BS in Neuroscience

Where biology and psychology meet

Dive into dedicated neuroscience classes and deeply connect with peers and professors making discoveries about the brain.

Are you interested in linking brain anatomy to behavior? Then a path in behavioral neuroscience is for you. Do you see yourself dissecting samples and studying how the brain works? You’ll like our functional neuroscience courses.

Your interests dictate your focus, and you’ll collaborate with faculty mentors who share your interests.

Your opportunities after graduation are as diverse as neuroscience itself.

Our graduates accept jobs with pharmaceutical companies, research facilities or as teachers. Some go into the medical field. Combined with our health care studies minor, you’re primed for:

• Medical school
• Veterinary school
• Physical therapy
• Speech therapy
• Accelerated nursing programs

They also go to graduate school in neuroscience, psychology, biology, or business.

Undergraduate only

You won’t compete with graduate students for lab time or to work on the best projects. Our focus is you, and you’ll reap the rewards.

Everything from amnesia and animal personality to why we hoard or become addicted to drugs can be explored through neuroscience research-and is being investigated here.

Every year, we send one of the largest delegations among schools our size to the National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR). Students also present at professional neuroscience conferences and win national awards for their research.

Our students thrive, and you will too, as you are mentored by professors who are both experts in their fields and exceptional teachers. Coursework at Susquehanna is intense — you will enjoy personalized attention from your faculty as they help you learn and develop the skills you need to be a job and/or graduate school ready.

Many schools talk about study abroad but at Susquehanna, everyone does it. We are nationally recognized for our commitment to global experiences and cultural competence through our innovative Global Opportunities (GO) program.

Mission

We educate students for productive, creative, and reflective lives of achievement, leadership, and service in a diverse, dynamic and interdependent world.

Academics

You'll choose from more than 100 majors and minors, as well as pre-professional programs and an interdisciplinary honors program.

The School of the Arts, School of Humanities, School of Natural & Social Sciences and the AACSB accredited Sigmund Weis School of Business offer Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Music degrees.

You'll benefit from our exceptional faculty and small classes that facilitate participation. Our innovative curriculum encourages breadth and depth of study as you develop your skillset, and participation in our Global Opportunities program develops your cultural competence.

In essence, the world is open to you when you choose Susquehanna University.

Susquehanna is an accredited, not-for-profit institution which means that our programs are both certified and recognized for their excellence. Our accreditations include the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International), the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), the American Chemical Society, and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. We're also a member of the Annapolis Group, an organization of the nation’s top liberal arts colleges.