2021-2022 Academic Catalog 
    
    Nov 24, 2024  
2021-2022 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Neuroscience, leading to a B.S. degree


Major Requirements


To declare and be retained as a neuroscience major, a student must maintain a 2.00 grade point average based on all required neuroscience, biology, chemistry, mathematics, philosophy, and psychology courses.

Required Courses:


Neuroscience majors must complete 15 courses: four core courses in neuroscience, three electives, and eight cognates.

Four core courses in neuroscience:


Three electives in neuroscience:


Three (3) elective courses in neuroscience.  At least one course must be drawn from List A.

*Note

Students who elect to take PHL 229 to satisfy the philosophy cognate requirement may elect to take PHL 328/338 to satisfy an elective requirement, and vice versa.

Note:


In addition to the above cognate requirements, students interested in graduate study in neuroscience or the health professions are strongly encouraged to complete a year of organic chemistry, a year of introductory physics, a semester of statistical analysis, and a semester of introductory sociology.