Neuroscience B.A.
All students must meet the University Requirements.
All students must meet the College Requirements.
Major Requirements
At least 49 credits, including:
| Fundamental Courses: | ||
| PSYS 001 | Intro to Psychological Science | 3 |
| CHEM 031 & CHEM 032 | General Chemistry 1 and General Chemistry 2 | 8 |
| CHEM 042 | Intro Organic Chemistry | 4 |
| MATH 019 | QR: Fundamentals of Calculus I | 3-4 |
| or MATH 021 | QR: Calculus I | |
| Choose 1 of the following Biology options: | 4-8 | |
| Option A (recommended) | ||
| Exploring Biology and Exploring Biology | ||
| Option B | ||
| Accelerated Biology | ||
| Option C | ||
| Principles of Biology and Principles of Biology | ||
| Foundation Courses: | ||
| NSCI 111 | Exploring Neuroscience | 3 |
| BCOR 101 | Genetics | 3 |
| PSYS 053 | Research Methods | 3 |
| PSYS 054 | Statistics for Psych Sci | 3-4 |
| or STAT 141 | QR:Basic Statistical Methods 1 | |
| Choose 1 of the following: | 3 | |
| Learning, Cognition & Behavior | ||
| Biopsychology | ||
| Intro Cognitive Neuroscience | ||
| Advanced Core Neuroscience courses: | ||
| NSCI 270 | Diseases of the Nervous System | 3 |
| 3 courses of Neuroscience electives, with at least 1 from each of the following categories: | ||
| Category A | 3-8 | |
| Speech & Hearing Science | ||
| Cognition & Language | ||
| Learning | ||
| Cognition | ||
| Motivation | ||
| Adv Cognitive Neuroscience | ||
| Physiological Psychology | ||
| Hormones and Behavior | ||
| Behavioral Genetics | ||
| Emotional Devlmt & Temperament | ||
| Category B | 3-8 | |
| Molecular and Cell Biology | ||
or BCOR 103 | Molecular and Cell Biology | |
| Model Systems in Neuroscience | ||
| Neurodevelopment | ||
| Cellular Neurophysiology | ||
| Human Neuroanatomy | ||
| Neuroregeneration | ||
| Neurobiology for Majors | ||
| Glia: Not Just Neuron Glue | ||
| Introduction to Pharmacology | ||
| Topics Molecular&Cell Pharm | ||
| Psychopharmacology | ||
| Additional courses may be accepted as Advanced Course Options with prior approval from the Neuroscience Director. | ||
| NSCI 3XX courses may be accepted as Advance Course Options with prior approval from the Neuroscience Directors. These courses are often open to upper-level undergraduate students with instructor permission. | ||