Neuroscience (BS)

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Offered by the Neuroscience program , College of Arts and Sciences .

Admission to the Program

Formal admission to the major requires a grade point average of 2.00 (on a 4.00 scale) and the approval of the program director.

University Requirements

120 credit hours with minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA (Undergraduate Academic Regulation 2 )
Completion of all requirements for a major (Undergraduate Academic Regulation 9 )

AU Core Requirements

Completion of AU Core foundation requirements (Undergraduate Academic Regulation 8.2-8.6 )
Completion of AU Core Habits of Mind requirements (Undergraduate Academic Regulation 8.7 )
Completion of AU Core integrative course requirements (Undergraduate Academic Regulation 8.8-8.11 )

For additional information, see AU Core Curriculum .

Major Requirements

76 credit hours with grades of C or better

Course Requirements

Foundation (6 credit hours)

Basic Science (32 credit hours)

Basic Math/Computer Science (8 credit hours)

Basic Statistics (4 credit hours)

Complete 4 credit hours from the following:

Framework Research Methods with Lab (8 credit hours)

Complete 8 credit hours from the following:

Capstone (3 credit hours)

Complete 3 credit hours from the following, or another capstone course approved by department:

Upper-level Electives (15 credit hours)

Biology

Complete 6 credit hours from the following, or other BIO-XXX coursework at or above 400-level approved by department:

Psychology

Complete 6 credit hours from the following, or other PSYC-XXX coursework at or above 300-level approved by department:

Additional

Complete 3 credit hours from the following, or other courses approved by department:

BIO-405 Introduction to Neurobiology (3)
NEUR-390 Independent Reading in Neuroscience (1-6)
NEUR-391 Internship in Neuroscience (1-6)
NEUR-490 Independent Research in Neuroscience (3) (if not used to fulfill Capstone requirement)

Combined Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees

American University offers students the opportunity to earn both undergraduate and graduate degrees through its combined bachelor’s/master’s programs. See Admission to a Combined Bachelor’s / Master’s Program and Combined Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees for more information.