Complete at least 15 credits, including at least 9 credits from your declared track. One of your track courses must be an advanced (300 or 400 level) lab course.
A total and maximum of 3 credits of NEUR379(H) may be utilized toward the track course requirement. (Neuroscience Research credits may be taken across multiple semesters.)
In some cases, 4 pre-approved NEUR479(H) credits in the same research lab can be used to satisfy the track course lab requirement. Please see your advisor for further information on this option.
Click the boxes below for the updated list of approved Neuroscience track courses for the Neuroscience Advanced Program major requirement. Courses are typically offered in the semesters listed below, but are subject to change. Please, visit schedule of classes for the most up to date semester offerings.
A maximum of 4 credits may be earned through approved electives below the 300-level. The track course lab requirement must be met with a 300 or 400-level course. This change affects courses taken starting Fall 2026. If you took both BSCI222 and PHIL202 prior to Fall 2026, we will accept both courses toward NEUR track course requirements.
| Course | Title | Credits | Prerequisites | Winter'26 | Spring'26 | Summer'26 | Fall'26 |
| DATA110 | Applications of R for Data Science | 1 | DATA100, STAT100, MATH135, or any 400-level STAT course | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| DATA120 | Python Programming for Data Science | 1 | DATA100, STAT100, MATH135, or any 400-level STAT course | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| MATH206 | Introduction to Matlab | 1 | 1 course with a minimum grade of C- from (MATH136, MATH140) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| MATH2431 | Introduction to Linear Algebra and Differential Equations | 4 | Minimum grade of C- in MATH141 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| PHIL202 |
Know Thyself: Wisdom Through Cognitive Science |
3 | No prerequisites | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
1If not utilized as a NEUR track course, may be used in-place of 4 credits of the last 200-level chemistry requirement.
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Course |
Title | Credits | Prerequisites | Winter'26 | Spring'26 | Summer'26 | Fall'26 |
| BSCI355 | Neurobiology of Extraordinary Senses | 3 | NEUR306 (or BSCI353) | ✓ | |||
| BSCI360 | Principles of Animal Behavior | 3 | BSCI160/161 + BSCI170/171 (or BSCI160 + BSCI170 + BSCI180) + BSCI222 | ||||
| BSCI401 | Animal Communication | 3 | BSCI160/161 (or BSCI160 + BSCI180) + 1 semester of PHYS + 1 semester of Organic CHEM | ✓ | |||
| BSCI407 | Behavioral Genetics | 3 | BSCI222 | ||||
| EDHD310 | Your Brain on Education: The Neuroscience of Learning and Development | 3 | PSYC100 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| KNES3852 | Motor Control and Learning | 4 | BSCI201 + MATH113 or higher | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| KNES4452 | Exercise and Brain Health | 3 | KNES350 | ✓ | |||
| PHIL366 | Philosophy of Mind | 3 | 6 credits in PHIL courses (or, for NEUR majors, 3 credits of NEUR course + 3 credits of PHIL course) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| PSYC300 | Research Methods in Psychology Lab | 4 | PSYC200 (or BIOM301 or STAT400) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| PSYC302 | Fundamentals of Learning and Behavior | 3 | PSYC100 + BSCI170/171 (or BSCI170 + BSCI180) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| PSYC307 | Collective Behavior and Decision Making in Human and Animal Groups | 3 | NEUR200, PSYC304 or PSYC221. | ✓ | |||
| PSYC310 | Perception | 3 | PSYC100 + BSCI170 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| PSYC330 | Child Psychopathology | 3 | PSYC100 | ✓ | |||
| PSYC341 | Introduction to Memory and Cognition | 3 | PSYC200 + PSYC300 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| PSYC353 | Adult Psychopathology | 3 | PSYC100 | ✓ | |||
| PSYC355 | Developmental Psychology | 3 | PSYC100 | ✓ | |||
| PSYC403 | Animal Behavior | 3 | NEUR200 (or PSYC301 or PSYC202) | ||||
| PSYC404 | Introduction to Behavioral Pharmacology | 3 | NEUR200 (or PSYC301 or PSYC202) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| PSYC406 | Neuroethology | 3 | NEUR200 (or PSYC301 or PSYC202) | ✓ | |||
| PSYC407 | Behavioral Neurobiology Lab | 4 | PSYC300 + NEUR200 (or PSYC301 or PSYC202) | ✓ | |||
| PSYC411 | Introduction to Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging | 3 | PSYC200 + PSYC300 + NEUR200 (or PSYC202) | ✓ | |||
| PSYC414 | Science of Sleep and Biological Rhythms | 3 | NEUR200 (or PSYC301 or PSYC202) | ✓ | |||
| PSYC417 | Data Science for Psychology and Neuroscience Majors Lab | 4 | PSYC200 + PSYC300 + (MATH120 or MATH136 or MATH140) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| PSYC431 | Human and Animal Intelligence | 3 | PSYC300 | ✓ | |||
| PSYC442 | Psychology of Language | 3 | PSYC100 + PSYC300 + PSYC341 | ||||
| PSYC489J | Advanced Special Topics in Psychology; Applied Introduction to Human Brain Mapping | 3 | PSYC200 + PSYC300 + NEUR200 (or PSYC202) | ✓ | |||
| PSYC489A | Advanced Special Topics in Psychology; The Nature and Biological Bases of Emotion | 3 | No prerequisites listed | ✓ | |||
| PSYC489G | Advanced Special Topics in Psychology; Hormones and Behavior | 3 | NEUR200 |
2Permission for regular-term KNES courses are requested through your academic advisor. Permissions are granted at the discretion of KNES dept.
