Hi all,
For those of you who ever work with Neuroscience majors, I wanted to alert you to two changes to the major requirements that will go into effect in Fall 2025 and may impact neuroscience majors’ Summer and Fall term registration.
- HPHY 322 Human Physiology I will no longer be a required course for the Neuroscience major (effective Fall 2025).
- For neuro majors who have already successfully completed HPHY 322, my understanding is this course will still show up as counting towards their Neuroscience major requirements.
- For students who have not taken or successfully completed HPHY 322, this course is no longer required for the Neuroscience major.
- Neuroscience majors will have the option to take a new, recommended course HPHY 399 Neuroanatomy in Winter 2026 instead of taking HPHY 321 Human Anatomy I in the Summer or Fall.
- The Human Physiology department is creating a new course HPHY 399 Neuroanatomy for Neuroscience majors that will be offered for the first time in Winter 2026.
- This will be the preferred and recommended course for Neuroscience majors in place of HPHY 321 Human Anatomy I.
- The pre-requisites, number of credits, content, and lab experience will be very similar to HPHY 321, but the course is being created with Neuroscience majors in mind.
- HPHY/NEUR double majors should still plan to take HPHY 321; all other NEUR majors are strongly encouraged to take the course designed for their major, HPHY 399 Neuroanatomy.
**Please note that pre-requisites for upper-division HPHY courses that are electives for the Neuroscience major will be adjusted next Winter and Spring to accommodate Neuroscience majors who will no longer be taking HPHY 322 and will be taking HPHY 399 Neuroanatomy in place of HPHY 321.
Thanks,
Nicole
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Nicole Dudukovic, Ph.D.
Director, Neuroscience Major
Core Faculty, Clark Honors College
Senior Instructor, Department of Psychology
University of Oregon