Bachelor degree
48 months
Application deadlines: November 1 (FALL), September 15 (WINTER), January 1 (SPRING)
Processing time: 30 days
Application fee: $60
Full-time
Intakes: September 25, January 7, March 31
International tuition: $21,801
Domestic tuition: $6,387
Program overview
This interdisciplinary field provides students with the specialized preparation and technological sophistication critical for success in a variety of graduate-training programs, including neuroscience, psychology, pharmacology, mental health, and neurobiology; and in health care, including medicine and dentistry. For those students who do not anticipate pursuing post-graduate education, the degree program provides an excellent platform for entry-level positions in such areas as biomedical research and the pharmaceutical industry.
Study options
This program can be done
On campus
Requirements
Exams:
- IELTS
- TOEFL PBT
- TOEFL iBT
As a freshman applicant, you must have completed secondary school and earned an appropriate secondary certification or passed an appropriate external exam. Grades should be above average and course selection must include preparatory study in humanities, mathematics, natural sciences, and social sciences.
Career opportunities
Behavioral Neuroscience students at Western receive the specialized preparation critical for success in such graduate-training programs as neuroscience, psychology, pharmacology, mental health, neurobiology, medicine, and dentistry. Western students have continued their studies at the following schools, among many others:
Arizona State University: Neuroscience (PhD)
University of Washington: Medical School (MD and PA), Dental School
University of Tennessee Health Science Center: Neuroscience (PhD)
Johns Hopkins University: Medical School (MD) and Neuroscience (PhD)
Washington State University: Neuroscience (PhD) and Pharmacy (Pharm D)
University of Texas Southwestern: Immunology (PhD)
Oregon Health Sciences University: Medical School (MD) and Neuroscience (PhD)
University of British Columbia: Neuroscience (PhD)
Campus location
Bellingham
,
United States
