Neuroscience, B.S.

Minimum number of credits required to graduate: 124

Minimum cumulative GPA required to graduate: 2.0

Minimum number of credits to complete the major: 76

School: School of Arts and Sciences

Department of Natural Sciences and Department of Psychology

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The B.S. in Neuroscience program engages students in an integrated and multidisciplinary study of the nervous system, from form to function. Neuroscience is an integrative discipline, meaning that it is both an interdisciplinary field, as well as a discipline in its own right. Therefore, students will be required to take a common core of classes across multiple departments and programs, as well as foundational Neuroscience classes. In addition, students will select two elective courses in any of the three main contributing disciplines: Psychology, Biology, or Chemistry.

Major Requirements

The major requires completion of seventeen required core courses and two elective courses (76 credits).

Required Courses

Complete the following required courses:

BIO 1027 - Principles of Biology I Credits: 4
BIO 2018 - Genetics Credits: 4
BIO 3037 - Cellular Biochemistry Credits: 4
BIO 3050 - Human Physiology and Anatomy I: Neurobiology and Endocrinology Credits: 4
CHM 1110 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4
CHM 2210 - Organic Chemistry I Credits: 4
CHM 2220 - Organic Chemistry II Credits: 4
NEU 4000 - Psychopharmacology Credits: 4 (Note: Team taught upper-level Neuroscience course with a project-based learning component.)
PHY 2201 - General Physics I Credits: 4
OR
PHY 2211 - Physics I Credits: 4 (Requires Calculus I)
PHY 2202 - General Physics II Credits: 4 (Requires Calculus II)
OR
PHY 2212 - Physics II Credits: 4
PSY 1000 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 4
PSY 2110 - Statistical Methods in Psychology Credits: 4
OR
MTH 1111 - Basic Statistics Credits: 4
PSY 2150 - Introduction to Brain Sciences Credits: 4
PSY 3150 - Behavioral Neuroscience Credits: 4
PSY 3450 - Biological Bases of Abnormal Behavior Credits: 4

Electives

Two additional courses from the following elective options:

BIO 3012 - Immunology Credits: 4
BIO 3038 - Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Credits: 4
BIO 3040 - Cell Biology Credits: 4
BIO 3045 - Microbiology Credits: 4
BIO 3063 - Animal Behavior Credits: 4
CHM 2420 - Equilibrium and Reactivity Credits: 4
CHM 3210 - Inorganic Chemistry Credits: 4
CHM 3570 - Biophysical Chemistry Credits: 4
CHM 4260 - Instrumental Analysis Credits: 4
CHM 4350 - Bioinorganic Chemistry Credits: 4
PSY 2460 - Abnormal Psychology Credits: 4
PSY 3125 - Science of Attention Credits: 4
PSY 3130 - Sensation and Perception Lab Credits: 4
PSY 3550 - Introduction to Event-Related Potentials (ERPs) Credits: 4

Note

Should a student double major with Neuroscience and either Psychology, Chemistry, or Biology, the two elective courses must be taken in a different discipline than their second major.