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Neuroscience B.S. - Cognitive Neuroscience

Bachelor of Science - Neuroscience; Cognitive Neuroscience Concentration

College of Humanities & Sciences

Degree Specific Credits: 71-87

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Catalog Year: 2021-22

General Education Requirements

Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.

Summary

Biology/Psychology Core Courses

25

Other Required Courses

26-33

Mathematics and Physics

Chemistry

Additional Major Courses

19-20

Intersection Courses

1-9

Total Hours

71-87


Biology/Psychology Core Courses

Note: BIOH 458 satisfies the Upper Division Writing Requirement for the major.

Code

Title

Hours

Complete all of the following courses:

BIOB 160N
& BIOB 161N

Principles of Living Systems
and Prncpls of Living Systems Lab

4

BIOB 260

Cellular and Molecular Biology

4

BIOB 272

Genetics and Evolution

4

NEUR 280

From Molecules to Mind - Fundamentals of Neuroscience

3

NEUR 281

Fundamentals of Neuroscience II

3

NEUR 380

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

3

NEUR 458

Neuroscience Research

4

Total Hours

25

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Other Required Courses

Mathematics and Physics

Code

Title

Hours

Complete all of the following courses:

M 162

Applied Calculus

4

PHSX 205N
& PHSX 206N

College Physics I
and College Physics I Laboratory

5

PHSX 207N
& PHSX 208N

College Physics II
and College Physics II Laboratory

5

Complete one of the following courses:

STAT 216

Introduction to Statistics

3-4

or PSYX 222

Psychological Statistics

Total Hours

17-18

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Chemistry

Code

Title

Hours

Complete one of the following Chemistry sequences:

9-15

CHMY 121N

Introduction to General Chemistry

CHMY 123

Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry

CHMY 124

Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry Lab

OR

CHMY 141N
& CHMY 142N

College Chemistry I
and College Chemistry I Lab

CHMY 143N
& CHMY 144N

College Chemistry II
and College Chemistry II Lab

CHMY 221
& CHMY 222

Organic Chemistry I
and Organic Chemistry I Lab

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Additional Major Courses

Code

Title

Hours

Complete all of the following courses:

BCH 380

Biochemistry

4

PSYX 270

Fund Psychology of Learning

3

PSYX 280

Fund of Memory and Cognition

3

PSYX 356

Human Neuropsychology

3

Total Hours

13

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Code

Title

Hours

Complete two of the following courses:

6-7

BIOB 301

Developmental Biology

BIOH 365

Human Anatomy and Physiology for Health Professions I

BIOH 441

CNS Diseases

BMED 610

Neuropharmacology

BMED 646

Neurotoxicology

KIN 330

Motor Learning and Control

PSYX 352

Comparative Psychology

Total Hours

6-7

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Intersection Courses

Code

Title

Hours

Complete one of the following courses

1-9

BIOE 406

Behavior & Evolution

DANC 345

New Visions Dance

ECNS 491

Special Topics (Behavioral/Experimental Economics)

HTH 430

Health and Mind/Body/Spirit

PSYX 233

Fund of Psychology of Aging

Total Hours

1-9

Minimum Required Grade: C-