<p>I plan to concentrate in Computer Science, but I am also really interested in Neuroscience. As a result, I will probably take a lot of neuro courses over the next four years. However, I’m trying to decide if I should take organic chemistry as well. I don’t intend to concentrate in neuro, so it would not be required for me. It would also free up space for me to explore other classes. However, I’m wondering if skipping orgo is a bad idea if I intend to take high-level neuro courses in the future.</p>
<p>Is orgo an essential background for people interested in studying neuroscience, or can I safely skip it and still do well in higher level neuro courses?</p>
<p>Looking at the course requirements, doesn’t look like orgo is necessary for most courses in the Neuroscience department. However, the concentration overlaps a bit with biology courses, and orgo is required for some of those. It’ll depend on what specific courses you want to take.</p>
<p>I’m particularly interested in working my way towards the Neuroengineering course, which seems to focus more on engineering and physics than biology. The only way I’m going to be able to make room for the appropriate requirements (e&m, engineering, etc) is to sacrifice some chemistry courses. I also plan on eventually taking all the core neuro courses (NEUR0010, NEUR1020, NEUR1030) as well as the computational neuroscience course. None of these have orgo as a requirement, but do you think I would be hurting myself by not taking orgo anyways?</p>