Graduate Programs > Bachelor's/Master's program

Admission
• Graduate School Application, plus application fee
• Departmental questionnaire
• TOEFL scores for international students from non-English speaking countries
• The GRE is not required for the BS/MS program
• Official transcript of grades from all schools attended after high school
• Three letters of recommendation
Curriculum
  The BS/MS degree in Physiology offers a unique opportunity to MSU students for advanced training in Physiology. Students beginning in their junior year can enter a research laboratory and begin either a bench-based or library-based research project. The required graduate courses can begin after the student successfully completes PSL 431/432 and BCH 461/462. The student is advised to visit the Faculty Research site of this webpage to see the research opportunities in cell and molecular physiology at MSU.
  University and departmental rules and regulations governing a BS/MS degree in Physiology:
• Students accepted into the dual degree program can be admitted to the BS and MS program as early as the beginning of their junior year.
• To be admitted to the dual degree program, the applicant must:
  • have a GPA of 3.0 or higher in all undergraduate course work
  • have a GPA of 3.0 or higher in all courses in the College of Natural Science
  • complete the Physiology Department application for graduate school (note: the GRE requirement is waived)
  • be accepted by the Physiology Department Graduate Admissions Committee
  • be encouraged to identify a prospective thesis advisor before submitting the application to the department
• The student must complete a total of 150 credits, 120 credits for the B.S. degree and 30 credits for the M.S. degree. Courses can't be double-counted. A minimum grade of 3.0 is required in all graduate courses.
• The requirement for the Graduate Record Examination is waived.
• The student pays undergraduate tuition for all credits (graduate or undergraduate) until the semester in which they reach their 121st credit. At that point the student will begin to pay graduate tuition.
• Students are not eligible for graduate assistantships until the semester in which they enroll for their 121st credit. However, students involved in research in their mentor's laboratory can negotiate an hourly wage.
• The student must:
  • complete a graduate application
  • obtain a letter of support from the Department of Physiology stating that they are accepting the student as a BS/MS candidate
  • submit the application along with the letter from the department and the appropriate application fee to Dr. Douglas Estry, Associate Dean, College of Natural Science
  • A letter of support from the College of Natural Science is attached along with a tracking code. The whole packet is submitted to the Registrar's Office. Soon a list of courses that will apply to the graduate degree are submitted to the Department/College/University.
Course Work (in addition to thesis research) - Same course/thesis requirements as for the M.S. degree.