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Pre-Neuroscience, A.A. (General Transfer)


Academic Plan Code: 559

The purpose of this pre-major is to provide the foundation necessary for students to pursue neuroscience-related areas of study at the university level. By declaring this Pre-Neuroscience pre-major, students are on track to graduate with an Associate Degree from GRCC and transfer to a 4-year college or university to major in neuroscience or behavioral neuroscience. A bachelor’s degree in this field prepares students for graduate or advanced study in psychology, medicine, biomedical research, or other related fields requiring a scientific foundation. This inter-departmental pre-major emphasizes the biological and psychological foundation for understanding neuroscientific principles, including cellular, genetic, and anatomical mechanisms of behavior, as well as relevant research methods and practices applicable to the study of neuroscience.

General Transfer Notes and Michigan Transfer Agreement


The coursework needed to complete this program is listed below.  The courses commonly transfer and satisfy 4-year program requirements at 4-year institutions in Michigan. 

To ensure maximum transferability of individual courses, all course selections should be based on the degree, major, minor, or academic interest at the 4-year transfer institution students plan to attend.

Students should research and utilize all transfer resources available to maximize the number of GRCC courses that transfer and apply to their 4-year program.

Because transferability of courses varies by institution, students should contact the 4-year institution they plan to attend to obtain detailed information about transfer requirements. The 4-year institutions ultimately make the decisions about how each course will be used to meet their program requirements.

GRCC advisors and faculty are available to help students navigate transfer resources and create an individualized transfer plan, including selection of courses, which meets all GRCC and transfer institution requirements.

Graduates of this program will earn an Associate of Arts degree from GRCC and may be eligible to earn the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) credential.

Admission requirements to 4-year institutions and 4-year programs vary. Students should review the specific admission requirements for the institution and program to which they are transferring.

Program Notes


Other courses that can be used to meet the MA 124 requirement include the following: MA 127, MA 129, MA 131, MA 133, MA 215.

General Education Courses


Select a minimum of 30 credit hours of coursework from the General Education course list. Select coursework as directed below.  Use transfer resources available to select coursework based on the transfer requirements of the bachelor’s degree program and institution to which you are transferring.

English Composition and Communications


Humanities


Select two (2) Humanities General Education Electives from two (2) different subject areas. Only one (1) Foreign Language course can be used for the Humanities requirement.

Social Sciences


Select one (1) Social Sciences General Education Elective from a subject other than PY.

Natural Sciences & Mathematics


Mathematics


General Education Total Credit Hours


30 (min.)

Open Elective Courses


The remaining number of courses needed to complete the program will depend on the number of credit hours still needed to reach the 60 credits required for graduation. Course selections should be made based on transfer requirements.

Total Credit Hours


60

In What Order Should I Take Classes?


Please select courses from the Priority I list.  Select courses based on the number of credits you are taking in the semester, for example, if you are a part time student you do not have to take all of the courses listed.  If you are unable to schedule Priority I courses, move to and select from the list of Priority II, Priority III, and Priority IV courses.

Priority I Priority II

EN 101 - English Composition I  

MA 124 - Mathematics for Liberal Arts Students  

PY 201 - General Psychology  

BI 151 - Introduction to Cells, Molecules, and Genes  

General Education Course

EN 102 - English Composition II  

PY 271 - Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience  

CHM 130 - General Chemistry I  

CHM 131 - General Chemistry I Laboratory  

General Ed Course

Open Elective Course

Priority III Priority IV

PY 281 - Introduction to Statistics  

BI 121 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I  

General Education Course

Open Elective Course

Open Elective Course

PY 283 - Research Methods  

BI 232 - Genetics  

Open Elective Course

Open Elective Course

Open Elective Course

NOTE: This priority schedule assumes the student is prepared to take the courses listed. If prerequisites are required, additional semesters may be required to complete this degree.

Meet with an Academic Program Advisor and consult my Academdic Progress for specific degree requirements.