SAR: Human Physiology

Class of 2023

Sample Pathway

Human physiology is a good major if you are interested in the study of human biology or if you are planning to go to medical school, as the pre-med requirements are built into the curriculum. You may, however, choose to pursue other areas of health care or prepare for a career in medical research using human physiology as your foundation. Graduates of the human physiology program have gone on to careers in medicine, public health, dentistry, physician assistant, nursing, other clinical therapy careers, medical research, and health care administration. Prof. Elizabeth Co is the director.

Below is an example of a four-year plan of a College of General Studies student pursuing a degree in human physiology. Students will work with their CGS academic advisors and Sargent College to plan their own pathway to a human physiology degree.

*Sargent recommends that students take the specific CGS courses to fulfill the greatest number of major and BU Hub requirements. Please note that external courses are not eligible for Hub general education credit.

**CAS MA 115 preferred

***Students planning to take CAS CH 421 should take CAS CH 214 instead of CAS CH 204. CAS CH 421 is only offered in the fall semester.

****Upon continuation to SAR, students may petition the Human Physiology director to request a possible course waiver for CAS MA 122.

Note: For students planning to apply to physician assistant or nursing graduate programs, the program recommends taking microbiology with a lab: CAS BI 311 (CAS BI 206 is a prerequisite). Depending upon the specific graduate programs to which you apply, CAS BI 114 or GMS BT 426 may also fulfill the requirement. 

College of General Studies Program Requirements

• Two rhetoric courses: CGS RH 103 and CGS RH 104
  • CGS RH 104 is taken during the London semester
• Two natural science courses: CGS NS 201 and CGS NS 202
  • CGS NS 201 fulfills the CAS BI 107 requirement. Human physiology majors in good standing will take CAS BI 108 in place of CGS NS 202.
• Three social science courses:
  • CGS SS 104 is required and is taken during the London semester
  • Students select at least two additional SS courses and will work with their academic advisor to determine course selection
• Three humanities courses:
  • CGS HU 104 is required and is taken during the London semester
  • Students select at least two additional HU courses and will work with their academic advisor to determine course selection

Continuation Requirements

• Completion of the CGS required courses and appropriate electives
• Cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 2.00

Graduation Requirements

• BU Hub requirements
  • Students who take the specific CGS courses noted on the pathway above will fulfill all BU Hub requirements except the units listed below. These remaining Hub units will be fulfilled through the following courses:
  • Quantitative Reasoning II fulfilled by CAS MA 121
  • Teamwork/Collaboration (2 units) fulfilled by CAS BI 108 and SAR HS 342
  • Writing Intensive Course (1 unit) fulfilled by CAS BI 315 (only if completed on campus at BU)
  • You will fulfill the remaining Hub units – Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy (1 unit) and Creativity/Innovation (1 unit) – through other electives
• Human physiology major requirements

Advising

If you would like advice, help with planning, or simply need more information on SAR programs, please make an appointment with Academic Counselor, Roz Abukasis on rozabu.youcanbook.me. Further details can also be provided by contacting the program directors directly. 

Last revised: 11/09/2020