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Program checklist · Neuroscience BS/MS

Neuroscience BS/MS

University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY

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Program
Award
Neuroscience BS/MS
Credential class
ceterms:MasterDegree
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196088
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196088_40dc1223
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Admission Criteria

4 items
  1. Must be a current Neuroscience BS major
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Minimum 3.000 UB GPA
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Minimum 3.200 Science GPA
    Not resolved to a course
  4. Science GPA will consist of required coursework in Cell and Evolutionary Biology (with labs), General Chemistry I and II (with labs), Organic Chemistry I and II (with labs), PSY 101 (Introductory Psychology).
    Not resolved to a course

Undergraduate Course Requirements

0 items

    Neuroscience Core (66-67 credits)

    Choose 1 of the following · Select one of the following Statistics courses: · 28 items
    1. BCH 403LEC
      Biochemical Principles
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    2. BIO 305LEC
      Fundamentals of Biological Chemistry
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. BCH 410LEC
      Biomedical Genetics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. BIO 200LLB
      Evolutionary Biology
      Not resolved to a course
      5
    5. BIO 201LEC
      Cell Biology
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    6. BIO 211LAB
      Cell Biology Lab
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    7. CHE 101LR
      General Chemistry
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    8. CHE 102LR
      General Chemistry
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    9. CHE 113LAB
      General Chemistry
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    10. CHE 114LAB
      General Chemistry
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    11. CHE 203LR
      Organic Chemistry
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    12. CHE 205LAB
      Organic Chemistry 1 LAB
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    13. CHE 204LR
      Organic Chemistry
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    14. CHE 206LAB
      Organic Chemistry 2 LAB
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    15. MTH 121LR
      Survey of Calculus and Its Applications I
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    16. MTH 141LR
      College Calculus I
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    17. NRS 301LEC
      The Brain
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    18. NRS 401LEC
      Principles of Biomedical Neuroscience
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    19. PAS 411LEC
      Neuroanatomy
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    20. PGY 300LEC
      Human Physiology
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    21. PGY 412LEC
      Applied Physiology
      Not resolved to a course
      2
    22. PMY 302LEC
      Introduction to Pharmacology
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    23. PSY 101LEC
      Introductory Psychology
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    24. Select one of the following Statistics courses:
      Not resolved to a course
    25. STA 119LEC
      Statistical Methods Lecture
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    26. STA 119REC
      Statistical Methods
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    27. PSY 207LLB
      Psychological Statistics
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    28. SOC 294LR
      Basic Statistics for Social Sciences
      Not resolved to a course
      4

    Five Elective Courses (15 credits)

    27 items
    1. BCH 408SEM
      Gene Expression
      Not resolved to a course
      2
    2. BIO 302LEC
      Introduction to Molecular Biology
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. BIO 332LBR
      Advanced Molecular Biology Laboratory
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    4. BIO 344LEC
      Neuroethology
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. BIO 400LLB
      Bioinformatics / Genome Analysis
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    6. BIO 417LEC
      Neurobiology
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    7. BIO 418LEC
      Integrative Neuroscience
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    8. BIO 448LEC
      Endocrinology
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    9. MIC 412LEC
      Fundamentals of Immunology
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    10. NRS 411LAB
      Drosophila Genetics Laboratory
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    11. NRS 498TUT
      Undergraduate Research in Neuroscience
      Not resolved to a course
      1-6
    12. PAS 313LLB
      Human Anatomy
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    13. PHY 101LR
      College Physics
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    14. PHY 107LR
      General Physics I
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    15. PHY 102LR
      College Physics II
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    16. PHY 108LR
      General Physics II
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    17. PMY 309LAB
      Introduction to Laboratory Skills
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    18. PSY 351LEC
      Biopsychology
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    19. PSY 426LEC
      Experimental Models of Psychological Disorders
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    20. PSY 434LEC
      Animal Behavior
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    21. PSY 436LEC
      Neuropsychology
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    22. PSY 440LEC
      Hormones and Behavior
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    23. PSY 441LEC
      Behavioral Genetics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    24. PSY 442LEC
      Biopsychology of Ingestive Behavior
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    25. PSY 444LEC
      Biological Rhythms in Behavior
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    26. PSY 451LEC
      Drug Addiction
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    27. STB 435LEC
      Structural Pharmacology
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Graduate Course Requirements

