Learn More and ApplyPre-Health Concentration, Neuroscience (BS)

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The concentration in Pre-Health is for majors interested in pursuing professional health programs such as medicine, physical therapy, etc.  This concentration allows students to focus their curriculum in a way that ensures that the required courses for admission into professional programs in health are ones that are incorporated into their major requirements.
 
Course Title Quarter Hours
Pick at least one of the following courses:4
CELLULAR NEUROBIOLOGY
CELLULAR NEUROBIOLOGY
SENSORY NEUROSCIENCE
NEUROSCIENCE OF MOVEMENT
COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE
COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE
Pick at least one of the following courses:4
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE
SEMINAR IN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
CONVERSATIONS WITH NEUROSCIENTISTS
SPECIAL TOPIC IN NEUROSCIENCE
INDEPENDENT STUDY IN NEUROSCIENCE
Pick 10 courses from below (based on the requirements of your specific professional health program):40
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY III
and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY III
BIOCHEMISTRY I
and EXPERIMENTAL BIOCHEMISTRY I
GENERAL PHYSICS I
UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I
GENERAL PHYSICS II
UNIVERSITY PHYSICS II
GENERAL PHYSICS III
UNIVERSITY PHYSICS III
CALCULUS I
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN ANATOMY
HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
MICROBIOLOGY
CELL BIOLOGY
GENETICS
DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
IMMUNOBIOLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY
ENDOCRINOLOGY
INTEGRATED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY-A
INTEGRATED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY-B

For students interested in applying to professional health programs that require Anatomy and Physiology, we recommend choosing from the following combinations: (BIO 201 and BIO 308) or (HLTH 301 and HLTH 302).

It is strongly encouraged that students in this concentration meet regularly with Pre-Health Advising to ensure they are choosing the appropriate courses to meet the requirements of the professional health program they intend to apply to.