Health Sciences Major (HLSC), BS

Liberal Arts: 44 Hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete 53 hours of Liberal Arts studies. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of the major:

• Biology, physical science and mathematics are counted below in the hours required for the major.

Major: 59 Hours

• BDOC 354 - Christian Bioethics Credit Hours: 2 or 3
• BIOL 121 - General Zoology Credit Hours: 4
• BIOL 170 - Principles of Biology Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 171 - Principles of Biology Lab Credit Hours: 1
• BIOL 249 - Anatomy and Physiology I Credit Hours: 4
• BIOL 253 - Anatomy and Physiology II 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 140 - Freshman Seminar Credit Hours: 1
• CHEM 240 - Research Methods in Chemistry Credit Hours: 1
• CHEM 249 - Organic Chemistry Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 250 - Organic Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 324 - Biochemistry I Credit Hours: 3

• or CHEM 310 General Biochemistry Credit Hours: 3  

• CHEM 340 - Current Chemical Research Credit Hours: 1
• CHEM 440 - Chemistry and Biochemistry Capstone Credit Hours: 1
• MATH 200 - Elementary Statistics Credit Hours: 3

• or BIOL 254 - Biostatistics Credit Hours: 3 

• MATH 201 - Analytics and Calculus I Credit Hours: 5
• PHS 410 - Christian View of Science and Scripture Credit Hours: 2 or 3
• PHYS 201 - General Physics I Credit Hours: 4

• or PHYS 211 - Engineering Physics I 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.