Neuroscience Minor

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Co-coordinators: Sarah Bottjer, PhD, and Irving Biederman, PhD

Undergraduate Advisers: Eva Hinojoza, hinojoza@dornsife.usc.edu; Briana Weiland, bweiland@dornsife.usc.edu

Grade Requirements

A grade of C- or higher is required to count toward minor requirements.

Core Requirements (20 Units)

PSYC 274Lg Statistics Units: 4 *
BISC 421 Neurobiology Units: 4 **
NEUR 408 Systems Neuroscience: From Synapses to Perception Units: 4 **
PSYC 440 Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience Units: 4 ***
Electives A 300- or 400-level course from the elective list for majors Units: 4

Note:

*An equivalent course may be substituted with permission

**Prerequisite: BISC 220 or BISC 221

***Prerequisite: PSYC 100

Recommended but not required: CHEM 103Lx (or CHEM 105La ) plus MATH 125

Students who have not already taken the prerequisites (BISC 220 /BISC 221 and PSYC 100 ) will need to take a total of 28 units to satisfy the requirements of a minor in neuroscience. Thus, the range of units will vary from 20 to 28 depending on a student’s background.