Neuroscience, BS

Major requirements

Required courses

1. NROSCI 1000

   INTRO TO NEUROSCIENCE

   As published: “INTRO TO NEUROSCIENCE or”
   3
2. NROSCI 1003

   UHC INTRODUCTION TO NEUROSCIENCE
   4
3. NROSCI 1011

   FUNCTIONAL NEUROANATOMY

   As published: “FUNCTIONAL NEUROANATOMY or”
   3
4. NROSCI 1013

   FUNCTIONAL NEUROANATOMY (UHC)

   Not resolved to a course
5. NROSCI 1012

   NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
   3
6. NROSCI 1017

   SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION
   3
7. NROSCI 1049

   RESEARCH TOPICS IN NEUROSCIENCE

   Not resolved to a course

Advanced elective courses

1. NROSCI 1014

   SPEAKING OF SCIENCE
   3
2. NROSCI 1028

   SIGNALING PATHWAYS IN SYNAPTIC PLASTICITY

   Not resolved to a course
3. NROSCI 1030

   PSYCHTRC DISORDERS AND BRAIN FUNCTION
   3
4. NROSCI 1032

   FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION OF THE HUMAN NERVOUS SYSTEM
   3
5. NROSCI 1033

   NEURAL BASIS OF VISION

   Not resolved to a course
6. NROSCI 1034

   NEURAL BASIS OF COGNITION
   3
7. NROSCI 1036

   NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING
   3
8. NROSCI 1038

   RESEARCH IN BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE

   Not resolved to a course
9. NROSCI 1039

   PROCESSING IN NEURAL CIRCUITS

   Not resolved to a course
10. NROSCI 1040

    BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF LEARNING AND MEMORY
    3
11. NROSCI 1041

    DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE
    3
12. NROSCI 1042

    NEUROCHEMICAL BASIS OF BEHAVIOR
    3
13. NROSCI 1043

    NEURAL PLASTICITY

    Not resolved to a course
14. NROSCI 1112

    FUNCTIONAL NEUROANATOMY HONORS PRACTICUM

    Not resolved to a course
15. NROSCI 1200

    NEUROPHARMACOLOGY OF ADDICTION

    Not resolved to a course

Writing-intensive course

1. NROSCI 1800

   NEUROSCIENCE/WRITING PRACTICUM

   Not resolved to a course
2. NROSCI 1801

   NEUROSCIENCE/WRITING PRACTICUM

   Not resolved to a course
3. NROSCI 1962

   THESIS RESEARCH/WRITING

   Not resolved to a course

Capstone course

1. NROSCI 1027

   NEUROSCIENCE PROSEMINAR

   Not resolved to a course
2. NROSCI 1901

   INDEPENDENT STUDY

   Not resolved to a course
3. NROSCI 1962

   THESIS RESEARCH/WRITING

   Not resolved to a course

Note

Co-requisite courses

1. BIOSC 0150

   FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY 1
   3
2. BIOSC 0160

   FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY 2
   3
3. BIOSC 1000

   BIOCHEMISTRY
   3
4. BIOSC 1250

   HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY

   As published: “HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY or”
   3
5. NROSCI 1250

   HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
   3
6. CHEM 0110

   GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1
   4
7. CHEM 0120

   GENERAL CHEMISTRY 2
   4
8. CHEM 0310

   ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 1
   3
9. CHEM 0320

   ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2
   3
10. CHEM 0345

    ORGANIC LABORATORY
    2
11. MATH 0220

    ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS 1
    4
12. PHYS 0110

    INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS 1
    3
13. PHYS 0111

    INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS 2
    3

Required laboratory courses

1. BIOSC 0050

   FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY LABORATORY 1
   1
2. BIOSC 0057

   FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY RESEARCH LABORATORY 1
   1
3. BIOSC 0058

   FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY SEA-PHAGES LABORATORY 1
   1
4. BIOSC 0060

   FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY LABORATORY 2
   1
5. BIOSC 0067

   FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY RESEARCH LABORATORY 2
   1
6. BIOSC 0068

   FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY SEA-PHAGES LABORATORY 2
   1

Grade requirements for the major

1. Students majoring in neuroscience must take all required courses for a letter grade.

   Not resolved to a course
2. NROSCI 1000

   INTRO TO NEUROSCIENCE

   As published: “INTRO TO NEUROSCIENCE or NROSCI 1003 - UHC INTRODUCTION TO NEUROSCIENCE must be passed with a B- or better. Grades in the remaining core courses and two advanced electives are averaged. All of these courses must be passed, and the average GPA must be 2.00 or better.”
   3
3. In the co-requisites, a passing grade below C may be accepted only if it is balanced with higher grades, so that the total GPA in co-requisite courses is 2.0 or better. This requirement applies collectively to corequisite courses taught in the Department of Neuroscience (e.g., NROSCI 1070 - HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY-FHC ) and those taught in other departments.

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4. Majors must have a grade of B- in NROSCI 1000 - INTRO TO NEUROSCIENCE or NROSCI 1003 - UHC INTRODUCTION TO NEUROSCIENCE as a prerequisite to taking any other departmental core or advanced elective courses.

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5. The co-requisite courses in biology and chemistry satisfy the related area requirement for this major.

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Department Honors and Undergraduate Research

1. To qualify for departmental honors, students need to maintain a minimum overall GPA of 3.25 as well as a GPA of 3.25 in the neuroscience major. In addition, students must complete a substantial amount of experimental neuroscience research on an approved research project and give a public presentation of the work. The full faculty of the department approves departmental honors after consideration of all eligible students.

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2. The Department of Neuroscience encourages interested undergraduate majors to gain research experience within an active neuroscience laboratory. The department is a world-class research department committed to high quality research and sharing the excitement of scientific exploration with trainees. Majors are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity to do meaningful neuroscience research while still undergraduates. It is not unusual for majors to report their research at scientific meetings and to be published. While research experience itself has strong benefits, it is also useful for interacting more closely with professors and enhancing preparation for graduate or medical school. Most undergraduates who enroll in research for credit are interested in completing an independent project that results in an undergraduate thesis.

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