Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2020-2021 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Program: Neuroscience, BS

Neuroscience, BS

To declare a Neuroscience Major:

  • Complete the Major Declaration Form 
  • Interview with Neuroscience and affiliated faculty

Major credit requirements:

  • At least 38 total credits in the major plus 8 collateral credits.
  • At least 15 credits in residence of 300 level or above courses.
  • Exit cumulative GPA of 2.50 in major.

Neuroscience Major Sample Plan 

 

A major in Neuroscience consists of a minimum of 38 credits from the following plus collaterals:

Required Courses:

Course NamecreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
BIO 202 - Principles of Biology 2 4 credits
BIO 225 - Human Anatomy & Physiology 1 4 credits
BIO 360 - Genetics 4 credits
NEU 201 - Principles of Neuroscience 4 credits
NEU 301 - Behavioral Neuroscience 3 credits
NEU 325 - Neuroanatomy 4 credits
NEU 401 - Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience 3 credits
PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology 3 credits

At least 3 credits from the following research elective courses:

Course NamecreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
BIO 498 - Independent Research Variable credits
NEU 498 - Independent Research Variable credits
PSY 411 - Experimental Psychology 4 credits

At least 6 credits from the following elective courses:

Course NamecreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
ANT 101 - Biological Anthropology 4 credits
ANT 102 - Cultural Anthropology 3 credits
ANT 104 - Linguistic Anthropology 3 credits
ANT 220 - Society and Culture 3 credits
ANT 311 - Primatology 3 credits
BIO 255 - Human Anatomy & Physiology 2 4 credits
BIO 321 - Invertebrate Zoology 4 credits
BIO 322 - Vertebrate Zoology 4 credits
BIO 323 - Applied Medical Terminology 3 credits
BIO 331 - Cell Biology 4 credits
BIO 333 - Biotechnology 3 credits
BIO 335 - Stem Cell Biology 3 credits
BIO 350 - Biochemistry 1 3 credits
BIO 355 - Pathophysiology 3 credits
BIO 365 - Muscle Physiology 4 credits
BIO 372 - Developmental Biology 3 credits
BIO 425 - Advanced Human Anatomy 4 credits
BIO 433 - Molecular Biology 4 credits
BIO 455 - Advanced Physiology 4 credits
BIO 490 - Biology Internship Variable credits
NEU 435 - Sensory Neuroscience 3 credits
NEU 490 - Neuroscience Internship Variable credits
PSY 120 - Human Growth and Development 3 credits
PSY 250 - Introduction to Learning and Memory 3 credits
PSY 285 - Physiological Psychology 3 credits
PSY 315 - Psychological Research Methods 4 credits
PSY 321 - Child Development 3 credits
PSY 324 - Adult Development 3 credits
PSY 390 - Social Psychology 3 credits
PSY 470 - Psychological Testing 4 credits
PSY 490 - Psychology Internship Variable credits

Collateral Courses:

Course NamecreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
CHE 161 - General Chemistry 1 4 credits
CHE 168 - General Chemistry 1 Lab 1 credits
MAT 117 - Elementary Statistics 3 credits

or BIO 310 

General Education Core Curriculum

Liberal Arts Core

Course NamecreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
COL 101 - Introduction to College Experiences 1 credits
PED 100 - Health & Wellness and Activity 1 credits
LAS 101 - Liberal Arts Seminar 1 credits
LAS 401 - Independent Liberal Arts Capstone or LAS 402 - Liberal Arts Capstone 2 credits

Lutheran Theology

Course NamecreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed

One course from:

THE 105 - Introduction to Scripture 3 credits
THE 110 - Introduction to Theology 3 credits

One course in Biblical Theology:

THE 221 - The Book of Genesis 3 credits
THE 225 - History of Israel ♦ 3 credits
THE 227 - Old Testament Poetry and Wisdom Literature 3 credits
THE 228 - Old Testament Prophets 3 credits
THE 230 - The New Testament 3 credits
THE 231 - The Life of Christ 3 credits
THE 234 - Pauline Epistles 3 credits
THE 235 - Romans 3 credits
THE 238 - Hebrews and the General Epistles 3 credits
THE 239 - The Book of Revelation and Apocalyptic Literature 3 credits

