Undergraduate Program

Physiology is a good major for students who like thinking about the human body and how it works. You would enjoy this major if you want to learn more about the function of the human body at the molecular, cellular, tissue, and organ systems levels. 

Built on a foundation of biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics, the physioogy major is intended for students who are primarily interested in careers in research, industry, medicine, or other health-related fields, for which a thorough knowledge of physiology is necessary. This major is particularly suitable for students in the life sciences who plan further studies at the graduate or professional level. 

Note: If you are primarily interested in the skeletal and muscular systems and if you like thinking about the movement of the human body, you may want to look into the Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology in the College of Education instead. 

Neuroscience is a good major for students who want to use biology, chemistry, and physics to explore the structure and function of the nervous system, going beyond just learning about the anatomy of the brain.

That is, students would enjoy this major if they want to learn more about how individual cells (neurons) function, what their properties are, and how they communicate with each other. Once students understand these concepts, they can then learn more about how the nervous system controls other organs, muscles and vessels, as well as the biological processes and brain structures underpinning behavior and cognition. 

Note: If you are primarily interested in a broader study of human behavior and cognition, then you may want to look into the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in Psychology in the College of Social Science instead.

• Students need to complete a minimum of 120 credits.
• No diploma is awarded for additional majors. 
• An additional major is NOT noted on the diploma for the primary degree.
• The additional major IS noted on the transcript upon graduation: "[NAME] has completed the departmental requirements for an additional major in [NAME OF ADDITIONAL MAJOR]." 

• A minimum of 150 credits is required for two degrees. 
• Students are held accountable to completing all the academic college and major requirements, including any minors and/or experiential learning requirements
• Requirements for the second degree may be completed alongside those for the primary degree, or one degree may be completed before the second degree.
• Upon graduation, the student will receive two diplomas.