Student Opportunities
When you major in Neuroscience, you explore your interests inside and outside the classroom, taking a deeper dive into areas that interest you, answering questions that fascinate, and earning leadership roles in organizations that matter. Here are just some of the opportunities to build your skillset, and your résumé, at Washington College.
Find the Perfect Opportunity

Internships
- Graduate with at least one or two summer internships in different labs. You will gain real, working experience on campus and off.
- Work with faculty as interns on research projects.
- After graduation, you can find an internship at another institution to gain more research and working experience in labs before applying for graduate school or permanent positions.

Research
- Get into the lab as soon as your first year. You can begin taking upper-level labs as soon as your sophomore year, and nearly every course has a lab component.
- Complete a Senior Capstone Experience (SCE), pursuing a topic that interests you from beginning to end.
- Assist faculty in their research, working on addiction research, traumatic brain injuries, decision-making, neurodevelopment, and more.
- Present your research at professional conferences, like the Eastern Psychological Association.
- Create your own research project. Support, financial or otherwise, is available across campus, including through the Cater Society for Junior Fellows.
To get started thinking about what research you might be able to do at Washington College, review our faculty’s areas of expertise.

Get Involved
Build your résumé and expand your social circle simultaneously by joining clubs, honor societies, and more that help you connect with folks with similar interests.
- The John S. Toll Research Program
- The Libby and Douglass Cater Society for Junior Fellows
- Phi Betta Kappa Honor Society
- National Society for Neuroscience
- Clubs: American Chemical Society, Psychology Club, Tri-Beta Biology Honors Society, Health Occupations Students of America, and more.