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Neuroscience - Pre-Medical and Pre-Dental Option (120 Credits)
Students may certify in general neuroscience (including Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental and Pre-Veterinary options) after completing a minimum of 24 semester hours with a 3.0 minimum GPA overall, and a 3.0 minimum GPA in BIOLOGY 106, BIOLOGY 107, CHEM 105, CHEM 106 or 116, MATH 140 or 171, PHYSICS 101 or 201 or 205, and PHYSICS 102 or 202 or 206 or CHEM 345.
Students are encouraged to take the MCAT after completion of the third year.
Students are encouraged to take the MCAT after completion of the third year.
| First Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| CHEM 105 [PSCI] | 4 |
| ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] | 3 |
| MATH 140 [QUAN] or 171 [QUAN] | 4 |
| NEUROSCI 138 | 1 |
| PSYCH 105 [SSCI] | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| BIOLOGY 107[BSCI] | 4 |
| CHEM 106 | 4 |
| Creative & Professional Arts [ARTS] | 3 |
| HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
| Second Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| BIOLOGY 106 | 4 |
| CHEM 345 | 4 |
| Communication [COMM] or Written Communication [WRTG] | 3 |
| PHYSICS 101 or 201 | 4 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| CHEM 348 | 4 |
| Diversity [DIVR] | 3 |
| NEUROSCI 301 | 3 |
| PHYSICS 102 or 202 | 4 |
| Complete Writing Portfolio | |
| Third Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| Behavior Course1 | 3 or 4 |
| MBIOS 303 | 4 |
| Statistics Course2 | 3 or 4 |
| Neuroscience Electives3 | 5 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| BIOLOGY/MBIOS 301 | 4 |
| Humanities [HUM] | 3 |
| NEUROSCI 404 | 4 |
| Electives4 | 6 |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| NEUROSCI 430 [M] | 4 |
| Electives4 | 11 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| NEUROSCI 403 [M] | 3 |
| NEUROSCI 490 [CAPS] | 3 |
| Electives4 | 9 |
Footnotes
| 1 | Behavior Course: Choose one course from NEUROSCI 305, 333, or 409. Other courses may be allowed by department consent. |
| 2 | Statistics Course: Choose one course from PSYCH 311, STAT 212, 360, 370, or 412. |
| 3 | Neuroscience Electives (5 credits): Approved courses include BIOLOGY 307, 315, 321, 324, 333, 340, 352, 353, 354, 438, 456; MATH 340; MBIOS 304, 305, 401, 404, 405, 478; NEUROSCI 305, 326, 333, 395, 409, 480; PHYSICS 466; PSYCH 265, 312, 328, 333, 350, 361, 363, 384, 390, 464, 468, 470, 473, 490, 491; VET PH 308. Other courses may be allowed by department consent. Courses may not be used to fulfill more than one requirement. Please consult your advisor. |
| 4 | Elective choices should include 300-400 level coursework to meet the University minimum requirement of 40 upper division credits. Consult your advisor regarding elective courses that may be required or recommended for admission into your future health-professions program. |
- Neuroscience
Courses
- Neuroscience
Schedules of Studies
- Biomedical Business Option
- General Option
- Honors Accelerated Pre-Veterinary Option
- Pre-Professional Option
- Research Option
Minors
- Neuroscience
Certificates
- Business of Biomedicine