Program: Biology Major (BIOL), BS - Harding University

Requirements

Liberal Arts: 38 Hours

All majors are required at Harding to complete the 47-hour Liberal Arts program. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of the major:

9 hours of Inquiry, Investigation, and Reasoning are satisfied in the major.

+ Remaining 9 hours from:

Molecular and Cellular Electives

BIOL 2310-2314 - Topics in Molecular and Cellular Biology Credit Hours: 1-4
BIOL 3310-3314 - Topics in Molecular and Cellular Biology Credit Hours: 1-4
BIOL 3520 - Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 4310-4314 - Topics in Molecular and Cellular Biology Credit Hours: 1-4
BIOL 4410 - Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 4420 - Developmental Biology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 4400/4400L - Immunology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 4500 - Molecular and Cell Biology Credit Hours: 3

Ecology and Environmental Science Electives

BIOL 3120 - Environmental Science Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 3680 - Field Studies Credit Hours: 1-6
BIOL 4100/4100L - Animal Behavior Credit Hours: 3

Chemistry Electives

CHEM 3750/3750L - Organic Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 3810 - General Biochemistry Credit Hours: 3
or CHEM 3840 - Biochemistry I Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 3850 - Biochemistry II Credit Hours: 3

Other Biology Electives

BIOL 2300-2304 - Topics in Biology Credit Hours: 1-4
BIOL 3300-3304 - Topics in Biology Credit Hours: 1-4
BIOL 3700 - Research Credit Hours: 1-4
BIOL 4300-4304 - Topics in Biology Credit Hours: 1-4

Notes:

* BIOL 3700 may be used to meet the Laboratory Experience requirement with approval from the department chair.

+ Students who complete CHEM 2110 and PHS 4100 for 2 hours will need 9 elective hours to reach major requirements. If students choose CHEM 3740/3740L and/or PHS 4100 for 3 hours, then total elective hours are decreased. Additional courses from the course clusters Organismal Structure and Function, Organismal Diversity, and Laboratory Experience also may be applied toward the elective hours if not taken to meet cluster requirements.

Upper level math and computer science courses may be used to fulfill the science elective hours subject to department chair approval.

Remaining Bible/Electives: 18 Hours

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

See Bible Class Enrollment policy here .

Locations

Requirements

Liberal Arts: 38 Hours

Major: 72 Hours

* Organismal Structure and Function - 2 courses from:

* Organismal Diversity - 2 courses from:

* Laboratory Experience - 1 course from: