The Neuroscience PhD Interdepartmental Program has undergone considerable growth since its inception in 1990 and currently involves 65 active research faculty from 16 academic departments and currently has 24 Ph.D. students in various stages of training. The rationale for this program is based on the enormous complexity of the nervous system, which requires the combined approaches of physiology, biochemistry, developmental biology, cell and molecular biology and clinical, behavioral and systems neuroscience. Accordingly, a major goal of our program since its inception is to provide students with a broad-based foundation in all aspects of major neuroscience. Admission into the program is based on a students past research experience, academic record, standardized test scores, recommendations, face-to-face interviews, and prior completion of course work in mathematics, inorganic and organic chemistry, biochemistry, and cell and molecular biology.