USC encourages all undergraduates to participate in Independent Study activities outside the formal class room. Independent Study offers students the opportunity to experience hands on learning and to develop personal relationships with a deeper core of the University than they can through classes alone. To encourage this experience, the Neuroscience Minor requires that students gain Independent Study research experience in neuroscience. Below is a list of Neuroscience researchers in the many disciplines that contribute to our understanding of the nervous system.  In order to conduct research, a student should arrange to do an independent study course with a suitable neuroscience mentor.  You sign up for the course by filling out an independent study form   with your mentor, getting the required signatures and bring the form to the Registrar's Office. Your advisor will have to sign the form and can help you with the process.