Course Requirements for a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience

Below is a list of the courses needed to receive a B.S. in Neuroscience.  Students should see the UK Bulletin for more details and work closely with their advisor to complete these requirements.

UK Core Requirements

I. Intellectual Inquiry in Arts and Creativity
Choose one course from approved list (3)

II. Intellectual Inquiry in the Humanities
Choose one course from approved list (3)

III. Intellectual Inquiry in the Social Sciences
PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychology 4 Credit Hours
or equivalent transfer Credit(s): 3-4
 

IV. Intellectual Inquiry in the Natural, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences
CHE 105 - General College Chemistry I 4 Credit Hours
CHE 111 - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
 

V. Composition and Communication I
CIS 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
 

VI. Composition and Communication II
CIS 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
 

VII. Quantitative Foundations
MA 137 - Calculus I with Life Science Applications 4 Credit Hours
OR
MA 113 - Calculus I 4 Credit Hours
 

VIII. Statistical Inferential Reasoning
STA 296 - Statistical Methods and Motivations 3 Credit Hours
OR
PSY 215 - Experimental Psychology 4 Credit Hours AND
PSY 216 - Applications of Statistics in Psychology 4 Credit Hours
 

IX. Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA
Choose one course from approved list Credit(s) 3
 

X. Global Dynamics
Choose one course from approved list Credit(s) 3
UK Core hours: 33

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)
WRD 204 - Technical Writing 3 Credit Hours
Subtotal: Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR): 3

Arts & Sciences College Requirements

I. Foreign Language: 0-14 
  (placement exam recommended) 
II. Disciplinary Requirements 
  a. Natural Science (completed by Major Requirements) 
  b. Social Science: 3 
  c. Humanities: 3 
III. Laboratory or Field Work: 1 
IV. Many People, One Community Requirement: 0-3 
V. Electives: 6

Premajor/Preprofessional Requirements
BIO 148 - Introductory Biology I 3 Credit Hours
BIO 152 - Introductory Biology II 3 Credit Hours
BIO 155 - Biological Research Skills Lab 1 Credit Hours
CHE 105 - General College Chemistry I 4 Credit Hours
CHE 111 - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
CHE 107 - General College Chemistry II 3 Credit Hours
CHE 113 - General Chemistry II Laboratory 2 Credit Hours
MA 137 - Calculus I with Life Science Applications 4 Credit Hours
OR
MA 113 - Calculus I 4 Credit Hours
PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychology 4 Credit Hours

Premajor/Preprofessional Requirement hours: 25

Program Core
BIO 302 - Introduction to Neuroscience 3 Credit Hours
BIO 305 - Introduction to Neuroscience Techniques 3 Credit Hours
BIO 315 - Introduction to Cell Biology 4 Credit Hours
OR
BCH 401G - Fundamentals of Biochemistry 3 Credit Hours
OR
CHE 550 - Biological Chemistry I 3 Credit Hours
OR
CHE 552 - Biological Chemistry II 3 Credit Hours
BIO 426 - Neuroscience Seminar: (Subtitle Required) 1 Credit Hours
CHE 230 - Organic Chemistry I 3 Credit Hours
CHE 231 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 1 Credit Hours
PHY 211 - General Physics 5 Credit Hours
OR 
PHY 231 - General University Physics 4 Credit Hours AND
PHY 241 - General University Physics Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
WRD 204 - Technical Writing 3 Credit Hours

Program Core hours: 22-26
Guided Electives
Students must complete 27 credit hours of guided electives. At least 12 of the 27 credit hours must come from group one. Students may choose from the remaining courses in group one or group two to equal the 27 credit hours of guided electives. Students cannot enroll in more than 3 credit hours of research courses in one semester even if under a different prefix (i.e., ANA 394, BIO 394, PSY 393 , PGY 394) and no more than 6 total credit hours of research may be used toward the major.

Group One: 12
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 446 - Neurophysiology Laboratory 3 Credit Hours
BIO 447 - Animal Senses 3 Credit Hours
BIO 535 - Comparative Neurobiology and Behavior 3 Credit Hours *
CHE 556 - Science and Technology for the Future 3 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

Group Two
ANA 394 - Independent Research in Neurobiology and Neuroscience 1 - 3 Credit Hours
BIO 394 - Research in Neuroscience 1 - 3 Credit Hours
PSY 393 - Research in Neuroscience 1 - 3 Credit Hours
PGY 394 - Independent Research in Physiology and Neuroscience 1 - 3 Credit Hours
NSC 516 - Selected Topics in Advanced Neuroscience 3 Credit Hours *
BCH 401G - Fundamentals of Biochemistry 3 Credit Hours **
BIO 315 - Introduction to Cell Biology 4 Credit Hours **
BIO 375 - Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 3 Credit Hours
BIO 440 - Comparative and Functional Anatomy 4 Credit Hours
BIO 445 - The Biology of Sex 3 Credit Hours
BIO 507 - Biology of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms 3 Credit Hours
BIO 510 - Recombinant Dna Techniques Laboratory 4 Credit Hours **
BIO 550 - Advanced Physiology 3 Credit Hours
BIO 580 - Special Topics in Biology (Advanced Level): (Subtitle Required) 1 - 4 Credit Hours *
CHE 550 - Biological Chemistry I 3 Credit Hours **
OR
CHE 552 - Biological Chemistry II 3 Credit Hours **
CHE 232 - Organic Chemistry II 3 Credit Hours
CHE 233 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II 1 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
PHY 213 - General Physics 5 Credit Hours
OR
PHY 232 - General University Physics 4 Credit Hours AND
PHY 242 - General University Physics Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
PGY 502 - Systems, Cellular and Molecular Physiology 5 Credit Hours
OR
BIO 502 - Systems, Cellular and Molecular Physiology 5 Credit Hours
PSY 312 - Brain and Behavior 3 Credit Hours
PSY 330 - The Neuroscience of Serial Killers 3 Credit Hours
PSY 360 - Behavioral Genetics 3 Credit Hours
PSY 324 - Human Senses and Perception 3 Credit Hours

Total Guided Elective hours: 27
*Requires consent of instructor.
**May only be used as electives if the course is not used to satisfy program core requirements.

Electives
Choose electives to lead to the minimum total of 120 hours required for graduation Subtotal: Electives: 6 Total Minimum Hours Required for Degree: 120