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Neuroscience Major

Colgate University · Hamilton, NY

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Program
Award
Majors and Minors
CIP
42.2706
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
190099
CourseShelf checklist
CK_190099_69ca0f74
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Major Requirements

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    Entrance into Major

    1 item
    1. Students must complete NEUR 170 - Introduction to Neuroscience to be eligible to enter the major.
      Not resolved to a course

    Core Requirements

    9 items
    1. NEUR 170
      Introduction to Neuroscience
      As published: “Introduction to Neuroscience (should be completed by the end of the second year)”
      1.00
    2. CHEM 101
      General Chemistry I
      As published: “General Chemistry I (normally completed in the fall of the first year)”
      1.00
    3. CHEM 102
      General Chemistry II
      As published: “General Chemistry II (normally completed in the spring of the first year)”
      1.00
    4. Eligible students may take CHEM 111 and CHEM 111L in place of the CHEM 101 and CHEM 102 requirement
      Not resolved to a course
    5. BIOL 182
      Molecules, Cells, and Genes
      As published: “Molecules, Cells, and Genes (normally completed before the end of the second year)”
      1.00
    6. NEUR 201
    7. PSYC 309
      Quantitative Methods in Behavioral Research
      As published: “Quantitative Methods in Behavioral Research or BIOL 320 - Biostatistics”
      1.00
    8. PSYC 309
      Quantitative Methods in Behavioral Research
      As published: “is ideally taken by the end of the junior year; if necessary, it may be taken in the fall of the senior year.”
      1.00
    9. NEUR 498
      1.00

    Core Electives

    8 items
    1. Any 300-level biology course (excluding courses based in Ecology and those listed as neuroscience core or general electives)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. CHEM 263
      1.00
    3. COSC 101
      Introduction for Computing I
      As published: “Introduction for Computing I and COSC 101L”
      1.00
    4. MATH 214
      1.00
    5. MATH 315
      1.00
    6. PHIL 225
      1.00
    7. PHYS 112
      Fundamental Physics II
      As published: “Fundamental Physics II and PHYS 112L”
      1.00
    8. Any 300-level psychological science course (excluding PSYC 309 , PSYC 300NE , or those crosslisted as NEUR)
      Not resolved to a course

    General Electives

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      Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience

      8 items
      1. NEUR 376
        Functional Neuroanatomy
        As published: “/ PSYC 376 - Functional Neuroanatomy”
        1.00
      2. NEUR 378
        Topics in Neuroscience
        As published: “Topics in Neuroscience (when it carries the NECM attribute)”
      3. NEUR 379
        Fundamentals of Neurochemistry/Neuropharmacology
        As published: “/PSYC 379 - Fundamentals of Neurochemistry/Neuropharmacology”
        1.00
      4. NEUR 380
        Neuroimmunology
        Not resolved to a course
      5. NEUR 381
        Behavioral Genetics
        As published: “/PSYC 381 - Behavioral Genetics”
      6. NEUR 384
        Neurophysiology
        As published: “/BIOL 384 - Neurophysiology”
        1.00
      7. NEUR 385
        Neuroethology
        As published: “/BIOL 385 /BIOL 385 - Neuroethology and NEUR 385L /PSYC 385L /BIOL 385L - Neuroethology Lab”
        1.00
      8. NEUR 389
        Molecular Neurobiology
        As published: “/BIOL 389 - Molecular Neurobiology”
        1.00

      Systems Neuroscience

      6 items
      1. NEUR 353
        Visual Perception and Cognition
        As published: “/PSYC 353 - Visual Perception & Cognition”
      2. NEUR 355
        Language and Thought
        As published: “/PSYC 355 - Language and Thought”
        1.00
      3. NEUR 374
        1
      4. NEUR 375
        Cognitive Neuroscience
        As published: “/PSYC 375 - Cognitive Neuroscience”
        1.00
      5. NEUR 377
        Psychopharmacology
        As published: “/PSYC 377 - Psychopharmacology”
        1.00
      6. NEUR 378
        Topics in Neuroscience
        As published: “Topics in Neuroscience (when it carries the NESN attribute)”

      Senior Thesis

      0 items

        GPA Requirement

        0 items

          Honors and High Honors

          8 items
          1. Overall GPA of 3.30 or better
            Not resolved to a course
          2. Major GPA of 3.50 or better, calculated across all courses counting toward the major
            Not resolved to a course
          3. A two-semester independent research project of high quality (NEUR 498 and NEUR 499 )
            Not resolved to a course
          4. Satisfactory oral examination performance on the subject matter of the senior thesis and related fields
            Not resolved to a course
          5. Overall GPA of 3.50 or better
            Not resolved to a course
          6. Major GPA of 3.70 or better, calculated across all courses counting toward the major
            Not resolved to a course
          7. A two-semester independent research project of very high quality (NEUR 498 and NEUR 499 )
            Not resolved to a course
          8. An oral examination performance that demonstrates mastery of the senior thesis and related fields
            Not resolved to a course

          Neuroscience Program

          0 items
            Source. Colgate University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.colgate.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=16&poid=2820&returnto=828. Captured page pages/0152.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.