Introduction

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These program requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their major, minor and CLAS advisors to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.

Program Delivery

• This is an on-campus program.

Declaring This Minor

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General Requirements

Students must satisfy all requirements as outlined below and by the department offering the minor. 

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Program Requirements

1. Students must complete a minimum of 15 credit hours, from approved courses.

2. Students must earn a minimum grade of C- (1.7) in all courses that apply to the minor and must achieve a minimum cumulative minor GPA of 2.0. Courses taken using P+/P/F or S/U grading cannot apply to minor requirements.

3. Students must complete a minimum of nine upper division (3000-level and above) credit hours, with CU Denver faculty. 

Program Restrictions, Allowances and Recommendations

1. Students must complete at least one course from both the Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience categories.  

2. Courses that count for the Behavioral Cognitive Neuroscience minor cannot count towards a Psychology major.

3. Courses that count for the Behavioral Cognitive Neuroscience minor cannot count toward the Psychology minor.  

4. Students can take both PSYC 4054 Behavioral Neuroscience and BIOL 4165 Neurobiology, but only one can count toward this minor.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the following required courses:		6
PSYC 1000	Introduction to Psychology I
PSYC 2220	Biological Basis of Behavior
Complete a minimum of one of the following Cognitive Neuroscience required courses:		3
PSYC 3144	Human Cognition
PSYC 3205	Human Development I: Child Psychology
PSYC 3222	Principles of Learning and Behavior
PSYC 3305	Abnormal Psychology
PSYC 3810	Neuropsychology
Complete a minimum of one of the following Behavioral Neuroscience required courses:		3
BIOL 3104	Behavioral Genetics
BIOL 4165	Neurobiology
PSYC 3254	Introduction to Animal Behavior
PSYC 3262	Health Psychology
PSYC 3263	Hormones and Behavior
PSYC 3264	Exercise, Brain and Behavior
PSYC 3265	Drugs, Brain and Behavior
PSYC 3724	Developmental Neuroscience
PSYC 3822	Aging, Brain and Behavior
PSYC 3832	Neural Basis of Learning
PSYC 4054	Behavioral Neuroscience
PSYC 4164	Psychology of Perception
Complete one additional course from either the Cognitive Neuroscience list or Behavioral Neuroscience list as an elective.		3
Total Hours		15

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