Overview

Program in Neuroscience / Program in Neuroscience is located in Pullman, WA, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Doctoral Degrees	4

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Thesis Required Written exam
Doctoral Degrees	Thesis Required Written exam, oral exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

29

Applied

8

Accepted

6

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	December 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 100

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 31
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

28

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	10.71%
Black or African American	7.14%
White or Caucasian	64%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	17.86%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (39%)

Female (60%)

Faculty

53

Total faculty

Full-time - 53

Part-time - 0

Male (35)

Female (18)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Addiction, sleep and performance, body weight and energy balance, emotion and well being, learning and memory, reproduction, vision, movement
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	3,414,254

Location & Contact

Address VBR, Room 205, 1815 Ferdinands Lane
Pullman, WA  99164-6520
United States

Contact Dr. Shane Hentges
Chair
Email: shentges@wsu.edu
Phone: 509-335-6624
Fax: 509-335-4650

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