Neuroscience is the study of the nervous system and its impact on behavior and cognitive functions. This interdisciplinary field integrates several disciplines, including psychology, psychiatry, biology, chemistry, physics, kinesiology, veterinary sciences, and medicine. It is the interdisciplinary nature of neuroscience that requires the participation of faculty from multiple units, including the Department of Biology, the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, and the School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences in collaboration with Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics (NEXT) in offering this degree, as well as the Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience.  Students completing the BS in Neuroscience (NRSC-TPC; College Station campus), with an emphasis in Translational and Preclinical Studies, will be well prepared for graduate study, as well as to enter entry-level healthcare and technical occupations. The core courses for this degree will include a foundation in the life sciences, and a foundational sequence in neuroscience that will prepare students for more advanced courses. For the concentration of the degree administered by faculty from the School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, in collaboration with the Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics in the School of Medicine, students will complete courses focused on biomedical, translational, and preclinical neuroscience.

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Must make a C or better

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Students should complete core areas in consultation with an academic advisor, as some professional schools require specific courses.

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Choose the NRSC-TPC concentration electives in consultation with an academic advisor. Select 6 hours from the following: BIMS 485, BIMS 481, BIOL 495, GENE 314, KINE 406, NRSC 201/VIBS 201, NRSC 401/VIBS 401, NRSC 407/VIBS 407, NRSC 485, NRSC 491, PBSI 485, PBSI 491, VIBS 102, VIBS 343, VIBS 401, VIBS 408, VIBS 422, VIBS 424/VTPP 424, VIBS 443,VIBS 447, VIBS 485, VTPP 323, VTPP 485, VTPP 491.  

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Select any 100-499 course not used elsewhere (except Math 102-104 ) Only one KINE 199 is allowed.  

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Select from any 300-499 course not used elsewhere.

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GENE 302 must be taken concurrently with GENE 314 lab.  The lab is an NRSC-TPC elective.

The graduation requirements include a requirement for 3 hours of international and cultural diversity courses and 3 hours of cultural discourse courses. A course satisfying a core category, a college/department requirement, or a free elective can be used to satisfy this requirement. See academic advisor.

Graduation requirements require 2 courses with the Writing Intensive (UWRT), or 1 course with the Writing Intensive (UWRT) and 1 course with the Oral Communication (UCRT) attribute.  These courses are designed to be TPC concentration electives (ex. VIBS 102, VIBS 408, VIBS 443, VIBS 447, BIMS 491, BIOL 495) and should be chosen in consultation with an academic advisor.  Writing/Communication intensive courses must be taken in the student’s major to count towards graduation.