The major in Neuroscience & Behavior  provides a strong background in the biological underpinnings of behavior and cognition, and is intended for students who plan to pursue a research career in neuroscience or a related discipline.  Students electing this major are exposed to basic courses in Biology and Psychology and to advanced courses in neuroscience and behavior.   Majors must choose one of two areas of concentration.  The behavior concentration places greater emphasis on behavioral and systems neuroscience, while the cellular concentration places greater emphasis on cellular and molecular neuroscience.

All majors engage in two semesters of independent research during the senior year while taking the Senior Research Seminar.  In the junior year, majors must begin developing a plan for the senior research project.  There is a meeting for junior majors during the spring semester to begin this process. 

To become a Neuroscience and Behavior major, students must have completed at least the introductory courses (with associated laboratories) in Biology, Chemistry and Psychology by the beginning of their junior year, and maintained at least a B minus average in those courses.

As an alternative to the Neuroscience and Behavior major, students may pursue an interdisciplinary program by majoring in either Biology or Psychology and taking a minor in the other discipline.    There are no minors in Neuroscience and Behavior.