Neuroscience Major, BS

College Requirements

Arts and Sciences

Prerequisites

A minimum grade of C must be earned in each prerequisite.

Complete:

BIOL 150 - Organismal and Ecological Biology 3 Credit Hours *
BIOL 160 - Cellular and Molecular Biology 3 Credit Hours *
BIOL 159 - Skills of Biological Investigation 2 Credit Hours *
BIOL 240 - General Genetics 4 Credit Hours
CHEM 122 - General Chemistry I 3 Credit Hours *
CHEM 123 - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 Credit Hours *
CHEM 132 - General Chemistry II 3 Credit Hours *
CHEM 133 - General Chemistry II Laboratory 1 Credit Hours *
PHYS 221 - Elements of Physics I 4 Credit Hours *
PHYS 222 - Elements of Physics II 4 Credit Hours *
PSYC 110 - General Psychology 3 Credit Hours *
Or honors equivalents

Select one sequence:

MATH 115 - Statistical Reasoning 3 Credit Hours *
MATH 125 - Basic Calculus *
MATH 125 - Basic Calculus 3 Credit Hours *
STAT 201 - Introduction to Statistics 3 Credit Hours *
MATH 132 - Calculus 1B Infused with Precalculus 3 Credit Hours * or
MATH 141 - Calculus I 4 Credit Hours *
and
MATH 142 - Calculus II 4 Credit Hours *
MATH 151 - Mathematics for the Life Sciences 3 Credit Hours *
MATH 152 - Calculus for the Life Sciences 3 Credit Hours *

Major Requirements:

The major consists of 32 hours. Some courses may require prerequisites or corequisites that are not part of the neuroscience major.

I. Neuroscience Core

Complete 15 hours:

BCMB 311 - Advanced Cellular Biology 3 Credit Hours
BCMB 415 - Foundations in Neurobiology 3 Credit Hours
NEUR 200 - Introductory Neuroanatomy 1 Credit Hours (one offering for 1 hour)
NEUR 301 - Foundations of Behavioral Neuroscience 3 Credit Hours
NEUR 400 - Neuroscience Journal Club 1 Credit Hours (one offering for 1 hour)
NEUR 499 - Senior Portfolio 1 Credit Hours (one offering for 1 hour)
PHIL 345 - Bioethics 3 Credit Hours *

II. Laboratory Experience

Complete a minimum of 2 hours:

Credit Restriction: Any combination of 3 hours of the following courses may be used in the major.

BCMB 403 - Neurogenetics Laboratory 3 Credit Hours
BCMB 416 - Neurobiology Laboratory 2 Credit Hours
BCMB 452 - Independent Research in Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology 1-3 Credit Hours *
COSC 493 - Independent Study 1-3 Credit Hours
EEB 400 - Undergraduate Research 1-2 Credit Hours
EEB 459 - Comparative Animal Behavior Laboratory 3 Credit Hours
MSE 494 - Special Project Laboratory 1-3 Credit Hours
PSYC 489 - Supervised Research 1-9 Credit Hours
Or other independent courses with approval of Program Director

III. Remaining Hours, Complete 15 hours:

AUSP 302 - Acoustics and Perception 3 Credit Hours
AUSP 303 - Introduction to Hearing Science 3 Credit Hours
AUSP 306 - Anatomy and Physiology of Speech 3 Credit Hours
BCMB 401 - Biochemistry I 4 Credit Hours
BCMB 402 - Biochemistry II 4 Credit Hours
BCMB 412 - Molecular Biology and Genomics 4 Credit Hours
BCMB 423 - Neural Basis of Behavior 3 Credit Hours
BME 480 - Computational Cell Biology 3 Credit Hours
COSC 420 - Biologically-Inspired Computation 3 Credit Hours
EEB 450 - Comparative Animal Behavior 3 Credit Hours
JREM 450 - Writing about Science and Medicine 3 Credit Hours *
NEUR 482 - Advanced Topics in Neuroscience 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 373 - Philosophy of Mind 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 300 - Child Development 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 310 - Learning and Thinking 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 314 - Cognitive Basis of Behavior 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 320 - Motivation 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 330 - Abnormal Psychology 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 370 - Evolutionary Psychology and Ethology 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 400 - Advanced Cognitive Psychology 3 Credit Hours *
PSYC 410 - Sensory Processes and Perception 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 432 - Childhood Psychopathologies 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 454 - Animal Communication 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 461 - Behavioral Neuroscience 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 464 - Drugs and Behavior 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 484 - Sleep and Dreaming 3 Credit Hours
Or other courses with approval of Program Director

Honors Neuroscience Concentration

Neuroscience students may elect to pursue the Honors Neuroscience Program by completing the honors application form and emailing it to the Director of the Neuroscience Program. Students pursuing the Honors Neuroscience Concentration must complete an honors thesis under the guidance of a faculty member.

The degree requirements for the Honors Neuroscience Concentration are those for the regular Neuroscience Major with the following modifications:

Before applying to the Honors Neuroscience program, students must complete BIOL 150 *, BIOL 160 *, and PSYC 110 * with an overall GPA of 3.5 or higher in these three courses.
Before applying to the Honors Neuroscience program, students must have an overall GPA of 3.25 or higher. Students must have an overall GPA of 3.25 or higher at graduation.
12 hours of courses drawn from the Neuroscience Core (Roman Numeral I) and/or Electives (Roman Numeral III) must be completed as Honors-by-contract courses, and a grade of B or better must be earned in courses used to satisfy this requirement.
1 hour of NEUR 497 must be completed with a grade of S. Students complete this course by completing an honors thesis that is approved by a faculty mentor. The approved honors thesis must be submitted to the Program Director no later than the last instructional day of the semester of intended graduation.

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .

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