Degree Requirements

BS in Neuroscience

The course requirements for the major include a total of 60 credit hours in addition to the 43 credits of Core requirements.

BAY PATH COLLEGE CORE - 43 CREDITS

• ENG114 Critical Reading and Response
• ENG122 Literary Genres
• ENG124 Research and Writing in the Disciplines
• WEL100 Women Empowered Learners Leaders
• WEL300 Work Life Summit
• WEL400 WELL in Practice
• HUM210 Ethics
• NEU100 Introduction to Neuroscience I w/ lab
• MAT120 Statistics
• Arts Elective
• Society/Citizenship Electives
• Global/Cultural Electives
• Physical Fitness
• Financial Literacy

NEUROSCIENCE REQUIREMENTS— 60 CREDITS

• NEU 200 Introduction to Neuroscience II with lab
• BIO 210 Genetics with lab
• BIO 320 Cell and Molecular Biology with Lab
• CHE 120 Chemistry I with lab
• CHE 121 Chemistry II with lab
• CHE 220 Organic Chemistry I with lab
• CHE 221 Organic Chemistry II with lab
• PHS 101 College Physics I with lab
• PHS 102 College Physics II with lab
• NEU 250 Research Methods in Neuroscience
• NEU 399 Junior Seminar
• NEU 498 Neuroscience Internship
• NEU 499 Senior Thesis
• 3/4 BIO/CHE/PSY/NEU___ Electives 12

Students in the major will need a total of 120 credits to graduate. This will necessitate that students select at least two courses for the program or open electives that are in the 4 credit range to fulfill requirements for graduation.

Neuroscience Electives:

• (BIO300) Biochemistry with lab
• (BIO316) Musculoskeletal Anatomy with lab
• (BIO431) Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy with lab
• (BIO 450) Vertebrate Physiology with Lab
• (NEU 300) Neural Development
• (NEU310) Animal Behavior
• (NEU320) Neuropharmacology
• (NEU330) Neuroendocrinology
• (NEU340) Cognitive Neuroscience
• (PSY240) Abnormal Psychology
• (PSY340) Physiological Psychology
• (PSY341) Drugs and Behavior

Electives not specified in this curriculum will need to be approved by the Director of the Neuroscience Program prior to registration.

NOTE: For students interested in pursuing graduate careers in Neuroscience it is strongly recommended that they take Calculus I & II (MAT221 & 222) as well as Biochemistry (BIO300) with lab in addition to the major curriculum requirements outlined above.

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MINOR in Neuroscience

20 credits

• NEU 100 Introduction to Neuroscience I with lab
• NEU 200 Introduction to Neuroscience II with lab
• NEU 250 Research Methods in Neuroscience
• 3 BIO/CHE/PSCY/NEU____ Electives