Registration-Related Information
Preregistration for winter 2025 will begin on Monday, November 11th at 8:30 am!
What happens if a class fills up during preregistration?
Preregistration allows majors to add up to 2.34 units before anyone else may register for Neuroscience related courses - lists of classes allowing preregistration. Preregistration is the ideal time for students to enroll in Group A or Group B requirements at a time when courses are only available to Neuroscience Majors. If you were unable to register for 2.34 units because the class you wanted was filled, you will be able to place your name on the waitlist during regular registration. Do not contact the instructor for a permission number. Having your name on the waitlist does not guarantee you a spot in the class. It offers the opportunity to take the class if a registered student drops the class which you were interested in.
Registration for winter 2025 begins on Monday, November 18th at 8:30 am
What happens if a class fills up during registration?
- Place your name on the waitlist
- Wait to be contacted by the program assistant to see if you are able to register for the class.
- Once contacted, you must either remove your name and register for the class or remove your name from the waitlist.
List of Classes Allowing Preregistration
- NEUROSCI 202-0 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience*
- NEUROSCI 206-0 Systems and Behavioral Neuroscience*
- NEUROSCI 303-0 Molecular Mechanisms of Neuropsychopharmacology*
- NEUROSCI 304-0 Developmental Neurobiology*
- NEUROSCI 308-0 Genetics of Human Behavior* formally NEUROSCI 390-0-25
- NEUROSCI 320-0 Animal Behavior*
- NEUROSCI 324-0 Neurobiology of Biological Clocks and Sleep*
- NEUROSCI 325-0 Neurobiology of Stress, Adversity and Resilience* formally NEUROSCI 390-0-22
- NEUROSCI 326-0 Neurobiology of Learning and Memory* formally NEUROSCI 390-0-23
- NEUROSCI 350-0 Advanced Neurophysiology Laboratory*
- NEUROSCI 355-0 Neurogenetics of Behavior Laboratory*
- NEUROSCI 357-0 Neuroanatomy Laboratory* formally NEUROSCI 390-0-60 Neuro-anatomy Laboratory
- NEUROSCI 365-0 Neurobiology of Prediction* formally NEUROSCI 390-0-24
- NEUROSCI 370-0 Genetic and Circuit Analysis of Motivated Behavior*
- NEUROSCI 377-0 Neurobiology of Sensory Perception*
- NEUROSCI 390-0 Topics in Neuroscience*
- NEUROSCI 390-0-20 Neurobiology of Homeostatic Behavior*
- NEUROSCI 390-0-27 Neuroscience in the News*
- NEUROSCI 390-0-28 Brain function through the lens of computation*
- NEUROSCI 390-0-29 Microbiota-Gut-Brain Access*
- NEUROSCI 390-0-30 Injury, Regeneration and Recovery in the Nervous System*
- NEUROSCI 390-0-61 Neurotoxicology Laboratory*
- PSYCH 205-0 Research Methods in Psychology*
- PSYCH 303-0 Psychopathology*
- PSYCH 321-0 Neuroscience and Behavior Laboratory*(PSYCH 379-0 beginning Fall 2019)
- PSYCH 334-0 Language and Thought*(PSYCH 372-0 beginning Fall 2019)
- PSYCH 336-0 Consciousness*
- PSYCH 359-0 Emotional Brain (PSYCH 392-0 beginning Fall 2019 approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies)*
- PSYCH 362-0 Cognitive Development*(PSYCH 370-0 beginning Fall 2019)
- PSYCH 363-0 Images of Cognition*(PSYCH 378-0 beginning Fall 2019)
- PSYCH 368-0 Human Memory*(PSYCH 374-0 beginning Fall 2019)
*Indicates courses for which the Neuroscience major provides Preregistration privileges.
When is registration for winter 2025?
Registration for the winter term will begin Monday, November 18th.
What happens if a class fills up during registration?
When a class closes out during registration, a wait list will open up within CAESAR. Please add your name to the waitlist if you intend to take the course. The program assistant, after communicating with the Director of Undergraduate Studies and Instructors, typically will add students if other students drop the class and/or if additional seats are available in the lecture room. If the instructor can add you, the program assistant will send you a "permission number" to allow you to register for the class. More senior students and those who put their names on the waiting list earliest are normally given preference. If you have special reasons for needing the course, you should e-mail to neuroscience@u.northwestern.edu with a note explaining the circumstances, but you must add your name to the waitlist first. The program assistant, after communicating with the Director of Undergraduate Studies and Instructors, typically will email students if other students drop the class and/or if additional seats are available in the lecture room.
Can I count courses offered in Summer Session or the evening program toward the Neuroscience major?
Courses taken in Northwestern's Summer Session count toward the requirements of the Neuroscience major. However, courses offered by the School of Professional Studies' evening program are not generally acceptable toward the degree's requirements.