All SCAN students will take our courses in Foundations of Cognitive-Affective Neuroscience and Methods in Cognitive-Affective Neuroscience, both of which will start being offered every year starting in 2005-2006. Additionally, SCAN students will have to do one of two things: either take the biology sequence in our Biobehavioral Health department (469, 470), which would be done before taking the Foundations and Method sequence, or take one additional 500-level psychology course related to SCAN.

For the lab rotation, all SCAN students must complete two semesters of research with SCAN faculty other than their advisor. This can be done by working with one person for two semesters or two people for one semester each. This minimum of three courses and two semesters of research match the minor version of the Psychology Department’s breadth/minor requirement. Furthermore, by requiring that these semesters be with faculty other than the advisor, SCAN students will also meet the Department’s one-year-of-research-with-someone-other-than-the-advisor requirement.

Besides these requirements, SCAN students are expected to participate in our every-other-week Brain Bunch talks, and to give a presentation to this group at least once before leaving. In addition to the year lab rotation, SCAN students are expected to have a SCAN-related component to either or both of their Masters and PhD. Furthermore, at least one SCAN faculty member other than the advisor should be on the committee concerned with the project (or projects) that meet this requirement.