Neuroscience Program

Undergraduate Neuroscience - Minor

Students may apply for a minor in Neuroscience once they have completed 60 semester credit hours and have a 2.0 GPA.  However, they may take minor coursework at any time as long as they meet the prerequisites. Minor certification forms are available in the Neruoscience Office VBR Room 205, and the Student Advising and Learning Center, Lighty 260.

A minor in Neuroscience requires 16 credits in Neuroscience, with at least 13 at or above the 300-level. Courses needed to satisfy the minor must include Neuro 301; three (3) credits selected from Psych 384, Psych 390, or Biol 438; at least three (3) credits of Neuro 495 or Neuro 499; and at least six (6) credits selected from the following: Neuro 403, Neuro 404, and Neuro 430.  Up to five (5) credits of Neuro 495 or 499 may be included. Upon the approval of the student's advisor, a student with a minor in Neuroscience may include 500-level courses the minor program, provided the student meets the graduate study requirements below and, prior to registration, obtains the consent of the faculty member(s) teaching the course.  Students must maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA to remain certified as a neuroscience minor.
The courses acceptable for satisfying the requirements of a Neuroscience minor as as follows:

Prefix	Course Number	Title	Credits
CORE COURSES:
Neuro	301 or 302	Exploring the Brain or Honors	3
Neuro	495 or 499	Directed Research/Special Problems	2
Select three (3) credits from the following:
Psych	384	Psychology of Perception	3
Psych	390	Operant Behavior	3
Biol	438	Animal Behavior	3
Neuro	409	Affective Neuroscience	3
Select six (6) credits from the following:
Neuro	403 [M]	Cellular Neurobiology	3
Neuro	404	Neuroanatomy	4
Neuro	430 [M]	Principles of Neurophysiology	4
[M] = Writing in the major
ELECTIVE COURSE SELECTIONS:
Neuro	138	Special Topics in Neuroscience	1
Neuro	409/509	Affective Neuroscience	3
Neuro	490	Senior Project	1
Psych	265	Biopsychological Effects of Alcohol and other Drugs	3
MBioS	301	General Genetics	4
MBioS	305	General Microbiology	3
MBioS	401	Introduction to Cellular Biology	3
VAn	308	Functional Anatomy of Domestic Animals	3
Psych	312	Experimental Methods in Psychology	4
Biol	315	Gross and Microanatomy	4
Biol	321	Principles of Animal Development	4
Biol	352	Cell Physiology	3
Biol	353	Mammalian Physiology	4
Psych	372	Introduction to Physiological Psychology	3
GRADUATE STUDY BY SENIORS1 500-Level Courses
Neuro	520	Functional Neuroscience	4
Neuro	526	Domestic and Exotic Animal Behavior	2
Neuro	529	Neurochemistry	3
Neuro	540	Special Topics in Integrative Neuroscience	3
Neuro	541	Special Topics in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience	3
Neuro	542	Special Topics in Disciplinary Neuroscience	3
Neuro	543	Special Topics in Behavioral/Clinical Neuroscience	3
Neuro	553	Generation, Degeneration, and Regeneration in the Nervous System	2
Neuro	561	Biological Signal Processing	2
___________ 1 Seniors who have at least a 3.00 grade point average n the last half of their undergraduate coursework at Washington State University may register for up to six (6) semester hours of work in the Graduate School in excess of the number of hours required to complete the bachelor's degree. Graduate School approval is required at the time of registration.  Only grades of "B" or higher may be applied toward an advanced degree.  Seniors who wish to enroll in 500-level courses for undergraduate credit must obtain the approval of their advisor and the Chair of the department or program in which the course is offered.