    0 items

      Neuroscience Core (13 credits)

      5 items
      1. NRS 520
        Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. NRS 524
        Quantitative Neuroscience
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      3. NRS 601
        Research Seminar Evaluations
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      4. NRS 602
        Research Seminar Presentations
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      5. PMY 516
        Molecular Neuropsychopharmacology
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Elective Courses (5-16 credits)

      9 items
      1. BCH 503
        Biochemical Principles
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. BCH 512
        Developmental Genomics and Stem Cell Biology
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      3. BIO 506
        Signal Transduction
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. BIO 518
        Integrative Neuroscience
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      5. PGY 505
        Cell and Membrane Physiology
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      6. PGY 551
        Human Physiology
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      7. PGY 552
        Human Physiology II
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      8. PSY 715
        Behavior Genetics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      9. NRS 560
        Research Rotations
        Not resolved to a course

      Culminating Experience (1-12 credits)

      1 item
      1. NRS 600
        Research (or other dept courses - for ex. BCH 701)
        Not resolved to a course

      Notes

      0 items

        Additional Degree Requirements Include

        2 items
        1. Additional coursework to fulfill UB Curriculum requirements
          Not resolved to a course
        2. Elective courses as needed to complete the 141 credit hour total
          Not resolved to a course

        Academic Requirements

        0 items

          Program Honors

          0 items

            Curricular Plan

            52 items
            1. BIO 200LLB
              Evolutionary Biology
              Not resolved to a course
              5
            2. CHE 101LR
              General Chemistry
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            3. CHE 113LAB
              General Chemistry
              Not resolved to a course
              1
            4. MTH 121LR
              Survey of Calculus and Its Applications I
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            5. MTH 141LR
              College Calculus I
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            6. UB Seminar
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            7. BIO 201LEC
              Cell Biology
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            8. BIO 211LAB
              Cell Biology Lab
              Not resolved to a course
              1
            9. CHE 102LR
              General Chemistry
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            10. CHE 114LAB
              General Chemistry
              Not resolved to a course
              1
            11. PSY 101LEC
              Introductory Psychology
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            12. Pathway
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            13. CHE 205LAB
              Organic Chemistry 1 LAB
              Not resolved to a course
              1
            14. CHE 205LAB
              Organic Chemistry 1 LAB
              Not resolved to a course
              1
            15. ENG 105LEC
              Writing and Rhetoric
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            16. Pathway
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            17. Pathway
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            18. CHE 204LR
              Organic Chemistry
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            19. CHE 206LAB
              Organic Chemistry 2 LAB
              Not resolved to a course
              1
            20. STA 119REC
              Statistical Methods
              Not resolved to a course
              1
            21. STA 119REC
              Statistical Methods
              Not resolved to a course
              1
            22. PSY 207LLB
              Psychological Statistics
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            23. SOC 294LR
              Basic Statistics for Social Sciences
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            24. Pathway
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            25. Pathway
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            26. NRS 301LEC
              The Brain
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            27. BIO 305LEC
              Fundamentals of Biological Chemistry
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            28. BCH 403LEC
              Biochemical Principles
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            29. Major Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            30. Communication Literacy 2
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            31. Pathway
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            32. PAS 411LEC
              Neuroanatomy
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            33. PGY 300LEC
              Human Physiology
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            34. BCH 410LEC
              Biomedical Genetics
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            35. Major Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            36. Major Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            37. UBC 399MNT
              UB Curriculum Capstone
              Not resolved to a course
              1
            38. NRS 401LEC
              Principles of Biomedical Neuroscience
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            39. PGY 412LEC
              Applied Physiology
              Not resolved to a course
              2
            40. PMY 302LEC
              Introduction to Pharmacology
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            41. Major Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            42. Major Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            43. PMY 516LEC
              Mol Neuropsychopharmacology
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            44. NRS 520LEC
              Cellular and Molecular Neuro
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            45. NRS 600TUT
              Research
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            46. Graduate Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            47. NRS 524SEM
              Quantitative Neuroscience
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            48. NRS 601SEM
              Research Seminar Evaluations
              Not resolved to a course
              1
            49. Graduate Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            50. Graduate Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            51. NRS 602SEM
              Seminars in Neuroscience
              Not resolved to a course
              1
            52. NRS 600TUT
              Research
              Not resolved to a course
              4
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