Dec 17, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Neuroscience Minor

The minor in Neuroscience requires 18 hours of course work to include:

Minor Prerequisites

BIO 152 - Introductory Biology II 3 Credit Hours

Minor Requirement

One of the following:

BIO 302 - Introduction to Neuroscience 3 Credit Hours
OR
PSY 312 - Brain and Behavior 3 Credit Hours

Electives

Complete 12 or more credit hours from the following. Note that up to 6 credit hours of research courses may contribute to this requirement.

Courses (Non-Research)

ANA 410G - Neurobiology of Brain and Spinal Cord Disorders 3 Credit Hours
ANA 417G - Functional Human Neuroanatomy 3 Credit Hours
ANA 442 - Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology 3 Credit Hours
BIO 410 - Vertebrate Endocrinology 3 Credit Hours
BIO 502 - Systems, Cellular and Molecular Physiology 5 Credit Hours
OR
PGY 502 - Systems, Cellular and Molecular Physiology 5 Credit Hours
BIO 507 - Biology of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms 3 Credit Hours
BIO 535 - Comparative Neurobiology and Behavior 3 Credit Hours
BIO 550 - Advanced Physiology 3 Credit Hours
CHE 556 - Science and Technology for the Future 3 Credit Hours
CSD 571 - Neural Bases of Speech, Language, and Hearing 4 Credit Hours
ENT 509 - Brains and Buds: Neuroscience of Pollination 3 Credit Hours
PGY 412G - Principles of Human Physiology 4 Credit Hours
PGY 431 - Introduction to Neuroendocrinology 3 Credit Hours
PHA 425G - Neuropharmacology: Treating Disorders of the Brain 3 Credit Hours
PSY 459 - Neuropharmacology: Drugs and Behavior 3 Credit Hours

Courses (Research)

ANA 394 - Independent Research in Neurobiology and Neuroscience 1 - 3 Credit Hours
BIO 394 - Research in Neuroscience 1 - 3 Credit Hours
PGY 394 - Independent Research in Physiology and Neuroscience 1 - 3 Credit Hours
PSY 393 - Research in Neuroscience 1 - 3 Credit Hours

Total Hours: 18

*No more than six hours from research courses may apply to the 12 hours of electives.