Program Required Courses | Credits |
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BIO 105/105L – Bio I: Ecology/Evolution w/Lab | 4 – Fulfills Scientific Method Core |
BIO 106/106L – Biology II: Cellular/Molecular w/Lab | 4 |
CHE 110/110L – General Chemistry I w/Lab or CHE 150/150L – University General Chem I w/Lab | 4 |
CHE 111/111L - General Chemistry II w/Lab or CHE 151/151L – University General Chem II w/Lab | 4 |
CHE 201/201L – Organic Chemistry I w/Lab | 4 |
CHE 202/202L – Organic Chemistry II w/Lab or CHE 310/310L – Fundamentals of Biochemistry w/Lab | 4 |
MAT 190 – Calculus I | 4 – Fulfills Quantitative Reasoning Core |
NEU 205/205L – Intro to Neurobiology w/Lab | 4 |
NEU 300 – Neuroscience Internship or NEU 495 – Neuroscience Lab Research or PSY 300 – Psych Internship I | 3 |
NEU 306/306L – Behavioral/Cognitive Neuro w/Lab | 4 |
NEU 375 – Medical Neuroanatomy | 4 |
NEU 410 – Neurobiology of Mental Illness | 3 |
PHY 110 – General Physics I | 4 |
PHY 111 – General Physics II | 4 |
PSY 105 – Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
PSY 225 – Psychology Statistics or MAT 150 – Statistics for Life Sciences | 3 |
PSY 250 – Lifespan Development in Context | 3 – Fulfills Human Experience - Open Core |
One (1) Program Specific Electives from List A | 3–5 |
One (1) Program Specific Electives from List B | 3–4 |
Total credits | 69–72 |
Open elective courses (as needed to reach 120 credits) | Variable |
Minimum Total Required Credits | 120 |
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Program-Specific Electives
List A | Credits |
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BIO 214 /214L – Genetics w/Lab | 4 |
BIO 245/245L – General Principles of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology I w/Lab | 4 |
BIO 322 – Comparative Animal Physiology | 3 |
BIO 330/330L – Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy w/Lab | 4 |
BIO 340 – Biology of Sex & Gender | 3 |
BIO 345/345L – General Principles of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology II w/Lab | 5 |
BIO 365 – Immunology | 3 |
BIO 370 – Cell and Molecular Biology | 3 |
BIO 407 – Developmental Biology | 3 |
BIO 450 – Biology Topics (with program approval) | 3 |
CHE 405 – Medicinal Chemistry | 3 |
List B | Credits |
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ANB 275 – Introduction to Techniques in Animal Behavior | 3 |
ANB 335 – Comparative Animal Behavior or BIO 335 – Animal Behavior/Behavioral Ecology | 3 |
ANB 362 – Animal Cognition | 3 |
ANB 425 – Advanced Methods in Animal Behavior | 3 |
PHI 370 – Philosophy of Psychology | 3 |
PHI 380 – Philosophy of Mind | 3 |
PSY 205 – Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
PSY 226 – Motivation and Emotion | 3 |
PSY 245 – Evolutionary Psychology | 3 |
PSY 285 – Research Methods | 3 |
PSY 290 – Developmental Psychopathology | 3 |
PSY 316 – Psychology of Consciousness | 3 |
PSY 325 – Psychology of Aging | 3 |
PSY 364 – Social and Emotional Development in Childhood | 3 |
PSY 370 – Drugs, Society, and Behavior | 3 |
PSY 380 – Learning/Conditioning and Behavior Modification or PSY 384/ 384L – Animal Learning and Behavior w/Lab | 3–4 |
PSY 383 – Memory and Cognition | 3 |
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.