Cognitive Neuroscience Major (COGN), BS

Liberal Arts: 44 Hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete 53 hours of Liberal Arts  studies. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of the major:

• Biology, physical science, and psychology are counted in the hours required for the major.

Major: 54 Hours

• BIOL 1500 - Principles of Biology Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 1500L - LAB: Principles of Biology Credit Hours: 1
• BIOL 3000 - Cell Biology Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 1040/1040L - College Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 1050/1050L - College Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
• COMM 3180 - Linguistics Credit Hours: 3
• PSY 2010 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
• PSY 2400 - Developmental Psychology Credit Hours: 3
• PSY 3200 - Research Methods Credit Hours: 3
• PSY 3350 - Statistics Credit Hours: 3
• PSY 3820 - Abnormal Psychology Credit Hours: 3
• PSY 4000 - Psychological Testing Credit Hours: 3
• PSY 4070 - Social Psychology Credit Hours: 3
• PSY 4150/4150L - Data Analysis Credit Hours: 3
• PSY 4250 - Neurophysiology Credit Hours: 3
• PSY 4300 - Cognitive Neuroscience Credit Hours: 3
• PSY 4350 - Advanced Research Credit Hours: 3

• or PSY 3501-3506 - Research Practicum Credit Hours: 1-3  

  (May be taken in lieu of PSY 4350 with approval for supervision from a faculty member and with an approved research topic related to the field of cognitive neuroscience.)

• PSY 4380 - Cognition and Learning Credit Hours: 3

Major Electives: 18 Hours

Students majoring in Cognitive Neuroscience have the option to either complete the Preprofessional Health Sciences Major  or choose 18 hours from the following electives:

• BIOL 3200/3200L - Anatomy and Physiology I Credit Hours: 4
• BIOL 3210/3210L - Anatomy and Physiology II Credit Hours: 4
• BIOL 3500/3500L - Genetics Credit Hours: 4
• BIOL 3720L - LAB: Cellular Analysis and Bioinformatics Credit Hours: 2
• BIOL 4410 - Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 4420 - Developmental Biology Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 2110 - Organic and Biological Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 3740/3740L - Organic Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 3750/3750L - Organic Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 3840 - Biochemistry I Credit Hours: 3
• COMP 1500 - Programming I Credit Hours: 3

Remaining Bible/Electives: 12 Hours

See Bible Class Enrollment policy here. 

Total Hours: 128 Hours

Notes:

• Depending on career goals, elective courses should be carefully selected.
• Premedical students should take SOC 2030  in the liberal arts requirements. They should also select BIOL 3210/3210L  or BIOL 3500/3500L , PHYS 2010  and PHYS 2010L , PHYS 2020  and PHYS 2020L , and CHEM 3840  as part of the electives for this major. CHEM 3740/3740L  may be substituted for CHEM 2110 . Additional premedical courses would be helpful as time allows, and other classes may be required depending upon the medical schools to which the student applies.
• Some graduate programs in cognitive neuroscience may require more coursework for entry.
• Students must have a 2.5 GPA to graduate from the program. Students who drop below a 2.5 GPA for two consecutive semesters may be dropped from the program.