Biology, General Option

Biology Core

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

Biology Electives

• Eleven credits of advanced biology, selected by the student and advisor. Electives must include:

   

  At least two Harvey Mudd laboratory courses, selected from:

• BIOL103 HM - Comparative Physiology Laboratory
• BIOL110 HM - Experimental Ecology Laboratory
• BIOL111 HM - Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory
• BIOL184 HM - Biochemistry Laboratory

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  and

   

  One Harvey Mudd seminar-style course (requiring student presentations and reading from the primary literature), some examples include:

• BIOL121 HM - Marine Ecology
• BIOL122 HM - Cell and Developmental Biology
• BIOL164 HM - Genetics
• BIOL183 HM - Topics in Physiology
• BIOL185 HM - Special Topics in Biology (most offerings)
• BIOL186 HM - Special Topics in Biology (most offerings)
• BIOL189 HM - Topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (most offerings)

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  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 may count as Biology Electives.

• BIOL197 HM - Directed Reading in Biology
• BIOL198 HM - Directed Reading in Biology

Colloquium

Four semesters of Biology Colloquium:

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

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  The colloquium requirement is waived for any semester during which a student is away on a study abroad program.

Capstone Project

• Two semesters (at least 6 credits total) of Senior Thesis Research:

   

• BIOL193 HM - Senior Thesis Research: Biology and
• BIOL194 HM - Senior Thesis Research: Biology

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  or

   

• BIOL195 HM - Intensive Research in Biology and
• BIOL196 HM - Intensive Research in Biology

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  Or an approved biology-related Clinic:

   

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

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  or

   

  Two from:

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

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  or

   

• MATH193 HM - Mathematics Clinic (taken twice)

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  or

   

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