Biology, General Option

Biology Core

• BIOL054 HM - Biology Laboratory
• BIOL101 HM - Comparative Physiology
• BIOL108 HM - Ecology and Environmental Biology
• BIOL109 HM - Evolutionary Biology
• BIOL113 HM - Molecular Genetics
• BIOL154 HM - Biostatistics
• CHEM056 HM - Carbon Compounds
• CHEM058 HM - Carbon Compounds Laboratory
• CHEM105 HM - Organic Chemistry

Biology Electives

Eleven credits of advanced biology, selected by the student and advisor, to include at least two Harvey Mudd laboratory courses (selected from Biology 103, 110, 111, 128, 166, 184) and one Harvey Mudd seminar-style course (requiring student presentations and reading from the primary literature, for example, Biology 121, 122, 164, 183, most offerings of 185/186, 189). Related non-biology technical courses may be substituted for advanced biology courses with permission of the department. With prior departmental permission, up to two credits of Biology 197/198 (Directed Reading) may count as Biology Electives

• BIOL103 HM - Comparative Physiology Laboratory
• BIOL110 HM - Experimental Ecology Laboratory
• BIOL111 HM - Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory
• BIOL128 HM - Prokaryotes Laboratory
• BIOL166 HM - Cell Biology and Genetics Laboratory
• BIOL184 HM - Methods in Biochemistry
• BIOL121 HM - Marine Ecology
• BIOL122 HM - Cell and Developmental Biology
• BIOL164 HM - Genetics
• BIOL183 HM - Topics in Physiology
• BIOL185 HM - Special Topics in Biology
• BIOL186 HM - Special Topics in Biology
• BIOL189 HM - Topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• BIOL197 HM - Directed Reading
• BIOL198 HM - Directed Reading

Colloquium

Four semesters of Biology 191–192: Biology Colloquium. (The colloquium requirement is waived for any semester during which a student is away on a study abroad program.)

• BIOL191 HM - Biology Colloquium
• BIOL192 HM - Biology Colloquium

Capstone Project

Two semesters (at least 6 credits total) of Senior Thesis Research (Biology 193–194, or Biology 195–196) or an approved biology-related Clinic (Computer Science 183–184, Engineering 111–113, Mathematics 193 or Physics 193–194).

• BIOL193 HM - Senior Thesis Research
• BIOL194 HM - Senior Thesis Research

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• BIOL195 HM - Intensive Research
• BIOL196 HM - Intensive Research

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• CSCI183 HM - Computer Science Clinic I
• CSCI184 HM - Computer Science Clinic II

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• ENGR111 HM - Engineering Clinic I
• ENGR112 HM - Engineering Clinic II
• ENGR113 HM - Engineering Clinic III

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• MATH193 HM - Mathematics Clinic

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• PHYS193 HM - Physics Clinic
• PHYS194 HM - Physics Clinic