The Neuroscience minor is designed to allow students in other majors an opportunity to explore the interdisciplinary field of neuroscience in a structured and rigorous way, while pursuing a major field of study in another discipline at the same time.
Preparation for the Minor
| Life Sciences | LIFESCI 7A, 7B, 7C, 7L |
| Chemistry | CHEM 14A, 14B, 14C OR 20A, 20B, 30A |
| Physics | PHYSICS 5A, 5C OR 1A, 1B |
Important Notes — Preparation for the Minor
- All minor preparation courses must be taken for a letter grade, and each course must be passed with a C- or better.
- To enter the minor, students must have an overall GPA of 2.0 or better and a 2.5 GPA in the requisite courses for Neuroscience M101A and M101B.
- All honors or enhanced versions of any courses listed above are also acceptable for completion.
- Students receiving grades below C- in more than two minor preparation courses, either in separate courses or repetitions of the same course, are ineligible to declare the minor.
- Nonscience majors wishing to minor in Neuroscience should be aware that preparation courses in chemistry, life sciences, and physics are requisites to the upper-division course requirements.
Upper Division Minor Requirements
Required Core Courses (3 courses)
| Neuroscience | NEUROSC M101A – Fall Quarter Only Prerequisite: CHEM 14C/30A, LIFESCI 7C, PHYSICS 5C/1B |
| Neuroscience | NEUROSC M101B – Winter Quarter Only Prerequisite: NEUROSC M101A with a grade of C- or better |
| Neuroscience | NEUROSC M101C – Spring Quarter Only Prerequisite: NEUROSC M101A with a grade of C- or better |
Electives (4 courses)
Complete any four electives from the following list.
| Disability Studies | DIS STD M139 |
| Music Industry | MSC IND M103 |
| Neurobiology | NEURBIO M169 |
| Neuroscience | NEUROSC 102, M116A, M119L, M119N, CM123, M135, 140, 142, M145, 150, C151, M161, M170, C172, M176, C177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 186, M187, 191A, 191B, 191C, 199A/199B |
| Physics | PHYSICS C186 |
| Physiological Science | PHYSCI M106, 121, CM123, C126, C127, C130, M135, 138, C144, M145, 146, 147, 173, 174, 175, M176, 177, M181 |
| Psychiatry | PSYCTRY 174, 176, M182 |
| Psychology | PSYCH 110, 112A, 112B, 112C, 112E, M116A, 116B, 118, 119A, 119B, 119C, 119D, 119E, 119F, 119I, 119J, M119L, 119M, M119N, M119O, 119Q, 119R, 119S, 119U, M119X, 120A, 120B, 124A, 124B, 124C, 124D, 124K, 127B, 137A, M139, 161, 162, 164, M166 |
Important Notes — Upper Division Minor Requirements
- All upper division minor courses must be taken for a letter grade, and students must have an overall GPA of 2.0 or better in the minor. Successful completion of the minor is indicated on the transcript and diploma.
- A maximum of 8 units of Neuroscience 199 may be applied toward the minor. Neuroscience 199A/199B can satisfy one elective requirement for the minor.
- No more than 2 courses may be applied toward the Neuroscience minor and another major or minor.