B.A. in Physiology and Health
Degree Requirements
In addition to the requirements below for the B.A. in Physiology and Health, students need to satisfy the general requirements for a bachelor’s degree.
Students must complete PHYS 110, MVS 101, and MATH 153 as before entering the major. MATH 153 will satisfy both the general distribution requirement for the bachelor’s degree and the departmental prerequisite for the B.A. in Physiology and Health.
To graduate with a B.A. in Physiology and Health, 56 credits of course work are required, as follows:
Core courses (28 credits)
- Self-Pulse Diagnosis (PH 260)
- Diet, Digestion and Nutrition (PH 262)
- Maharishi Yoga Asanas (PH 263)
- Biology I: Living Systems (BIO 260)
- Biology II: Molecular and Cell Biology (BIO 263)
- Biology III: Human Anatomy and Physiology (BIO 264)
- Biostatistics and Medical Research Methods (PH 380)
Additional courses (28 credits)
Students may choose 28 credits from among the following courses to complete the B.A. degree:
- Plant Science (BIO 250)
- Ethnobotany (BIO 328)
- Organic Agriculture (BIO 338)
- Permaculture Design (BIO 341)
- Classical Physics (PHYS 207)
- Thermodynamics, Harmonics, Waves, Electricity and Magnetism (PHYS 208)
- Optics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear Physics, and Elementary Particles (PHYS 209)
- General Chemistry I (CHEM 201)
- General Chemistry II (CHEM 202)
- General Chemistry III (CHEM 203)
- Organic Chemistry I (CHEM 311)
- Organic Chemistry II (CHEM 312)
- Organic Chemistry III (CHEM 313)
- General Biochemistry (CHEM 350)
- Fundamentals of Maharishi Vedic Science (MVS 208)
- EEG, Brain and Enlightenment (MVS 240)
- Bhagavad Gita — Chapters 1-3 (MVS 302)
- Reading the Vedic Literature 1 (MVS 321)
- Ideal Human Relationships (SL 210)
- Biointensive Mini-Farming (SL 276)
- High-Performance Green Building (SL 326)
- Building Biology (SL 327)
- Movement Science (ESS 336)
The above information is subject to change any time. Students already enrolled at the University should contact the graduation director for their degree requirements. The content of this page was reviewed in December 2009.
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