The Scientific study of the brain requires the skills of many different disciplines. Thus, this major is interdisciplinary and interdepartmental. The faculty are biologists, psychologists, biochemists, mathematicians, and engineers, all of whom share a fascination with the function of the brain. The brain is studied at many different levels, including the molecular and cellular levels, the level of systems of neurons, and the behavioral level.

On April 7, 2009 The Undergraduate Council of the Academic Senate, Curriculum Committee certified the Neuroscience, B.S. as acapstone major. The Neuroscience capstone is a project-based culmination to the Neuroscience curriculum. In the Neuroscience major, the capstone requirement is satisfied by participating in research, either under the guidance of an individual faculty member or through enrolling in a research methods class, NS 101L.Completion of either of these two paths provides students with an in-depth exposure to neuroscience research and provides a culminating capstone experience for Neuroscience majors.

PREPARATION FOR THE MAJOR

Mathematics 3A, 3B, 3C OR 31A, 31B, 32A OR Life Science 30A and 30B

Chemistry and Biochemistry 14A, 14B, 14BL, 14C, 14CL, 14D OR 20A, 20B, 20L, 30A, 30AL, 30B, 30BL

Life Sciences 1, 2, 3, 23L, 4 OR Life Sciences 7A,7B,7C, 23L **Please Note: The LS 1-4 series is scheduled to phase out after Spring 2018. See important message regarding LS series at bottom of this page.

Physics 6A, 6B, 6C OR 5A, 5B, 5C OR 1A, 1B, 1C, 4AL, 4BL **Please Note: The Physics 6 series is scheduled to phase out after Winter 2018. See important message regarding Physics series at bottom of this page.

Statistics 10 or 13** **Life Science 30A and 30B students must take Stats 13. Note: For students who take Math 3ABC or Math 31AB, 32A, you may substitute Stats 10 or 13 with Psychology 100A and Biostats 100A/110A. These classes will be automatically approved substitutions. Students must notify the NS undergraduate counselor to have this substitution applied.

IMPORTANT NOTES Any honors section of a course listed above is also acceptable. All core curriculum courses must be taken for a letter grade. Each course must be passed with a grade of C- or above. The preparation coursework must be completed with an overall 2.0 grade point average or higher. Students receiving grades below C- in two core curriculum classes, either in separate courses or repetitions of the same course, are subject to dismissalfrom the major. You are encouraged to fulfill the preparation requirements prior to enrollment in upper division courses for the major.

The courses underlined above mustbe completed before beginning the Neuroscience core series or declaring the major.

REQUIRED COURSEWORK

The following eleven (11) courses are required for the neuroscience major, for a total of 47 upper division units.

REQUIRED CORE (6 courses)

Neuroscience m101A: Fall Quarter Only Prerequisites: LS 2/7C, Chem 14C/30A, Physics 6B/5C/1B

Neuroscience m101B: Winter Quarter Only Prerequisites: NS m101A, LS 3, LS 4 (LS 4 and LS 23L may be taken concurrently with m101B)

Neuroscience m101C: Spring Quarter Only Prerequisites: NS m101A

Neuroscience 102: Fall Quarter Co-requisite: must be taken concurrently with Neuroscience m101A

Chemistry and Biochemistry 153A Prerequisites: Chem 14D/30B

Chemistry and Biochemistry 153L*****(ONLY required for Neuroscience majors completing their degree in Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017, and Winter 2018. See important message below.) Prerequisites: Chem 14BL/30AL, 153A MAJOR ELECTIVES (3 courses, 1 from each elective category)

Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Disability Studies M139 Music Industry 103 Neuroscience M119L, M130*, C172, 178, 179, M187*, 191A Physiological Science C144*, 175, M181* Psychology 110, 112A, 112B*, 112C*, M117J*, 118, 119A*, 119B*, 119C-F, 119I*, 119J*, M119L, 119M*, M119O, 119R, 119S*, M119X*, 120A, 120B*, 124A, 124B, 124C*, 124D (Consciousness: Current Debates), 124I, 127B, M139, 161, M166*, 188A (Class Title: Legal, Ethical, and Societal Implications of Cognitive Neuroscience), 188B (Class Title: Neuroscience of Social Perception) Psychiatry 182

Systems and Integrative Neuroscience Neuroscience M119N, M130*, M145*, M187*, 191B Physics C186* Physiological Science C126*, C127*, 138, C144*, M145*, 146*, 147*, 173, 177, M181* Psychology 112B*, 112C*, M117J*, 119A*, 119B*, 119I*, 119J*, 119M*, M119N, 119Q, 119S*, M119X*, 120B*, 124C*, 162*, M166* Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Neuroscience MCD Bio 162 Neuroscience M130*, M145*, C177, 180, 181, 182, 186, M187*, 191C Physics C186* Physiological Science 121, C126*, C127*, M145*, 146*, 147*, 174, M181* Psychology M117J*, 162*, M166*

IMPORTANT NOTES Neurobio M169 or PhySci 135 can be taken as an elective provided that students will still complete one elective for each of the 3 elective options above. These two classes are good options for students taking NS 101L + 1 Additional Elective. PLEASE READ:If any of the electives listed below are not populating in your DARS/DPR, please email Megan Lebre (mlebre@mednet.ucla.edu) and the class will be manually subsituted in your DARS. A * next to an elective course number means the elective is cross-listed in another category, but only count for one category. CAPSTONE RESEARCH OPTIONS (2 courses)

The capstone requirement can be fulfilled by choosing one of the following three options:

Option 1: Laboratory Methods (1) Neuroscience 101L Winter Quarter Only Pre-requisites: NS m101A, m101B (NS m101B can be taken concurrently) Psych 116 is an approved substitution for NS 101L. Neuroscience majors should keep in mind that students in the Psych department receive priority for enrollment in Psych 116.

(2) Additional Neuroscience elective Students who choose the NS 101L option must take a total of 4 upper division electives with at least one from each elective option. Neurobio M169 or Phy Sci 135 can be taken provided that student has already completed one elective for each of the 3 elective categories.

Option 2: Independent Research (1) Neuroscience 198A or 199A and (2) Neuroscience 198B or 199B** Fall, Winter, and Spring Quarters Pre-requisites: NS m101A & SRP 99 under same faculty mentor

Students who choose the NS 198A/B or NS 199A/B option must take 3 upper division electives, one from each elective option. Neurobio M169 and Phy Sci 135 do not apply. Poster required at the annual Neuroscience undergraduate poster session in Spring Quarter Please see here for detailed guidelines on enrolling in Neuroscience research courses. **Students pursuing Departmental Honors must sign up for NS 198AB instead.

PLEASE NOTE: You may ONLY do Neuroscience 199AB OR Neuroscience 198AB ONCE. If you'd like to continue with your Neuroscience research, please visit the Research page and review the requirements for Neuroscience 199C which may also only be taken once.

Option 3: Project Brainstorm Capstone NOTE: LIMITED CAPACITY (~6 students per Winter - Spring Quarter)

Project Brainstorm (usually offered as NS 192B) is an outreach class offered to Juniors and Seniors in which you have an opportunity to develop teaching lessons on Neuroscience that you present to local K-12 students.

