BS Brain and Behavioral Neuroscience at Pennsylvania State University

Programme overview

How do we recognize sounds and learn our native language? What is the brain doing as we listen to speech, identify a face, or reach for a pencil? How do we remember what happened yesterday or during our childhood?

Faculty: College of the Liberal Arts | Duration: minimum 120 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: University Park, PA, United States

What you will study

The degree requires a minimum of 120 credits, including General Education and the requirements for the major. Required courses include Effective Writing: Writing in the Social Sciences, Introductory Psychology, Psychology as a Science and Profession, Neurological Bases of Human Behavior, Basic Research Methods in Psychology 1, Elementary Statistics in Psychology.

Career pathways

A degree in Brain and Behavioral Neuroscience can prepare students for careers in clinical and counseling psychology, medicine, neuroscience, neuropsychology, neuroethics, neural engineering, healthcare, research and biomedical sciences.

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Application information

Entry requirements

In order to be eligible for entrance to the Brain and Behavioral Neuroscience major, a student must complete the following: PSYCH 100 (3 credits) with a grade of C or better PSYCH 200 or STAT 200 (4 credits) with a grade of C or better 3 credits of General Education Quantification (GQ) courses (not including PSYCH 200 or STAT 200 ) with a grade of C or better 3 credits of General Education Social and Behavioral Sciences (GS) courses (not including PSYCH 100 ) with a grade of C or better Additionally, a student must have the following: 29.1 credits completed 2.0 grade point average overall 2.0 grade point average for courses attempted towards the major

Undergraduate applications are accepted for Fall, Spring and Summer entry; the application opens August 1 for Fall and Summer and June 1 for Spring.

Early Action: apply by November 1 to receive a decision by December 24. Recommended submission deadline for all applications: December 1. Applicants apply through the MyPennState application or the Common App. A nonrefundable application fee is paid by credit card; fee waivers are available to eligible students.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.psu.edu/apply/

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