Neuroscience Minor

Looking to Pursue a Neuroscience Minor at USC? Look no further, check out this guide on how to get started!

REQUIREMENTS:

Requires an application
- About a month turnaround time
- Submit to Flinn Hall (Office of Undergraduate Affairs: College of Arts and Sciences) Suite 110

Can only apply after obtaining 30 credit hours
- Expected GPA: 3.30

Degree requirements (18 hours total)
- Prerequisites (these credits do not count towards the minor)
  - Psyc 101: Introduction to Psychology
  - Biol 101: Biological Principles
- Required Prerequisites (3 credits)
  - Psyc 455: Introduction to Neuroscience
- Research requirement (2 - 3 credit hours)
  - Independent research/study to be approved by neuroscience directors
    - 1 credit hours = 3 hours/week
    - About 150 hours of work per semester
- Electives (12 - 13 credits)
  - Offered every semester
    - PSYC 400 - Survey of Learning and Memory Credits (3 CR)
      - Prereq: PSYC 101
    - PSYC 405 - Cognitive Psychology (3CR)
    - PSYC 450 - Sensation and Perception (3CR)
      - Prereq: PSYC 101
    - PSYC 503 - Psychology of Drug Use and Effects (3 CR)
      - Prereq: PSYC 450 or PSYC 460 or PSYC 455
    - BIOL 302 - Cell and Molecular Biology (3 CR)
      - Prereqs: BIOL 102, Coreqs: CHEM 333)
    - BIOL 302L - Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory (1 CR)
      - Pre or Coreq: BIOL 302
    - BIOL 405 - Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology (3 CR)
      - Prereqs: BIOL 101 and 302 or permission of instructor
    - BIOL 460 - General Physiology (3 CR)
      - Prereqs: BIOL 302 or MSCI 311
    - BIOL 534 - Animal Behavior (3 CR)
      - Prereqs: BIOL 301 or MSCI 311
    - BIOL 534L - Animal Behavior Laboratory (1 CR)
      - Coreq: BIOL 534
    - BMEN 321 - Biomonitoring and Electrophysiology (3 CR)
      - Prereqs: MATH 242, PHYS 212, BIOL 302
    - ELCT 220 - Electrical Engineering for Non-Majors (3 CR)
      - Prereq: MATH 142
    - EXSC 351 - Acquisition of Motor Skills (3 CR)
      - Prereqs: EXSC 223 and 224
  - Electives: offers vary
    - BIOL 635: Neurophysiology (4CR)
      - Only offered in spring semesters
    - PSYC 507 - Cognitive Neuroscience (3 CR)
      - Prereq: PSYC 400 or 405 or 450 or 460
      - Usually an Honors or Neuroscience Minor only course
    - PSYC 560 - Advanced Topics in Neuroscience (3 CR)
      - Prereq: PSYC 455 or 460
      - Offering varies greatly
    - PSYC 570 - Neuroscience Laboratory (3 CR)
      - Prereq: PSYC 455 or 460
      - Offering varies greatly
    - PSYC 571 - Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory (3 CR)
      - Prereqs: PSYC 226 and 227
      - Prereq or coreq: PSYC 400 or 405 or 450 or 460 or 455
      - Usually an Honors or Neuroscience minor only course
      - Taken in combination with Psyc 507
    - BIOL 614 - Stem Cell Biology (3 CR)
      - Prereqs: BIOL 302 or permission of instructor
      - Only offered in spring semesters
    - CSCE 555 - Algorithms in Bioinformatics (3 CR)
      - Prereqs: CSCE 350
      - Hasn’t been offered in a while

IMPORTANT NOTES:
- Only 6 credits of independent study can be counted towards the minor
- Neuroscience course offerings change every semester with the addition of new classes
- All upper level classes require being a major in the subject or a neuroscience minor to register
  - i.e. all upper level psychology classes require you to be a psych major or neuroscience minor to enroll
- Both prerequisites can also fulfill Carolina Core requirements
- You can get paid for independent study/research!!

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