Program: Health Sciences Major (HLSC), BS - Harding University - Acalog ACMS™

Harding University

Jul 09, 2025

A B.S. in Health Sciences may be awarded, upon request, to students who 1) complete all the science and math prepharmacy requirements after high school at Harding; 2) complete a minimum of 25 hours of Harding’s liberal arts requirements for a bachelor’s degree at Harding; and, 3) successfully complete the entire first year curriculum in the first professional year at an approved College of Pharmacy.

Requirements

Liberal Arts: 44 Hours

General education requirements for biology, physical science and mathematics are counted below in the hours required for the major.

Major: 51 Hours

BIOL 121 - General Zoology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 249 - Anatomy and Physiology I Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 253 - Anatomy and Physiology II Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 259 - Cell Biology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 271 - Microbiology Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 121 - College Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 122 - College Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 249 - Organic Chemistry Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 250 - Organic Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 324 - Biochemistry I Credit Hours: 3
MATH 200 - Elementary Statistics Credit Hours: 3
or BIOL 254 - Biostatistics Credit Hours: 3
MATH 201 - Analytics and Calculus I Credit Hours: 5
PHYS 201 - General Physics I Credit Hours: 4
or PHYS 211 - Engineering Physics Credit Hours: 4

Pharmacy requirements: 33 hours

All required courses for the first year of the pharmacy program must be successfully completed. Hours may vary based on program requirements.

Remaining Bible/Electives: 4 Hours

See Bible Class Enrollment policy here.

Total Hours: 132

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