@MACmiracle no problem! Always glad to help. Good luck to your daughter!
@MYOS1634 I remember you saying somewhere that TCNJ’s psychology program is excellent, so that is reassuring.
I think her interests will develop over time so a strong, flexible academic program that won’t kill her joy of learning would be good.
I haven’t looked at TCNJ in about 4 years. At that time it was a suitcase school but they were trying to change that with a new building project. I assume that has been completed, has it helped to keep students around on the weekends? It has always had a good academic reputation but the social side was always a minus due to the large number of NJ students who returned home on the weekends. Has it changed? Thanks.
There is a Interdisciplinary Concentration in Cognitive Science that may be of interest.
https://liberallearning.tcnj.edu/what-you-learn-2/broad-areas-of-human-inquiry/interdisciplinary-concentrations/cognitive-science/
You could also design your own neuroscience major like the person in this article did:
http://www.tcnjmagazine.com/?p=1449
They also have a Neuroscience club:
http://www.tcnj.edu/~leynes/neuroclub.html
@beenthereanddone I have no idea about whether or not it’s a suitcase school. Maybe to some degree since kids might be commuting home over the weekend for jobs if they don’t live too far away.
I haven’t paid much attention to this issue generally because when this question came up early in the search, D said she would appreciate quiet on the weekends. I also loved the emptier dorms and dining hall on weekends when I was in college.
However if too many students go home, then you may not have friends for two days and the college may not have much incetie to offer weekend prgramming (free movies, sports to watch or to play, dances, concerts, arts&crafts, clubs… all sorts of free alternatives to beer whih many colleges offer).
@beenthereanddone: my daughter is a sophomore at TCNJ and in her opinion, it’s not a suitcase school. This is discussed in other TCNJ threads.
Read more here: http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/college-new-jersey/2025803-tcnj-out-of-state-students.html
Good to know. I know that about three or four years ago it was a ghost town on the weekends and over short breaks. Some students would enjoy the peace and quiet but others who want a more social college experience might feel cheated. My goal in asking the question was to learn what the current situation was and to make sure that current students have all the information they need to make an educated opinion. I am glad your daughter is finding that it changed.
The ‘college town’ they built probably helped a lot - it seemed very well thought out.
I’m no expert, but I’m not sure a BS in Neuroscience even exists. Neuroscience, from what I’ve seen, is grad level stuff.
Typical track is BS in Biology, Biochem, Molecular Biology, Biomed, even Psych.
Daughter-in-law is a UMBC grad. Just southwest of Baltimore city off 695. Nice area. Good rep in STEM majors. You’re probably looking at $35K/year including housing.
In-state NJ, check out Stockton. Not sure if they offer grad programs in Neuroscience, but they’ve long produced some good grads in above majors as well as being well-known for physical/occupational therapists, nutritionists, etc.
@SpacemanEd There are quite a few neuroscience BS programs but often at pricey LACs. So it exists but there’s probably not much value in it without a Ph.D.
Molecular biology is also an option.
D liked Stockton. It offers a behavioral neuroscience minor.
tcnj has a biopsychology program that your D might love if she’s interested in neuroscience. I was in the same place as your D was in terms of wanting to study neuroscience, now im a biopsych major at TCNJ and im very happy!
@aaaammy123 Thank you for your reply.
Do the students studying biopsychology at TCNJ take the same biology as regular bio majors?
Hi,
I’m a current junior Biopsychology major. The major requires the intro Bio course, BIO201, in addition to one of the following:
BIO211: Biology of the Eukaryotic Cell
BIO221: Ecology and Field Biology
BIO231: Genetics
211 requires General Chemistry, and 231 requires BIO211. These classes are the same ones that Bio majors take and generally supplement Psych courses like Biopsychology, Clinical Psychopharmacology, and Cognitive Neuroscience quite well.
There are also a few opportunities to study Neuroscience around campus. We have at least 4 - 5 labs in the discipline, and if you talk to the right professor, you can do research in any of them.
There’s a pretty good community of undergrads interested in studying the brain in graduate school, so your daughter definitely won’t feel alone if studying the brain winds up to be her passion.
Great information @Biopsycho ! Thank you!