Frequently Asked Questions

Please review the major requirements in addition to the steps on declaring the major. During your advising appointment with a Neuroscience Academic Advisor, we will discuss the major and can officially switch you into the major, given that you meet the eligibility.

Please review the minor requirements in addition to the steps on declaring the minor. Either through email correspondence or during an advising appointment, a Neuroscience Academic Advisor can declare you into the minor, given that you meet the eligibility.

The Neuroscience Academic Advisors’ offices are located in the Gonda Center. You can make an advising appointment on the Advising page. The Gonda Center is south of Ackerman Union on Westwood Blvd., at the corner of Charles E. Young Dr. South. It’s a large brick building across from the Police Station. Use the interactive UCLA map as a reference: http://maps.ucla.edu/campus/

The major curriculum was created so that NEUROSC M101A and NEUROSC 102 are taken concurrently (or NEUROSC 102 the summer prior to NEUROSC M101A, if offered) to build the most solid foundation as students progress within the major. NEUROSC M101A and NEUROSC 102 enhance students’ understanding of the remainder of the core series courses and upper division major electives.

No, you must have completed at least one quarter of an SRP-99 or departmental 199 in the same neuroscience related research lab under the same faculty mentor. Therefore, make sure you plan for a quarter of SRP-99 or departmental 199 prior to scheduling NEUROSC 198A/199A.

NEUROSC 198A/B is reserved for students in departmental honors and culminates in the completion of an honors thesis.

Yes, you can still enroll in PSYCH courses, even if you have not completed the prerequisites. Please check the Enrollment Restrictions and Class Notes sections on the Registrar’s Schedule of Classes to confirm when neuroscience majors are allowed to enroll. You can also reach out directly to the Psychology undergraduate advising office if you have enrollment related inquiries.

There are several aspects to dropping a course. For all courses, the first thing to consider is: what week is it? If it’s after Week 2 (for an impacted course) or Week 4 (non-impacted), you will receive a transcript notation. If it’s during Weeks 8-10, you are now limited to dropping no more than three non-impacted courses in your academic career. Should you decide not to drop, the College allows you to re-take courses you receive a C- or below in. Please speak with a College counselor regarding re-taking policies.

For dropped neuroscience major courses, you will have to re-take core requirements, so please make sure you are aware of when the course will be offered next.

Ultimately, the decision to drop a course is a personal decision, but it is best to be as informed as possible.

Make sure you can either graduate on-time or under the unit max. If not, you’ll need to get started on the petition paperwork. You can not declare your second major until you have completed all the prep courses and two upper division courses for both majors. But you can begin the upper division courses before completing all the prep as long as you have completed the pre-requisites.

If you are a neuroscience major, you are in the College of Letters and Science. Within the College, there are four College Counseling units. They have jurisdiction over all university and College requirements outside of the major. They can assist with petitions, GE requirements, or the proficiency requirements.

• College Academic Counseling (CAC): A-316 Murphy Hall
• Academic Advancement Program (AAP): 1209 Campbell Hall
• Honors Programs: A-311 Murphy Hall
• Student Athletics: Morgan Center

Since each unit has been created to address the respective needs of its target population, it is very important that you know which advising office you should go to in order to meet with a full-time counselor, or process UCLA College petitions and related requests. You can confirm which College Counseling Unit you belong to by looking at your DARS.

If you are a student in the School of Arts and Architecture, the Department of Education, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, the School of Nursing, the School of Public Policy, or the School of Theater, Film and Television, please see a counselor in your division.

All College counselors advise students on General Education, Expected Cumulative Progress, Academic Regulations, Unit Minimums and Maximums, Petitions, and other FAQs .

The Career Center is an excellent place to find answers for all pre-health students.  

Please see the Career Center for questions about the English requirement for medical school and your College counselors for the Writing I and II requirements.

Because UCLA is so large, there are many different areas counselors specialize in. The neuroscience advisors are experts at anything and everything related to the neuroscience major/minor. The College counselors can assist with all non-major requirements that are needed to graduate from UCLA in the College of Letters and Science. The Career Center can provide lots of information about how to pursue the career of your choice. Different advisors/counselors can provide students with the best support possible in different areas of their academic careers.

Become familiar with any (or all) of the resources listed below, as they can enhance your UCLA experience: 

Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center

Bruin Resource Center

Career Center

Center for Accessible Education (formerly Office for Students with Disabilities)

Community Programs Office (CPO)

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)

Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars

Economic Crisis Response Team (ECRT)

Financial Aid Office

Food Security Resources

International Education Office

Office of the Dean of Students

Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Orientation

Registrar’s Office

RISE Center (Resilience In Your Student Experience)

Scholarship Resource Center

Student Legal Services

Student Organizations, Leadership & Engagement (SOLE)

Summer Sessions

Swipe Out Hunger

Transfer Student Center

Tutoring Resources

Undergraduate Admissions