Enrolment in the Program is limited, and takes place in two stages.

Stage 1:
Students may apply to Stage 1 after successfully completing a minimum of 4.0 credits, including the following courses: BIOA01H3, BIOA02H3, CHMA10H3, [CHMA11H3 or CHMA12H3], PSYA01H3, and PSYA02H3. Students must have a CGPA of 2.75 or higher to be admitted to the program. Application for admission will be made to the Office of the Registrar through ACORN, during the Limited Program application periods. When applying, note that the Subject POSt code for Stage 1 is SCSPE1072. For more information on applying to limited enrolment programs, please visit the Office of the Registrar website.

Stage 2:
To complete the program, students must choose one of the three available streams. Students who have successfully met the enrolment requirements of their chosen stream will be admitted to the Specialist Neuroscience Stage 2 category. Applications for admission to a Stage 2 stream will be made to the Office of the Registrar through ACORN, during the Limited Program application periods.

Before applying to their chosen stream, students must:

1. Complete a minimum of 10.0 credits including all Stage 1 course requirements, [MATA29H3 or MATA30H3], and the Neuroscience Foundations courses which include BIOB10H3, NROB60H3, NROB61H3, [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3], PSYB55H3, PSYB70H3;

2. Complete 1.0 credit in Stream Foundations courses from the following list*:
BIOB11H3 Molecular Aspects of Cellular and Genetic Processes
CSCA20H3 Introduction to Programming
CHMB41H3 Organic Chemistry I
CHMB42H3 Organic Chemistry II
MATA23H3 Linear Algebra
[PHYA10H3 Physics I for the Physical Sciences or PHYA11H3 Physics I for the Life Sciences]
PSYB51H3 Introduction to Perception
PSYC08H3 Advanced Data Analysis in Psychology
PSYC09H3 Applied Multiple Regression in Psychology

*Notes:
(i) students are advised to exercise caution when selecting these courses since some can be applied to all three streams (BIOB11H3, CHMB41H3, PSYB51H3, PSYC08H3), but others can be applied to only one or two streams;
(ii) the Cognitive stream does not include a component called "Stream-specific electives"; students interested in this stream should select from the following: MATA23H3, BIOB11H3, CHMB41H3, PSYB51H3, [PSYC08H3 or PSYC09H3].

3. Have achieved a CGPA of 2.5 or higher.

Students who do not meet the Stage 1 enrolment requirements can still apply to the Specialist program at Stage 2. This pathway requires students to complete a minimum of 10.0 credits, including all of the core courses of the program (Scientific Foundations, Neuroscience Foundations, and Stream Foundations). In addition to completing the course requirements, students must also have achieved a CGPA of 2.5 or higher across all courses, and a CGPA of 2.75 or higher across the Neuroscience Foundations and Stream Foundations courses. Application for admission to a Stage 2 stream will be made to the Office of the Registrar through ACORN, during the Limited Program application periods. Admission through this route is dependent upon the availability of space in the program.