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2000-2001 General Catalog
University of California, Riverside
NEUROSCIENCE UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR
Subject abbreviation: NRSC B. Glenn Stanley, Ph.D., Committee Chair
The Neuroscience major is an intercollege major offered by the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences and the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. The Neuroscience major offers upper-division courses which contribute to an academic program emphasizing the functioning of nervous systems at the molecular, cellular, system, behavioral, and cognitive levels. Some of the topics covered include neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and neurochemistry in human and other animals; neural mechanisms underlying sensory system function and perception; neural organization of behavior; development of the nervous system; and neural mechanisms of learning and memory.
The Neuroscience major replaces the former Psychobiology major, which stopped accepting new students after Spring 1998. Students currently working toward the Psychobiology degree (as well as readmitted students and transfer students accepted prior to Fall 2000) will be allowed to complete the Psychobiology degree requirements but must graduate by June 2002. For a listing of Psychobiology degree requirements see the 1997-98 UCR General Catalog.
Both a B.A. and a B.S. degree are offered by each college. When students declare the major, they choose from which college they wish to have their degree awarded. Students whose degrees are awarded by the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences are advised in and have their records maintained by the Department of Psychology; students whose degrees are awarded by the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences are advised in and have their records maintained by the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience. Breadth requirements vary by college; and students must fulfill the breadth requirements of the college they choose.
For more information about student advising or requirements for admission to professional and technical schools, contact the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, (909) 787-4186 or the Department of Psychology, (909) 787-5386, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521.
The Neuroscience major provides preparation for a variety of careers including those involving laboratory and field work. The major can lead to graduate studies in physiological psychology, neuropharmacology, animal behavior, and neuroscience. Some students find this major suitable as preparation for teaching, counseling, or medical and allied health fields. The major does not include courses which are mainly premedical or courses in human personality, counseling, and social psychology.
The Neuroscience major offers strong preparation in basic science, and the upper-division courses provide information about the internal mechanisms and processes of humans and other animals. Counselors and clinicians who complete this major should be better qualified to consider underlying causes of patient behavior. For reasons such as this, some students with an interest in counseling or clinical psychology select the Neuroscience major and then include some elective courses in human personality, psychotherapy, counseling, and social behavior.
College breadth requirements vary depending on which college is chosen to award the degree. For a detailed list of breadth requirements and a summary of units, see the Undergraduate Studies section of this catalog. Students are urged to consult their advisor regarding requirements.
The following restrictions and additions apply to college breadth requirements for the Neuroscience major.
Social Sciences. Psychology courses may not be used as part of the Social Sciences breadth requirement if a Biology course is used to meet any part of the Natural Sciences and Mathematics breadth requirement.
Foreign Language In fulfilling the Foreign Language breadth requirement, for both the B.A. and the B.S. degrees, a modern language such as Spanish, Russian, Chinese, German, or French must be used.
Natural Sciences and Mathematics. The Neuroscience Core in the Neuroscience major satisfies the Natural Sciences and Mathematics breadth requirement.
For the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Social Sciences. For the B.S. degree, 16 units instead of 12 units are required to fulfill the Social Sciences breadth requirement. Psychology courses not required or approved for the Neuroscience major may be used in meeting the Social Sciences breadth requirement.
Foreign Language. In fulfilling the Foreign Language breadth requirement for the B.A. degree, a modern language such as Spanish, Russian, Chinese, German, or French must be used. Further, fourth-quarter level proficiency in one foreign language (not level 2 in two languages) is required.
Natural Sciences and Mathematics. The Neuroscience Core in the Neuroscience major satisfies the Natural Sciences and Mathematics breadth requirement.
1. Neuroscience Core (65-70 units; satisfies the Life Sciences Core required for some majors in the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences). Up to 12 units of upper-division life sciences courses (for this major, courses from the departments of Biochemistry, Biology, Entomology, and Neuroscience) not being used to satisfy the core may be taken prior to completion of the core; permission from the program chair or the program chair's designate is required to take upper-division units in excess of these 12 units.
2. Upper-division requirements
BIOL 111, BIOL 176, BIOL 177; BIOL 176L or NRSC 120L/PSYC 120L (whichever was not used under First Tier above); NRSC 116, NRSC 125/PSYC 125, NRSC 126/PSYC 126, NRSC 127/PSYC 127; PSYC 129
c) Third Tier (additional units to reach a total of 36 units for the B.A. or 52 units for the B.S.)
