About the Major

Declaration of the major and graduation requirements:

Students may declare the CBN major as soon as they satisfy all requirements, at the earliest after the Spring semester of the Sophomore year, or up to the Fall semester of the Senior year.  To declare the major in CBN, students must:

1. Have completed one of the two introductory CBN core courses (Fundamentals of Neurobiology OR Fundamentals of Cell and Developmental Biology) with grades of C or better.
2. It is strongly recommended that students also complete at least 1 semester of Organic Chemistry with a grade of C or better prior to declaring the major.
3. Declare major in CBN at SAS MyMajor. Students will be notified when the application is processed.

In order to graduate students must complete all the courses required for the major with grades of C or better. Courses­ can only be repeated once to replace D/F grades.  

Courses required for the CBN Major:

1. Life Sciences Core Courses

2. CBN Core Courses

*Current Seniors can opt to take 2 CBN Upper Level Courses + 1 Molecular Biology course (01:146:478, 01:694:408, or 11:126:481) instead of 3 CBN Upper Level Courses. This option will expire in the Spring 2021.

3. CBN Track options (select at the start of the Senior year)

1. General Track: 2 life science electives at the 300-400 level (at least 6 total credits), including at least 1 lab course, 1 course with an associated lab, or 2 semesters of Research in CBN.
   

   Course Name	Course Number	Credits	Suggested Year
   2 life science electives	See list of Approved Electives	3 or more per elective	4th
   4 options to complete the lab requirement: 1.) 1-credit lab course 2.) 3-credit advanced lab course (fulfills 1 elective + lab requirements) 3.) 4-credit lecture/lab combination course (fulfills 1  elective + lab requirements) 4.) 6-junior/senior research credits (fulfills 1 elective + 1 lab requirement)	See list of Approved Electives	1 or more	3rd/4th

2. Honors Track: 1 life science elective at the 300-400 level, Honors Seminar, Honors Research (at least 12 total credits). A written research thesis and oral presentation are required at the end of the Senior Spring semester in order to attain Departmental Honors. Requires a minimum CBN major GPA of 3.4, and submission of a CBN Honors Application Form.
   

   Course Name	Course Number	Credits	Suggested Year
   1 Elective	See list of Approved Electives	3	4th
   Honors Seminars	01:146:405	3	Spring 4th
   Honors Research	01:146:408	3+	4th
   Honors Research	01:146:409	3	4th

For CBN Major residency rules, please check the Residency Requirements.

CBN Major Worksheet (PDF)