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	Sidebar UNDERGRADUATE STUDY UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM Major Requirements Minor in Neuroscience Departmental Honors Research Courses Course Descriptions Electives Schedule Seminars NS 192B: Project Brainstorm Neuroscience Undergraduate Society Advising Prospective Transfers	UNDERGRADUATE STUDY Research Courses Students should learn how to work in small groups on a project as well as work independently. One goal is to provide a framework in a lab setting for the student to thrive intellectually and to stimulate independent creative thinking within a group. Students will learn how to effectively communicate orally their ideas, generate scientific hypotheses, work independently and in small groups and organize and reduce their data into a form that can be communicated in writing to the scientific community. Timeline First and Second Year / 1st Year Transfer -Begin Exploring Research Opportunities How to Find a Faculty Sponsor.pdf -Enroll in SRP 99 with selected faculty sponsor All materials are turned in to the SRP office in 2121 Life Sciences Building. Third and Fourth Year / 2nd Year Transfer: -Petition to Enroll in NS 199A/198A All materials are turned in to the Neuroscience office in 1506D Gonda. Students who wish to complete NS 199AB as their Group 3 Requirement of the Neuroscience major may petition to enroll in NS 199A. (Students who are pursuing Departmental Honors must enroll in NS 198AB. ) Petitions are always due by Friday of Week 1. NS m101A and one quarter of SRP 99 in the same lab are enforced prerequisites. Approved students will be enrolled in NS 198/199 courses no later than Friday of Week 2. When planning your classes, please keep in mind that NS 198/199s are not offered during Summer Sessions. Enrolling in Research Units: The Process 1) Find a faculty sponsor and enroll in SRP 99. You must find a faculty sponsor first who has an Academic Senate title (Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor) and doing research related to the brain if you want to go on to a NS 199 contract. Please see this handout for tips on finding a faculty sponsor. All SRP 99 courses are administered by the Undergraduate Research Center: http://college.ucla.edu/urc-care/srp.htm. 2) Enroll in NS 199A (NS 198A for Departmental Honors). Enforced prerequisites: NS m101A and SRP 99 with the same faculty mentor. Materials to turn in to the Neuroscience Undergraduate Office by Friday of 1st Week: 1) Print off NS 199A contract from MyUCLA. For assistance please see MyUCLA Contract Tutorial.pdf 2) Supplemental Outline - 198A/199A Supplemental Outline Instructions.pdf 3) Signed Faculty Sponsor Form - 199AB Faculty Sponsor Form.pdf A status report is due by Friday of Finals Week - Report Directions for all Research Courses.pdf Students will receive a permanent In Progress (IP) grade on their transcripts 3) Enroll in NS 199B (NS 198B for Departmental Honors). Enforced prerequisites: NS 199A the quarter before. Materials to turn in to the Neuroscience Undergraduate Office by Friday of 1st Week: 1) Print off NS 199B contract from MyUCLA, following the Contract Instructions on the Neuroscience website - 198B/199B Instructions.pdf A final report is due by Friday of Finals Week - Report Directions for all Research Courses.pdf Students must present a poster at the annual Neuroscience Undergraduate Poster Session in May. Students will receive an 8 unit letter grade at the end of the quarter, reflecting the work in the lab for the past two quarters and the quality of both reports. Do you want to continue with upper division research units? Enroll in NS 199C Materials to turn in to the Neuroscience Undergraduate Office by Friday of 1st Week: 1) NS 199C contract from MyUCLA, following the Contract Instructions on the Neuroscience website - 199C Instructions.pdf 2) Signed Faculty Sponsor Form - 199C Faculty Sponsor Form.pdf Students will receive a 4 unit letter grade at the end of the quarter. A final report is due by Friday of Finals Week (directions on the Neuroscience website). These units will count toward the university’s upper division requirement, but will not count for the Neuroscience major. Quarterly Deadlines Friday, Week 1: Enrollment Paperwork due (Step 3 & 4) Friday, Week 2: Check on URSA to see if enrollment has been approved Friday, Finals Week: Reports Due Grading Grading will be as follows: For the first quarter (198/199A), students will receive a permanent In Progress grade for NS 199A and an 8 unit letter grade for NS 199B. However, each course will count as 4 units on the student's quarterly study list. After completing NS 198B/199B, students can choose to continue with their research in the lab by petitioning to take NS 199C. This is a 4 unit letter grade course and grades will be assigned at the end of the quarter enrolled.
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