Minor in Neuroscience

Students who wish to minor in neuroscience must complete the following requirements:

Complete two of the following:6
Behavioral Endocrinology 1
Neurophysiology 1
Behavioral Neuroscience 1
Complete 12 credits from the following: 2, 312
Biological Anthropology
Human Factors in Aviation
Aerospace Physiology
Current Topics in Business (BA A490A Artificial Intelligence with Business Applications) 4
Artificial Intelligence with Business Applications
Human Anatomy and Physiology I
and Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab
Principles of Genetics
Principles of Animal Physiology
Experiential Learning: Animal Physiology
Behavioral Endocrinology 1
Neurophysiology 1
Sleep and Chronobiology
Human Genome
Individual Research
Senior Thesis
Principles of Biochemistry I
Principles of Biochemistry II
Individual Research
Movement Theory and Motor Development
Cultural and Psychological Aspects of Health and Physical Activity
Microbial Biology
Mind and Machines
Motivation and Emotion
Psychopathology
Sensation and Perception
Cognitive Psychology
Behavioral Neuroscience
Individual Research
Evolutionary Psychology
Learning and Behavior
Learning and Behavior Laboratory
Individual Research
Total18
1

Only two of BIOL A412BIOL A413, and PSY A370 can count toward the required credits. The other course may be taken as an elective. Each course can only count toward the required or elective credits but not both. 

2

In combined total, no more than 6 credits of BIOL and MBIO can count toward the 12 elective credits required for the minor. No more than 6 credits of PSY can count toward the 12 elective credits required for the minor.

3

In combined total, up to 3 credits in BIOL A498, BIOL A499, CHEM A498, PSY A398, PSY A498 or PSY A499 can count toward the 12 elective credits for the minor. Research and/or thesis must be in a relevant topic with the approval of the neuroscience minor committee.

4

Students may apply a different selected topics course in a relevant topic with the approval of the neuroscience minor committee.

A minimum of 18 credits is required for the minor, of which 6 must be upper-division.