Neuroscience, Bachelor of Science
To obtain a BS with a major in Neuroscience, a student must fulfill university, college, and departmental requirements. As an interdisciplinary major, Neuroscience major requirements meet the college breadth requirement.
Neuroscience Bachelor of Science Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - 46 Hours Required | ||
| Minimum of “C-“required | ||
| Fundamental Academic Skills | 15 | |
| ENGLISH COMPOSITION I | ||
| ENGLISH COMPOSITION II | ||
| PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS | ||
or CMST 2120 | ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE | |
| INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING | ||
or MATH 1100 | DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION | |
or MATH 1130 | QUANTITATIVE LITERACY | |
or MATH 1140 | QUANTITATIVE REASONING FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS | |
or MATH 1300 | COLLEGE ALGEBRA WITH SUPPORT | |
or STAT 1100 | DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION | |
or STAT 1530 | ELEMENTARY STATISTICS | |
| Distribution Requirements | 31 | |
Natural Science - From two disciplines and at least one lab - 7 hrs | ||
Social Science - From two disciplines - 9 hrs | ||
Humanities and Fine Arts - From two disciplines- 9 hrs | ||
Global Diversity - 3 hrs | ||
US Diversity - 3 hrs | ||
| MAJOR REQUIREMENTS | ||
| **Course will satisfy UNO's General Education requirement | ||
| ^Course requires pre-requisite(s) | ||
| Note: BIOL 1450 may be used either in Core or in Path, not both | ||
| Neuroscience Major - 50-59 Hours Required | ||
| Required Neuroscience Fundamentals Courses (Core) | 20-23 | |
| SUPERHEROES, ZOMBIES, CYBORGS AND DROIDS: COULD THEY LIVE AMONG US? (** ^) | ||
or BIOL 1450 | BIOLOGY I | |
| INTRODUCTION TO NEUROSCIENCE I (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NEUROSCIENCE II (^) | ||
| STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (^) | ||
| RESEARCH METHODS IN NEUROSCIENCE (^) | ||
or PSYC 3140 | RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY I (** ^) | ||
OR | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF COLLEGE CHEMISTRY and FUNDAMENTALS OF COLLEGE CHEMISTRY LABORATORY (** ^) | ||
OR | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY (** ^) | ||
and | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY (^) | ||
| Neuroscience Pathways: select one of the following | 12-17 | |
| Pre-Health & Traditional Path - 12-17 credit hours | ||
| BIOLOGY I (^) | ||
or BIOL 1750 | BIOLOGY II | |
| GENETICS (^) | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS II and GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY II (^) | ||
OR | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY and FUNDAMENTALS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY (^) | ||
OR | ||
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II (^) | ||
and | ||
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY (^) | ||
| Philosophy Path - 12-14 credit hours | ||
| NEUROSCIENCE PATHWAYS TO DISCOVERY (^) | ||
or BIOL 1450 | BIOLOGY I | |
or BIOL 1750 | BIOLOGY II | |
or BIOL 2140 | GENETICS | |
| INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY: BRAINS, MINDS, AND MACHINES (**) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS (**) | ||
| CRITICAL REASONING | ||
or PHIL 2010 | SYMBOLIC LOGIC | |
or MEDH 2010 | SYMBOLIC LOGIC | |
| Medical Humanities Path - 12-14 credit hours | ||
| NEUROSCIENCE PATHWAYS TO DISCOVERY (^) | ||
or BIOL 1450 | BIOLOGY I | |
or BIOL 1750 | BIOLOGY II | |
or BIOL 2140 | GENETICS | |
| INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL HUMANITIES (**) | ||
| HISTORY OF MEDICINE: FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE PRESENT (** ^) | ||
| BIOMEDICAL ETHICS | ||
| Computing Path - 12-14 credit hours | ||
| NEUROSCIENCE PATHWAYS TO DISCOVERY (^) | ||
or BIOL 1450 | BIOLOGY I | |
or BIOL 1750 | BIOLOGY II | |
or BIOL 2140 | GENETICS | |
| INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING USING PRACTICAL SCRIPTING (^) | ||
| DIGITAL HEALTH AND BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS (**) | ||
| FOUNDATIONS OF BIOINFORMATICS (^) | ||
| Advanced Neuroscience Courses | 18-19 | |
