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Lower Division Requirements
The bolded courses below are preparatory core courses and must be completed prior to enrolling in HPHY 321 and 322
Biology
- BI 211
- BI 212
(OR Honors Biology)
- BI 213 OR 214
Chemistry
- CH 221
- CH 222
- CH 223
(OR Honors Chemistry)
Chemistry Lab OR Physics Lab
- CH 227
- CH 228
- CH 229
- OR
- PHYS 204
- PHYS 205
- PHYS 206
Physics
- PHYS 201
- PHYS 202
- PHYS 203
Math
- Math 246 OR 251
Medical Terminology
- HPHY 211
Scientific Investigations
- HPHY 212
Anatomy & Physiology Core
“In residence” requirement (must be taken at U of O)
- HPHY 321 – Human Anatomy I
- HPHY 322 – Human Physiology I
- HPHY 323 – Human Anatomy II
- HPHY 324 – Human Physiology II
- HPHY 325 – Anatomy & Physiology III
- HPHY 371 – Physiology of Exercise
Upper Division Electives
Required: 16 upper division credits
List A (minimum 2 courses)
- HPHY 333 Motor Control
- HPHY 362 Tissue Injury and Repair
- HPHY 374 Clinical ECG and Exercise
- HPHY 375 Metabolism and Nutrition
- HPHY 381 Biomechanics
- ANTH 362 Human Biological Variation
- ANTH 366 Human Osteology
- ANTH 369 Human Growth and Development
- ANTH 459 Advanced Evolutionary Medicine
- BI 309 Diseases of Africa
- BI 320 Molecular Genetics
- BI 322 Cell Biology
- BI 358 Investigations in Medical Physiology
- BI 360 Neurobiology
- CH 360 Physiological Biochemistry
- CH 462 Biochemistry
List B “Capstones” (minimum 1 course)
- HPHY 410 (new capstone courses awaiting a permanent number)
- HPHY 412 Sleep Physiology
- HPHY 413 Muscle Structure, Function, and Plasticity
- HPHY 414 Muscle Metabolism
- HPHY 422 Physiology of Obesity
- HPHY 423 Physiology of Aging
- HPHY 432 Neural Development
- HPHY 433 Neurophysiology of Concussion
- HPHY 434 Movement Disorders
- HPHY 436 Clinical Neuroscience
- HPHY 444 Clinical Anatomy
- HPHY 462 Therapeutic Techniques
- HPHY 470 Environmental Physiology
- HPHY 473 High Altitude Physiology and Medicine
- HPHY 485 Gait Analysis
- HPHY 486 Orthopedic Biomechanics
List C
List C options offer variable credit. Up to four credits may be counted toward the 16 upper division elective credits required by the major.
- HPHY 401 Research
- HPHY 403 Thesis
- HPHY 404 Internship
- HPHY 405 Reading and Conference
- HPHY 406 Special Problems
- HPHY 408 Workshop
- HPHY 409 Practicum
- HPHY 411 Scientific Teaching
- HPHY 420 Human Cadaver Dissection
All major requirements must be completed with a grade of C- or better.
All courses used to satisfy the major requirements must be taken for a letter grade, with the exception of those where pass/no-pass is the only option.
Students must maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA, and a 2.0 GPA in courses required for the major.