Degree Requirements
The Human Physiology curriculum has premedical courses built in as requirements. It’s an excellent alternative to a traditional biology degree, because it expands on the usual pre-med requisites with classes such as gross human anatomy, exercise physiology, cardiopulmonary pathophysiology, neuroanatomy, and neurophysiology.
University Requirements
A minimum of 128 units is required for graduation. Each course (or transfer equivalent) specified in the curriculum below must be included in the 128 units. A cumulative GPA of 2.0 must be achieved for graduation. This GPA must represent a record that contains no more than 16 units of D grades. A course will not be accepted for external transfer if the grade is lower than a C. (A grade of C– is not acceptable.)
Transfer requirements
A course will not be accepted for external transfer if the grade is lower than a C. (A grade of C- is not acceptable.)
| Degree Requirements | Units |
| Sargent College Requirements | 6 units |
| Fundamental Course Requirements | 52 units |
| Human Physiology Requirements | 44 units |
| Human Physiology electives/Hub Electives | 8 units |
| General electives/Hub requirements | 18 units |
| Total | 128 units |
| Sargent College Requirements | Units |
| SAR HP 150 First-Year Experience Seminar | 0 units |
| SAR HP 151 Introduction to Health Professions | 2 units |
| SAR HP 252 Health and Disability Across the Lifespan or SAR HP 353 Organization and Delivery of Healthcare in the US |
4 units |
| Total | 6 units |
| Fundamental Courses | Units |
| First-Year Writing Seminar (e.g., CAS WR 120) | 4 units |
| Writing, Research, and Inquiry (e.g., CAS WR 151/152/153) | 4 units |
| CAS BI 107 Biology I | 4 units |
| CAS BI 108 Biology II | 4 units |
| CAS CH 101 General Chemistry I | 4 units |
| CAS CH 102 General Chemistry II | 4 units |
| CAS CH 203 Organic Chemistry I | 4 units |
| CAS CH 204 Organic Chemistry II or CAS CH 214 | 4 units |
| CAS MA 116 Statistics II or CAS MA 214 Applied Statistics | 4 units |
| CAS MA 121 Calculus | 4 units |
| CAS MA 122 Calculus or CAS MA 115 Statistics I | 4 units |
| CAS PY 105 Elementary Physics I | 4 units |
| CAS PY 106 Elementary Physics II | 4 units |
| Total | 52 units |
| Human Physiology Requirements | Units |
| CAS BI 203 Cell Biology | 4 units |
| CAS BI 315 Systems Physiology | 4 units |
| CAS CH 373 Principles of Biochemistry or CAS CH 421 Biochemistry I | 4 units |
| SAR HS 251 Human Nutrition Science | 4 units |
| SAR HS 342 Exercise Physiology | 4 units |
| SAR HS 369 Gross Human Anatomy | 4 units |
| SAR HS 375 Cardiovascular Pathophysiology or SAR HS 371 Pulmonary Pathophysiology | 4 units |
| SAR HS 410 Internship: Human Physiology or SAR HP 495 Thesis for Distinction | 4 units |
| SAR HS Elective 1 (see list of human physiology electives below) | 4 units |
| SAR HS Elective 2 (see list of human physiology electives below) | 4 units |
| CAS PS 101 General Psychology | 4 units |
| Total | 44 units |