| In addition to the required fundamentals courses, 18-19 credit hours as a combination from the Cornerstone Neuroscience Lecture (3 credits), Laboratory (3 – 4 credits), and Block I, Block II, and Block III Courses (12 credits) from the lists below must be selected. Within the 12 hour credit selection, at least 3 credits must come from Block I and at least 3 credits must come from Block II. To complete the 18 credits required, a minimum of 6 credits can be taken from a combination of Block I, Block II, and Block III. No more than three hours of Experiential Study in Neuroscience (NEUR 4960) may be applied to the Additional Neuroscience Courses category. NEUR 4910, NEUR 4920, and NEUR 4930 may be taken more than once as long as they are different topics. No courses can double-count within this 18 credit hour group. | ||
| Select one of the following Cornerstone lab courses - | ||
| ADVANCED NEUROSCIENCE LABORATORY (^) | ||
| BEHAVIORAL GENETICS (^) | ||
| ANIMAL BEHAVIOR LABORATORY (^) | ||
| Select one of the following Cornerstone lecture courses that has not already been used to satisfy the Neuroscience Block Courses requirement below | ||
| SYSTEMS NEUROSCIENCE (^) | ||
| NEUROPHARMACOLOGY (^) | ||
| SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE (^) | ||
| NEUROIMMUNOLOGY (^) | ||
| MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NEUROBIOLOGY (^) | ||
| GENES, BRAIN, AND BEHAVIOR (^) | ||
| HORMONES & BEHAVIOR (^) | ||
| Block I, II, and III Courses | ||
| Select at least one of the following from Block I Neuroscience Choices: Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience | ||
| SYSTEMS NEUROSCIENCE (^) | ||
| NEUROPHARMACOLOGY (^) | ||
| NEUROETHOLOGY (^) | ||
| ADVANCED BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE (^) | ||
| NEUROIMMUNOLOGY (^) | ||
| NEURAL MECHANISMS OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (^) | ||
| GLIA IN HEALTH AND DISEASE (^) | ||
| NEUROBIOLOGY OF LEARNING AND MEMORY (^) | ||
| MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NEUROBIOLOGY (^) | ||
| GENES, BRAIN, AND BEHAVIOR (^) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN NEUROSCIENCE - BLOCK 1 (^) | ||
| Select at least one of the following from Block II Neuroscience Choices: Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience | ||
| BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF AGING (^) | ||
| ADVANCED BIOLOGY OF AGING | ||
| BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE (^) | ||
| SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE (^) | ||
| NEUROMECHANICS OF HUMAN MOVEMENT (^) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN NEUROSCIENCE - BLOCK 2 (^) | ||
| COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE (^) | ||
| SENSATION AND PERCEPTION (^) | ||
| LIMITS OF CONSCIOUSNESS (^) | ||
| ANIMAL BEHAVIOR (^) | ||
| HORMONES & BEHAVIOR (^) | ||
| Block III Additional Neuroscience Choices: | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN NEUROSCIENCE - NEURO ELECTIVE BLOCK (^) | ||
| EXPERIENTIAL STUDY IN NEUROSCIENCE (^) | ||
| College Breadth | ||
| College of Arts and Sciences’ college breadth requirement satisfied by this major | ||
| Bachelor Science Cognate Requirement | 15 | |
| Students must complete 15 credits worth of a cognate set of courses (see below) OR may choose a minor of at least 15 hours or a double major. Courses taken within the major may not also be used toward the completion of cognate coursework. Six (6) hours of cognate coursework may double-count with your Gen Ed requirements. No more than 6 hours of cognate coursework may be at the 1000 level. At least 3 hours of cognate coursework must be at the 3000-4000 level. Note that some classes have prerequisites. | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY (**) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (** ^) | ||
| ETHNOMEDICINES OF THE AMERICAS (^) | ||
| MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| DIGITAL HEALTH AND BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS (**) | ||
| FOUNDATIONS OF BIOINFORMATICS (^) | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I (^) | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II (^) | ||
| MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO IMMUNOLOGY (^) | ||
| STATISTICS FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (^) | ||
| MOLECULAR GENETICS (^) | ||
| CELLULAR BIOLOGY (^) | ||
| EVOLUTION (^) | ||
| BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY (^) | ||
| BIOCHEMISTRY I and BIOCHEMISTRY I LABORATORY (^) | ||
| VERTEBRATE ENDOCRINOLOGY (^) | ||
| ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY (^) | ||
| DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY (^) | ||
| COMPARATIVE GENOMICS (^) | ||
| ADVANCED GENETICS (^) | ||
| HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY & ANATOMY I (**) | ||
| HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY AND ANATOMY II (^) | ||
| BIOINSPIRED ROBOTICS | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOCHEMISTRY and FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY (^) | ||
| BIOCHEMISTRY OF METABOLISM (^) | ||
| BIOCHEMISTRY I and BIOCHEMISTRY I (^) | ||
| COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES and COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES LABORATORY (** ^) | ||
| ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY AND HUMAN HEALTH (^) | ||
| CALCULUS FOR BIOMEDICINE (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY OF MIND | ||
| PHILOSOPHY OF MIND (^) | ||
| NEUROETHICS (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO BIOMEDICAL PHYSICS (^) | ||
| ELEMENTS OF ELECTRONICS (^) | ||
| BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY I (**) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY II (^) | ||
| EXPLORATIONS IN THE SCIENCE OF PSYCHOLOGY (^) | ||
| CHILD PSYCHOLOGY (^) | ||
| LEARNING (^) | ||
| LABORATORY IN PSYCHOLOGY: LEARNING (^) | ||
| LABORATORY IN PSYCHOLOGY: BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE (^) | ||
| ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY (^) | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY OF ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING (^) | ||
| MENTAL HEALTH AND AGING (^) | ||
| SENIOR THESIS (^) | ||
| ELECTIVES | ||
| Elective hours as required to reach a total of 120 hours | ||
Neuroscience Bachelor of Science Four Year Plan
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| NEUR 1000 or BIOL 1450 | SUPERHEROES, ZOMBIES, CYBORGS AND DROIDS: COULD THEY LIVE AMONG US? or BIOLOGY I | 3-5 |
| ENGL 1150 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION I (*) | 3 |
| NEUR 1520 | INTRODUCTION TO NEUROSCIENCE I | 3 |
| MATH 1300 | COLLEGE ALGEBRA WITH SUPPORT | 4 |
*ENGL 1150: requires placement via AP, ACT, or EPPE. | ||
| Credits | 13-15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Neuroscience Pathway Course | 3-5 | |
| ENGL 1160 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION II (**) | 3 |
| NEUR 1540 | INTRODUCTION TO NEUROSCIENCE II (***) | 3 |
| Neuroscience Pathway Course | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15-17 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHEM 1140 & CHEM 1144 | FUNDAMENTALS OF COLLEGE CHEMISTRY and FUNDAMENTALS OF COLLEGE CHEMISTRY LABORATORY (*) | 5 |
| PSYC 3130 | STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (**) | 3 |
| Humanities/Fine Arts course + U.S. Diversity | 3 | |
| Neuroscience Block 2 Course | 3 | |
*CHEM 1140: requires MATH 1220 or 1300 or higher or placement via ACT/SAT/Math Placement Exam. Neuroscience majors may take CHEM 1180/1184 and CHEM 1190/1194 in lieu of CHEM 1140/1144. MATH 1300 or 1320 or higher is a prereq for CHEM 1180-1184. May also take PHYS 1110/1154 in lieu of Chemistry coursework. | ||
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| Neuroscience Pathway Course | 3-5 | |
| CMST 1110 or CMST 2120 | PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS or ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE | 3 |
| NEUR 3600 or PSYC 3140 | RESEARCH METHODS IN NEUROSCIENCE (**) or RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY | 3-4 |
| Social Science course + Global Diversity | 3 | |
*CHEM 2210: requires CHEM 1140/1144 or CHEM 1190/1194 with grade of C- or higher. Neuroscience majors may take CHEM 1180/1184 and CHEM 1190/1194 in lieu of CHEM 1140/1144, and CHEM 2250, CHEM 2260-2274 in lieu of CHEM 2210-2214. May also take PHYS 1110/1154 and PHYS 1120/1164 in lieu of Chemistry coursework. | ||
