Program: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major (BCMB), BS - Harding University

Requirements

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:

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

Note:

Do not take BIOL 1100 , BIOL 1200 ; PHS 1010 , PHS 1020 , PHS 1030 , PHS 1050 , PHS 1060 ; MATH 1200 . These courses do not count toward the major.

Major: 73 or 74 Hours

Upper-level Science Electives: 8 Hours

Select from:

BIOL 3200/3200L - Anatomy and Physiology I Credit Hours: 4
or BIOL 3220/3220L - Vertebrate Morphology Credit Hours: 4

or BIOL 3230/3230L - Animal Physiology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 3310-3314 - Topics in Molecular and Cellular Biology Credit Hours: 1-4
BIOL 3400/3400L - Microbiology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 3710L - LAB: Molecular Genetics Credit Hours: 2
BIOL 3720L - LAB: Cellular Analysis and Bioinformatics Credit Hours: 2
BIOL 3730L - LAB: Developmental Physiology Credit Hours: 2
BIOL 3740L - Neuroscience Research Credit Hours: 2
BIOL 4310-4314 - Topics in Molecular and Cellular Biology Credit Hours: 1-4
BIOL 4400/4400L - Immunology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 4410 - Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 4420 - Developmental Biology Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 3540/3540L - Analytical Chemistry Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 3550/3550L - Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 4461-4468 - Selected Topics Credit Hours: 1-4
CHEM 4471-4478 - Research Credit Hours: 1-3
MATH 3300 - Analytics and Calculus II Credit Hours: 5

Remaining Bible/Electives: 10 or 11 Hours

PHS 4100 , counted above in the major, satisfies the Bible requirement in the semester it is taken. PHS 4100 should be taken in the spring of the senior year.

See Bible Class Enrollment policy here.

Locations

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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major (BCMB), BS

Requirements

Liberal Arts: 44 Hours

Major: 73 or 74 Hours

Foundational Courses: 40 Hours

Core Courses: 25 or 26 Hours

Choose one from:

Upper-level Science Electives: 8 Hours

Remaining Bible/Electives: 10 or 11 Hours

Total Hours: 128