Requirements for Majors

To fulfill the requirements of the major, all students must complete a minimum of 56 semester hours in the neuroscience curriculum as outlined below.

I. Required Neuroscience Core: (16 semester hours)

NEUR/PSYC-325, NEUR/PSYC-335, NEUR/BIO-431W; NEUR-499.

II. Interdisciplinary foundation: (20 semester hours)

PSYC-100, BIO-111, BIO-212, and choose either a Chemistry Foundation (CHEM-105 and CHEM-105a and either CHEM-106 and CHEM-106a, or CHEM-206 and CHEM-206a) or a Physics Foundation (PHYS-111 and PHYS-112).

Students interested in a more traditional background to Neuroscience are encouraged to choose the Chemistry Foundation to fulfill the Interdisciplinary Foundation.  Students interested in more mathematical aspects of Neuroscience (e.g. modeling, biomechanics, etc.) are encouraged to choose the Physics Foundation to fulfill the Interdisciplinary Foundation.

III.  Laboratory Experience:  (1 semester hour)

Choice of BIO-232a, NEUR/PSYC-327, or NEUR/PSYC-337.

IV. Neuroscience Electives:

Neuroscience majors must take a minimum of 15 credit hours of approved major elective courses.  Majors are required to choose one course from each elective group (Psychology, Biology, and Breadth).  The remaining credit hours may be filled by courses from any of the three elective groups.  Students are encouraged to take advantage of the interdisciplinary nature of the neuroscience major and choose elective courses from the Breadth Group. 

V. Research Experience:  (four semester hours)

Choose between NEUR-481W, NEUR-482W, NEUR-491W, or NEUR-492W.

VI. Recommended of all majors:

MATH-241 and MATH-243.

Neuroscience Electives:

Breadth Group

NEUR 120

NEUR 350

BCMB 351

+ CHEM 106/106a

CHEM205/205a

+ CHEM 206/206a

CS 271

CS 372

* CS 473

ESS 351

ESS 353

MATH 235

PHIL 260

PHIL 274

PHIL 278

* PHIL 309

PHIL 364

PHIL 374

+ PHYS 111

PHYS 209

Biology Group

BIO 213

BIO 232

BIO 305

Either BIO 306 or BIO 349

* BIO 350

Psychology Group

PSYC 260

PSYC 320

PSYC 330

PSYC 340

PSYC 345

PSYC 450

PSYC 480

Notes:

*  (BIO-350, CS-473; Phil-309) may be used as a major elective when the topic(s) covered are related to Neuroscience.  Approval of the Neuroscience Coordinator required.

+  A student taking CHEM-106/106a may not use the course to count as credit towards both the chemistry foundation and neuroscience electives.

+  A student taking CHEM-206/206a may not use the course to count as credit towards both the chemistry foundation and neuroscience electives.

+  A student taking PHYS-111 may not use the course to count as credit towards both the physics foundation and neuroscience electives.