A maximum of 4 credits may be earned through approved electives below the 300-level. The track course lab requirement must be met with a 300 or 400-level course. This change affects courses taken starting Fall 2026. If you took both BSCI222 and PHIL202 prior to Fall 2026, we will accept both courses toward NEUR track course requirements.
| Course | Title | Credits | Prerequisites | Winter'26 | Spring'26 | Summer'26 | Fall'26 |
| BSCI2223 | Principles of Genetics | 4 | BSCI170 and (BSCI180 or BSCI171) + CHEM131 and CHEM132; and either (CHEM231 and CHEM232) or (BSCI160 and either BSCI161 or BSCI180) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Course |
Title | Credits | Prerequisites | Winter'26 | Spring'26 | Summer'26 | Fall'26 |
| ANSC3273 | Molecular & Quantitative Animal Genetics | 3 | ANSC101 + CHEM131 + ANSC103 + BSCI170/171 (or BSCI170 + BSCI180) | ✓ | |||
| BCHM4614 | Biochemistry 1 | 3 | CHEM271/272 (or CHEM276/277) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| BCHM4634 | Biochemistry of Physiology | 3 | CHEM271/272 (or CHEM276/277) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| BSCI331 (Formerly BSCI330) | Cell Biology and Physiology | 3 | CHEM131/132 + BSCI170/171 (or BSCI170 + BSCI180) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| BSCI332 (Formerly BSCI330) | Cell Biology and Physiology Laboratory Lab | 1 | Must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in BSCI331 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| BSCI338N | Advanced Special Topics in Psychology; Hormones and Behavior | 3 | NEUR200 | ||||
| BSCI339F | Selected Topics in Biology: Neurophysiology of Cells and Circuits | 3 | |||||
| BSCI343 | Cellular Mechanisms of Aging and Disease | 3 | BSCI330 (or BSCI331) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| BSCI356/BSCI339P | The Future of the Brain | 3 | BSCI330 (or BSCI331) or NEUR200 | ✓ | |||
| BSCI357 | Neurobiology of Chemosensory Systems | 3 | NEUR306 (or BSCI353) | ||||
| BSCI381 | Molecular Neuroethology | 3 | BSCI222 + NEUR306 (or BSCI353) | ||||
| BSCI403 | Biology of Vision | 3 | BSCI207 or NEUR306 (or BSCI353) | ✓ | |||
| BSCI410 | Molecular Genetics | 3 | BSCI222 + CHEM231/232 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| BSCI415 | Molecular Genetics Lab | 3 | Must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in BSCI410 | ||||
| BSCI430 | Developmental Biology | 3 | BSCI222 + BSCI330 (or BSCI331) | ||||
| BSCI431 | Origins and Evolution of Nervous Systems | 3 | NEUR200 or BSCI207 | ✓ | |||
| BSCI446 | Advanced Systems Neuroscience | 3 | NEUR306 or BSCI353 | ✓ | |||
| BSCI450 (formerly BSCI440) | Mammalian Systems Physiology | 3 | BSCI330 (or BSCI331) + CHEM231/232 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| BSCI451 (formerly BSCI441) | Mammalian Systems Physiology Lab | 2 | Must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in BSCI450 (or BSCI440) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| BSCI452 | Diseases of the Nervous System | 3 | NEUR306 (or BSCI353) or BSCI330 (or BSCI331) and concurrent enrollment in either BSCI353 or NEUR306 | ✓ | |||
| BSCI453 | Biology of Hearing | 3 | BSCI207 or NEUR200 | ✓ | |||
| BSCI456 | Advanced Cellular Neuroscience | 3 | NEUR306 (or BSCI353) and recommended BSCI450 or another upper-level neuroscience course | ||||
| KNES3705 | Motor Development | 3 | No prerequisites | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| KNES4625 | Neural Basis of Human Movement | 3 | BSCI201 + BSCI202 + KNES385 | ✓ | ✓ |
3Students may not use both ANSC327 and BSCI222/HLSC322 toward filling Neuroscience track requirements
4Students may not use both BCHM461 and BCHM463 toward filling Neuroscience track requirements
5Permission for regular-term KNES courses are requested through your academic advisor. Permissions are granted at the discretion of KNES dept.
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Course |
Title | Credits | Prerequisites |
| NEUR3796 | Neuroscience Research | 1-3 | |
| NEUR4797 | Neuroscience Research Lab | 1-3 | 3 Credits of NEUR379 within the same lab |
6NEUR379, with permission, may be substituted with BSCI399, BSCI399H, PSYC479, PSYC468H, PSYC499H.
7NEUR479, with permission, may be substituted with BSCI399L.
