Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience
Certificate
The Neuroscience Certificate, offered by the Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience (TAMIN), provides students with the opportunity to acquire enhanced training in research in various aspects of the nervous system of humans and other animals. Students in this Certificate Program will gain a broader understanding of how the nervous system functions during health and disease through enriched experiences in areas of molecular, structural, physiological, cognitive, behavioral, computational, or bioengineering neuroscience. The Neuroscience Certificate requires completion of 16 hours of course work in designated courses. Students must complete, prior to graduation, a combination of coursework and inquiry-based research (or an internship), which will be completed under the supervision of a TAMIN faculty member.
Normally, students should apply to the Neuroscience Certificate program approximately two years before they plan to graduate. To apply, students must:
(1) Identify a faculty advisor who is willing to supervise Directed Studies/Undergraduate Research (NRSC 485/491). Working with the faculty advisor, the student must develop a brief (one paragraph) description of the proposed line of research.
(2) Complete the Application for Undergraduate NRSC Certificate and have the faculty advisor sign it.
(3) Submit the completed Application for the Undergraduate Neuroscience Certificate Form to the TAMIN Advising Office in ILSB 3148.
(4) Once a student completes the Undergraduate Neuroscience Certificate program requirements, the Completion Form for Undergraduate NRSC Certificate must be submitted to the TAMIN Advising Office in ILSB 3148. *This form is due no later than the first month of the semester in which the student intends to graduate.
All face to face TAMIN Advising has been cancelled. All undergraduate inquiries, including but not limited to: declaring a minor, adjustments, course registration, should be sent to undergrad@tamin.tamu.edu. If you need to speak with an advisor, please email undergrad@tamin.tamu.edu and a Zoom appointment will be arranged.
Students must maintain the required GPA for their major. Students must present their research at two different events. Example: at one TAMU Student Research Week and a poster at the Annual TAMIN Neuroscience Symposium held in the spring semester. Students are expected to file a degree plan for their major within the administering department at the start of their junior year. Students wishing to obtain an Honors Neuroscience Certificate must maintain a GPA of 3.5. Please visit the Honors Office in Henderson Hall to request honors credit and to complete any paperwork required by that office.
Research (4-6 credits):
| NRSC 485/491 | 4 CREDITS | Directed Studies/Undergraduate Research |
No more than 6 credits can be used towards the Neuroscience Certificate. This limit does not preclude students from taking additional hours. Those hours will not, however, count towards the 16 credit hours needed to complete the Neuroscience Certificate.
Core Course (3 credits; select one of the following):
| NRSC 277 | 3 CREDITS | Introduction to Neuroscience |
| NRSC 340 | 3 CREDITS | Psychology of Learning |
| NRSC 434 | 3 CREDITS | Regulatory & Behavioral Neuroscience |
Students are required to take one of the above courses. If a student takes more than one, that course can count towards their “Electives”.
Seminar (1 credit):
| NRSC 681 | 1 CREDIT | Neuroscience Seminar |
No more than 1 credit can be used towards the Neuroscience Certificate. This limit does not preclude students from taking additional hours. Those hours will not, however, count towards the 16 credit hours needed to complete the Neuroscience Certificate.
Electives (7-9 credits):
| NRSC 277 | 3 CREDITS | Introduction to Neuroscience |
| NRSC 311 | 3 CREDITS | Comparative Psychology |
| NRSC 320 | 3 CREDITS | Sensation & Perception |
| NRSC 332 | 3 CREDITS | Neuroscience of Learning and Memory |
| NRSC 333 | 3 CREDITS | Biology of Psychological Disorders |
| NRSC 335 | 3 CREDITS | Physiological Psychology |
| NRSC 340 | 3 CREDITS | Psychology of Learning |
| NRSC 360 | 3 CREDITS | Health Psychology & Behavioral Medicine |
| NRSC 434 | 3 CREDITS | Regulatory & Behavioral Neuroscience |
| NRSC 435 | 1 CREDIT | Laboratory for Regulatory & Behavioral Neuroscience |
| NRSC 450 | 4 CREDITS | Mammalian Functional Neuroanatomy |
Other Approved Electives:
| BICH 410 | 3 CREDITS | Comprehensive Biochemistry I |
| BICH 411 | 3 CREDITS | Comprehensive Biochemistry II |
| BICH 431 | 3 CREDITS | Molecular Genetics |
| BIOL 319 | 4 CREDITS | Integrated Human Anatomy and Physiology I |
| BIOL 320 | 4 CREDITS | Integrated Human Anatomy and Physiology II |
| BIOL 413 | 3 CREDITS | Cell Biology |
| BIOL 423 | 1 CREDIT | Cell Biology Laboratory |
| BIOL 388 | 4 CREDITS | Principles of Animal Physiology |
| GENE 302 | 4 CREDITS | Principles of Genetics |
| GENE 405 | 3 CREDITS | Mammalian Genetics |
| GENE 431 | 3 CREDITS | Molecular Genetics |
| NUTR 369 | 4 CREDITS | Experimental Nutrition & Food Science Laboratory |
| PHIL 320 | 3 CREDITS | Philosophy of Mind |
| VIBS 401 | 2 CREDITS | Developmental Neurotoxicology |