Neuroscience Minor

Students complete the Neuroscience minor with six courses: two required courses and four electives.  For the elective courses, no more than two of the four may be selected from the same academic department, including cross-listed courses.

To ensure the interdisciplinary nature of the program, students wishing to complete the minor must select elective courses offered by at least one participating department other than their own major. No more than two of the four elective courses can be offered by the same department (including cross-listed courses). 

With permission of the Neuroscience Program Director, students can count one semester of appropriate research toward the minor (as an elective)

Students may request to receive credit for courses not listed above from the Neuroscience Program Director. The determination of the appropriateness of courses for inclusion in the minor will be made only if the student’s work in the class meets one or more of the following criteria:

• Coursework includes a substantive treatment of brain/behavior relationships.
• Coursework includes a substantive treatment of methodology, techniques, and approaches relevant to neuroscience.
• Coursework in other ways contributes to an understanding of the relationship between nervous systems and behavior or other issues typically addressed by neuroscientists.