Curriculum for the Undergraduate Neuroscience Major
Common Core
| PSY 110 | Introduction to Psychology (3 cr) |
| PSY 204 | Intro. Biobehavioral Statistics (4 cr) (or BIL 311 Biostatistics) |
| PSY 316 | Experimental Psychology (4 cr) |
| BIL 150 / 151 | General Biology with Lab (5 cr) |
| BIL 160 / 161 | Evolution and Biodiversity with Lab (5cr) |
| BIL 250 | Genetics (3 cr) |
| BIL 255 | Cell and Molecular Biology (3 cr) |
| PSY/BIL 403 | Neuroscience Laboratory (4 cr) |
Total 31 credits
| Psychobiology Track (3 cr each) | Neurobiology Track (3 cr each) | ||
| PSY 202 | Intro. Psychobiology | BIL 268 | Neurobiology |
| PSY 300+ | BIL 368 | Cell & Mol. Neuroscience | |
| BIL 200+ | PSY 300+ or BIL 300+ | ||
| BIL 200+ | BIL 200+ or Research | ||
| BIL 200+ | BIL 342 | Neural Mech. of Disease | |
| PSY 402 | Psychobiology | BIL 355 | Developmental Biology |
| Total 18 credits | Total 18 credits | ||
Although Neuroscience Majors who are in the Psychobiology Track are not required to take BIL 268, 342, 355, or 368, they are encouraged to take those, amongst others, as their electives.
Grand Total 49 credits
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB) 401 can be used as a biology elective, and research courses in Psychology or Biology may be used for the electives.
Required science/math courses outside of biology and psychology:
| CHM 111 / 113 | Principles of Chemistry I with Lab |
| CHM 112 / 114 | Principles of Chemistry II with Lab |
| CHM 201 / 205 | Organic Chemistry I with Lab |
| CHM 202 / 206 | Organic Chemistry II with Lab |
| MTH 111 / 112 | Calculus I and Calculus II | |
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| MTH 131 / 132 | Calculus I and Calculus II (Honors) | |
| PHY 101 / 106 | College Physics I with Lab | |
| PHY 102 / 108 | College Physics II with Lab | |
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| PHY 205 | University Physics I | |
| PHY 206 / 208 | University Physics II with Lab | |
| PHY 207 / 209 | University Physics III with Lab | |
Note: The University Physics series is highly recommended for any students considering Ph.D. level study.