Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience minor:
Required Basic Science Courses (29 cr)
PY151 Introduction to Psychology (3 cr)
BY140 Biology I: Inheritance, evolution and diversity (3 cr)
BY142 Biology I Laboratory (2 cr)
BY160 Biology II: Cellular and Molecular Biology (3 cr)
BY162 Biology II Laboratory (2 cr)
CM131 General Chemistry I (4 cr)1
CM132 General Chemistry II (4 cr)1
PH141 Physics for Life Sciences I (4 cr)2
PH142 Physics for Life Sciences II (4 cr)2
Required Cognitive Neuroscience Courses (9 credits)
PY458 Cognitive Neuroscience (3 cr)
BY/PY454 Physiological Psychology3 (3 cr)
BY/PY460 Neurobiology (3 cr)
Elective Psychology Courses: 2 courses (6 credits) chosen from the following:
PY317 Psychology of Psychoactive Drugs (3 cr)
BY/PY340 Animal Learning and Cognition (3 cr)
PY359 Perception (3 cr)
PY360 Learning and Memory (3 cr)
PY462 Abnormal Psychology (3 cr)
PY463 Health Psychology (3 cr)
Elective Biology Courses: 2 courses (6 cr) chosen from the following:
BY360 Physiology (3 cr)
BY312 Cell Biology (3 cr)
BY214 Genetics (3 cr)
BY310 Developmental Biology (3 cr)
BY350 Comparative Anatomy (3 cr)
BY471 Anatomy and Physiology I (3 cr)
BY472 Anatomy and Physiology II (3 cr)
1CM103/105 and CM104/106 will also satisfy the Chemistry requirement
2PH131 and PH132 will also satisfy the Physics requirement
3Biology majors taking the cognitive neuroscience minor cannot use PY/BY454 as one of their Biology elective courses.








