Declaring Neuroscience
Students may declare the Neuroscience major when they have fulfilled the following requirements:
- Completed Chem 1A/1AL
- Completed Biology 1A/1AL
- Completed Math 1A/1B or Math 10A/B
- Enrolled in or completed Physics 8A
- Have a GPA of 2.0 or higher in lower division major requirements, upper division major requirements, and UC Berkeley cumulative GPA.
Please fill out this form (coming Fall 2024) with your academic history. You will be contacted by an academic advisor to set up an appointment to go over your course plan and talk about post-grad plans.
Neuroscience Major GPA Policy
A Neuroscience major must maintain a 2.0 grade point average (GPA) in a) all lower-division courses taken for the major at UC Berkeley and b) all upper-division courses taken for the major at UC Berkeley. Upper-division or graduate level Neuroscience courses that are not used to satisfy major requirements are excluded from this calculation.
Students for whom either GPA calculation falls below 2.0 will receive additional advising support through our Student Success Program. Students who do not raise their GPA above a 2.0 will be at risk of getting dismissed from the major and becoming ineligible for graduation. Progress will be reviewed after each semester and if satisfactory progress is not made, the Neuroscience Undergraduate Program Committee may decide to dismiss a student from the major. Their major will revert to undeclared and the student will need to work with an L&S advisor to pursue another major.
Our Student Success Program is an advising program meant to support students facing academic difficulty. The program is designed to help students identify barriers that affected their academic progress in the major, connect students to relevant resources, and outline goals to progress towards successful completion of graduation requirements.
Questions concerning this policy may be directed to the staff advisors in the Neuroscience Undergraduate Affairs Office.