| Credits | 12-15 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| Neuroscience Pathway Course | 3-4 | |
| Neuroscience Block 1 Course | 3 | |
| Humanities/Fine Arts Course | 3 | |
| Cognate Course** | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
**Students must complete 15 credits worth of a cognate set of courses OR may choose a minor of at least 15 hours or a double major. Six (6) hours of cognate coursework may double-count with your Gen Ed requirements. No more than 6 hours of cognate coursework may be at the 1000 level. At least 3 hours of cognate coursework must be at the 3000-4000 level. Note that some classes have prerequisites. Courses are listed in the catalog. | ||
| Credits | 15-16 | |
| Spring | ||
| NEUR 4200 | ADVANCED NEUROSCIENCE LABORATORY (*) | 3 |
OR | ||
| ANIMAL BEHAVIOR LABORATORY | ||
OR | ||
| BEHAVIORAL GENETICS | ||
| Supporting Neuroscience coursework (Block 1, 2, or 3) | 3 | |
| Humanities/Fine Arts Course**,*** | 3 | |
| Social Science*** | 3 | |
| Cognate Course^ | 3 | |
**HFA course must come from 2nd discipline. | ||
***Consider taking J-Session course for this or the HFA course. | ||
^Students must complete 15 credits worth of a cognate set of courses OR may choose a minor of at least 15 hours or a double major. Six (6) hours of cognate coursework may double-count with your Gen Ed requirements. No more than 6 hours of cognate coursework may be at the 1000 level. At least 3 hours of cognate coursework must be at the 3000-4000 level. Note that some classes have prerequisites. Courses are listed in the catalog. | ||
| Credits | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| Cornerstone Neuroscience Lecture Course* | 3 | |
| Neuroscience coursework (Block 1, 2, or 3) | 3 | |
| Social Science Course** | 3 | |
| Cognate Course*** | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
**SS course must come from 2nd discipline. | ||
***Students must complete 15 credits worth of a cognate set of courses OR may choose a minor of at least 15 hours or a double major. Six (6) hours of cognate coursework may double-count with your Gen Ed requirements. No more than 6 hours of cognate coursework may be at the 1000 level. At least 3 hours of cognate coursework must be at the 3000-4000 level. Note that some classes have prerequisites. Courses are listed in the catalog. | ||
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Neuroscience coursework (Block 1, 2, or 3) | 3 | |
| Cognate Course* | 3 | |
| Elective** | 3 | |
| Elective** | 3 | |
| Elective** | 3 | |
*Students must complete 15 credits worth of a cognate set of courses OR may choose a minor of at least 15 hours or a double major. Six (6) hours of cognate coursework may double-count with your Gen Ed requirements. No more than 6 hours of cognate coursework may be at the 1000 level. At least 3 hours of cognate coursework must be at the 3000-4000 level. Note that some classes have prerequisites. Courses are listed in the catalog. | ||
**120 credits minimally needed for a degree. Take as many electives as is needed to reach this minimum. Students need 27 upper level credits throughout the degree. Electives may need to be selected at the 3000- 4000 level to reach this minimum. | ||
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 114-122 | |
This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.
This plan is not a contract and curriculum is subject to change
Additional Information About this Plan:
University Degree Requirements: The minimum number of hours for a UNO undergraduate degree is 120 credit hours. Please review the requirements for your specific program to determine all requirements for the program. In order to graduate on-time (four years for an undergraduate degree), you need to take 30 hours each year.
Placement Exams: For Math, English, Foreign Language, a placement exam may be required. More information on these exams can be found at https://www.unomaha.edu/enrollment-management/testing-center/placement-exams/information.php
**Transfer credit or placement exam scores may change suggested plan of study