February 1
Summer Deadline:
February 1
Fall:
Feb 01 (priority)
May 01 (final deadline)
Those wishing priority consideration for Fall admission must submit by February 1.
Required Tests: GRE, MCAT, or DAT Current Students
Total Students:
5
International:
1
Female:
3
LDS:
5
Minority:
2
BYU Undergraduate:
4
Admitted Students
Applied Per Year:
6.0
Admitted Per Year:
2.0
Percent Adimtted:
33.3
Average GPA:
3.5
Admitted Students Test Scores
GRE Verbal Score:
520.0
GRE Verbal Percentile:
57.8
GRE Quantitative Score:
720.0
GRE Quantitative Percentile:
64.0
GRE Writing Score:
4.6
GRE Writing Percentile:
53.3
**New GRE Scores:
Graduated Students
Average Years to Degree:
2.1
Graduated Per Year:
2.0
**New GRE Revised General Test with a one year average of scores. When applicable.
A sound understanding of current concepts in neuroscience is the purpose of this MS degree program. The thesis research project teaches the fundamentals of scientific inquiry and trains students in state-of-the-art research techniques. Submission of the thesis to a peer-reviewed journal is encouraged but not required.
Requirements for Degree
- Credit hours (30): minimum 24 approved course work hours plus 6 thesis hours (Neuro 699R).
- Required courses: Bio 503 (1 hour); Neuro 601 (3 hours), 649R (2 hours), 694R (2 hours), 696R (2 hours); Stat 511 or equivalent (3 hours).
- A seminar must be presented each year (PDBio694R)
- Thesis: standard university thesis format or journal publication format.
- Examinations: (A) course work oral examination; (B) oral defense of thesis.
