Chemistry Major: Neuroscience Concentration

Program Requirements

• EITHER

• CHEM 103 - General Chemistry I AND
• CHEM 104 - General Chemistry II

• OR

• CHEM 105 - Chemical Principles *

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• CHEM 201 - Analytical Chemistry
• CHEM 230 - Essential Inorganic Chemistry

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• CHEM 253 - Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry OR
• CHEM 261 - Organic Chemistry I **

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• CHEM 304 - Physical Chemistry for the Biological Sciences OR
• CHEM 317 - Physical Chemistry

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• CHEM 303 - Fundamentals of Biochemistry OR
• CHEM 323 - Biochemistry I

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• CHEM 295 - Chemistry Seminar (Four Times)
• CHEM 395 - Academic Year Research
• CHEM 397 - Summer Research OR
• A research contract in an advanced course
  (4 semester hours; if possible, project should be neuroscience-related)

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• BIOL 205 - Human Anatomy
• BIOL 206 - Human Physiology

• OR

• BIOL 205 - Human Anatomy  
• BIOL 331 - Comparative Animal and Human Physiology

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• PSYC 343 - Behavioral Neuroscience
• PHIL 318 - Minds, Brains, and Persons
• Completion of major field test (offered the Tuesday of Academic Advising each spring semester)

Total Semester Hours: 48-53

* students who are well prepared for college chemistry are encouraged to enroll in CHEM 105 .
** students who enroll in CHEM 261   must also enroll in CHEM 262 .