{"id":202,"date":"2022-12-21T10:51:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T18:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/neurobiology\/?page_id=202"},"modified":"2026-09-30T09:12:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T16:12:40","slug":"graduate-studies-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/neurobiology\/graduate-studies-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Department of Neurobiology administers the <a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.usc.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=22&amp;poid=32972\">PhD Program in Neurobiology<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Domestic students, please apply here: <a href=\"https:\/\/gradadm.usc.edu\/domestic-students\/how-to-apply\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">https:\/\/gradadm.usc.edu\/domestic-students\/how-to-apply\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>International students, please apply here: <a href=\"https:\/\/gradadm.usc.edu\/prospective-international-students\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">https:\/\/gradadm.usc.edu\/prospective-international-students\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Graduate students in the PhD Program in Neurobiology have multiple opportunities to interact with colleagues in other sections and departments, including Molecular and Computational Biology, Chemistry, Psychology, and various departments in the Schools of Engineering and Medicine. 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