Program Overview

Program Overview

The Neuroscience: Brain, Mind, Behavior program is a 4-year undergraduate degree that requires a minimum of 120 credits.

Program Structure

The program is structured into four years, with each year divided into fall and spring semesters.

Year 1

• Fall Semester:
  • BIOL1081: Biology I: Molecules, Cells, and the Foundation of Life (3 credits)
  • BIOL1081L: Biology I Laboratory (1 credit)
  • CHEM1040: General Chemistry I (4 credits)
  • CHEM1040L: General Chemistry Laboratory I (1 credit)
  • MATH1044: Applied Calculus I (C- min) (3 credits)
  • NS1055: The Life of the Brain (3 credits)
• Spring Semester:
  • BIOL1082: Biology II: Evolution, Physiology, and Ecology (3 credits)
  • BIOL1082L: Biology II Laboratory (1 credit)
  • CHEM1041: General Chemistry II (4 credits)
  • CHEM1041L: General Chemistry Laboratory II (1 credit)
  • ENGL1001: English Composition (C- min) (3 credits)
  • PD1170: Career Readiness for the Liberal Arts (1 credit)
  • PHIL: Select one from PHIL1000, PHIL1002, PHIL1006, PHIL1032, or PHIL1035 (3 credits)

Optional Co-op Plan

Students choosing to complete the optional co-op plan must satisfy the following requirements:

• Complete PD2066: Professionalism and Purpose for Natural Science (3 credits) in Fall Semester of Year 2.
• Complete 2 co-op experiences.

Co-op Experience 1

• COOP2000: COOP for ARTS & SCIENCES - Part time (Experience 1) (1-12 credits)
• COOP2051: COOP for ARTS & SCIENCES (First Experience) (0 credits)

Co-op Experience 2

• COOP3000: Co-op for Arts & Sciences: Part time (Experience 2) (1-12 credits)
• COOP3051: COOP for ARTS & SCIENCES (Second Experience) (0 credits)
• Any course with an Experiential Learning attribute and advisor approval (0 credits)

Year 2

• Fall Semester:
  • BIOL2083: Genetics (3 credits)
  • PD2066: Professionalism and Purpose for Natural Science (3 credits)
  • NS2001: Introduction to Neuroscience I (3 credits)
  • PHIL/PSYC: Select one from BMB Track (3 credits)
  • Foreign Language (3 credits)
• Spring Semester:
  • ENGL2089: Intermediate Composition (3 credits)
  • NS2002: Fundamentals of Neuroscience II (3 credits)
  • STAT1031: Introduction to Statistics (3 credits)
  • Foreign Language (3 credits)
  • PHIL: Select one from PHIL1011 or PHIL2010 (3 credits)

Year 3

• Fall Semester:
  • PHIL/PSYC: Select one from BMB Track (3 credits)
  • PHIL/PSYC: Select one from BMB Track (3 credits)
  • HIST: Historical Perspectives (HIST) (3 credits)
  • Humanities (3 credits)
  • Foreign Language or Elective (3 credits)
• Spring Semester:
  • NS4010: Neurophysiology Laboratory (3 credits)
  • PHIL/PSYC: Select one from BMB Track (3 credits)
  • Out of Track: Select one from list below (3 credits)
  • Fine Arts or Humanities (3 credits)
  • Foreign Language or Elective (3 credits)

Year 4

• Fall Semester:
  • PHIL/PSYC: Select one from BMB Track (3 credits)
  • Social Sciences (3 credits)
  • Society, Culture, & Ethics (3 credits)
  • Experiential Learning/Elective (3 credits)
  • Free Elective (3 credits)
• Spring Semester:
  • Capstone: Select one from list below (1-6 credits)
  • Historical Perspectives (3 credits)
  • Social Sciences (3 credits)
  • Free Elective (2-3 credits)
  • Free Elective (0-4 credits)

BMB Track

• PHIL: Select one from list below (3 credits)
• PSYC: Select one from list below (3 credits)

Capstone

• BIOL4095: Undergraduate Research (1-6 credits)
• BIOL4096: Undergraduate Research (1-6 credits)
• BIOL4097: Undergraduate Research (1-6 credits)
• NS4001: Independent Research in Neuroscience (1-5 credits)
• NS4099: Capstone Research in Neuroscience (1-4 credits)
• PHIL5099: Philosophy Capstone (3 credits)
• PSYC5050: Research Capstone: Child Health and Mental Health (3 credits)
• PSYC5051: Research Capstone: Community Research (3 credits)
• PSYC5052: Research Capstone: Stress and Health (3 credits)
• PSYC5053: Research Capstone: Children's Learning (3 credits)
• PSYC5054: Research Capstone: Personality and Clinical Psychology (3 credits)
• PSYC5055: Research Capstone: Perception and Action (3 credits)
• PSYC5056: Research Capstone: Social Psychology (3 credits)
• PSYC5057: Research Capstone: Cognitive Psychology (3 credits)
• PSYC5058: Research Capstone: Applied Psychology (3 credits)
• PSYC5059: Research Capstone: Neuropsychology (3 credits)
• PSYC5060: Research Capstone: Human Factors (3 credits)

Out of Track

• ANTH2079: Medical Anthropology (3 credits)
• BIOL: Select one from list below (1-4 credits)
• CHEM3040: Introduction to Biochemistry (3 credits)
• CHEM4040: Intermediate Biochemistry: Synthesizing the Molecules of Life (3 credits)
• MEDS: Select one from list below (3 credits)
• PHIL3033: Neuromarketing and the Science of Consumer Behavior (3 credits)
• PSYC: Select one from list below (3 credits)