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About LBC

Lyman Briggs College is a residential, undergraduate, science-focused learning community dedicated to innovative and inclusive teaching, research, and engagement with the sciences in their diverse human, social, and global contexts.

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Visit LBC

Interested in majoring in science or math? Visit MSU's Lyman Briggs College where you get supportive community and amazing STEM opportunities!

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Degrees and Programs

Students in Lyman Briggs College can pursue 36 majors in the biological, physical, environmental, and computational sciences and mathematics. For students interested in the connection between natural and social sciences, LBC offers a major and minor in Science and Society, and a minor in Bioethics.

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Featured News

More Briggsies nominated for international scholarships

Oct 16, 2025

Lyman Briggs College is proud to announce that Kierra Jursch was nominated by MSU for the U.S. Rhodes Scholarship and Tammy Thai was nominated for the McCall MacBain Scholarship.

MSU physics education professor recognized with prestigious national fellowship

Oct 13, 2025

Clausell Mathis, assistant professor of physics and physics education in Michigan State University’s Lyman Briggs College and Department of Teacher Education, has been named a Winter 2026 Fellow of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT). He is one of only two educators nationwide to receive this honor.

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Featured Events

Briggs Career Chats: Careers in Healthcare

Nov 06, 2025

Briggs Career Chats are a way to connect LBC alumni and current Briggsies through conversations about careers. Career fields that will be discussed on November 6 are those in human health care.

Nov 12, 2025

We will welcome author Paul J. Fleming to the MSU campus to speak about his vital new book Imagine Doing Better: Why Policies Backfire and How Prevention Thinking Can Change Everything. This book gives readers a hopeful roadmap to a future where all communities have the resources and opportunities to thrive.