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Graduate Program in Neuroscience The Oklahoma Center for Neuroscience offers the only multidisciplinary and inter-institutional program in the state of Oklahoma devoted to the study of diseases of the nervous system. Students completing this program will receive a doctor of philosophy degree (Ph.D.) in Neuroscience. The Oklahoma Center for Neuroscience participates in the Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences (GPiBS).
The Oklahoma Center for Neuroscience offers the degrees of Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.). The descriptions contained in this website pertain to students who are interested in obtaining a Ph.D. in Neuroscience. Please contact the Oklahoma Center for Neuroscience office for information pertaining to the M.S. degree. Ph.D. students are eligible for a tuition waiver if they are full-time students in good academic standing. In addition, graduate students receive a $21,500 stipend. To complete a Ph.D. in Neuroscience, 90 semester hours are required, with a dissertation. Students in the Ph.D. program in Neuroscience currently enter the program through either: (1) the Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences (GPiBS), which serves as a gateway into the basic science graduate programs at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center; or (2) directly into the neuroscience program; or (3)through the M.D./Ph.D. program. All first year graduate students complete interdisciplinary coursework emphasizing molecular aspects of cell and organismal biology, along with three required research rotations with an optional fourth rotation. Once students commit to obtaining a Ph.D. in Neuroscience, specialized courses in neuroscience are taken and research leading to the dissertation is conducted. The following courses are required of all neuroscience graduate students: Neurobiology of Disease, Neuroscience Methods, and Current Topics in Neuroscience. Students entering through the GPiBS track must also take Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology. Additional electives in specialty areas are also encouraged during the latter years of the program, under the advisement of each student’s dissertation mentor. A sample curriculum of a typical program of study is provided for students entering through the GPiBS track and the M.D./Ph.D. program.
A Masters Program Option is also available:
The Neuroscience faculty is one of the largest on the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center campus. There are approximately 100 participating faculty members who have research, teaching and/or clinical interests related to Neuroscience. In any given year, students can select from approximately 30 mentoring faculty to conduct laboratory rotations and their dissertation research. Faculty: These individuals have research, teaching, and/or clinical interests related to neuroscience. Mentoring Faculty: These individuals can currently train Ph.D. students in their laboratories. Students in the neuroscience graduate program must select their dissertation mentor from this list of faculty, which can vary from year to year.
Due to the multidisciplinary nature of Neuroscience, its faculty and students are affiliated with 31 different departments at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, the Dean McGee Eye Institute, the University of Oklahoma at Norman, and area hospitals. Therefore, opportunities exist to utilize state-of-the art equipment and core facilities at any number of affiliated institutions. There are numerous exciting career opportunities for neuroscientists. Careers in higher education include teaching neuroscience and/or performing basic neuroscience research at universities and medical schools. Many neuroscientists devote their careers to full-time research at government-sponsored laboratories or private research institutions. Industry, particularly the pharmaceutical industry, offers rewarding careers in basic and applied research in drug development. ADMISSIONS AND APPLICATION FORMS Students with an interest in the graduate program in Neuroscience should submit application forms through the Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences. This program combines the expertise of six programs at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Microbiology & Immunology, Neuroscience, Pathology, and Physiology. Students enroll in a common first-year curriculum that is built around a fully integrated, literature-driven course covering molecular, cellular, and systemic biology. Students can conduct laboratory rotations with faculty mentors in any of the participating programs. After completion of the first year, students enter a research lab and complete their training in the Ph.D. program in Neuroscience. Application materials may be requested from Brenda Callahan for GPiBS entry into Neuroscience by e-mailing her at To apply directly to the Neuroscience Graduate Program, applications may be requested from Theresa Rush by calling (405) 271-6267 or emailing her at Theresa-Rush@ouhsc.edu. Go to the Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences
Cost of Living Health Sciences Center Location Summer Undergraduate Research Experience NeuroNight Student Schedule 2008 Neuroscience Seminar Series - 2006-2007 Neuroscience Seminar Series - 2007-2008 OCNS Graduate Student - Faculty Luncheons and Career Speakers Schedule
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