Neuroscience challenges us to understand the complex interaction between biology, behavior, and society. This Certificate recognizes a student’s appreciation and understanding of physiological and psychological concepts relative to understanding the human condition.

An interdisciplinary committee oversees this Certificate.

The requirements for the Certificate in Neuroscience are:

1. The student must be a degree candidate at Saint Anselm College.
2. The student must formally register for the Certificate with the chair of the Certificate committee no later than the first semester of the junior year.
3. A minimum of a C+ (2.33) cumulative grade point average in the major (based on a minimum of 3 courses) at the time of formal registration for the Certificate.
4. The student must complete five courses with a minimum grade of C (2.00) in each individual course presented for the Certificate. The student must have a minimum grade point average of C+ (2.33) in all courses presented for the Certificate.
   
   1. The student is required to take Physiological Psychology (PY305).
   2. The student is required to select from one of the following Psychology courses: Psychology of Addiction and Dependency (PY205) OR Health Psychology (PY206) OR Cognitive Psychology (PY304) OR Abnormal Psychology (PY307) OR Psychology of Learning and Motivation (PY313).
   3. The student is required to take Developmental Biology (BI324).
   4. The student is required to select from one of the following Biology courses: Genetics (BI327) OR Cell Biology (BI333) OR Animal Physiology (BI334) OR Animal Behavior (BI335) OR Invertebrate Zoology (BI338) OR Pharmacology (BI346).
   5. The student is required to take Philosophy of Mind (PH324)
5. The student must successfully complete a comprehensive written exam.