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Major
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Pre-requisites for application: Completion of BIOL 2010 and 2020, PSYCH 2200 OR BIOL 3170; CHEM 1410, 1420,
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1421 OR CHEM 1810, 1820, 1811, and 1821, MATH 1210 or MATCH 1310 (transfer credit may apply)
Requirements
for graduation: BIOL 3000, PSYCH 4200 OR BIOL 4080, NESC 3980, and NESC 3985, at least two
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4000-5000 level courses approved by the major.
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Approved
courses that can go towards the 30 required credits for the major can be found in the Neuroscience, Biology,
and Psychology
Departments
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DECLARATION PROCESS
Distinguished Majors Program
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A maximum of 25 students will be selected for the
program each !year from a pool of applicants. Students will
be chosen on !the basis of prior academic and research
performance and an essay explaining the student’s interest
in neuroscience.
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Students who have maintained above a 3.4 GPA in all courses
taken as part of the major are encouraged to apply to this
program in their 6th semester.
The program culminates in writing a thesis of empirical
research
Minor: No! Specialties: Distinguished Majors Contact: Alev Erisir [email protected]
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COGNITIVE SCIENCE
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30
Credit
hours of
Cognitive
Science –
approved
courses
Either Math 1310
(Calculus I) or Math
1220 (Applied
Calculus ll) or
equivalent approved
course
DECLARATION PROCESS
A Cognitive Science course
in each of the following five
core areas:
• Cognitive Psychology
• Computer Science
• Linguistics
• Neuroscience
• Philosophy
Pick up a "Declaration of Major" form in the lobby of
Monroe Hall. Do NOT fill out the form. On the Major
Declaration Worksheet, list the courses you have taken and
intend to take to meet the major requirements. Print a copy
of your unofficial transcript from SIS. Make an
appointment with the Cognitive Science Program
Coordinator in 140A Gilmer Hall and take the above
materials to your appointment.
Minor: No
A concentration of two courses at the 4000-or-above
level(with the exception of Philosophy, in which *3000level Philosophy courses are equivalent to the 4000 level
in the other core areas) in one of the five core areas,
excluding directed readings, research, or internship
courses. Both 4000-or-above level courses must be taken
from the same core area. Majors may choose to complete
more than one concentration.
SPECIAL NOTES
Before declaring, prospective majors must have completed and
obtained a grade of C+ or better in two Cognitive Science-approved
courses. These two courses must be from two different core areas:
Cognitive Psychology, Computer Science, Linguistics,
Neuroscience, or Philosophy. Please check the Current Approved
Courses page online to see which courses are approved for the
current or upcoming semester.
Specialties: Listed above
Contact: [email protected]