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Twin Cities Campus
Neuroscience B.S.
Neuroscience
College of Biological Sciences
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Requirements for this program are current for Summer 2008.
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Required credits to graduate with this degree: 120.
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Required credits within the major: 79 to 84.
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Degree: Bachelor of Science.
Neuroscience majors study the molecular and cellular building blocks that make up the brain and control its function. The study of neuroscience aims to understand how complex animals, including humans, see, hear, move, think, and feel. Neuroscientists also study abnormalities that cause diseases and mechanisms that underlie pain and addiction.
A B.S. in neuroscience prepares undergraduates to pursue advanced studies in neuroscience, professsional degrees in medicine or related fields.
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Admission Requirements
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A GPA above 2.00 is preferred for the following:
2.5 for students transferring from outside the University.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions Web site.
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General Requirements
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All students are required to complete general University and college
requirements including writing and liberal education courses.
For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
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Program Requirements
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Chemistry
CHEM 1021 - Chemical Principles I, ENVT, PHYS SCI/L (4.0 cr)
CHEM 1022 - Chemical Principles II, PHYS SCI/L, ENVT (4.0 cr)
CHEM 2301 - Organic Chemistry I (3.0 cr)
CHEM 2302 - Organic Chemistry II (3.0 cr)
CHEM 2311 - Organic Lab (4.0 cr)
Quantitative Requirement
MATH 1271 - Calculus I, MATH (4.0 cr)
or MATH 1281 {Inactive}
Take exactly 1 course(s) from the following:
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MATH 1272 - Calculus II (4.0 cr)
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MATH 1282 {Inactive}
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STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis, MATH (4.0 cr)
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CSCI 1901 - Structure of Computer Programming I (4.0 cr)
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CSCI 3003 - Introduction to Computing in Biology (3.0 cr)
Physics
PHYS 1301W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I, PHYS SCI/L, WI (4.0 cr)
or PHYS 1201W - Introductory Physics for Biology and Pre-medicine I, PHYS SCI/L, WI (5.0 cr)
PHYS 1302W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering II, PHYS SCI/L, WI (4.0 cr)
or PHYS 1202W - Introductory Physics for Biology and Pre-medicine II, PHYS SCI/L, WI (5.0 cr)
General Biology
BIOL 2002 - Foundations of Biology for Biological Sciences Majors, Part I, BIOL SCI/L (5.0 cr)
or BIOL 2002H - Foundations of Biology for Biological Sciences Majors, Part I, BIOL SCI/L, H (5.0 cr)
BIOL 2003 - Foundations of Biology for Biological Sciences Majors, Part II (3.0 cr)
or BIOL 2003H - Foundations of Biology for Biological Sciences Majors, Part II, H (3.0 cr)
Organismal Biology
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
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BIOL 2012 - General Zoology (4.0 cr)
or BIOL 3211 - Animal Physiology (3.0 cr)
BIOL 2005 - Animal Diversity Laboratory (1.0 cr)
or PHSL 3051 - Human Physiology (4.0 cr)
BIOL 2005 - Animal Diversity Laboratory (1.0 cr)
or PHSL 3061 - Principles of Physiology (4.0 cr)
BIOL 2005 - Animal Diversity Laboratory (1.0 cr)
Biology Core
BIOL 4003 - Genetics (3.0 cr)
BIOL 4004 - Cell Biology (3.0 cr)
NSCI 3101 - Introduction to Neuroscience I: From Molecules to Madness (3.0 cr)
NSCI 3102W - Introduction to Neuroscience II: Biological Basis of Behavior, WI (3.0 cr)
NSCI 4105 - Neurobiology Laboratory I (3.0 cr)
BIOC 3021 - Biochemistry (3.0 cr)
or BIOC 4331 - Biochemistry I: Structure, Catalysis, and Metabolism in Biological Systems (4.0 cr)
BIOL 3407 - Ecology, ENVT (3.0 cr)
or BIOL 3408W - Ecology, ENVT, WI (3.0 cr)
or BIOL 3807 - Ecology, ENVT (4.0 cr)
or BIOL 3409 - Evolution (3.0 cr)
or BIOL 3411 - Introduction to Animal Behavior (3.0 cr)
or BIOL 3811 - Introduction to Animal Behavior (4.0 cr)
Directed Research
Take 2 or more credit(s) from the following:
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NSCI 4167 - Neuroscience in the Community (1.0-3.0 cr)
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NSCI 4794W - Directed Research: Writing Intensive, WI (1.0-6.0 cr)
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NSCI 4994 - Directed Research (1.0-6.0 cr)
Major Electives
Take 9 or more credit(s) from the following:
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Group A: Cell and Molecular Biology
One course required in Group A
NSC 5201 - Computational Neuroscience I: Membranes and Channels (3.0 cr)
or NSC 5461 - Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (4.0 cr)
or EEB 5221 - Molecular and Genomic Evolution (3.0 cr)
or GCD 4034 - Molecular Genetics (3.0 cr)
or GCD 5036 - Molecular Cell Biology (3.0 cr)
or PHCL 4001 - Mechanisms of Drug Action (2.0 cr)
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Group B: Neural Systems and Behavior
One course required in Group B
NSC 5202 - Theoretical Neuroscience: Systems and Information Processing (3.0 cr)
or NSC 5462 - Neuroscience Principles of Drug Abuse (2.0 cr)
or NSC 5561 - Systems Neuroscience (4.0 cr)
or NSC 5661 - Behavioral Neuroscience (3.0 cr)
or EEB 5321 - Evolution of Social Behavior (3.0 cr)
or EEB 5327 - Behavioral Ecology (3.0 cr)
or PSY 5036W - Computational Vision, WI (3.0 cr)
or PSY 5038W - Introduction to Neural Networks, WI (3.0 cr)
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Group C: The Scientific Method: History and Philosophy
One course required in Group C
HMED 3001W - Health Care in History I, HP, IP, WI (4.0 cr)
or HMED 3002W - Health Care in History II, HP, IP, WI (3.0 cr)
or HSCI 3211 - Biology and Culture in the 19th and 20th Centuries, HP (3.0 cr)
or HSCI 3242 - The Darwinian Revolution (3.0 cr)
or PHIL 3601W - Scientific Thought, OH, WI (4.0 cr)
or PHIL 4607 - Philosophy of the Biological Sciences (3.0 cr)
or PSY 2801 - Introduction to Psychological Measurement and Data Analysis, MATH (3.0 cr)
or PSY 2801H - Honors Introduction to Psychological Measurement and Data Analysis, MATH, H (3.0 cr)
or STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis, MATH (4.0 cr)
or STAT 3021 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics (3.0 cr)
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