Curriculum and Requirements

The online Neuroscience Masters curriculum will be changing starting Spring 2024. The course list below has been updated and new student handbook added.

Graduation Requirements

• Completion of 30 credits of coursework is required to complete the degree program.
• Only courses completed with a grade of C or higher can be counted toward the degree.
• Students must maintain a GPA of 3.00 or higher each semester in order to continue in the program.
• Students must take a minimum of 3 credits in the Fall/Spring or 2 credits in the Summer the semester they intend to graduate.

Grade Requirements

The only passing grades for graduate students are A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, and C. Please note C+ and C grades count toward the degree only if an equal number of courses numbered 5000 or higher have been earned with B+, A-, or A, respectively. If a grade of C- or below is earned, the student will need to re-take the course when it is offered again and must obtain a passing grade to have it count toward an M.S. degree. Note, the grade earned on the first attempt at the course will be averaged into the cumulative GPA.

*Required courses must be completed before final semester

**Drafts of all 2 chapters of the The Comprehensive Neuroscience Capstone Project must be submitted before the semester the student intends to graduate.

Students who have successfully completed the graduate Certificate in Biomedical Neuroscience program will be able to transfer credits for all courses they completed in that program with a B or better to the UF Biomedical Neuroscience MSc program. Course credits from other UF online certificate programs will be considered for transfer on a case-by-case basis. The decision to allow transfer of course credit from these programs will primarily depend on whether the course is clearly relevant to neuroscience.

Online Neuroscience Masters Handbook through 2023

Online Neuroscience Masters Handbook starting 2024

Recommended Course Order

• Fundamentals of Neuroscience should be completed during the first semester of enrollment.
• Functional Human Neuroanatomy should be completed before Molecular Pathobiology of Molecular Disease and Biological Clocks in Neural Health and Disease.
• Organization and Development of the Nervous system should be taken before Developmental Neurobiology.

The course schedule below is suggested and considers the content of the courses. It is recommended that students take no more than 2 courses each semester, but may be allowed a larger course load after the first semester with satisfactory academic progress.