One course in Applied Theology:

THE 311 - Christian Faith and Life 3 credits
THE 312 - Theology of Christian Worship 3 credits
THE 331 - Introduction to World Religions ♦ 3 credits
THE 332 - Christ and Culture ♦ 3 credits
THE 350 - Archaeology and the Biblical World 3 credits
PHI 201 - Ethics 3 credits
PHI 202 - Apologetics 3 credits

One course in Systematic Theology:

THE 401 - Basic Teachings of the Bible 1 3 credits
THE 402 - Basic Teachings of the Bible 2 3 credits
THE 411 - Lutheran Confessions 3 credits
THE 421 - Religion in America ♦ 3 credits
THE 441 - History of Christianity 3 credits
THE 442 - History of the Reformations 3 credits
THE 461 - Thought and Life of Martin Luther 3 credits

Professional Development

Course NamecreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed

Grade of “C” or better is required.

COM 101 - Introduction to Communication 3 credits
ENG 101 - Writing and Rhetoric 3 credits

Approaches to Individual and Social Questions

Course NamecreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed

One Literature course from:

ENG 210 - American Literature 1 3 credits
ENG 211 - American Literature 2 3 credits
ENG 220 - British Literature 1 3 credits
ENG 221 - British Literature 2 3 credits
ENG 293 - Genre Studies: Drama 3 credits
ENG 294 - Genre Studies: Poetry 3 credits
ENG 295 - Genre Studies: Fiction 3 credits
ENG 307 - Non-Western Perspectives ♦ 3 credits

One History course from:

HIS 101 - American History 1, 1492-1865 3 credits
HIS 102 - American History 2, 1866-1945 3 credits
HIS 103 - Modern America, 1945-present 3 credits
HIS 111 - European History 1, to - 1500 3 credits
HIS 112 - European History 2, 1500-1850 3 credits
HIS 113 - Modern Europe, 1850-present 3 credits
HIS 352 - Islam and the Middle East ♦ 3 credits
HIS 371 - Native American History ♦ 3 credits
HIS 381 - American Revolution and Early Republic, 1763-1815 3 credits
HIS 383 - American Civil War, 1848-1877 3 credits

One Quantitative Reasoning course from:

MAT 116 - Survey of Contemporary Mathematics 3 credits
MAT 117 - Elementary Statistics 3 credits
MAT 118 - A Modeling Approach to College Algebra 3 credits
MAT 119 - Trigonometry 3 credits
MAT 221 - Calculus 1 4 credits

One Lab Science course from:

ANT 101 - Biological Anthropology ♦ 4 credits
BIO 124 - Plant Science 4 credits
BIO 142 - Microbes - Friends and Foes and BIO 143  3 credits
BIO 191 - Special Topic: Insect Empire 4 credits
BIO 202 - Principles of Biology 2 4 credits
CHE 101 - Fundamentals of Chemistry 4 credits
CHE 105 - Food and Cooking Chemistry 4 credits
CHE 161 - General Chemistry 1 and CHE 168 - General Chemistry 1 Lab (one additional credit) 4 credits
ESS 182 - Environmental Science 4 credits
PHY 101 - Introduction to Astronomy and PHY 105 - Astronomy Laboratory (one additional credit) 3 credits

or PHY 102 and PHY 105 

One Social Science course from:

ANT 100 - General Anthropology ♦ 3 credits
ANT 102 - Cultural Anthropology ♦ 3 credits
ANT 322 - Food and Culture ♦ 3 credits
BUS 150 - Introduction to Business 3 credits
BUS 181 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 credits
COM 203 - Introduction to Mass and Social Media 3 credits
COM 211 - Small Group Communication 3 credits
COM 260 - Interpersonal Communication 3 credits
COM 309 - Intercultural Communication ♦ 3 credits
PHI 101 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 credits
POL 110 - Introduction to American Government and Politics 3 credits
POL 290 - Politics and Governments of Developed and Developing Nations ♦ 3 credits
POL 390 - Central Europe: International Travel Course ♦ 3 credits
PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology 3 credits
PSY 120 - Human Growth and Development 3 credits
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology ♦ 3 credits
SPE 240 - Sport Psychology 3 credits

