Neuroscience (BS)

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Neuroscience Major and Learning Outcomes

Neuroscience is not available as a dual major for students who have declared a major in biology.

Required Courses

All laboratories for the required courses below must be taken in person. Courses completed elsewhere without an in-person laboratory (i.e., with an online or at-home laboratory instead) will not be accepted for transfer even if the content is otherwise the same as in the course requirement below.

BI - 151 Introductory Biology I Credits: 4
BI - 152 Introductory Biology II Credits: 4
CH - 101 General Chemistry I Credits: 5
CH - 102 General Chemistry II Credits: 5
CH - 231 Organic Chemistry I Credits: 4
CH - 232 Organic Chemistry II Credits: 4
NEU - 221 Biostatistics Credits: 3
NEU - 267 Behavioral Neuroscience Credits: 3
NEU - 311 Research Methods in Neuroscience Credits: 4
PS - 109 Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3
One from the following:
MA - 110 Finite Mathematics Credits: 3
MA - 121 Calculus I Credits: 3
One group from the following:
PH - 203 Introductory Physics I Credits: 5 and PH - 204 Introductory Physics II Credits: 5
PH - 201 General Physics I: Mechanics and Heat Credits: 5 and PH - 202 General Physics II: Wave Phenomena and Electromagnetism Credits: 5
Three from the following, at least one must be a NEU course:
BI - 255 Molecular Biology Credits: 4
BI - 256 Cell Biology Credits: 4
BI - 330 Genetics Credits: 4
BI - 361 Developmental Biology Credits: 3
BI - 374 Animal Behavior Credits: 3
BI - 375 Hormones and Behavior Credits: 3
NEU - 451 Functional Neuroanatomy Credits: 3
NEU - 491 Neuroscience Research Credits: 3
PS - 230 Cognitive Psychology Credits: 3
PS - 320 Motor Learning Credits: 3
PS - 381 Psychopharmacology Credits: 3

5-year BS/MBA Degree Program

Students who major in the Neuroscience, B.S. can earn both an undergraduate degree in Neuroscience and a Master of Arts in Business Administration (MBA) in the five-year (4 +1) option. Students in their junior year majoring in Neuroscience, B.S. and who have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher, are eligible to apply for admittance into the five-year Neuroscience BS/MBA degree program. Students begin taking three graduate level courses during their senior year of undergraduate study. These three graduate courses will count both towards the completion of the undergraduate degree and a MBA.