General Option

Students may be admitted to the Neuroscience - General Option upon making their intention known to the department and enrollment or credit for MATH 106 (or higher). To maintain admission to the major, students who have completed a minimum of 30 credits at WSU must maintain a 2.5 minimum GPA overall, and a 2.5 minimum cumulative GPA in BIOLOGY 107, CHEM 105, CHEM 106 or 116, MATH 140 or 171, NEUROSCI 301, PHYSICS 101/111 or 201/211 or 205, and PHYSICS 102/112 or 202/212 or 206 or CHEM 345. Students must receive a grade of C or better in these courses and may repeat a maximum of three of these courses to maintain admission to the major.

First Year
First Term	Credits
CHEM 105 [PSCI]	4
ENGLISH 101 [WRTG]	3
MATH 140 [QUAN] or 171 [QUAN]	4
PSYCH 105 [SSCI]	3
Second Term	Credits
BIOLOGY 107 [BSCI]	4
CHEM 106	4
Communication [COMM] or Written Communication [WRTG]1	3
HISTORY 105 [ROOT]	3
Second Year
First Term	Credits
Arts [ARTS]	3
BIOLOGY 106	4
CHEM 345	4
NEUROSCI 3012	3
Second Term	Credits
Diversity [DIVR]	3
NEUROSCI 302	3
PHYSICS 101 or 201	3
PHYSICS 111 or 211	1
Neuroscience Electives3	5
Complete Writing Portfolio
Third Year
First Term	Credits
NEUROSCI 430 [M]	3
PHYSICS 102 or 202	3
PHYSICS 112 or 212	1
Statistics Course4	3 or 4
Electives5	6
Second Term	Credits
Humanities [HUM]	3
NEUROSCI 404	3
Neuroscience Electives3	6
Electives 5	4
Fourth Year
First Term	Credits
Behavior Course6	3
BIOLOGY/MBIOS 301	4
Equity and Justice [EQJS]	3
Electives 5	6
Second Term	Credits
NEUROSCI 403 [M]	3
NEUROSCI 490 [CAPS]	3
Electives 5	9

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Footnotes

1	NEUROSCI/MBIOS 201 is recommended.
2	PSYCH 372 may be taken in place of NEUROSCI 301 with department permission.
3	Neuroscience Electives (11 credits): Approved courses include BIOLOGY 307, 315, 321, 324, 333, 340, 352, 353, 354, 438, 456; MATH 340; MBIOS 303, 304, 305, 401, 404, 405, 478; NEUROSCI 305, 325, 326, 333, 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 see your advisor.
4	Statistics Course: Choose one course from PSYCH 311, STAT 212, 360, 370, or 412.
5	Elective choices should include 300-400 level coursework to meet the University minimum requirement of 40 upper division credits.
6	Behavior Course: Choose one course from NEUROSCI 305, 333, or 409. Other courses may be allowed by department consent.