CSIN Requirements

Admission to the program is open to all students who are registered in one of the member graduate units.

Master's Level

Admission Requirements

Applicants who wish to enrol in the collaborative program must apply to and be admitted to both the collaborative specialization and a graduate degree program in one of the collaborating units.

Program Requirements

Your thesis topic must be in the neuroscience area.
Your supervisor must be a core faculty member of the Collaborative Program in Neuroscience (CPIN).
All master's-level students must complete at least 0.5 full-course equivalents (FCEs) chosen from the list of courses approved by the CSIN.
You must attend and present your work as first author at the Annual CPIN Research Day at least once.
You must complete NEU 1000H Neuroscience Distinguished Lecture Series (Master's) by attending at least 70% of the lectures in the CPIN Distinguished Lectureship Series, including the Julius Axelrod Distinguished Visiting Neuroscientist Lecture, during one academic year (or a minimum of 7 lectures total over the program). As part of the seminar series, you must present your work at least once at the CPIN Research Day.

Doctoral Level

Admission Requirements

Applicants who wish to enroll in the collaborative program must apply to and be admitted to both the collaborative program and a graduate degree program in one of the collaborating units.

Program Requirements

Your thesis topic must be in the neuroscience area.
Your supervisor must be a core faculty member of the Collaborative Program in Neuroscience (CPIN).
All PhD students must complete at least 1.0 full-course equivalent (FCE) course, such as JNR 1444Y Fundamentals of Neuroscience: Cellular and Molecular, or JNS 1000Y Fundamentals of Neuroscience: Systems and Behaviour, or one of several additional courses in cognitive psychology or imaging, or neuroscience-related course to be determined by the CPIN Program Committee.
You must attend and present your work as first author at the Annual CPIN Research Day at least twice.
You must complete NEU 2000H Neuroscience Distinguished Lecture Series (Doctoral) by attending at least 70% of the lectures in the CPIN Distinguished Lectureship Series, including the Julius Axelrod Distinguished Visiting Neuroscientist Lecture, during three academic years (or a minimum of 21 lectures total over the program). As part of the seminar series, you must present your work at least twice at the CPIN Research Day.
MSc or MA students who have completed the CSIN and who wish to continue on to complete at the doctoral level must register again and fulfil all the program requirements (e.g., students must again present posters in the doctoral program).