NESC 4901
Honours Foundation
Under a faculty member’s supervision, each student conducts original research in Neuroscience. Students meet as a class to describe their proposed research and progress. A presentation of the research proposal and formal written report are both required. Students are expected to begin their project during fall term and final grade will reflect presentation, written proposal and lab work/skills development. Students must receive a grade of B- or higher in 4901 in order to continue into 4902. Students who do not receive a B- or higher in 4901 will be removed from the Honours degree.
Sections
From the syllabus
From the Fall 2024 syllabus by Tracy Taylor-Helmick, Tara Perrot, Mariam Elgendi, and Libby Myles. Fall 2026 is taught by Caceres L., so details may differ. Open the PDF
Grading
Course rules
- Prerequisite
- 4901 and 4902 must be taken in the same academic year; a B− in 4901 is required for 4902.
- Late work
- Contact a coordinator before a deadline; unexcused late work receives penalties after a 30-minute grace period.
- Short-term absence
- One Student Declaration of Absence is allowed per term, with restrictions on which assignments it covers.
- Missed work
- Make-up or prorating options are decided case by case by the Honours Coordinators.
- Final thesis
- Late final theses may not be graded in time for May/June graduation.
- Poster
- An unexcused missed poster presentation receives zero.
- Information sessions
- Sessions are not recorded; student recording requires prior written permission or an accommodations plan.
- Academic integrity
- Students may not claim credit for others’ work or technology-generated work; violations are reported to the Senate Discipline Committee.
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