Neuroscience at Michigan State University

Programme overview

The major suits students pursuing careers that need a broad understanding of the nervous system's structure and function, and prepares them for graduate study or health-related professional schools. It can also be completed through Lyman Briggs College.

Faculty: College of Natural Science | Study mode: full-time | Location: East Lansing, MI, United States

What you will study

Core requirements plus a concentration in cellular and developmental neuroscience, behavioral and systems neuroscience, or cognitive neuroscience.

Career pathways

Graduates work in hospitals, health care agencies, pharmaceutical companies and research laboratories as laboratory technicians, consultants, grant administrators and science journalists.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applies to the college/university, not the programme specifically: Neuroscience is for students who wish to pursue a career in which a broad-based knowledge of the structure and function of the nervous system is necessary, including research, education, health care and business. It is also intended for students seeking admission to graduate study in neuroscience or health-related professional schools.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Most first-year students enter in the fall semester. Admission to other semesters may be limited or not available at all.

Transfer applicants can apply for fall (August start), spring (January start) and summer (May start) semesters. International transfer students are not eligible for summer admission.

First-year early action deadline is Nov. 1 (non-binding), with an admission decision by Jan. 15 and the acceptance fee due by May 1. Regular admission has a Feb. 1 priority deadline (decision by Mar. 31) and a final application deadline of Apr. 1, with rolling decisions after Feb. 1. MSU is test optional: applicants may apply without an ACT or SAT score.

The first-year application fee is $75 (or an application fee waiver if eligible). First-year applicants can apply through the MSU application or the Coalition application with Scoir. The application for fall 2027 opens in August.

International first-year applicants have the same deadlines: early action Nov. 1, priority Feb. 1, final Apr. 1, acceptance fee by May 1.

Transfer application deadlines: fall April 1, spring open until capacity is reached, summer March 1. International transfer applicants for fall have a March 1 deadline and must pay the acceptance fee by April 1.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.msu.edu/apply/first-year

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