Dec 04, 2025

American University Catalog 2024-2025

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American University Catalog 2024-2025 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Neuroscience, B.S.

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Year 1

Fall Semester (15.5 Credits)

Spring Semester (15.5 Credits)

Year 2

Fall Semester (17 Credits)

NEUR-210 The Brain (3)
CHEM-110 General Chemistry I (3)
OR
CHEM-111 General Chemistry I Laboratory (1)
Elective (4)
HOM (3)
OR
Elective (3)
Elective (3)

Spring Semester (16 Credits)

NEUR-220 The Neuron (3)
CHEM-210 General Chemistry II (3)
OR
CHEM-211 General Chemistry II Laboratory (1)
PSYC Elective (3)
HOM (3)
Elective (3)

Year 3

Fall Semester (14-17 Credits)

NEUR-380 Computational Methods in Brain and Behavioral Science (4) (Q2)
HOM (3)
BIO Elective (3/4)
W2 (3)
Elective (3)

Spring Semester (13-16 Credits)

Diverse Experiences (D) (3)
NEUR-310 Cognitive Neuroscience with Laboratory (4)
OR
NEUR-330 Neurobiology with Laboratory (4)
NEUR Elective (3)
HOM (3)
Elective (3)

Year 4

Fall Semester

NEUR-320 Behavioral Neuroscience with Laboratory (4) *
PHYS-110 Principles of Physics I (4) (HOM)
OR
PHYS-105 General Physics I (4)
NEUR Capstone (3)
Elective (3)
NEUR Elective (3)

Spring Semester

Elective (3-4)
PHYS-210 Principles of Physics II (4)
OR
PHYS-205 General Physics II (4)
Elective (3-4)
Elective (3)
NEUR Elective (3)
*NEUR 310 or NEUR 330 if not NEUR 320

Notes:

https://www.american.edu/cas/neuroscience/bachelors.cfm

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