Below you will find a sample timeline for completing the J.D./Ph.D. track. Please note the timeline sample below is not exhaustive and every student’s timeline is personalized based on research goals, research project, etc.
To review descriptions of the Law School courses, please check out their course pages here.
To review the list of available NTP mid-level courses, please see the NTP website.
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Fall:
- Contracts (Law 711)
- Civil Procedure (Law 714)
- Legal Research & Writing (Law 723)
- Neuroscience & Public Policy Seminar (NTP 660)
Spring:
- Torts (Legal 715)
- Property (Law 724)
- Legal Research & Writing II (Law 723)
- Two Law Electives
- Neuroscience & Public Policy Seminar (NTP 660)
Summer:
- Lab rotation (NTP 990)
- Law Elective(s)
Fall:
- Law Electives
- Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience (NTP 610)
- Neuroscience Training Program Seminar (NTP 900)
- Neuroscience & Public Policy Seminar (NTP 660)
- Lab rotation (NTP 990)
Spring:
- Law Electives
- Systems & Behavioral Neuroscience (NTP 611)
- Neuroscience Training Program Seminar (NTP 900)
- Neuroscience & Public Policy Seminar (NTP 660)
- Research & Thesis (NTP 990)Complete Lab Rotations
Select Ph.D. Thesis Mentor & Thesis Committee
Summer:
- Research & Thesis (NTP 990)
Fall:
- Law Electives
- Mid-Level Elective:
Systems/Behavioral/Computational Neuroscience - Neuroscience Training Program Seminar (NTP 900)
- Neuroscience & Public Policy Seminar (NTP 660)
- Research & Thesis (NTP 990)
Spring:
- Law Electives
- Mid-Level Elective:
Cellular/Molecular/Developmental Neuroscience - Neuroscience Training Program Seminar (NTP 900)
- Neuroscience & Public Policy Seminar (NTP 660)
- Research & Thesis (NTP 990)
Summer:
- Research & Thesis (NTP 990)
- Law internship
Fall:
- Neuroscience Training Program Seminar (NTP 900)
- Neuroscience & Public Policy Seminar (NTP 660)
- Research & Thesis (NTP 990)
Spring:
- Neuroscience Training Program Seminar (NTP 900)
- Neuroscience & Public Policy Seminar (NTP 660)
- Research & Thesis (NTP 990)
Summer:
- Research & Thesis (NTP 990)
Fall:
- Neuroscience Training Program Seminar (NTP 900)
- Neuroscience & Public Policy Seminar (NTP 660)
- Research & Thesis (NTP 990)
Complete Ph.D. Preliminary Exam
Spring:
- Neuroscience Training Program Seminar (NTP 900)
- Neuroscience & Public Policy Seminar (NTP 660)
- Research & Thesis (NTP 990)
Summer:
- Research & Thesis (NTP 990)
Fall:
- Neuroscience Training Program Seminar (NTP 900)
- Neuroscience & Public Policy Seminar (NTP 660)
- Research & Thesis (NTP 990)
Spring:
- Neuroscience Training Program Seminar (NTP 900)
- Neuroscience & Public Policy Seminar (NTP 660)
- Research & Thesis (NTP 990)Finish Ph.D. research and defend thesis