To use Project Brainstorm to fulfill your capstone requirement, you must do the following: 1) Contact the organizer for Project Brainstorm and the undergraduate Neuroscience counselor to declare your intent to use Project Brainstorm for your capstone. 2) Commit to two consecutive quarters (Winter and Spring) of Project Brainstorm 3) Register for Project Brainstorm as a capstone by completing 199A/B contracts and have them approved by the faculty instructor. Opt for letter grading. 4) Participate in all activities of Project Brainstorm, including additional activities designated especially for capstone participants. 5) Prepare and present a poster on your Project Brainstorm experiences at Neuroscience Poster Day in the Spring Quarter of your participation in the capstone. The Project Brainstorm Capstone has been filled for Winter and Spring 2017. PLEASE NOTE Psychology 115 cannot be substituted for Neuroscience M101A; however, Physiological Science 111A can be substituted. A student will receive 0 credit units if Psych 115 is taken AFTER completing Neuroscience M101A. A maximum of eight units of Neuroscience 198 or 199 may be applied toward the major. All required and elective courses must be taken for a letter grade, and a 2.0 average must be maintained in all upper division courses taken for the major. Students will still need 13 additional upper division units in order to reach the 60 minimum required.

**MESSAGE REGARDING CHEM 153L (UPDATED 5/19/2017) Chemistry 153L is being removed from the upper division Neuroscience major core requirements. Here is how the change will affect you: If you are graduating in 2017 Spring, 2017 Summer, 2017 Fall, and 2018 Winter the change does NOT affect you.You still need to complete Chemistry 153L. If you are a junior and have completed Chemistry 153L, please contact Undergraduate Counselor, Megan Lebre, at mlebre@mednet.ucla.edu. All incoming students in Fall 17 (transfer and freshmen) as well as current freshmen, sophomores, and juniors that have not taken Chem 153L no longer need to complete Chem 153L for the major.

**MESSAGE REGARDING LIFE SCIENCES SERIES (UPDATED 6/16/2017) Below please find important information regarding enrollment in the LS 1-4 and LS 7 series. Please read through this information thoroughly; if you have any questions, please direct them to the Life Science Core office atlscore@lifesci.ucla.edu. Thank you. STUDENTS CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN LS 1, 2, 3 AND/OR 4 Complete the sequence. The timeline for offering these courses is scheduled as follows: LS 1 will be offered in Fall Quarter 2017. If you need this course, we strongly encourage that you take the course this term. LS 2 will be offered in the Fall Quarter 2017 and Winter Quarter 2018. We strongly encourage that you take this course by Winter 2018. LS 3/ LS 4 Both courses will be offered Fall Quarter 2017, Winter Quarter 2018, and Spring Quarter 2018. We strongly encourage that you take these courses by Spring 2018. LS 23L is not being eliminated. Students are, however, encouraged to complete LS 23L no later than Winter Quarter 2018. During this transition we expect a large number of students to take LS 23L starting in Spring 2018, therefore if you have the opportunity you should take it before then (ex: Summer 2017, Fall 2017 orWinter 2018). Any student who has conflicts with enrolling in these courses according to the timelines above should contact the Life Science Core office; every effort will be made to insure that students complete the series at the end of the 2017-2018 academic year. STUDENTSNOTCURRENTLY ENROLLED IN LS 1-4 If you have not enrolled in LS 1, 2, 3 or 4yet, you may begin this LS series during our Summer Session A and C. If you cannot take Summer courses, then you mayenroll in the LS 7 series. A small number of seats will be offered in Fall Quarter 2017 during June enrollment; if you want to try to enroll in this course, make sure to attempt to do so during your first pass. During the summer, some seats in LS 7A will be held for incoming students; any remaining seats will be made available to continuing students beginning on September 19, 2017. If you do not get an opportunity to enroll in LS 7A in Fall Quarter 2017, the course will be offered again in Winter Quarter 2018 and Spring Quarter 2018.

**MESSAGE REGARDING PHYSICS SERIES (UPDATED 6/9/2017) The Physics & Astronomy Department is transitioning to a new Physics series for Life Science majors. Students who have begun the Physics 6 series will have until Winter 2018 to complete the old Physics 6 series. After Winter 2018, the Physics 6 series will be completely phased out and replaced with the new Physics 5 series. Please take note of this to plan accordingly. Some additional notes about the Physics series that may be helpful:

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