Coursework
This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. A list of the Neuroscience Electives is at the end of this page.
| Semester One | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| BSCI 10120 | BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS | 4 |
| CHEM 10060 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I | 4 |
| CHEM 10062 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY | 1 |
| MATH 11010 | ALGEBRA FOR CALCULUS | 3 |
| NEUR 10100 | SEMINAR IN NEUROSCIENCE | 1 |
| US 10097 | DKS: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE: COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Semester Two | ||
| BSCI 30140 | CELL BIOLOGY | 4 |
| CHEM 10061 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II | 4 |
| CHEM 10062 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY | 1 |
| PSYC 11762 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester Three | ||
| BSCI 30156 | ELEMENTS OF GENETICS | 3 |
| NEUR 30100 | NEUROSCIENCE I | 3 |
| PSYC 21621 | QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY I | 3 |
| Foreign Language Requirement | 4 | |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Semester Four | ||
| NEUR 30200 | NEUROSCIENCE II | 3 |
| NEUR 30300 | EXPERIMENTAL METHODS IN NEUROSCIENCE | 1 |
| PSYC 31574 | RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| Foreign Language Requirement | 4 | |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Semester Five | ||
| Neuroscience Electives | 9 | |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester Six | ||
| BSCI 40600 | WRITING IN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES | 1 |
| or PSYC 41980 | RESEARCH WRITING IN PSYCHOLOGY | |
| or PSYC 41990 | WRITING IN PSYCHOLOGY | |
| Neuroscience Electives | 9 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Semester Seven | ||
| Neuroscience Electives | 6 | |
| General Electives | 9 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester Eight | ||
| Neuroscience Elective | 3 | |
| General Electives | 12 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 | |
Neuroscience Electives
- BSCI 40147 – DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROBIOLOGY
- BSCI 40152 – MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF DISEASE: NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
- BSCI 40157 – NEUROBIOLOGY OF DRUG ADDICTION
- BSCI 40158 – MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
- BSCI 40159 – MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY
- BSCI 40431 – NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
- BSCI 40432 – ENDOCRINOLOGY
- BSCI 40450 – BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS
- BSCI 40460 – ADVANCED HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
- BSCI 40462 – ADVANCED HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY: READINGS AND CASE STUDIES
- BSCI 40515 – ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
- BSCI 40519 – HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR
- NEUR 40192 – INTERNSHIP IN NEUROSCIENCE
- NEUR 40195 – SPECIAL TOPICS IN NEUROSCIENCE
- NEUR 40196 – INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION IN NEUROSCIENCE
- PSYC 31634 – ANIMAL COGNITION
- PSYC 40111 – ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
- PSYC 40383 – INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
- PSYC 40446 – COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE
- PSYC 41043 – BASIC LEARNING PROCESSES
- PSYC 43001 – CLINICAL NEUROANATOMY
- PSYC 43002 – CURRENT TECHNIQUES IN BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE
- PSYC 43003 – NEURAL MECHANISMS OF LEARNING AND MEMORY
- PSYC 47387 – NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY