The neuroscience major is multidisciplinary, combining expertise across a variety of fields. It adopts an integrative approach early in the curriculum to provide students with a conceptual framework for understanding the neuroscientific implications of the biology, psychology, chemistry, mathematics, computer science, and physics courses that are required. At the upper levels, it provides in-depth lab experiences, individual research opportunities, and senior capstone courses to tie it all together and to prepare graduates to succeed in a graduate program or to enter the field in some professional capacity.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major in Neuroscience (B.S.) | ||
| Neuroscience Core: | ||
| BIO/PSY/NSC 130 | Introduction to Neuroscience | 3 |
| BIO/PSY/NSC 130D | Introduction to Neuroscience Lab | 1 |
| BIO 358 & BIO 359 | Neurobiology and Neurobiology Lab | 4 |
| PSY 340 & PSY 341 | Physiological Psychology and Physiological Psychology Lab | 4 |
| CHE 224 & CHE 225 | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Lab | 4 |
| NSC 350 & NSC 351 | Neuroscience Methods and Neuroscience Methods Lab | 4 |
| NSC 493 | Literature Review in Neuroscience | 1 |
| NSC 496 | Neuroscience Research | 1 |
| NSC 499 | Neuroscience Seminar | 1 |
| Fundamentals of Psychology Courses: | ||
| PSY 100 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 230M | Introduction to Statistical Methods and Experimental Design | 4 |
| Fundamentals of Biology Courses | ||
| BIO 124 & BIO 124D | Integrative Biology: Genes, Cells, Change and Integrative Biology: Genes, Cells, Change Lab | 4 |
| BIO 128 & BIO 128D | Integrative Biology: Metabolism, Energy, Biodiversity and Integrative Biology: Metabolism, Energy, Biodiversity Lab | 4 |
| Choose a Chemistry Sequence: | 4-8 | |
| General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Lab | ||
| General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Lab | ||
| Or | ||
| Accelerated General Chemistry and Accelerated General Chemistry Lab | ||
| Choose one or both Mathematics courses: | 4-8 | |
| Calculus 1 | ||
| Calculus 2 1 | ||
| Choose two courses from Biology and Biochemistry courses, at least one of which must be 300-level or above: | 7-8 | |
| Human Anatomy and Human Anatomy Lab | ||
| Human Physiology and Human Physiology Lab | ||
| Human Anatomy and Physiology and Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab | ||
| Genetics and Genetics Lab | ||
| Endocrinology and Endocrinology Lab | ||
| Animal Behavior and Animal Behavior Lab | ||
| Cell Biology and Cell Biology Lab 2 | ||
| Developmental Biology | ||
| Animal Physiology | ||
| Biochemistry I and Biochemistry I Lab | ||
| Molecular Biology and Molecular Biology Lab 2 | ||
| Essentials of Biochemistry and Essentials of Biochemistry Lab | ||
| Choose one Experimental Psychology course: | 4 | |
| Motivation and Emotion | ||
| Conditioning and Learning and Conditioning and Learning Lab | ||
| Cognitive Psychology | ||
| Sensation and Perception and Sensation and Perception Lab | ||
| Choose one Computer Science course: | 3-4 | |
| Introduction to Programming | ||
| Computer Science 1 | ||
| Scientific Computing | ||
| Behavioral Robotics | ||
| Choose one Physics course: | 8 | |
| Introductory Physics I and Introductory Physics I Lab | ||
| Introductory Physics II and Introductory Physics II Lab | ||
| Or | ||
| General Physics I and General Physics I Lab | ||
| General Physics II and General Physics II Lab | ||
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major | 68-78 | |
| General Education | 49-50 | |
| Electives | 0-4 | |
| Total Credits | 122-127 | |
| 1 | Required if student chooses the PHY 292/PHY 296 option or the COS 105 option. |
| 2 | This is a designated research course. |
Courses whose number is followed by a letter fulfill a General Education requirement. |
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B.S. in Neuroscience 2019-2020: Option 1 - CWILT
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Interim | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIO 124 & BIO 124D Integrative Biology: Genes, Cells, Change and Integrative Biology: Genes, Cells, Change Lab | 4 | GES 160 Inquiry Seminar | 3 | BIB 101 Introduction to the Bible | 3 |
| CHE 113 & CHE 113D 1 General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Lab | 4 | CHE 214 General Chemistry II | 3 | ||
| GES 140 Introduction to Wellbeing | 3 | NSC 130 & NSC 130D 2 Introduction to Neuroscience and Intro to Neuroscience Lab | 4 | ||
| MAT 124M1 Calculus 1 | 4 | PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology | 3 | ||
| 15 | 3 | 13 | |||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Interim | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIO 128 & BIO 128D Integrative Biology: Metabolism, Energy, Biodiversity and Integrative Biology: Metabolism, Energy, Biodiversity Lab | 4 | GES 125 Introduction to the Creative Arts | 4 | PHY 206 & PHY 207 Introductory Physics II and Introductory Physics II Lab | 4 |
| GES 130 Christianity Western Culture | 4 | THE 201 Christian Theology | 3 | ||
| PHY 202 & PHY 202D Introductory Physics I and Introductory Physics I Lab | 4 | Contemporary Western Life and Thought (L) course | 3 | ||
| PSY 230M Introduction to Statistical Methods and Experimental Design | 4 | Second Language (S) course3 | 4 | ||
| 16 | 4 | 14 | |||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Interim | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| CHE 224 & CHE 225 Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Lab | 4 | COS 100 Introduction to Programming | 3 | NSC 350 & NSC 351 Neuroscience Methods and Neuroscience Methods Lab | 4 |
| PSY 340 & PSY 341 Physiological Psychology and Physiological Psychology Lab | 4 | NSC 493 Literature Review in Neuroscience | 1 | ||
| Leisure and Lifetime Sport (Q) course | 1 | Cross Cultural Experience (Z) course | 0-3 | ||
| World Cultures (U) course | 3 | Interpreting Biblical Themes (J) course | 3 | ||
| Science, Technology, and Society (K) course | 3 | Psychology Elective | 4 | ||
| 15 | 3 | 12-15 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Interim | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| NSC 358 & NSC 359 Neurobiology and Neurobiology Lab | 4 | Interim Off | NSC 499 Neuroscience Seminar3 | 1 | |
| NSC 496 Neuroscience Research | 1 | Artistic Experience (A) course | 0-3 | ||
| Biology Elective | 4 | Contemporary Christian Issues (P) course | 3 | ||
| Comparative Systems (G) course | 3 | Biology Elective | 4 | ||
| Elective | 3 | Elective (300-400 Level) | 4 | ||
| 15 | 0 | 12-15 | |||
| Total Credits 122-128 | |||||
| 1 | This course meets a General Education requirement. |
| 2 | This course is also cross listed as PSY 130/PSY 130D or BIO 130/BIO 130D |
| 3 | Students must complete through the second semester of a first year language course or equivalent (Check the catalog for details of this option.) |
B.S. in Neuroscience 2018-2019: Option 2- Humanities
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Interim | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIO 124 & BIO 124D Integrative Biology: Genes, Cells, Change and Integrative Biology: Genes, Cells, Change Lab | 4 | GES 147 Humanities II: Renaissance and Reformation | 4 | BIO 130 & BIO 130D 1,2 Introduction to Neuroscience and Introduction to Neuroscience Lab | 4 |
| CHE 113 & CHE 113D 1 General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Lab | 4 | CHE 214 & CHE 215 General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Lab | 4 | ||
| GES 145 Humanities I: Greco-Roman through Middle Ages | 4 | GES 244 Humanities III: European Enlightenment and American Culture to 1877 | 4 | ||
| MAT 124M1 Calculus 1 | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 4 | 12 | |||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Interim | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIO 128 & BIO 128D Integrative Biology: Metabolism, Energy, Biodiversity and Integrative Biology: Metabolism, Energy, Biodiversity Lab | 4 | GES 160 Inquiry Seminar | 3 | BIB 101 Introduction to the Bible | 3 |
| GES 246 Humanities IV: Modern and Contemporary Western Culture | 4 | PHY 206 & PHY 207 Introductory Physics II and Introductory Physics II Lab | 4 | ||
| PHY 202 & PHY 202D Introductory Physics I and Introductory Physics I Lab | 4 | PSY 230M Introduction to Statistical Methods and Experimental Design | 4 | ||
| PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology | 3 | Second Language (S) course3 | 4 | ||
| 15 | 3 | 15 | |||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Interim | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| CHE 224 & CHE 225 Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Lab | 4 | COS 100 Introduction to Programming | 3 | NSC 350 & NSC 351 Neuroscience Methods and Neuroscience Methods Lab | 4 |