One Fine Arts course from:

ART 110 - Drawing 1 3 credits
ART 120 - Fundamentals of 2-D 3 credits
ART 130 - Fundamentals of 3-D 3 credits
ART 140 - Introductory Web Design - Tools for Every Profession 3 credits
ART 150 - Non-Western Art ♦ 3 credits
ART 200 - Introduction to Visual Art 3 credits
MUS 100 - Music Appreciation 3 credits
MUS 101 - Music Fundamentals 3 credits
MUS 105 - American Popular Music 3 credits
MUS 110 - Music Theory 1/ Sightsinging 3 credits
THR 101 - Introduction to Theatre 3 credits
THR 210 - Acting 1 3 credits

or successfully complete MUS 025 three times

Intercultural Knowledge and Competence

Course NamecreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed

One cultural diversity course (can be met by a course used to satisfy one of the other GENED requirements indicated by ♦ above):

ANT 100 - General Anthropology 3 credits
ANT 101 - Biological Anthropology 4 credits
ANT 102 - Cultural Anthropology 3 credits
ANT 322 - Food and Culture 3 credits
ART 150 - Non-Western Art 3 credits
COM 309 - Intercultural Communication 3 credits
ENG 307 - Non-Western Perspectives 3 credits
HIS 352 - Islam and the Middle East 3 credits
HIS 371 - Native American History 3 credits
POL 290 - Politics and Governments of Developed and Developing Nations 3 credits
POL 390 - Central Europe: International Travel Course 3 credits
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credits
THE 225 - History of Israel 3 credits
THE 331 - Introduction to World Religions 3 credits
THE 332 - Christ and Culture 3 credits
THE 421 - Religion in America 3 credits

This requirement may also be met by a second foreign language course (GER 100, GER 101, GER 102, SPA 100, SPA 101) or ANT 104:

GER 100 - Navigating Cultural Pitfalls 3 credits
GER 101 - Elementary German 1 4 credits
GER 102 - Elementary German 2 4 credits
SPA 100 - Hispanic Cultures 3 credits
SPA 101 - Elementary Spanish 1 4 credits
ANT 104 - Linguistic Anthropology 3 credits

BS/BSN Foreign Language

Course NamecreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed

For the BS and BSN, one of the following:

Completion of two sequential years of high school foreign language or completion of a foreign language diversity course:

ANT 104 - Linguistic Anthropology 3 credits
GER 100 - Navigating Cultural Pitfalls 3 credits
GER 101 - Elementary German 1 4 credits
GER 102 - Elementary German 2 4 credits
SPA 100 - Hispanic Cultures 3 credits
SPA 101 - Elementary Spanish 1 4 credits

Note: If a course is used to satisfy the foreign language requirement it may not be used to satisfy the Intercultural Knowledge and Competence requirement.

Degree Credit Requirements

  • At least 120 degree credits are required for a bachelor’s degree. There is no limit to the number of credits which may be earned in one department.
  • A minimum of 30 of the final 36 credits must be earned in residence to receive a bachelor’s degree from WLC.
  • Students must also earn at least 15 credits in residence in upper division courses (300 and 400 level) in the major to receive a bachelor’s degree from WLC.
  • If a major requires a capstone course, it is required to be taken at WLC.
  • At least 9 credits in the minor must be taken at WLC.
  • A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 must be achieved to satisfy the degree requirements. Individual programs may require grade point averages higher than a 2.0 for courses used to satisfy the major.

Suggested General Education Sequencing

  • Freshman : COL 101 (Fall), LAS 101  (Spring), Foreign Language/Foreign Language Diversity, Quantitative Reasoning, ENG 101, COM 101, THE 105/THE 110, ~9 cr. in the major
  • Sophomore: Biblical Theology, PED 100, 1-2 Approaches, declare major

  • Junior: Applied Theology, 1-2 Approaches

  • Senior: Systematic Theology,  1-2 Approaches, LAS 401/LAS 402 

 

(Full general education information may be found here.)

 

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