Moravian College
Division of Natural Sciences
Depending on their specific interests, Neuroscience majors may pursue any of three tracks: Cellular Neurobiology, Behavioral Neuroscience, or Cognitive Neuroscience. All three tracks require the same core of courses, three of which should be taken in the first year along with some co-requisite courses.
Based on past experience, the Chemistry department strongly recommends that students intending to major in Neuroscience but who have Math SAT scores below 500 should not take more than one laboratory course their first semester (i.e. if you want to take CHEM113 in the fall, don't also take BIOL112; you may take BIOL112 in the spring term along with CHEM114); if you have questions, please contact Dr. Cecilia Fox, Director of the Neuroscience Program at cfox@moravian.edu.
take both semesters of General Chemistry (CHEM113 in the fall and CHEM114 in the spring). These courses are pre-requisites for Organic Chemistry (CHEM211 and CHEM212), which is typically taken in the sophomore year. All four courses are required for majors in the Cellular and Behavioral tracks; the Cognitive track requires only CHEM113 and CHEM114, as Organic Chemistry is replaced by courses in Computer Science (CSCI120 and CSCI121). Taking General Chemistry in your first year will keep you on schedule regardless of which track you ultimately decide to pursue.
fulfill your mathematics requirement with one of the following:
[Note that MATH106 plus MATH166 is the equivalent of MATH170, but takes 2 semesters to complete.]
take General Zoology (BIO112).
take Introduction to Psychology (PSYC120).