Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience
This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2023–Spring 2024 catalog year. For more information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.
Unit: College of Arts and Sciences
Department: Psychological and Brain Sciences; Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology
Academic Plan Code(s): NEURBS
Program Information
The Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience (BS in Neuroscience) is an interdisciplinary degree with a STEM+Health focus. The program trains students to critically assess and analyze ideas and concepts from the diverse disciplines that contribute to the field of neuroscience. Students achieve an in-depth understanding of nervous system function, from the molecular level to the cognitive sciences, and become familiar with the techniques used to measure nervous system function from the cellular level to the whole brain.
Graduates of this program are poised for careers in a wide variety of areas, including neuroscience and health-related fields, the social sciences, and the biological sciences. This program also prepares students for advanced-degree study in graduate school and professional degree programs.
Completion of this degree requires work to be submitted for the department’s Learning Outcomes Measurement. For details, contact the department.
Accelerated BS Neuroscience/MS Experimental Psychology
Neuroscience majors who are considering pursuing a master's degree (MS) in Experimental Psychology can speed up the process by applying some of their undergraduate credit hours toward a master's degree. Students accepted into the accelerated BS Neuroscience/MS Experimental Psychology take three graduate courses (9 credit hours) as an undergraduate that apply toward both the bachelor's degree and the eventual master's degree.
Interested students must apply to the program by December 1 of their junior year. Applicants must have completed PSYC 201, PSYC 301, PSYC 302, and PSYC 491 prior to application. Applicants must have a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 and maintain a GPA of greater than 2.5 during their enrollment in the BS/MS program.
https://catalog.louisville.edu/undergraduate/majors/neuroscience-bs/