Neuroscience, B.S.

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To graduate with a major in neuroscience, a student must have an overall grade point average of at least 2.00 in all courses required for the major.

A major in neuroscience consists of 15 courses and must include:

12 Core Courses:

BIO-111 Foundations of Biology
PSY-111 Introduction to Psychology
BIO-222 Research and Analysis OR PSY-202 Research Methods and Statistics II
BIO-460 Neurobiology
CHM-110 Foundations of Chemistry
CHM-115 Kinetics, Thermodynamics and the Environment
OR
CHM-118 Principles of Chemistry: Theory and Applications (students given access to this course before taking CHM 110 do not need to take CHM 110 or CHM 115)
CHM-120 Organic Chemistry
MTH-150 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I OR ([MTH-120 or MTH-245 ] AND MTH-145 )
NSC-401 Current Topics in Neuroscience
NSC-502 Research
PSY-320 Introduction to Biopsychology
PSY-327 Functional Neuroanatomy

at least one course from Group A:

at least one course from Group B:

at least one course from Group C:

Further considerations

Students will be advised in the selection of courses to ensure a balanced representation of suitable disciplines and focus in a particular area of interest. Furthermore, it is expected students will complete PSY-320 no later than the conclusion of the sophomore year and BIO-460 during the junior year.

Majors considering medical school are advised to also take BIO-210 Genetics and should consult with a Pre-Health advisor about the need to take CHM-220 Bio-Organic Chemistry .

None of the four courses a student uses as electives for the neuroscience major may also count toward another major.