Physiology Program Requirements
Physiology Undergraduate Program Requirements
Skill Sets Stressed for Physiology Program Majors
- Development of a strong foundation in the biomedical sciences
- Understanding of normal physiology and disease processes
- Preparation for a wide variety of careers in biomedical research and allied health
- Critical thinking and problem solving in an integrative discipline
- Development of practical laboratory skills
- Use of computers for data acquisition and management
- Intensive exposure to the biomedical Literature
- Exposure to the use of animals in biomedical research
Basic Science Courses:
- Two semesters of biology with labs (molecular and cellular biology, population biology)
- Two semesters of general & inorganic chemistry with labs
- Two semesters of organic chemistry with labs
- One semester of physical chemistry
- Two semesters of physics with labs
- Two semesters of biochemistry
- Math through calculus I and II
- Probability and statistics
Upper Division Biology Courses
- Two semesters of physiology covering all the major organ systems
- Capstone laboratory in physiology
- Physiology in health and disease (an introduction to pathophysiology and chronic disease)
- Tier II topics in physiology (upper division writing course)
- 300-level anatomy or developmental biology elective
Undergraduate Advisor

Lori Seischab, Ph.D.
Biomedical Physical Sciences Building
567 Wilson Rd Rm 2201
517-884-5200
seischab@msu.edu
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