Neuroscience Major Requirements

The BS with a major in neuroscience consists of the following requirements:

Biology (20 hours)

A. Required Courses(8 hours):
BIOL 10504 Introductory Biology I
BIOL 10514 Introductory Biology II

B. Minimum of 12 hours selected from:
BIOL 30303 Microbiology
BIOL 30404 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
BIOL 30603 Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Biology
BIOL 40123 Genetics
BIOL 40203 Histology
BIOL 40403 Mammalian Physiology

Chemistry (23 hours)
A. Required Courses (18 hours):
CHEM 10113-10125 General Chemistry or
CHEM 10123-20123 Chemistry
CHEM 30122 Organic Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM 30123-30133 Organic Chemistry
CHEM 30132 Organic Qualitative Analysis

B. Minimum of 6 hours selected from:
CHEM 50133 Biochemistry
CHEM 50143 Biochemistry
CHEM 50502 Biochemistry Laboratory
CHEM 50993 Neurochemistry

Psychology (23 hours)

A. Required Courses (8 hours):
PSYC 10514 Principles of Behavior I
PSYC 10524 Principles of Behavior II

B. Minimum of 6 hours selected from:
PSYC 30363 Abnormal Psychology
PSYC 30414 Experimental Psychology: Learning
PSYC 30423 Experimental Psychology: Perception
PSYC 30433 Experimental Psychology: Motivation
PSYC 30503 Behavioral Research

C. Minimum of 9 hours selected from:
PSYC 30463 Introductory Neuroscience
PSYC 30483 Neuropsychology
PSYC 50463 Fundamentals of Neuroscience
PSYC 50472 Laboratory in Physiological Psychology and Neuroscience
PSYC 50482 Laboratory in Physiological Psychology and Neuroscience
PSYC 50513 Psychopharmacology

Physics (8 hours)
PHYS 10154 General Physics I
PHYS 10164 General Physics II

Mathematics and Computer Science (Minimum of 6 hours)
MATH 10043 Elementary Statistics
MATH 10524 Calculus I
COSC 10403 Introduction to Programming

Pass/No-Credit Option

See the Bachelor's Degree Definitions and Regulations in the Bachelor's Degree section of the University requirements.





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