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Major Requirements
The Neuroscience curriculum is organized into three sets of courses, namely a common core set of courses and two sets of elective courses.Ìý
Entrance into Major
- Students must complete NEUR 170Ìý-ÌýIntroduction to Neuroscience to be eligible to enter the major.
Core Requirements
- NEUR 170Ìý-ÌýIntroduction to Neuroscience (should be completed by the end of the second year)
- CHEM 101Ìý-ÌýGeneral Chemistry I (normally completed in the fall of the first year)
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CHEM 102Ìý-ÌýGeneral Chemistry II
(normally completed in the springÌýof the first year)
ÌýEligible students may takeÌýCHEM 111ÌýandÌýCHEM 111LÌýin place of the CHEM 101 and CHEM 102 requirement - BIOL 182Ìý-ÌýMolecules, Cells, and Genes (normally completed before the end of the secondÌýyear)
- NEUR 201Ìý-ÌýStrategies & Discoveries in Neuroscience
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PSYC 309Ìý-ÌýQuantitative Methods in Behavioral Research
ÌýorÌý BIOL 320Ìý-ÌýBiostatistics Ìý
PSYC 309 is ideally taken by the end of the junior year; if necessary, it may be taken in the fall of the senior year. - NEUR 498Ìý-ÌýSenior Thesis
Core Electives
Courses fulfilling this requirement have an attribute of NECEÌýin the course offerings.
One of the following:
- Any 300-level biology course (excluding courses based in Ecology and those listed as neuroscience core or general electives)
- CHEM 263Ìý-ÌýOrganic Chemistry I
- COSC 101Ìý-ÌýIntroduction for Computing I andÌýCOSC 101LÌý
- MATH 214Ìý-ÌýLinear Algebra
- MATH 315Ìý-ÌýMathematical Biology
- PHIL 225Ìý-ÌýLogic I
- PHYS 112Ìý-ÌýFundamental Physics II andÌýPHYS 112LÌý
- Any 300-level psychological science course (excluding PSYC 309, PSYC 300NE, or those crosslisted as NEUR)
General Electives
Three courses from the following, with at least one taken from each cluster:
Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience
Courses fulfilling this requirement have an attribute of NECM in the course offerings.
- NEUR 376/ PSYC 376Ìý-ÌýFunctional Neuroanatomy
- NEUR 378Ìý-ÌýTopics in Neuroscience (when it carries the NECM attribute)
- NEUR 379/PSYC 379Ìý-ÌýFundamentals of Neurochemistry/Neuropharmacology ÌýÌý
- NEUR 380Ìý-ÌýNeuroimmunology
- NEUR 381/PSYC 381Ìý-ÌýBehavioral Genetics Ìý
- NEUR 384/BIOL 384Ìý-ÌýNeurophysiology Ìý
- NEUR 385/BIOL 385/BIOL 385Ìý-ÌýNeuroethology ÌýandÌýNEUR 385L/PSYC 385L/BIOL 385LÌý-ÌýNeuroethology Lab Ìý
- NEUR 389/BIOL 389Ìý-ÌýMolecular Neurobiology ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Systems Neuroscience
Courses fulfilling this requirement have an attribute of NESN in the course offerings.
- NEUR 353/PSYC 353Ìý-ÌýVisual Perception & Cognition ÌýÌý
- NEUR 355/PSYC 355Ìý-ÌýLanguage and Thought ÌýÌýÌý
- NEUR 374Ìý-ÌýComputational Neuroscience
- NEUR 375/PSYC 375Ìý-ÌýCognitive Neuroscience ÌýÌý
- NEUR 377/PSYC 377Ìý-ÌýPsychopharmacology ÌýÌý
- NEUR 378Ìý-ÌýTopics in Neuroscience (when it carries the NESN attribute)
Senior Thesis
NEUR 498Ìý-ÌýSenior Thesis Ìý(one semester)Ìýmust be taken in the fall or spring of the senior year.ÌýDuring the spring semester of the junior year, students will be asked to identify several areas of interest for their senior-year research experience.ÌýStudents are then assigned to faculty research supervisors and assigned to the fall or spring semester sections based upon students' interests and the availability of resources.
Students planning honors research are required to enroll in NEUR 498Ìýin the fall of the senior year, followed by NEUR 499 in the spring of the senior year. On occasion, students who are not pursuing honors or high honors may complete two semesters of senior research by taking NEUR 498Ìýin the fall and NEUR 491Ìýin the spring.
GPA Requirement
An overall GPA of at least 2.00 is required in all courses counting toward the neuroscienceÌýmajor. A passing grade (D- or higher) must be received for a course to satisfy a major requirement.
Honors and High Honors
The requirements for achieving honors and high honors in neuroscience are as follows:
Honors
- Overall GPA of 3.30 or better
- Major GPA of 3.50 or better, calculated across all courses counting toward the major
- A two-semester independent research project of high quality (NEUR 498ÌýandÌýNEUR 499)Ìý
- Satisfactory oral examination performance on the subject matter of the senior thesis and related fields
High Honors
- Overall GPA of 3.50 or better
- Major GPA of 3.70 or better, calculated across all courses counting toward the major
- A two-semester independent research project of very high quality (NEUR 498ÌýandÌýNEUR 499)
- An oral examination performance that demonstrates mastery of theÌýsenior thesis and related fields
Neuroscience Program
For more information about the department, including Faculty,Ìýtransfer credit, awards, etc.,Ìýplease visit theÌýNeuroscience programÌýcatalogÌýpage.