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Undergraduate Catalog 2014-2015 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2014-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Neuroscience, BS


Major in Neuroscience

44 to 47 credits. Majors must take two electives from both biology and psychology as well as 3 credits of NEUR 493 . Psychology electives must be drawn from PSYC 220 , PSYC 221 , PSYC 222 , PSYC 225 , PSYC 230 , PSYC 234 , PSYC 235 , or, with permission of the director, PSYC 223  or PSYC 339 .  Biology electives must be drawn from those intended for biology majors. With permission of the director, NEUR 384  may be used to fulfill one psychology or biology elective requirement.

Cognate in Neuroscience

31 to 37 credits. Students should consider their projected graduate program when choosing cognate electives from the areas of chemistry, mathematics, physics, and computer science.


For information on Neuroscience courses visit our Neuroscience Courses  page.  For information on all courses offered, visit our Course Descriptions  page.


For more information about this program, visit the websites for the Biology, Chemistry and Psychology departments. 


Neuroscience Curriculum


  Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course Fall Cr. Spr. Cr.

First Year

   
MAJOR (GE NSCI) BIOL 141 - (E) General Biology  – BIOL 142 - (E) General Biology   4.5 4.5
MAJOR NEUR 110 - Neuroscience Lab Rotations  – NEUR 111 - Neuroscience Research Literature   0.5 1
COGNATE CHEM 112-113 - (E) General and Analytical Chemistry /CHEM 112L-113L   4.5 4.5
COGNATE (GE QUAN) MATH 114 - (Q) Calculus I     4
MAJOR (GE S/BH) PSYC 110 - (S) Fundamentals of Psychology   3  
GE WRTG WRTG 107 - Composition     3
GE FSEM First Year Seminars 2    
GE T/RS T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible   3  
    15.5 17

Second Year

   
MAJOR ELECT - Major Elective   3
MAJOR NEUR 231 - (E) Behavioral Neuroscience   4.5  
MAJOR PSYC 210 - (Q) Statistics in the Behavioral Sciences   3  
MAJOR NEUR 330 - (W) Neuroscience Research Methods  1   4
GE SPCH COMM 100 - Public Speaking *   3
COGNATE ELECT COGNATE ELECT - Cognate Electives 3-4.5 3-4.5
GE PHIL–T/RS PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy  – T/RS 122 - (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology   3 3
GE C/IL C/IL 102 - Computing and Information Literacy * 3  
    16.5-18 16-17.5

Third Year

   
MAJOR BIOL 358 - Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology (MC)   3  
MAJOR MAJOR ELECT - Major Electives 6-8 3-4
COGNATE ELECT COGNATE ELECT - Cognate Electives 3 3-4
GE PHIL PHIL 210 - Ethics     3
GE HUMN HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective 3 3
GE S/BH S/BH ELECT - Social/Behavioral Elective   3
    15-17 15-17

Fourth Year

   
MAJOR NEUR 493 - Undergraduate Research in Neuroscience   3  
COGNATE ELECT COGNATE ELECT - Cognate Electives 6-8  
GE HUMN HUMN ELECT - Humanities Electives 3 3
GE PHIL–T/RS PHILELECT - Philosophy Elective or T/RS ELECT- T/RS Elective   3
GE ELECT FREE ELECT -  Free Electives 3 9
    15-17 15
 

Total: 125 - 134 Credits

1 NEUR 330  fulfills one of the writing-intensive requirements of the general education program.

2 The selection of a First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement.  Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester.  Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

*An approved 3-credit EP Foundation Course may be substituted for COMM 100  and C/IL 102 -C/IL 104 .  In this case, the total needed for graduation in this major may be reduced.  Consult with your advisor if you have questions.