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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NEUROSCIENCE
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DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
MAJOR: NEUROSCIENCE


UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS:
CURRICULUM CREDITS
REQUIRED COURSES IN BIOLOGY
ENGL 110 Critical Reading and Writing 3
First Year Experience (FYE) 1
University Breadth Requirement
Up to 3 credits from each of the University Breadth Requirement categories may be used to simultaneously satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences Breadth Requirements.
Discovery Learning Experience (DLE) 3
Multi-cultural Courses (MCC) 3
COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS:

Mathematics 3-4
Foreign Language (through intermediate level) 0-9
Breadth - Group A, Group B, Group C 18*
*Students in the College of Arts and Sciences must satisfy 6 credits each in the Breath Groups A, B, and C.
Up to 3 credits from each of the University Breadth Requirement categories may be used to simultaneously satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences Breadth Requirements.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS:
REQUIRED COURSES IN BIOLOGY:

Second Writing Requirement 3
BISC 207 Introductory Biology I 4
BISC 208 Introductory Biology II 4
BISC 403 Genetics & Evolutionary Biology 3

Plus, 1) both of these courses:
BISC 306 General Physiology 3
BISC 316 Experimental Physiology 3

OR, 2) both of these courses:
BISC 305 Cell Physiology 3
BISC 315 Experimental Cell Physiology 3

OR, 3) both of these courses:
BISC 401 Molecular Biology of the Cell 3
BISC 411 Experimental MB of the Cell 3

TOTAL CREDITS 17


REQUIRED COURSES IN PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 100 General Psychology 3
PSYC 209 Measurement & Statistics 3

Plus Two of the following:
PSYC 310 Sensation & Perception 3
PSYC 312 Learning & Motivation 3
PSYC 340 Cognition 3
NSCI 414 Drugs & Brain 3
NSCI 433 Cognitive Neuroscience 3

TOTAL CREDITS 12


REQUIRED COURSES IN NEUROSCIENCE
NSCI 320 Introduction to Neuroscience 3

Plus One of the following:
NSCI 626 Advanced Neuroanatomy 3
NSCI 627 Advanced Neurophysiology 3
NSCI 628 Advanced Neuropharmacology 3

Plus One of the following:
NSCI 629 Integrative Neuroscience I 3
NSCI 630 Integrative Neuroscience II 3
NSCI 631 Current Topics in Neuroscience
BISC 439/BISC 639 Development Neurobiology 3

TOTAL CREDITS 9


REQUIRED COURSES IN RELATED SCIENCE
PHYS 201/PHYS 202** General Physics I & II 8
CHEM 103/CHEM 104 General Chemistry I & II 8

**MATH 115, MATH 117, or MATH241 are prerequisites for PHYS 201 and PHYS 202, but pre-med students and students interested in pursuing computational neuroscience and/or neurophysiology are strongly encouraged to take MATH 241.
TOTAL CREDITS 16

TOTAL CREDITS IN MAJOR 54


Note: Students wishing to satisfy the pre-med requirements should consult those requirements in choosing options and in choosing additional courses in related sciences and general education courses.

Course Prerequisites
Course Prerequisites
PSYC 300-level and above PSYC 100, PSYC 209
PSYC 600-level and above NSCI 320
BISC 300-level and above BISC 207, BISC 208 +1 year of chemistry
BISC 600-level and above BISC 207, BISC 208 +2 year of chemistry




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