Sample Course Plan to Complete a Neuroscience B.S.

Year 1

First semester

• BCOR 011 Exploring Biology I (4 credits)
• CHEM 031 Introductory Chemistry I (4 credits)
• MATH 019 Fundamentals of Calculus I (3 credits)

Second semester

• BCOR 012 Exploring Biology II (4 credits)
• CHEM 032 Introductory Chemistry II (4 credits)
• MATH 020 Fundamentals of Calculus II (3 credits)
• PSYC 001 General Psychology (3 credits)

Year 2

First semester

• BCOR 101 Genetics (4 credits)
• CHEM 141 Organic Chemistry I (4 credits)
• PSYC 109 Psychology Research Methods I (3 credits)

Second semester

• NSCI 110 Exploring Neuroscience (4 credits)
• PSYC 104 Learning, Cognition and Behavior (3 credits)
• PSYC 110 Psychology Research Methods II (4 credits)

Year 3

NOTE: you are only required to take any 3 of these 4 courses: BIOL 261, CSD 281, NSCI 225, PSYC 221

NOTE: you should be getting involved with a laboratory, either as volunteer or doing independent study (NSCI 197/198). See menu item "Independent Study (NSCI 197/198) Instructions" for requirements.

First semester

• BIOL 261 Neurobiology (3 credits)
• CSD 281 Cognitive Neuroscience (3 credits)
• PSYC 221 Physiological Psychology (4 credits)

Second semester

• NSCI 225 Human Neuroanatomy (3 credits)
• BCOR 103 Molecular and Cell Biology (4 credits) (or another course in Cell/Molecular Category)
• PSYC 222 Selected Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience (3 credits) (or another course in Behavioral/Cognitive Category)

Year 4

NOTE: need a second course in either the Cell/Molecular category or the Behavioral/Cognitive Category

First semester

• NSCI 197 Readings and Research (3 credits) (if not done during a previous year)

Second semester

• NSCI 198 Readings and Research (3 credits) (if not done during previous semester or year)
• NSCI 270 Diseases of the Nervous System (3 credits)