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Neuroscience - General Option (120 Credits)
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 |
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. |