List of Undergraduate Majors

Undergraduate Admissions

At MSU, students are placed in a college based on their choice of degree major. Students select a major code on the main MSU application indicating their program of interest.

All admissions for undergraduate students are processed through the MSU Office of Admissions.

Helpful resources for prospective undergraduate students:

• MSU Office of Admissions
• List of Degrees in the College of Natural Science
• SpartaNature Program - A summer seminar specifically for incoming freshmen interested in science.

Majors in the College of Natural Science

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology – BS
• Biochemistry & Molecular Biology/Biotechnology – BS

Biological Science – BS (Interdepartmental; For teaching majors only)

Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics

• Clinical Laboratory Science – BS
  
• Diagnostic Molecular Science – BS
  
• Biomedical Laboratory Science – BS

Chemistry

• Chemical Physics – BS
  
• Chemistry – BA
  
• Chemistry – BS
• Computational Chemistry – BS

Earth Science – BS

Environmental Studies

• Environmental Biology/Plant Biology – BS
• Environmental Biology/Microbiology – BS
• Environmental Biology/Zoology – BS
• Specialization in Environmental Studies

Geological Sciences

• Environmental Geosciences – BS
  
• Geological Sciences – BS

Human Biology – BS

Mathematics

• Actuarial Science Specialization
  
• Actuarial Science – BS
• Computational Mathematics – BA
  
• Computational Mathematics – BS
  
• Mathematics – BA
  
• Mathematics – BS
• Mathematics, Advanced – BS
• Minor in Mathematics

Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

• Microbiology and Molecular Genetics – BS
  
• Genomics and Molecular Genetics – BS

Physical Science – BS (Interdepartmental; For teaching majors only)

Physics and Astronomy

• Astrophysics – BS
  
• Physics – BA
  
• Physics – BS

Physiology – BS

Plant Biology

• Plant Biology – BS
  
• Environmental Biology/Plant Biology – BS

Preprofessional Coursework (Pre-med, etc.)

Statistics and Probability

• Statistics – BA
• Statistics – BS

Zoology

• Zoology – BA
  
• Zoology – BS

All information is from the MSU Academic Programs Catalog. For additional details, contact the academic department or program associated with each major.

Dual-Degree Programs

The College of Natural Science has developed a very unique program for academically talented undergraduates. Students enrolled in a B.S. program in the College of Natural Science have the opportunity to consider enrolling in graduate courses and conducting research toward a M.S. degree after completing the first two years of their bachelor’s degree. The M.S. degree must be in a Natural Science major.

For more information contact:

Office of Student Affairs
College of Natural Science Dean’s Office
103 Natural Science Building
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI. 48824
517-355-4470

For more information, contact the Office of Admissions.