Biomedical Sciences, Neuroscience Track (B.S.)

General Education Program (GEP)

Common Program Prerequisites (CPP)

See “Common Prerequisites ” in the Transfer and Transitions Services section for more information.

• BSC 2010C - Biology I Credit Hours: 4 (GEP)
• CHM 2045C - Chemistry Fundamentals I Credit Hours: 4 (GEP)
• CHM 2046 - Chemistry Fundamentals II Credit Hours: 3
• CHM 2046L - Chemistry Fundamentals Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
• MAC 2311C - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I Credit Hours: 4 (GEP)

Core Requirements: Basic Level

Core Requirements: Advanced Level

• BSC 3403C - Quantitative Biological Methods Credit Hours: 4
• MCB 3020C - General Microbiology Credit Hours: 5
• PCB 3522 - Molecular Biology I Credit Hours: 3
• PCB 3233L - Immunology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
• PCB 4280 - Molecular Immunology Credit Hours: 3
• PCB 4524 - Molecular Biology II Credit Hours: 3
• MCB 4410 - Cellular Metabolism Credit Hours: 3

Restricted Electives

Students must choose 3 courses. Two must come from the list below and the additional course can come from the broader list under the Biomedical Sciences (non-track). Two of these three courses must have a laboratory component.

As an alternative to one of these listed electives, students can take part in a GEAR course, the PURE program, the PILOT course, or carry out an HIM thesis. Any one of these courses or programs will substitute for a restricted elective course, including elective laboratory courses.

Additional restricted electives can be taken as approved by the associate director.

• PCB 4028 - Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Credit Hours: 3
• PCB 4135 - Applied Molecular Cell Biology Credit Hours: 3
• PCB 4174 - Foundation of Bio-Imaging Science Credit Hours: 3
• PCB 4234 - Cancer Biology Credit Hours: 3
• PCB 4284 - Immunobiology Credit Hours: 3
• PCB 4832 - Cellular and Molecular Basis of Brain Functions Credit Hours: 3
• ZOO 4742 - Advanced Neurobiology Credit Hours: 3
• ZOO 4747C - Clinical Neuroscience Credit Hours: 4

Capstone Requirements

• None

Electives

• Variable. Students are encouraged to participate in undergraduate research if interested in pursuing graduate or professional education.

Foreign Language Requirements

Admissions

• Two years of one foreign language in high school, or one year of foreign language in college (or equivalent proficiency exam) prior to graduation.

Graduation

• None

Additional Requirements

• None

Required Minors

• None

Departmental Exit Requirements

• Students must complete all coursework in the baccalaureate curriculum as shown and earn a GPA of at least 3.20 for all coursework in the sciences.
• Independent study, directed research or similar credit may not be used as a restricted elective.
• A minimum of 20 hours must be taken at UCF in the department of the major.
• Students will be required to take a comprehensive test during their last semester.

University Minimum Exit Requirements

• A 2.0 UCF GPA
• 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
• 48 semester hours of upper division credit completed
• 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
• A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
• Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, and nine hours of Summer credit.

Total Semester Hours Required: 120

Additional Information

Honors In Major

• Application and admissions through the Department and the Burnett Honors College.
• Fulfill University requirements for Honors in the Major and maintain a 3.2 UCF GPA; 3.5 in the major; 3.2 cumulative average for graded upper division courses regardless of the institution.

Complete the following course with a grade of B or better.

• BSC 3403C - Quantitative Biological Methods  Credit Hours: 4 ¹

¹ Honors section

Complete the following with a grade of B or better and successfully complete the oral defense of the Honors Thesis.

• MCB 4970H - Honors Undergraduate Thesis II Credit Hours: 1

Related Programs

• Biology (B.S.)  
• Biotechnology (B.S.)  
• Medical Laboratory Sciences (B.S.)  
• Chemistry - Biochemistry Track (B.S.)  

Certificates

• None

Related Minors

• Biology Minor  
• Chemistry Minor  

Advising Notes

• None

Transfer Notes

• Students who begin a two semester sequence course (e.g. General Chemistry) at a Florida College System institution are strongly encouraged to complete the sequence before transferring. If it will not be possible to complete the sequence before transferring, the student should postpone beginning the course until enrolling at UCF.
• Lower division courses do not substitute for upper division courses.

Acceptable Substitutes for Transfer Courses

• CHM 2040  and CHM 2041  substitute CHM 2045C  

Program Academic Learning Compacts

• Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs are located at: http://www.oeas.ucf.edu/alc/academic_learning_compacts.htm

Plan of Study