Health Sciences Major (HSC), BS

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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: 35 Hours

All majors at Harding are required 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.
PSY 2010 or SOC 2030 satisfies 3 hours of Self and Society.

Major: 53 Hours

BIOL 1500 - Principles of Biology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 1500L - LAB: Principles of Biology Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 3200/3200L - Anatomy and Physiology I Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 3210/3210L - Anatomy and Physiology II Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 3400/3400L - Microbiology Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 1040/1040L - College Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 1050/1050L - College Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 1610 - Freshman Seminar Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 2610 - Research Methods in Chemistry Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 3740/3740L - Organic Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
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 3610 - Current Chemical Research Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 4610 - Chemistry and Biochemistry Capstone Credit Hours: 1
ECON 2010 - Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
or ECON 2020 - Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
or ACCT 2050 - Financial Accounting Credit Hours: 3
MATH 1200 - Elementary Statistics Credit Hours: 3
or BIOL 2500 - Biostatistics Credit Hours: 3
MATH 2350 - Analytics and Calculus I Credit Hours: 5
PSY 2010 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
or SOC 2030 - General Sociology Credit Hours: 3

Pharmacy requirements: 40 hours

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

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Health Sciences Major (HSC), BS

Requirements

Liberal Arts: 35 Hours

Major: 53 Hours

Pharmacy requirements: 40 hours

Total Hours: 128