Nor’easter Core RequirementsCredits
Total Credits40
Program Required CoursesCredits
BIO 105/105L – Bio I: Ecology/Evolution w/Lab4 – Fulfills Scientific Method Core
BIO 106/106L – Biology II: Cellular/Molecular w/Lab4
CHE 110/110L – General Chemistry I w/Lab or CHE 150/150L – University General Chem I w/Lab4
CHE 111/111L - General Chemistry II w/Lab or CHE 151/151L – University General Chem II w/Lab4
CHE 201/201L – Organic Chemistry I w/Lab4
CHE 202/202L – Organic Chemistry II w/Lab or CHE 310/310L – Fundamentals of Biochemistry w/Lab4
MAT 190 – Calculus I4 – Fulfills Quantitative Reasoning Core
NEU 205/205L – Intro to Neurobiology w/Lab4
NEU 300 – Neuroscience Internship or NEU 495 – Neuroscience Lab Research or PSY 300 – Psych Internship I3
NEU 306/306L – Behavioral/Cognitive Neuro w/Lab4
NEU 375 – Medical Neuroanatomy4
NEU 410 – Neurobiology of Mental Illness3
PHY 110 – General Physics I4
PHY 111 – General Physics II4
PSY 105 – Introduction to Psychology3
PSY 225 – Psychology Statistics or MAT 150 – Statistics for Life Sciences3
PSY 250 – Lifespan Development in Context3 – Fulfills Human Experience - Open Core
One (1) Program Specific Electives from List A3–5
One (1) Program Specific Electives from List B3–4
Total credits69–72
Open elective courses (as needed to reach 120 credits)Variable
Minimum Total Required Credits120

Program-Specific Electives

List ACredits
BIO 214 /214L – Genetics w/Lab4
BIO 245/245L – General Principles of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology I w/Lab4
BIO 322 – Comparative Animal Physiology3
BIO 330/330L – Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy w/Lab4
BIO 340 – Biology of Sex & Gender3
BIO 345/345L – General Principles of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology II w/Lab5
BIO 365 – Immunology3
BIO 370 – Cell and Molecular Biology3
BIO 407 – Developmental Biology3
BIO 450 – Biology Topics (with program approval)3
CHE 405 – Medicinal Chemistry3
List BCredits
ANB 275 – Introduction to Techniques in Animal Behavior3
ANB 335 – Comparative Animal Behavior or BIO 335 – Animal Behavior/Behavioral Ecology3
ANB 362 – Animal Cognition3
ANB 425 – Advanced Methods in Animal Behavior3
PHI 370 – Philosophy of Psychology3
PHI 380 – Philosophy of Mind3
PSY 205 – Abnormal Psychology3
PSY 226 – Motivation and Emotion3
PSY 245 – Evolutionary Psychology3
PSY 285 – Research Methods3
PSY 290 – Developmental Psychopathology3
PSY 316 – Psychology of Consciousness3
PSY 325 – Psychology of Aging3
PSY 364 – Social and Emotional Development in Childhood3
PSY 370 – Drugs, Society, and Behavior3
PSY 380 – Learning/Conditioning and Behavior Modification or PSY 384/ 384L – Animal Learning and Behavior w/Lab3–4
PSY 383 – Memory and Cognition3

Please note: While some courses can fulfill both core and program requirements, the credits earned do not count twice towards the minimum total required credits for the degree.

Students in this major can participate in the pre-health graduate school preparation tracks.