{"id":10002,"date":"2020-07-09T07:04:24","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T12:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/registrar\/?page_id=10002"},"modified":"2026-05-29T15:28:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T20:28:19","slug":"neuroscience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/registrar\/registration-guides\/first-year_archive\/neuroscience\/","title":{"rendered":"Neuroscience (NEURO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><p><!-- begin-migrated-from-panel-builder --><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-minimal site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"line-height: 1.8em;\">Neuroscience is a multidisciplinary program that draws from psychology, biology, chemistry, kinesiology, physics, mathematics and other disciplines. The neuroscience program provides students access to the field by linking curricula, faculty, and students in a major that requires foundations in at least two natural sciences and allows students to explore connections with courses in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.<\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn--sm\" href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch a Departmental Video \u27a4<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n--><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-minimal site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"site-section__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title h3\" id=\"typical-first-year-schedule\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Typical First-Year Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper \"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content c-tile\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Fall<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">FYS 120 or WRIT 120 or Conversation Program<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">NEURO 125<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">MATH 119\/120, PSYCH 125, CHEM 122\/125, or BIO 150*<\/li>\n<li>World Language (based on placement)*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><sub>*Can be replaced with OLE Core\/Elective course<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content c-tile\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">january term<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">KINES 199 or OLE Core\/Elective<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content c-tile\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Spring<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>FYS 120 or WRIT 120 or Conversation Program<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">NEURO 125<\/li>\n<li>MATH 120, PSYCH 125, CHEM 126, or BIO 150*<\/li>\n<li>World Language (based on placement)*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><sub>*Can be replaced with OLE Core\/Elective course<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Additional Information<\/h6>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">MATH 120 is offered each term.\u00a0 MATH 119 is only offered in the Fall. AP\/IB\/CAL\/PSEO can substitute for MATH 120.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">NEURO 125 <strong>must<\/strong> be taken within the first year to be eligible to declare the major.<\/p>\n<h6>CREDIT FOR PREVIOUS COURSEWORK<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Credit for transfer courses is done in consultation with the Registrar and the Director of Neuroscience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6>Placement<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Not applicable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6>Informational Events<\/h6>\n<p>Nothing available at this time.<\/p>\n<h6>CONTACT INFORMATION<\/h6>\n<p>Director, Neuroscience \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolaf.edu\/profile\/lee33\">Norman Lee<\/a> (<a href=\"mailto:lee33@stolaf.edu\">lee33@stolaf.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section 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