NEURS-MS - Neurosciences (MS)

The Neurosciences Program is committed to providing academic advising in support of graduate student scholarly and professional development. When most effective, this advising relationship entails collaborative and sustained engagement by both the adviser and the advisee.

Graduate students are active contributors to the advising relationship. They should proactively seeking academic and professional guidance and take responsibility for informing themselves of policies and degree requirements for the Neurosciences MS program.

All first year Neurosciences graduate student have an assigned first year advisor. This faculty member provides guidance on lab rotations, coursework, thesis lab selection, and reminds students of their academic and administrative responsibilities.

Academic progress and student completion of program requirements and milestones are monitored by the program co-directors and staff, and may be discussed by faculty at meetings devoted to assessing graduate student progress. A detailed description of the program's requirements, milestones, and advising expectations are listed in the Neurosciences PhD Student Handbook, found on the program website.

For a statement of University policy on graduate advising, see the "Graduate Advising" section of this bulletin, the Stanford Graduate Academic Policies and Procedures (GAP) handbook. Additional guidance and resources are available from The Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education.