Admissions
Applications for Admission for Fall 2024
Virtual Open House
Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023 | 3 to 4:30 p.m. EST
Requirements
NGP admission requirements:
- Relevant BS or BA degree in Neuroscience, Biology, Psychology, or a related or relevant field
- Minimum 3.4* GPA (on a 4.0 scale)
- Three letters of recommendation, preferably from academic/research advisors
- The GRE General Exam is not a requirement when applying to the PhD Neuroscience Graduate Program (NGP) *If you have taken the GRE General Exam, you can submit your report and scores in the on-line application if you choose to.
* The Admissions Committee considers all aspects of the application, not only GPA, but also what courses an applicant has taken, research experience, letters of recommendation, and the applicant's personal statement. Strong qualifications in some areas may offset weaker qualifications in other areas.
International applicants:- Evidence of English proficiency: Unofficial copy of TOEFL score report
- Course-by-course transcript evaluation which includes a GPA equivalent. A list of approved evaluation agencies can be found here
We encourage applicants to submit the completed application prior to the December 1 deadline. Applications must include all supporting documentation, and all letters of recommendation must be received by December 1, in order to be sent to the Admissions Committee for review.
Contact Us
FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Research Office, Jupiter campus
Room 201F, MC-22
5353 Parkside Drive, Jupiter, FL 33458
email: BIresearch@fau.edu
phone: 561.799.8100
FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Education Office, Boca Raton campus
Bldg. SE 43, Room 103A
777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431
email: BIeducation@fau.edu
phone: 561.297.4989