
Majors
- Gateway course: NS101 (Neuroscience: Mind and Behavior)
- Core courses:
BI105 Biological Sciences I: Unity of Life;
BI106 Biological Sciences II: Unity of Life;
CH105 Chemical Principles I and
CH106 Chemical Principles II, or
CH107H Intensive General Chemistry Honors;
PS217 Statistical Methods in Psychology I**
PS304 Physiological Psychology or
PS306 Experimental Psychology**
- Integrative course: NS277 (Integrative Seminar in Neuroscience Research)
- Elective courses:
- Choose three courses from the following set of 200-level electives. Two of these electives must have a BI designation, and one must have a PS designation.
PS 213 Hormones and Behavior
PS 231 Neuropsychology**
BI 242 Introduction to Molecular Cell Biology
BI 244 Comparative Vertebrate Physiology
BI 245 Principles of Genetics
BI 247 Cell Biology
- Choose four courses from the following set of 300-level electives. At least two of these electives must have a PS designation, and at least one elective must have a BI designation.
BI 306 Mammalian Physiology
BI 311 Biological Electron Microscopy
BI 316 Animal Behavior
BI 342 Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
BI 344 Biological Clocks
BI 349 Neuroendocrinology
BI 352/353 Topics in Advanced Genetics (when topic is appropriate for NS majors)
PS 304 Physiological Psychology***
PS 306 Experimental Psychology***
PS 323 Psycholinguistics
PS 324 Cognition
PS 325 Perception
PS 327 Computational Neuroscience
PS 341 Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience: Left Brain/Right Brain
- Choose three courses from the following set of 200-level electives. Two of these electives must have a BI designation, and one must have a PS designation.
**The prerequisite of PS101 Introduction to General Psychology is waived for neuroscience majors taking these courses.
***Unless taken to fulfill the core requirement; see Section 2 above.
With the exception of NS277, none of the regular courses that count toward the major may be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.
HONORS: Successful completion of two tutorial projects (PS375 and 376, or two semesters of BI 385) are required for consideration for Honors.
