Program of Study
Students who wish to declare a neuroscience major should notify the Office of Records and Registration.
PSYCH 101: Introduction to Psychological Science with a C or higher is a pre-requisite for all psychology courses.
To qualify for PSYCH 300: Statistics for the Social Sciences, students must have completed MATH 135 with a C or higher.
To qualify for PSYCH 301: Research Methods, students must have completed PSYCH 290 with a C or higher OR BIOL 255 with a C or higher, and PSYCH 300 with a C or higher.
Graduation with a B.S. in neuroscience requires a grade of C or higher in every course required for the major.
Transfer students who wish to obtain a B.S. degree in neuroscience from Saint Xavier University must pass at least five 300-level major courses at Saint Xavier University with a grade of C or higher.
Students wishing to also major in Psychology must also complete a minimum of 15 distinct credit hours in Psychology.
Students wishing to minor in Psychology must complete a minimum of 9 credit hours in Psychology distinct from the Psychology courses taken to complete the Neuroscience major.
Students wishing to minor in Biology must complete a minimum of 9 credit hours in Biology distinct from the Biology courses taken to complete the Neuroscience major.
Neuroscience Major (B.S.)
B.S. degree requires the completion of the general education program and 68-71 credit hours to fulfill the Neuroscience degree.
Foundational Courses (9 courses; 33 credits)
- BIOL 111: General Biology I (4), BIOLB-111
- BIOL 112: General Biology II (4), BIOLB-112
- CHEM 111: General Chemistry I (4), CHEML 111
- CHEM 112: General Chemistry II (4), CHEML 112
- CHEM 209: Survey of Organic Chemistry with Biological Application (4), CHEML 209 (Note: CHEM 251: Organic Chemistry I, CHEML 251: Organic Chemistry I Lab, accepted as an alternative)
- MATH 112: College Algebra (3)
- MATH 113: Trigonometry (3)
- MATH 135: Introduction to Statistics (4)
- PSYCH 101: Introduction to Psychological Science (3)
Neuroscience Core: (3 courses; 10 credits)
- PSYCH 311: Physiological Psychology (3)
- PSYCH 379: Cognitive Neuroscience (3)
- BIOL 341: Neuroscience (4)
Research Core: (3 courses; 10 credits)
- BIOL 255: Science Research and Writing Methods Seminar (3) OR *PSYCH 290: Writing in Psychology (3) *requires PSYCH 102 as a prerequisite
- PSYCH 300: Statistics for the Social Sciences (3)
- PSYCH 301: Research Methods (4)
Capstone: (1 course; 2-3 credits)
- PSYCH 390: Research Capstone (3)
- BIOL 351: Lab and Field Research I (1) AND BIOL 352: Lab and Field Research II (1)
Biological Domain (1 course; 4 credits)
- BIOL 202: Human Anatomy; BIOLB 202 (4)
- BIOL 220: Human and Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrates; BIOLB 220 (4)
Cognitive Domain: (1 course; 3 credits)
- PSYCH 312 Sensation and Perception (3)
- PSYCH 313 Learning and Memory (3)
- PSYCH 315 Cognitive Psychology (3)
- PSYCH 334 Attention and Memory (3)
Electives: (2 courses, can also be from unused Cognitive Domain courses; 6-8 credits)
- BIOL 203: Human Physiology (4) *requires BIOL 202 as prerequisite.
- BIOL 240: Developmental Biology (4)
- BIOL 320: Human and Comparative Physiology (4), BIOLB 320 *requires BIOL 220 as prerequisite.
- BIOL 305: Cell Biology (4), BIOLB 305 (0)
- BIOL 300: Genetics (4), BIOLB 300 (0)
- BIOL 301: Genome Biology (4), BIOLB 301 (0)
- BIOL 329/PSYCH 319: Hormones and Behavior (3)
- CSDI 206: Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism (4)
- CSDI 309: Neuroscience of Communication (3) *requires CSDI 206 as prerequisite.
- BIOL 302: Molecular Biology Techniques (3)
- BIOL 310: Animal Behavior (4), BIOLB 310 (0)
- *Special Topics or Independent Study courses may be approved on a per-case basis