| PSY 340 & PSY 341 Physiological Psychology and Physiological Psychology Lab | 4 | NSC 493 Literature Review in Neuroscience | 1 | ||
| Science, Technology, and Society (K) course | 3 | Psychology Elective | 4 | ||
| World Cultures (U) course | 3 | Interpreting Biblical Themes (J) course | 3 | ||
| Leisure and Lifetime Sport (Q) course | 1 | Cross Cultural Experience (Z) course | 3 | ||
| 15 | 3 | 15 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Interim | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| NSC 358 & NSC 359 Neurobiology and Neurobiology Lab | 4 | Interim Off | 0 | NSC 499 Neuroscience Seminar | 1 |
| NSC 496 Neuroscience Research | 1 | Artistic Experience (A) course | 0-3 | ||
| Comparative Systems (G) course | 3 | Contemporary Christian Issues (P) course | 3 | ||
| Biology Elective | 4 | Biology Elective | 4 | ||
| Elective | 4 | Elective (300 or 400 level) | 4 | ||
| 16 | 0 | 12-15 | |||
| Total Credits 126-129 | |||||
| 1 | This course meets a General Education requirement. |
| 2 | This course is also cross listed as, PSY 130/PSY 130D or BIO 130/BIO 130D |
| 3 | Students must complete through the second semester of a first year language course or equivalent (Check the catalog for details of this option.) |
NSC 130 • Introduction to Neuroscience 3 Credits.
An introduction to the biological basis of behavior. Focuses on two main themes: the cellular, molecular, and genetic processes that form the foundation of nervous system function and the systems-level organization of the nervous system that forms the foundation of human and animal behavior.
Corequisites: Concurrent registration in NSC 130D is required. Offered: Spring. Special Notes: Carries cross-credit in Biology and Psychology.
NSC 130D • Intro to Neuroscience Lab 1 Credit.
Laboratory experience accompanying NSC 130.
Corequisites: Concurrent registration in NSC 130 is required. Offered: Spring. Special Notes: Carries cross-credit in Biology and Psychology.
NSC 350 • Neuroscience Methods 3 Credits.
Principles and practice of neuroscience laboratory techniques. Laboratory and lecture experience are integrated to include introduction of histological, molecular, electrophysiological and computer-based neuroscience research. Collection of qualitative and quantitative data and data analysis.
Prerequisites: BIO 120/BIO 120D and BIO 124/BIO 124D or BIO 130/PSY 130/NSC 130; PSY 230M. Corequisites: Concurrent registration in NSC 351 is required. Offered: Spring, even # years.
NSC 351 • Neuroscience Methods Lab 1 Credit.
Lab experience accompanying NSC 350.
Corequisites: Concurrent registration in NSC 350 is required. Offered: Spring, even # years.
NSC 358 • Neurobiology 3 Credits.
Nervous system of animals and humans. Includes comparative anatomy and physiology of humans with other vertebrates and invertebrates, as well as interactions of sensory, motor, and integrative mechanisms of nervous system control.
Prerequisites: BIO 120/120D or two of the following: BIO 124/BIO 124D, BIO 128/BIO 128D, BIO 130/NSC 130, BIO 122/122D. Corequisites: Registration in NSC 359 is required. Offered: Fall, even # years.
NSC 359 • Neurobiology Lab 1 Credit.
Laboratory experience accompanying BIO 358.
Corequisites: Registration in NSC 358 is required. Offered: Fall, even # years.
NSC 493 • Literature Review in Neuroscience 1 Credit.
Survey of contemporary and classical neuroscience literature. Journal club format in which topics of the students' choosing are researched, discussed, and methodologies assessed. Students will evaluate a variety of neuroscience research through a written summary.
Prerequisites: Declared Neuroscience major, Junior standing. Offered: Spring.
NSC 496 • Neuroscience Research 1 Credit.
Students collect original data through independent laboratory/field research under the supervision of a neuroscience faculty member. Data are analyzed and conclusions drawn and reported.
Prerequisites: BIO/PSY 130; BIO/PSY 130D; Consent of instructor. Offered: Fall.
NSC 499 • Neuroscience Seminar 1 Credit.
Readings and discussion of topics that relate neuroscience to one's Christian faith as well as moral, ethical, and societal issues. Topics may include the following examples: psychopharmacological enhancement of attention, memory, and mood; brain implants and "homo augmentus"; free will, the soul, responsibility, and personhood; definition of mental health and illness.
Prerequisites: Declared neuroscience major, Senior standing. Offered: Fall, Spring.