Admission to Year 3 - Honours Specialization in Neuroscience

A maximum of 30 students are admitted into Year 3 of the Honours Specialization in Neuroscience each year.

Students registered in Year 2 of the Honours Specialization in Neuroscience are assured progression to Year 3 (and Year 4), provided they satisfy the Progression Requirements in the Academic Calendar. 

Notes:

  • a full load of 5.0 courses during the Fall/Winter of Year 2 Neuroscience is not required for progression to Year 3 Neuroscience
  • progression to Year 3 Neuroscience does not require a particular minimum overall average in the courses taken during Year 2 Neuroscience - a minimum average of 75% is required only on the 3.5 - 4.0 modular courses taken by the end of Year 2 Neuroscience
  • a minimum mark of 50% (passing grade) is required in each option course in Year 2 Neuroscience
  • a minimum mark of 75% is required specifically in Neuroscience 2000

Should ALL of the students registered in Year 2 of the Honours Specialization in Neuroscience satisfy the Progression Requirements, they will move on to Year 3 of the module and no new students will be admitted.  Only those students registered in Year 3 of the Honours Specialization in Neuroscience can progress to Year 4 (and only those students in Year 3 of the Honours Specialization in Neuroscience will be allowed to register in Neuroscience 3000G). 

More detailed information about the admission process to Year 3 (adjudication) can be found on the Adjudication page.

Comments for admission to Year 3 for September 2024

21 of the 30 spaces in Year 3 of the Honours Specialization in Neuroscience were filled for 2024/25

  • 24 of the 30 spaces in Year 2 of the Honours Specialization in Neuroscience were filled for 2023/24.  These students in the module were assured progression to Year 3 for 2024/25, provided they satisfy the minimum Progression Requirements.

Comments for admission to Year 3 for September 2023

23 of the 30 spaces in Year 3 of the Honours Specialization in Neuroscience were filled for 2023/24

  • 26 of the 30 spaces in Year 2 of the Honours Specialization in Neuroscience were filled for 2022/23.  These students in the module were assured progression to Year 3 for 2023/24, provided they satisfy the minimum Progression Requirements.
  • 29 of the 30 students in Year 2 Neuroscience in 2021/22 progressed to Year 3 Neuroscience for 2022/23 and no students who had "shadowed" Year 2 Neuroscience were admitted to Year 3 Neuroscience. 

Comments for admission to Year 3 for September 2022

29 of the 30 spaces in Year 3 of the Honours Specialization in Neuroscience were filled for 2022/23

  • The 30 spaces in Year 2 of the Honours Specialization in Neuroscience were filled for 2021/22.  These students in the module were assured progression to Year 3 for 2022/23, provided they satisfy the minimum Progression Requirements.
  • 29 of the 30 students in Year 2 Neuroscience in 2021/22 progressed to Year 3 Neuroscience for 2022/23 and no students who had "shadowed" Year 2 Neuroscience were admitted to Year 3 Neuroscience. 

Comments for admission to Year 3 for September 2020

All 30 spaces in Year 3 of the Honors Specialization in Neuroscience were filled for 2020/21

  • The 30 spaces in Year 2 of the Honors Specialization in Neuroscience were filled for 2019/20.  These students in the module were assured progression to Year 3 for 2020/21, provided they satisfy the minimum Progression Requirements.
  • All 30 students in Year 2 Neuroscience in 2019/20 progressed to Year 3 Neuroscience for 2020/21 and no students who had "shadowed" Year 2 Neuroscience were admitted to Year 3 Neuroscience. 

Comments for admission to Year 3 for September 2019

26 of the 30 spaces in Year 3 of the Honors Specialization in Neuroscience were filled for 2019/20

  • The 30 spaces in Year 2 of the Honors Specialization in Neuroscience were filled for 2018/19.  These students in the module were assured progression to Year 3 for 2019/20, provided they satisfy the minimum Progression Requirements.
  • Any students in Year 2 Neuroscience who fell short of the Progression Requirements were not permitted to register in Year 3 of the Honors Specialization in Neuroscience. 
  • Students who had successfully shadowed the course selection (and satisfied the Admission and Progression Requirements) were admitted to Year 3 Neuroscience.

Comments for admission to Year 3 for September 2017

28 of the 30 spaces in Year 3 of the Honors Specialization in Neuroscience were filled for 2017/18

  • The 30 spaces in Year 2 of the Honors Specialization in Neuroscience were filled for 2016/17.  These students in the module were assured progression to Year 3 for 2017/18, provided they satisfy the minimum Progression Requirements.
  • Any students in Year 2 Neuroscience who fell short of the Progression Requirements were not permitted to register in Year 3 of the Honors Specialization in Neuroscience. 
  • Students who had successfully shadowed the course selection (and satisfied the Admission and Progression Requirements) were admitted to Year 3 Neuroscience.

Comments for admission to Year 3 for September 2016

  • The 30 spaces in Year 2 of the Honors Specialization in Neuroscience were filled for 2015/16.  These students in the module were assured progression to Year 3 for 2016/17, provided they satisfy the minimum Progression Requirements.
  • Should any of these students fall short of the Progression Requirements, they will not be permitted to register in Year 3 of the Honors Specialization in Neuroscience.  If any space opens up for Year 3, the space(s) will be granted on a competitive basis to students who submit an Intent to Register for the Honors Specialization module and have completed all of the following courses with the appropriate marks/average:
    • 3.5-4.0 of the 2000-level modular courses with an average of at least 75% and no individual mark in these courses less than 60%. The average required on the 2000-level modular courses may be higher than 75% if the number of students submitting an Intent to Register for Year 3 of the Honors Specialization in Neuroscience is greater than the spaces available (on a competitive basis).
    • Neuroscience 2000 with a mark of at least 75%, and
    • any optional course(s) in Year 2 with a passing grade
  • NOTE: 29 of the 30 spaces in Year 3 of the Honors Specialization module in Neuroscience were filled for September 2016

Comments for admission to Year 3 for September 2015

  • The 30 spaces in Year 2 of the Honors Specialization in Neuroscience were filled for 2014/15.  These students in the module were assured progression to Year 3 for 2015/16, provided they satisfy the minimum Progression Requirements.
  • Should any of these students fall short of the Progression Requirements, they will not be permitted to register in Year 3 of the Honors Specialization in Neuroscience.  If any space opens up for Year 3, the space(s) will be granted on a competitive basis to students who submit an Intent to Register for the Honors Specialization module and have completed all of the following courses with the appropriate marks/average:
    • the first-year courses in biology, chemistry, math, physics and psychology with a mark of at least 60% in each (full or half) course.  An average of 75% will not necessarily be required on these first-year courses.
    • 3.5-4.0 of the 2000-level modular courses with an average of at least 75% and no individual mark in these courses less than 60%. The average required on the 2000-level modular courses may be higher than 75% if the number of students submitting an Intent to Register for Year 3 of the Honors Specialization in Neuroscience is greater than the spaces available (on a competitive basis).
    • Neuroscience 2000 with a mark of at least 75%, and
    • any optional course(s) in Year 2 with a passing grade
  • NOTE: not all 30 spaces in Year 3 of the Honors Specialization module in Neuroscience were filled for September 2015