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Undergraduate Biology

Degrees and Major Requirements

Neurobiology

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

At least 124 hrs (45 Junior/Senior hrs) must be completed for graduation. Double majors must complete at least 15 hrs unique to each major.

 

I. General College Requirements (33 hrs):

English (9 hrs):  ENGL  101 ___;  ENGL 102 (or 105) ___;  ENGL 203 (or 205, 209, 210, 211) ___
Oral Communication/Logic (3 hrs):  COMS 130/230,  PHIL 148/310, OR Exemption/Examination ___
Western Civilization (6 hrs):  HWC 204 (or 114) ___ and HWC 205 (or 115) ___
Principal Course and/or Foreign Language Requirements (No more than one course from each topical subgroup from the principal course list can be applied toward fulfillment of this requirement.  See Undergraduate Catalog and Timetable for list of principal courses and topical subgroups.):  
Social Science (3 hrs)  ___; Humanities (3 hrs)  ___; and three additional courses in foreign language, social sciences, or humanities: ________, ________, ________
Note:  Students are encouraged to consider Neuroscience- related courses in Psychology, Speech Language and Hearing, and Applied Behavior Sciences for their distribution requirements.

 

II. General Science Requirements (31-32 hrs):

_____    CHEM 184 Foundations of Chemistry I  (5 hrs)
_____    CHEM 188 Foundations of Chemistry II (5 hrs)
_____    CHEM 624 Organic Chemistry I (3 hrs)
_____    CHEM 625 Organic Chemistry I lab (2 hrs) 
_____    CHEM 626 Organic Chemistry II (3 hrs)
_____    MATH 121 Calculus I (5 hrs) OR MATH 115 and
                                 MATH 116 Calculus I & II (6 hrs)
_____    PHSX 114 & PHSX 115 Coll. Physics I & II (8 hrs)
                                OR PHSX 211 and PHSX 212 Gen. Physics I
                                & II (8 hrs)

 

III. General Biology Requirements (21-23 hrs):

_____    BIOL 150 (or 151, Honors) Principles of Molecular &
                                 Cellular Biology (4 hrs)
_____    BIOL 152 (or 153, Honors) Principles of Organismal
                                Biology (4 hrs)
_____    BIOL 350 Introduction to Genetics (3 hrs)
_____    BIOL 412 Evolutionary Biology (3 hrs)


 

_____    BIOL 413 Diversity of Organisms OR BIOL 414
                                Principles of Ecology (3 hrs)
_____    BIOL 600 Introductory Biochemistry (4 hrs) OR
                                BIOL 636 Biochemistry I and BIOL 638
                                 Biochemistry II (6 hrs)

 

IV. Neurobiology Requirements (19 hrs):

_____    BIOL 416  Cell Structure and Function (3 hrs)
_____    BIOL 426  Cell Biology lab (3 hrs)
_____    BIOL 417  Biology of Development (3 hrs)
_____    BIOL 435  Intro. to Neurobiology (3 hrs)
_____    BIOL 650  Advanced Neurobiology (3 hrs)
_____    BIOL 676  Mammalian Neuroanatomy (3 hrs)
_____    BIOL 599  Senior Seminar in Neurobiology (1 hr)

 

V. Neurobiology Electives (9 hrs):

_____, _____ Select at least two courses from the following
                list
                BIOL 454 Brain Diseases and Neurological Disorders
                BIOL 570 Introduction to Biostatistics
                BIOL 646 Mammalian Physiology (lab 647)
                BIOL 652 Animal Behavior
                BIOL 672 Gene Expression
                BIOL 673 Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
                BIOL 755 Control Mechanisms of Development
                BIOL 775 Chemistry of the Nervous System
                BIOL 777 Integrative and Developmental Neurobiology

______, _____ Additional electives can be chosen from any BIOL courses at the 400-level or above. No more than 3 hrs. of BIOL 423 Non-Lab Independent Study and/or BIOL 424 Independent Study (combined) can be applied towards the elective requirement.