Behavioral Neuroscience Major Requirements
The Behavioral Neuroscience major requirements are designed to give students a broad spectrum of classroom and laboratory experiences in brain-behavior relationships. Cognate requirements include 1 year of Chemistry and 1 semester of Mathematics. Behavioral Neuroscience majors take 51-54 credits (depending on the courses selected) and earn a B.S. degree.
| Behavioral Neuroscience Major (51-54 semester hours) | |
| At least one of the following introductory courses | Credits (3) |
| BNS 107 Life Science: Behavioral Neuroscience | 3 |
| PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| All of the following science courses | Credits (27) |
| BIO 115 Principles of Biology: Evolution, Diversity, and Biology of Animals (with lab) | 4 |
| BIO 117 Principles of Biology: Evolution, Diversity, and Biology Cells (with lab) | 4 |
| BNS 118 Behavioral Neuroscience (with lab) | 4 |
| BNS 415 Seminar in Behavioral Neuroscience | 3 |
| CHE 120 Principles of Chemistry | 3 |
| CHE 121 Principles of Chemistry Lab | 1 |
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CHE 122 Introduction to Chemical Systems |
3 |
| CHE 123 Quantitative Methods Lab | 1 |
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MTH 105 Algebra and Trigonometry |
4 |
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| At least one of the following statistics courses | Credits (3-4) |
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ENV 200 Statistical and Computer Applications in the Natural Sciences |
4 |
| PSY 201 Statistics and Research Design | 3 |
| MTH 120 Introduction to Applied Statistics | 3 |
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| At least two of the following Behavioral Neuroscience research courses | Credits (8) |
| BNS 310 Neurobiology (with lab) | 4 |
| BNS 360 Neurochemistry (with lab) | 4 |
| BNS 375 Neuroethology (with lab) | 4 |
| At least two of the following biology/psychology courses | Credits (6-8) |
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BIO 265 or higher course with a lab |
4 each |
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PSY 200 or higher (e.g., Sensation & Perception, Abnormal Psychology, Learning & Memory, etc) |
3 each |
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| At least one of the following research courses | Credits (4) |
| BCH 300 or higher course with a lab | 4 |
| BNS 300 or higher course with a lab | 4 |
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PSY 300 or higher course with a lab |
4 |
Important Notes
- If a student receives a grade lower than C in any prerequisite course, they must repeat it before enrolling in any biology or behavioral neuroscience course for which it is a prerequisite.
These requirements are in addition to the Core Curriculum Requirements. Please see the Academic Catalogs for more information, including course descriptions.
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