BS Neuroscience at University of Colorado Boulder

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Science degree in Neuroscience is designed for students interested in exploring the biological complexities of the brain and nervous system. It provides a fundamental understanding of brain function that emerges from knowledge of the interplay between the molecular, cellular and systems–level operation of the nervous system. Our distinguished faculty teach upper division courses in areas of expertise, including learning and memory, neuropharmacology, addiction, clinical neuroscience, stress, neuroendocrinology, neurogenetics, developmental neurobiology and neural circuits of motivated behavior.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Psychology and Neuroscience | Location: Boulder, CO, United States

What you will study

T he neuroscience major requires a minimum of 40 credit hours in neuroscience coursework, including a minimum of 24 upper-division credit hours, and additional ancillary foundation coursework. Sample listed courses: MCDB 2150 Principles of Genetics (preferred); EBIO 2070 Genetics: Molecules to Populations; PSYC 2111 Psychological Science I: Statistics (preferred); EBIO 1010 Introduction to Statistics and Quantitative Thinking for Biologists.

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Entry requirements

Prerequisites: It is policy to enforce the course prerequisites listed in the course descriptions. A student must have either taken and passed (C- or better) the prerequisites for a course, or obtained permission (from the course instructor or director of the neuroscience major) to take the course, based on equivalent preparatory coursework or experience here or elsewhere, or the student may be administratively dropped from the course.

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

First-year applicants may enter in fall, spring or summer: the early action deadline of 15 November and regular decision deadline of 15 January apply to fall and summer entry; the spring deadline is 1 October. Transfer applicants may enter in spring (deadline 1 October), summer (15 March) or fall (final deadline 1 June).

SAT and ACT scores are not required for first-year applicants; scores may be self-reported if the applicant wants them considered.

First-year deadlines: spring 1 October; fall and summer early action 15 November; fall and summer regular decision 15 January. Applications are made through the Common Application. The application fee is $65 for domestic applicants and $70 for international applicants; fee waivers can be requested on the Common Application.

Transfer deadlines: spring 1 October; summer and fall early notification 15 March; fall final deadline 1 June. The 2027 transfer application is open.

Apply through the official page: https://www.colorado.edu/admissions

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