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ADVISING
Every Behavioral Neuroscience student has a faculty advisor in either the Psychology or Biology department. This advisor will serve as the student's primary and regular contact for advice concerning course selection, requirements of the major, registration, and experiential education.
Each student also has an advisor in the College of Arts and Sciences who oversees the student's program with respect to policies and requirements of the College. For an overview of College advising see the appropriate section of the College of Arts and Science Guidebook or the College of Arts and Sciences web site.
Behavioral
Neuroscience students also have a Co-op Faculty Coordinator, Michelle Israel (m.israel@neu.edu). Please see the co-op
information section for more information. Some students may use other
advisors, such as an Honors
Advisor, Study Abroad Advisor,
or Pre-med Advisor.
Behavioral Neuroscience Academic Advisors
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Don
O'Malley, Ph.D. |
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Joseph
Ayers, Ph.D. |
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Richard
Melloni, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology
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Fred
C. Davis, Ph.D. Professor of Biology 414 Mugar f.davis@neu.edu (617)-373-4039 FAX: 617-373-3724 |
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Jay McLaughlin, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology Medical School Advisor 114 Lake Hall j.mclaughlin@neu.edu (617)373-2361 |
Planning your program
The
program information section lists the courses
you must take and provides a sample program
to indicate how the curriculum can be completed over five years. For students
entering as freshmen, your course schedule for the first year is largely
determined and you will be automatically registered for most of your courses.
You should meet with your advisor to insure that you are correctly registered.
Long-term Planning
In subsequent
years you are responsible for planning your courses and registering for
them. Your advisor will assist you and you should meet with your advisor
once each quarter to discuss course work for at least the next two quarters.
It is usually possible to register for courses two quarters before they
are offered. For example, you can register for spring courses in the fall.
To help with the long range planning of your course work, the quarters
in which relevant courses are offered can be found on the course
offering schedule chart, below. You should meet with your Co-op Faculty
Coordinator, Michelle Israel, to discuss how co-op fits with your long
range plans.
Course Scheduling
When scheduling classes within any particular quarter, it is essential that your classes don't conflict. Most courses occur within a particular sequence. As long as you select courses in different sequences, you will not have conflicts. Please note that many of the courses you take will have laboratories that do not have a sequence designation. The times when labs occur are given in the course schedule books for each quarter. Use the schedule template to help you plan your course schedule.
Prerequisites
With the exception of some introductory courses, most courses will have prerequisites. In mapping out your long-term course plan, list all prerequisites to ensure that you take your courses in the appropriate order. It is especially important to take Organic Chemistry in your second or third year since it is a prerequisite for Genetics which is in turn a prerequisite for Biochemistry.
Laboratories
For all
Introductory and Level 2 courses (see curriculum)
with laboratories, you are required to take the laboratories.
In Biology the labs have separate course numbers and you must register
for them separately from the lecture part of the course. The lab should
be taken in the same quarter as the lecture. Many of the elective Biology
courses (Level 3) also have labs. In Chemistry, labs are part of the same
course number as the lecture.
Laboratories are often offered at more than one time, and you should be sure that the lab for which you register fits your schedule.
Transferring Course Credit
As a Northeastern student you may take certain required courses at other schools or in Northeastern University's evening program (University College). Any substitution or transfer credit for BNS courses must be approved by your Behavioral Neuroscience advisor. A grade of C or better is required for credit to transfer, and only the credit, not the grade, is transferred.
Before enrolling in such a course, a College of Arts and Sciences petition must be filled out, signed by your BNS advisor, and returned to the College for final approval. In general, only introductory courses in biology or psychology or courses in statistics, calculus, and chemistry are considered for transfer.
In some cases, more courses may need to be taken at University College in order to meet the equivalence of the day program classes (for example, three UC courses in organic chemistry are equivalent to two courses in the day program).
Graduate Courses
Graduate courses are open to qualified undergraduates with the permission of the instructor, the student's advisor, and the College of Arts and Sciences. A special registration form is required (from the College or Registrar).
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