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Programs by Department
194.11 Neuroscience
194.11.1 Honors in Neuroscience
The Honors program in Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary program coordinated by the Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute. This program is for students planning a career in Neuroscience.
For admission to the Honors in Neuroscience program see Admission Chart 7, §16.15.
Neuroscience is a broadly based discipline covering all aspects of brain function. Some major areas are brain development, nerve cells and synapses, sensation and perception, learning and memory, control of movement, animal behavior, cognitive psychology, and disorders of the nervous system.
The Honors program introduces the major areas of Neuroscience and allows students to explore topics of interest in their final year.
Continuation in the Honors program requires a minimum GPA of 3.3 in each preceding Fall/Winter. Graduation requires a minimum GPA of 3.3 on 
60 in Years 3 and 4 of the program. Each program of study must be approved by the program coordinator in the Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute.
A full course load of 30 per academic year must be maintained throughout each year of the Honors program. Courses cannot be deferred to the Spring/Summer Terms without prior permission of the program coordinator.
Year 1 | |
BIOL 107 | |
CHEM 101, 261 | |
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MATH 113 or 114 | |
MATH 115 or STAT 141 or 151 | |
PHYS 124, 126 | |
PSYCO 104 |
Year 2 | |
BIOCH 200 | |
BIOL 207 | |
CHEM 263 | |
NEURO 210 | |
PHYSL 212, 214 (Students must be manually enrolled in both courses by the Department of Physiology. Registration via Bear Tracks is not possible.) | |
PSYCO 275 | |
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Year 3 | |
NEURO 375 | |
PMCOL 371 or ZOOL 342 but not both. | |
PHYSL 372 | |
One of PSYCO 371, 375, 377; GENET 270, 390; ZOOL 344 | |
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Honors neuroscience students may choose from two research streams during their fourth year of study. Research Stream A (Independent Study and Laboratory Research) allows for Research Stream A (Independent Study and Laboratory Research): | |||||||||
NEURO 450 | |||||||||
NEURO 451 and/or 452 | |||||||||
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OR Research Stream B (Undergraduate Honors Thesis in Neuroscience):
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Each student's program must include:
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Each student's program must have the approval of the Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute. | |||||||||
Approved Science options in Years 1-3 may be chosen from Science departments including BIOCH, BIOL, CELL, CHEM, CMPUT, EAS, ENT, GENET, IMIN, MATH, MICRB, PMCOL, PHYS, PHYSL, PSYCO, STAT. 300- and 400-level options are preferable in Years 3 and 4. Science options must be approved by the program coordinator for the Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute Undergraduate Honors Program. | |||||||||
Courses in Faculties outside of the Faculty of Science and Arts that may be used as approved Outside (non-Science, non-Arts) options include: ANAT 200, 400; LABMP 400; PTHER 567, and BME 520. All other Outside options require prior approval by the Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute. | |||||||||
In the fourth year, all students must successfully complete an individual study program with members of the Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute. This program can be chosen from either Research Stream A (Independent Study and Laboratory Research) or Research Stream B (Undergraduate Honors Thesis in Neuroscience). | |||||||||
Credit in SCI 100 will be considered equivalent to BIOL 107, 108, CHEM 101, 164, MATH 114, 115, PHYS 144, 146 and PSYCO 104. | |||||||||
