Human Physiology, Minor

This is the first version of the 2026–27 General Catalog. Please check back regularly for changes. The final edition and the historical PDF will be published during the fall semester.

The undergraduate minor in human physiology requires a minimum of 17 s.h. in Department of Health, Sport, and Human Physiology courses. Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 2.00 in all courses taken for the minor and in all UI courses to earn the minor. Coursework in the minor may not be taken pass/nonpass. CLAS minors may only be earned concurrent with or subsequent to earning a University of Iowa bachelor's degree. They cannot be granted as standalone credentials or as the sole program of study completed at the University of Iowa. Transfer credit does not count toward the minor.

Students who earn a BS in human physiology may not earn the minor in human physiology.

The minor is designed to provide an in-depth study of human structure and function. Students must complete a human physiology course plus elective coursework as indicated in the "Electives" course list. Some of these courses have prerequisites; students must complete all of a course's prerequisites before they may register for the course.

The minor in human physiology requires the following coursework.

Core Course

Course # Title Hours
This course:
HHP:3550Human Physiology With Laboratory5

Electives

Course # Title Hours
12 s.h. from these:
HHP:3105
HHP:3110
Anatomy for Human Physiology
and Advanced Anatomy Laboratory
5
or HHP:3115 Anatomy for Human Physiology With Lab
HHP:3450Immunology in Health and Disease3
HHP:4110Advanced Human Anatomy Laboratory4
HHP:4130Skeletal Muscle Physiology3
HHP:4150Clinical Exercise Physiology3
HHP:4220Biomechanics of Human Motion3
HHP:4230Motor Control Theory3
HHP:4250Human Pathophysiology3
HHP:4260Respiratory Pathophysiology3
HHP:4300Neurophysiology3
HHP:4410Integrative Physiology of Exercise3
HHP:4460Cardiovascular Physiology3
HHP:4470/ASP:4470Physiology of Aging3
HHP:4510Energetics in Health and Disease3
HHP:4520Clinical Pharmacology3