Lyman Briggs College-Michigan State University

Lyman Briggs College was founded in 1967 to bridge the cultures of the sciences and the humanities and social sciences. We offer an innovative and integrated curriculum, crossing disciplinary boundaries and exploring in their social, human, and global contexts. Michigan State University has been the top public institution for learning communities for 4 consecutive years, to which Lyman Briggs College is a large factor. Lyman Briggs students, or Briggsies, live their first year in Holmes Hall, building a core foundation in LBCs innovative biology, chemistry, physics, and math courses before taking upper-level STEM courses within other MSU colleges. The average class size in Lyman Briggs is 25 students, much smaller than regular university courses. Students have 37 majors to choose from in biological, social, physical, environmental, and computational sciences, as well as mathematics and teaching. There are about 2,000 current Briggsies, with 65% of them self-identifying as women. ...