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Neuroscience Major

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Major Requirements

The Neuroscience curriculum is organized into three sets of courses, namely a common core set of courses and two sets of elective courses.Ìý

Entrance into Major

Core Requirements

Core Electives

Courses fulfilling this requirement have an attribute of NECEÌýin the course offerings.

One of the following:

General Electives

Three courses from the following, with at least one taken from each cluster:

Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience

Courses fulfilling this requirement have an attribute of NECM in the course offerings.

Systems Neuroscience

Courses fulfilling this requirement have an attribute of NESN in the course offerings.

Senior Thesis

Ìý(one semester)Ìýmust be taken in the fall or spring of the senior year.ÌýDuring the spring semester of the junior year, students will be asked to identify several areas of interest for their senior-year research experience.ÌýStudents are then assigned to faculty research supervisors and assigned to the fall or spring semester sections based upon students' interests and the availability of resources.

Students planning honors research are required to enroll in Ìýin the fall of the senior year, followed by NEUR 499 in the spring of the senior year. On occasion, students who are not pursuing honors or high honors may complete two semesters of senior research by taking Ìýin the fall and Ìýin the spring.

GPA Requirement

An overall GPA of at least 2.00 is required in all courses counting toward the neuroscienceÌýmajor. A passing grade (D- or higher) must be received for a course to satisfy a major requirement.

Honors and High Honors

The requirements for achieving honors and high honors in neuroscience are as follows:

Honors

  • Overall GPA of 3.30 or better
  • Major GPA of 3.50 or better, calculated across all courses counting toward the major
  • A two-semester independent research project of high quality (ÌýandÌý)Ìý
  • Satisfactory oral examination performance on the subject matter of the senior thesis and related fields

High Honors

  • Overall GPA of 3.50 or better
  • Major GPA of 3.70 or better, calculated across all courses counting toward the major
  • A two-semester independent research project of very high quality (ÌýandÌý)
  • An oral examination performance that demonstrates mastery of theÌýsenior thesis and related fields

Neuroscience Program

For more information about the department, including Faculty,Ìýtransfer credit, awards, etc.,Ìýplease visit theÌýÌýcatalogÌýpage.