Sep 18, 2024

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Spring 2025 Catalog

Neuroscience and Behavior Minor

This minor is administered by the Department of Psychology .

Consists of a minimum of 31 credits.

Note: Required courses marked below have Math prerequisites. Depending on your placement score, additional courses may be required.**

Required, 19-24 credits

PSYC 110 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3
PSYC 200 - Research Methods in Psychology Credits: 3 or
HSW 360 - Evidence-Based Research Methods Credits: 3
BIOL 101 - General Biology Credits: 5
or
BIOL 110 - Principles of Biology I Credits: 5 and
BIOL 111 - Principles of Biology II Credits: 5
or
BIOL 160 - Introduction to Animal Biology Credits: 5
CHEM 101 - Basic Chemistry Credits: 5 ** or
CHEM 105 - Fundamental Chemistry Credits: 5 ** or
CHEM 117 - General Chemistry Principles Credits: 5 **
PSYC 325 - Behavioral Neuroscience Credits: 3

Psychology Courses, Minimum of 6 credits

Take a minimum of 6 credits from the following courses:

PSYC 390 - Psychoactive Drugs and Behavior Credits: 3
PSYC 330 - Perception Credits: 3
PSYC 333 - Animal Cognition Credits: 3
PSYC 375 - Learning Credits: 3
PSYC 377 - Evolutionary Psychology Credits: 3
PSYC 385 - Health Psychology Credits: 3
PSYC 388 - Animal Behavior Credits: 3

Biology Courses, Minimum of 6 credits

Take a minimum of 6 credits from the following courses:

BIOL 314 - Cell Biology Credits: 4
BIOL 317 - Developmental Biology Credits: 4
BIOL 381 - Animal Physiology Credits: 4
BIOL 382 - Endocrinology of Mammals Credits: 3
BIOL 383 - Biology of Reproduction Credits: 3
BIOL 385 - Human Physiology Credits: 4
BIOL 388 - Animal Behavior Credits: 3
BIOL 390 - Neurobiology Credits: 3

Note

PSYC 388 and BIOL 388 are two sections of the same team-taught interdisciplinary course and, therefore, may not be counted twice.