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Application Procedure
Twenty-five rising third-year students will be selected each year to declare a major in Neuroscience. Application must be made in the student’s fourth semester by (1) meeting the course requirements for declaration—see below, (2) submitting a application by March 10, 2008, click here to download the application form, and (3) an essay describing why the applicant wishes to major in Neuroscience.

Transfer Students
Occasionally, students transferring to U.Va. between their second and third years are considered for the major through a similar application process. Most of the requirements are required for transfer students as noted below. Please contact the director before applying.

Courses for Declaration
In order to apply for the major, students must be enrolled in, or have already completed the following courses and have a C+ or better in all courses to declare the major.
(1) BIOL 201 & 202 Introductory Biology
(2) PSYC 220 Introduction to Psychobiology or BIOL 317 Introduction to Neurobiology
(3) CHEM 141 Introductory College Chemistry
(4) CHEM 142 Principles of Chemistry
(5) CHEM 141L & CHEM 142L Chemistry Laboratory
(6) MATH 121 Applied Calculus 2 or MATH 131 Calculus 1
(MATH 131 is strongly recommended)
Note: Courses listed in (1) and (2) above also count toward the 30 required credits for the major. Course listed in (3), (4), (5) and (6) do not count toward the 30 credits. CHEM 181, 182, 181L and 182L also satisfy the requirements listed in (3) through (5). CHEM 162 can substitute for CHEM 142.