Apr 29, 2024  
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Behavioral Cognitive Neuroscience Minor


Introduction

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These degree requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College 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 advisor and CLAS advisor to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.

Program Delivery

  • This is an on-campus program.

Declaring This Minor

  • Please see your advisor.

General Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

Program Requirements


  1. Students must complete a minimum of 15 PSYC credit hours.
  2. Students must complete a minimum of 9 upper-division (3000-level and above) credit hours in the minor.
  3. Students must achieve a  minimum GPA is 2.0 for all courses applied to minor requirements.
  4. Students must complete all minor courses taken at CU Denver and all transfer courses applying to minor requirements with a minimum grade of C-(1.7). Students cannot complete minor course requirements as pass/fail.
  5. Students must complete a minimum of 9 PSYC credit hours with CU Denver faculty.

Program Restrictions, Allowances and Recommendations


  1. To fulfill this minor a non-Psychology major must successfully complete a total of 5 courses, including PSYC 1000, 2220 and 3 of the upper division courses from the 2 lists, with at least one course from each of the lists. Psychology majors must complete a total of 5 courses from the two lists with a minimum of 1 from each category. None of the 5 courses used toward the minor can also be used toward their Psychology major requirements.
  2. Students can take both PSYC 4054 Behavioral Neuroscience and BIOL 4165, but only one can count toward this minor.
  3. Students must complete 9 upper-division (3000-level and above) credit hours with CU Denver faculty.