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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: 2019-2020

General Education Requirements

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

Summary

Biology/Psychology Core Courses25
Other Required Courses26-33
Mathematics and Physics
Chemistry
Additional Major Courses19-20
Intersection Courses1-9
Total Hours71-87

Biology/Psychology Core Courses

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

Complete all of the following courses:
BIOB 160N
& BIOB 161N
Principles of Living Systems
and Prncpls of Living Systems Lab
4
BIOB 260Cellular and Molecular Biology4
BIOB 272Genetics and Evolution4
BIOH 280From Molecules to Mind - Fundamentals of Neuroscience3
BIOH 380Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience3
BIOH 458Neuroscience Research4
PSYX 250NFund of Biological Psychology3
Total Hours25

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Other Required Courses

Mathematics and Physics

Complete all of the following courses:
M 162Applied Calculus4
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 216Introduction to Statistics3-4
or PSYX 222 Psychological Statistics
Total Hours17-18

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Chemistry

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

Complete all of the following courses:
BCH 380Biochemistry4
PSYX 270Fund Psychology of Learning3
PSYX 280Fund of Memory and Cognition3
PSYX 356Human Neuropsychology3
Total Hours13

Minimum Required Grade: C-

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 Hours6-7

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Intersection Courses

Complete one of the following courses1-9
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 Hours1-9

Minimum Required Grade: C-