Neuroscience (BS)
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Program Requirements
Requirement 1 — Complete 4 Courses
Major core courses:
course - Neurobiology 3.0
course - Neuroanatomy 2.0
course - Behavioral Neuroscience 3.0
course - Cellular Neuroscience 3.0
Requirement 2 —Complete 4 Courses
Life sciences courses:
course - Science of Biology 3.0
course - Cell Biology 3.0
course - Advanced Physiology 3.0
course - Molecular Biology 3.0
Requirement 3 —Complete 2 Courses
Psychology courses:
course - Psychological Science 3.0
course - Cognition 3.0
Requirement 4 —Complete 5 Courses
Chemistry courses:
course - Gen College Chem 1+Lab Integr 4.0
course - General College Chemistry 2 3.0
course - Gen Coll Chem Lab 1.0
course - Organic Chemistry 1 3.0
course - Organic Chemistry 2 3.0
Requirement 5 —Complete 1 of 2 Options
Complete ONE of the following physics course options:
Option 5.1 —Complete 2 Courses
course - General Physics 1 3.0
course - General Physics 2 3.0
Option 5.2 —Complete 3 Courses
course - Intro to Newtonian Mechanics 3.0
course - Intro to Waves, Optics, Thermo 3.0
course - Intro Electricity & Magnetism 3.0
Requirement 6 —Complete 2 Courses
course - Calculus 1 4.0
course - Intro to Stat Data Analysis 3.0
Requirement 7 —Complete 1 hour
Complete at least 1.0 hour from the following courses. Off-campus internships (Neuro 399R) and on-campus research experiences (Neuro 449R) should be sought early in your BYU education. An approved internship application submitted to the neuroscience internship supervisor is required for Neuro 399R. Instructor permission is required for Neuro 349R and Neuro 449R.
course - Teaching Experience 1.0v
course - Academic Internship 0.5-12.0
course - Neuro Research Experience 0.5-3.0
course - Neuroscience Laboratory 1.0
Requirement 8 —Complete 1 hour
Enroll in this course for two separate semesters to earn the required 1.0 credit.
course - Neuro Seminar - Take 2 times 0.5
Requirement 9 —Complete 8 hours
Electives: Complete 8.0 hours from the following elective list. Courses taken to fulfill the requirements above cannot double count in this requirement.
course - Physiology of Drug Mechanisms 3.0
course - Endocrinology 3.0
course - Biophysics 3.0
course - Biochemistry 3.0
course - Mechanisms of Molecular Biol 3.0
course - Hearing Science & Acoustics 3.0
course - Neuromechanics of Movement 3.0
course - Special Topics 1.0-3.0
course - Neuropathology 3.0
course - Neuro Seminar 0.5
course - Neuroscience Laboratory 1.0
course - Abnormal Psychology 3.0
course - Sensation and Perception 3.0
course - Cognitive Neurosci of Memory 3.0
course - Stress Psychobiology 3.0
course - Drugs, Reward and Addiction 3.0
course - Genetics 3.0
Requirement 10 — Obtain confirmation from your advisement center that you have completed the following:
Complete an exit interview. Students will be contacted by the Neuroscience Center office during their last semester to complete this requirement.
Note 1: Neuro 349 R, Neuro 399R, Neuro 449R, Me En 552, and CELL 568 require the instructor's permission before enrolling.
Note 2: Professional schools and graduate programs may require additional courses not required for this major, such as physiology lab, physics labs, chemistry, calculus, or statistics. Contact the programs to which you may apply to determine the specific courses required. Students should work closely with the Life Science Advisement Center and BYU's Pre-Professional Advisement Center.
Note 3: The Neuroscience Center requires a minimum of 21 hours of neuroscience major credit to be taken in residence at BYU for this degree program. These hours may also go toward BYU's 30-hour residency requirement for graduation.
