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See the catalog for course descriptions and more detail about pre-requisites.
Please schedule an appointment with neuroscience advising for questions or assistance about your Fall 2026 schedule. Or, email neurosci@gmu.edu with brief questions.
| Course | Title | Cr | Format | Pre-requisite |
| NEUR 101 | Intro to Neuroscience | 3 | F2F, Asynchronous online | **elective credit ONLY if taken before PSYC 375/376 or NEUR 327/335. |
| NEUR 424 | Sleep & Circadian Rhythms | 3 | F2F | BIOL 213 and PSYC 376 |
| NEUR 461 | The Changing Brain: Evolution & Development | 3 | F2F | |
| NEUR 461 | Neuronal Bases of Learning and Memory | 3 | Asynchronous online | |
| NEUR 461 | Neurotrama | 3 | Asynchronous online | |
| NEUR 461 | Brain in Books and Film | 3 | F2F | |
| BIOL 305 | Microbiology | 3 | F2F, Synchronous online | BIOL 213 |
| BIOL 306 | Microbio lab | 1 | F2F | BIOL 213 and BIOL 305 |
| BIOL 417 | Bioinformatics/Computational Biology | 3 | Synchronous online | recommended BIOL 311 |
| BIOL 417 | Data Science for Biologists | 2 | Synchronous online | recommended BIOL 311 |
| BIOL 425 | Human Physiology | 3 | Synchronous online | recommended BIOL 213 |
| BIOL 426 | Mechanisms of Aging | 3 | Synchronous online | recommended BIOL 213 and 311 |
| BIOL 429 | Bio foundations of Pharmacology | 3 | Synchronous online | recommended BIOL 124 & 125 or BIOL 430 & 431, or BIOL 483/CHEM 463 |
| BIOL 430 | Advanced Anatomy & Physiology I | 3 | F2F | BIOL 213 |
| BIOL 452 | Immunology | 3 | F2F | BIOL 213 and BIOL 305 |
| BIOL 453 | Immunology lab | 1 | F2F | BIOL 213, BIOL 305, BIOL 452 |
| BIOL 482 | Intro to Molecular Genetics | 3 | F2F | BIOL 213 and 311 |
| BIOL 483/CHEM 463 | Biochemistry | 4 | F2F, Synchronous online | BIOL 213 and CHEM 313 |
| CDS 230 | Modeling & Simulation I | 3 | F2F, Asynchronous online | CDS 130 |
| CDS 301 | Scientific Data Visualization | 3 | F2F, Asynchronous online | CDS 130 |
| CHEM 313 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 | F2F, Synchronous online | CHEM 212/214 |
| CHEM 314 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 | F2F, Synchronous online | CHEM 313 |
| CHEM 315 | Organic Chemistry Lab I | 2 | F2F | CHEM 313 (co or pre-requisite) |
| CHEM 318 | Organic Chemistry Lab II | 2 | F2F | CHEM 314 (co or pre-requisite) |
| MATH 114 | Calc II | 4 | F2F, synchronous online | MATH 113 |
| MATH 203 | Linear Algebra | 3 | F2F, Synchronous online | MATH 114 |
| MATH 213 | Calc III | 3 | F2F, synchronous online | MATH 114 |
| MATH 214 | Differential Equations | 3 | F2F, Asynchronous online | MATH 213 |
| PSYC 304 | Principles of Learning | 4 | F2F, Asynchronous online | PSYC 300 or equivalent
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| PSYC 309 | Sensation, Perception, Information Processing | 4 | F2F | PSYC 300 or equivalent |
| PSYC 317 | Cognitive Psychology | 3 | F2F, Asynchronous Online | PSYC 100 |
| PSYC 441 | Criminal Behavior : Psychological and Neurological aspects | 3 | F2F | |
| PSYC 461 | Drugs & the brain | 3 | Asynchronous online | PSYC 100 |
| STAT 350 | Intro to Statistics II | 3 | F2F | STAT 250 |