Undergraduate Degree Programs
Bachelor of Science
Actuarial Science
This major is an interdisciplinary program that provides comprehensive training as a major or a specialization to highly motivated students in the College of Natural Science. Finance, economics, accounting, computer science, statistics and probability all play a significant role in the education of our next generations of actuaries.Minor
Actuarial Science
This minor is available as an elective to students who are enrolled in any bachelor’s degree program at Michigan State University. This minor complements a number of major fields such as mathematics, statistics and probability, finance, and economics.Bachelor of Science
Astrophysics
This major combines the elements of a liberal education with thorough preparation in biochemistry and molecular biology and the underlying principles of biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics.Bachelor of Science
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
This major combines the elements of a liberal education with thorough preparation in biochemistry and molecular biology and the underlying principles of biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics.Bachelor of Science
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology / Biotechnology
This major is intended primarily for students who plan to pursue careers in industry, veterinary medicine or related health sciences or for students who plan advanced study in biotechnology and molecular biology.Bachelor of Science
Biomedical Laboratory Science
This major is designed to prepare students for careers in a variety of laboratory settings or to pursue graduate or advanced professional education.Bachelor of Science
Chemical Physics
The chemical physics major provides a strong foundation in chemistry, physics and mathematics for students who have a professional interest in the areas of overlap between chemistry and physics.Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts
Chemistry
As a chemistry major you will study the properties, composition and reactions of different substances within the framework of the four principal areas of chemistry: analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry.Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts
Computational Mathematics
A bachelor's degree in computational mathematics provides students with a strong mathematical foundation in problem solving and mathematical proof.Minor
Computational Mathematics Science and Engineering
This minor complements a students' major by providing a strong background in computational modeling of a variety of systems using a broad range of computational techniques, functional and object-oriented computer programming, practice in computational thinking, as well as in-depth exposure to some subset of discipline-focused or methodology-focused topics in computational and or data science.Bachelor of Science
Data Science
This major is designed to provide students with a strong background in data science using a broad range of computational techniques, practice in statistical thinking, as well as in-depth exposure to topics in data science.Minor
Data Science
This minor is designed to provide students with a strong background in data science using a broad range of computational techniques, practice in statistical thinking, as well as in-depth exposure to topics in data science.Bachelor of Science
Environmental Biology - Microbiology
This major is designed to prepare students for work and study in all aspects of the environment, especially those relating to environmental protection and remediation.Bachelor of Science
Environmental Biology - Plant Biology
This major is designed for students who plan to pursue careers involving plants and the environment or who plan to pursue graduate study in the biological sciences.Minor
Environmental and Sustainability Studies
This minor includes opportunities to study topics ranging from wetlands remediation to geographic information systems (GIS). In addition, students may elect to study alongside world-class faculty engaged in environmental research.Bachelor of Science
Environmental Biology - Zoology
This major is designed to help students understand the concepts of environmental biology and to apply those concepts to improve both the natural environment and the environment affected by human activities.Bachelor of Science
Environmental Geosciences
The environmental geosciences major is designed for students who want to pursue a career in the environmental sciences with core training in the earth sciences.Bachelor of Science
Genetics and Genomics
This major is designed to provide a broad foundation in science, with emphasis on genomics and molecular genetics.Bachelor of Science
Geological Sciences
The geological sciences major is designed for students seeking a foundation in the structure, composition and processes of the solid Earth, including such fields as natural hazards, high-temperature geochemistry, geophysics and paleontology.Bachelor of Science
Human Biology
This major is designed for students who want a broad background in the biological sciences and who want to understand the interrelationships among these fields. This program is for those who plan to pursue careers in the health care professions but are not interested in a teaching option.Bachelor of Science
Integrated Science Secondary Education
This major comprises of courses that will provide students a strong foundational knowledge in biology, chemistry, physics, and earth/space science.Bachelor of Science
Integrative Biology
This major provides students with an integrated foundation in biology and its underpinnings in chemistry, math, and physics. It prepares students for graduate and professional study and provide the skillsets necessary to enter the workforce.Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts
Mathematics
This major provides students with a strong mathematical foundation in problem solving and mathematical proof. Senior-level courses require extensive theoretical mathematics necessary for graduate work in multiple fields, applications to the education field and/or work with applications to industry.Minor
Mathematics
This minor which is administered by the Department of Mathematics, will broaden students' understanding and application of mathematical concepts to their chosen field of study.Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts
Mathematics Advanced
A Bachelor's degree in advanced mathematics provides students with a strong mathematical foundation in problem solving and mathematical proof. Extensive mathematics is completed beyond the requirements for a standard degree in mathematics.Bachelor of Science
Medical Laboratory Sciences
The medical laboratory science major, although offering the same strong biomedical background as the biomedical laboratory science major, is designed specifically for students aiming toward careers working in medical laboratories. In addition to the scientific foundation, the curriculum provides an introduction to managing medical laboratories and the skills needed to teach and orient staff.Bachelor of Science
Microbiology
This major provides a broad foundation in science, with emphasis in microbiology. The program also provides the basis for professional studies, such as medicine, dentistry, or forensic or clinical laboratory science.Bachelor of Science
Neuroscience
Neuroscience is for students who wish to pursue a career in which a broad-based knowledge of the structure and function of the nervous system is necessary, including research, education, health care and business.Bachelor of Science
Physiology
The degree program in physiology combines elements of a liberal education with thorough preparation in molecular, cellular and organ systems physiology.Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts
Physics
As a physics major you will have the opportunity to study all aspects of the physical universe through means of observation, experimentation, theoretical constructions and computer simulations.Bachelor of Science
Plant Biology
The plant biology major is designed for students who plan to pursue careers in plant biotechnology industries, nurseries, botanical gardens, museums, herbaria, agricultural extension or research laboratories, or who plan to pursue graduate study in the field of plant biology or related disciplines.Bachelor of Science
Quantitative Risk Analytics
This major provides students with the quantitative skills necessary for employment in the insurance and risk industries, broadly construed to include a mathematical treatment of probability and statistics, interest-rate theory and financial mathematics.Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts
Statistics
This major prepares students for careers in the modern, data-driven world. The program provides a solid background in mathematics and programming and builds upon this background with course work in probability, statistics, computational methods for data science and application of statistics and probability.Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts