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Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Neuroscience - Honours at University of Calgary

University of Calgary, Canada

Programme overview

The Honours BSc in Neuroscience extends the BSc Neuroscience with an honours component and additional Neuroscience courses.

Faculty: Faculty of Science  |  Department: Neuroscience Program  |  Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

What you will study

69 units of required courses including Neuroscience 201, 500 and 511, Biology 211, 213, 311, 331, Psychology 200, 300, 301, 375, Zoology 461 and 463, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics, plus 18 units of Neuroscience options, 18 units of breadth outside the Faculty of Science and open options. Optional concentrations in Clinical Neurosciences or Physiological Behavioural Neuroscience are available.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Program Admissions Information For Faculty of Science admission information see 3.2 Admission . Admission to Concentrations Neuroscience students can apply to a concentration online through their Student Centre from October 1-February 1 for admission the following fall. The concentrations are optional and not required for program completion. Students can apply after their first year and up until their final year. To be admitted to the concentration, students must have completed 18 units, before the February 1 deadline. In addition, students will require a competitive GPA, which will be determined annually and calculated using the most recent course work.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Most undergraduate programs admit new students in the Fall term only. Spring intake is available for Energy Engineering and Summer intake for Community-Based Education programs.

Graduate academic term start dates are Fall (September 1), Winter (January 1), Spring (May 1) and Summer (July 1); intake terms vary by programme.

Fall undergraduate admission: the international application opens Aug. 15 and the domestic application opens Oct. 1; the application deadline (including payment of the non-refundable application fee) is March 1, and the document deadline is March 15. The acceptance deadline is May 1 for offers dated April 1 or prior.

Spring Energy Engineering: application opens Oct. 1 and closes Feb. 1. Summer Community-Based Education: application opens Oct. 1 and closes March 1.

The undergraduate application fee is $125 ($145 for applicants presenting international credentials), non-refundable and due by the application deadline.

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