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Prerequisites for Entering the Major

Prerequisites for Entering the Major

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B.A. Neuroscience
B.S. Neuroscience
3 or 5 courses for 3 credits
BIOL 1010, BIOL 1020, BIOL 1030, and BIOL 1040
and
1 of S&DS 1000, S&DS 2200, S&DS 2300, or S&DS 2380
Requirements for Each Degree

Requirements for Each Degree

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B.A. Neuroscience
B.S. Neuroscience
19 or 21 courses for 18.5 credits
(including prereqs and senior req)
NSCI 1600
and
NSCI 3200
1 lab course, chosen from NSCI 2280L, NSCI 2290L, NSCI 2400, NSCI 2580, NSCI 2600, NSCI 2700, NSCI 3210L, PSYC 2538
11 electives,
including at least:

2 systems/circuits/behavior core courses

2 molecular/cellular/biological core courses

1 quantitative core course

1 computational core course

1 basic allied core course

(no more than 2 from other allied core courses)
Senior Requirements

Senior Requirements

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B.A. Neuroscience
B.S. Neuroscience
2 credits in nonempirical research
(NSCI 4800 and NSCI 4810)
or
1 credit in empirical research
(NSCI 4900 or NSCI 4910)
and
1 credit in nonempirical research
(NSCI 4800 or NSCI 4810)
2 credits in empirical research
(NSCI 4900 and NSCI 4910)

 


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