Neuroscience B.S.
All students must meet the University Requirements.
All students must meet the College Requirements.
Major Requirements
| Twenty-five credits of fundamental courses including: | ||
| BCOR 011 | Exploring Biology | 4 |
| BCOR 012 | Exploring Biology | 4 |
| CHEM 031 | General Chemistry 1 | 4 |
| CHEM 032 | General Chemistry 2 | 4 |
| MATH 019 | QR: Fundamentals of Calculus I | 3 |
| MATH 020 | QR:Fundamentals of Calculus II | 3 |
| PSYS 001 | Intro to Psychological Science | 3 |
| Fourteen credits of foundation courses including: | ||
| NSCI 111 | Exploring Neuroscience | 3 |
| NSCI 112 | Exploring Neurosci Laboratory | 1 |
| BCOR 101 | Genetics | 3 |
| CHEM 141 | Organic Chemistry 1 | 4 |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| Learning, Cognition & Behavior | ||
or CSD 281 | Intro Cognitive Neuroscience | |
| Experimental design and statistics courses out of one of the following categories: | 6-9 | |
Category A | ||
| Research Methods | ||
| Statistics for Psych Sci | ||
Category B | ||
| QR:Basic Statistical Methods 1 | ||
or STAT 211 | QR: Statistical Methods I | |
| QR: Statistical Methods II | ||
| QR: Experimental Design | ||
Category C | ||
| Research Methods | ||
| Quantitative Biology | ||
| Advanced Core neuroscience courses: | 12-13 | |
| Diseases of the Nervous System | ||
Choose nine credits from the following: | ||
| Neurobiology | ||
| Adv Cognitive Neuroscience | ||
| Human Neuroanatomy | ||
| Physiological Psychology | ||
| Twelve credits of optional neuroscience courses, with at least one from each of the following categories: | 12 | |
Category A | ||
| Speech & Hearing Science | ||
| Cognition & Language | ||
| Learning | ||
| Animal Behavior | ||
| Hormones and Behavior | ||
| Sel Topics Behavioral Neurosci | ||
| Emotional Devlmt & Temperament | ||
Category B | ||
| Molecular and Cell Biology | ||
| Neurodevelopment | ||
| Neuroregeneration | ||
| Introduction to Pharmacology | ||
| Topics Molecular&Cell Pharm | ||
| QR: Neural Computation | ||
| Psychopharmacology | ||
Category C | ||
| Neurobiology Techniques | ||
| Measurement of Comm Processes | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
No more than six credits of Category C may be counted toward the major. | ||
| NSCI 3XX courses may be accepted as Advanced Course Options with prior approval from the Neuroscience Director. These courses are often open to upper level undergraduate students with instructor permission. | ||
| Students completing the B.S. in Neuroscience may not also receive the B.A. in Psychological Science. | ||