COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

Learn more about the graduate certificate in Neuroscience.

About the Certificate

The graduate certificate in Neuroscience was established in the College of Liberal Arts to impart training to graduate students who are interested in developing an in-depth understanding of neuroscience and pursuing research in this area. Students are required to fulfill the following requirements as a part of this certificate program:

1. Be a currently matriculating graduate student in good standing in a Temple University PhD program.
2. Meet all obligations of the student's participating department.
3. Include one member of the Neuroscience program on their dissertation committee.
4. Enroll in NSCI 9381 Readings in Neuroscience, which requires attending and participating in the seminars/journal clubs of the Neuroscience program, for three academic terms of 1 credit each.
5. Enroll in two courses in each of the following Neuroscience specialization areas:

• Behavioral/Cognitive/Systems Neuroscience
• Cellular/Molecular Neuroscience

Upon successful completion of all departmental and Neuroscience program requirements, students receive a PhD degree in the discipline represented by their department with a certificate in Neuroscience. Doctoral students enrolled in the Department of Biology and Department of Psychology and Neuroscience can be awarded this specialization in Neuroscience.

Campus Location: Main

Full-Time/Part-Time Status: The graduate certificate can be completed only on a full-time basis.

Non-Matriculated Student Policy: Students can take up to 9 credits on a non-matriculated basis. When they complete 9 credits, they must declare their intention to complete the graduate certificate in Neuroscience by completing and submitting the "Non-Degree Seeking Student Request to Exceed 9 Credits of Graduate Coursework for Certificate Program," found in TUportal under the Tools tab within "University Forms."

Admission Requirements and Deadlines

Bachelor's Degree in Discipline/Related Discipline: Applicants already admitted to a graduate degree program at Temple University have demonstrated that they possess the required bachelor's degree.

Certificate Requirements

Number of Credits Required to Complete the Certificate: 15

Required Courses:

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
NSCI 9381	Readings in Neuroscience (3 terms)	3
Behavioral/Cognitive/Systems Neuroscience courses 1		6
Cellular/Molecular Neuroscience courses 1		6
Total Credit Hours		15

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Of the four Neuroscience courses required in the specialization areas, three 3-credit courses are mandatory. One course may, however, be taken from the 2-credit courses offered by the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, which ensures that students have a wider breadth of course selection in the certificate program. When students select a 2-credit course, they are limited to taking one such course and, to achieve the 15 credits required to earn the certificate, must take an additional academic term of NSCI 9381 Readings in Neuroscience for 1 credit.

GPA Required to be Awarded the Certificate: 3.0 minimum

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