Select from upper-division courses listed under Neuroscience Core, First Tier, or Second Tier above not used to satisfy those requirements, and the additional courses listed below. The combined number of units taken under First Tier, Second Tier, and Third Tier must total either 36 if the B.A. is sought or 52 if the B.S. is sought.
BCH 102, BCH 110B, BCH 110C; BIOL 100/ENTM 100, BIOL 102, BIOL 105, BIOL 107A, BIOL 108, BIOL 109, BIOL 110, BIOL 151, BIOL 160, BIOL 161A, BIOL 161B; BIOL 162/ENTM 162; BIOL 167, BIOL 171; ENTM 173/BIOL 173; BIOL 175, BIOL 175L, BIOL 185P; CS 170; up to 9 units from NRSC 191, NRSC 194, NRSC 197 and/or NRSC 199; PHYS 139L; PSYC 130, PSYC 132, PSYC 134, HMDV 135/PSYC 135, ANTH 146/PSYC 146, HMDV 162/PSYC 162
Note: No courses other than those listed may be used in the major unless specifically approved by the program chair or the program chair's designate.
Bachelor of Arts
MATH 009A-MATH 009B BIOL 005A, BIOL 005B ENGL 001A, ENGL 001B, ENGL 001C Humanities/Social Sciences BIOL 005C NRSC 106 PSYC 001, PSYC 002 General Physics General Physics Lab Foreign Language 1, 2 CHEM 112A-CHEM 112B-CHEM 112C MATH 009A-MATH 009B BIOL 005A, BIOL 005B ENGL 001A, ENGL 001B, ENGL 001C Humanities/Social Sciences BIOL 005C NRSC 106 PSYC 001, PSYC 002 General Physics General Physics Lab Humanities/Social Sciences A minor in Neuroscience is available. For more information on minor requirements,
refer to the discussion of minors in the appropriate college section of the General Catalog.
1. First tier (13-14 units)
2. Second Tier (6-7 units)
Select additional units from the list below so that the units from the First Tier combined with the units from the Second Tier equal at least 20.
BIOL 111, BIOL 176, BIOL 177; BIOL 176L or NRSC 120L/PSYC 120L (whichever was not used under 1, above); NRSC 116, NRSC 125/PSYC 125, NRSC 126/PSYC 126, NRSC 127/PSYC 127; PSYC 129
Descriptions for all courses used in the Neuroscience major and minor may be found in the appropriate department section.
Teaching Credential
Teachers in the public schools in California must be certified by the State Commission on Teacher Credentialing. The credential requires an undergraduate major, baccalaureate degree, and completion of a graduate credential program such as that offered by the Graduate School of Education at UCR. The latter usually requires three quarters and includes education courses and supervised teaching.
Before admission and student teaching in a graduate credential program, the candidate must pass the California Basic Education Skills Test (CBEST) and demonstrate subject-matter proficiency in the fields which the candidate will teach. The candidate can demonstrate proficiency either by passing the commission's subject-matter assessment examination, or, preferably, by completion of an undergraduate program that is state-approved for teacher preparation.
UCR has an approved undergraduate program for Neuroscience majors who plan to get a Multiple Subjects Credential and teach in the elementary (K-6) grades. A breadth of course work is necessary in addition to the specified requirements for the major. Students are urged to start early, preferably as freshmen, selecting courses most helpful for this career.
UCR does not have a state-approved undergraduate program for Neuroscience majors who wish to teach at the secondary level. The Teaching Credential in Science, biology emphasis, is required for biology teachers, grades 7-12. Students who plan to get this credential must take the commission's subject-matter assessment examination and should make certain their academic program includes preparatory course work. This is more easily accomplished with a Biology rather than a Neuroscience major. The examination includes biology in depth and general science with introductory, college-level biology, chemistry, physics, and geoscience (geology, meteorology, oceanography, astronomy).
Further information about courses, requirements, and examinations can be obtained in orientation meetings, the Biological Sciences Undergraduate Advising Center (1001 Batchelor Hall North), and the Graduate School of Education (1215 Sproul Hall).
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