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Honors Biomedical Sciences Degree Plan

HBS Degree Plan

Courses marked with an H must be taken in an Honors section, and all STEM courses must be taken at the University of Houston (AP and Dual Credit will not be accepted for STEM courses).

 

Year 1 – Fall

HON 2301H: Human Situation Antiquity (Discussion)

ENGL 1370H or ENGL 2360H: Human Situation Antiquity (Lecture)

MATH 2413 or MATH 2450H: Calculus I or Accelerated Calculus

CHEM 1321H: Fundamentals of Chemistry

BIOL 1306H: Intro to Biological Sciences

BIOL 1106: Intro to Biological Sciences Lab

 

Year 1 – Spring

HON 2101H: Human Situation Modernity (Discussion)

ENGL 2361H or HON 2341H: Human Situation Modernity (Lecture)

MATH 2414 or MATH 2451H: Calculus II or Accelerated Calculus II

CHEM 1322H: Fundamentals of Chemistry II

CHEM 1112H: Fundamentals of Chemistry II Lab

BIOL 1307H: Intro to Biological Sciences II

BIOL 1107: Intro to Biological Sciences II Lab

 

Year 2 – Fall

PHYS 1301 or PHYS 2325: Intro General Physics I or University Physics I

PHYS 1101 or PHYS 2125: Intro General Physics I Lab or University Physics I Lab

MATH 3339: Statistics for the Sciences

CHEM 2323H: Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry

CHEM 2123: Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Lab

BIOL 3301 or BIOL 3332: Genetics or Elementary Microbiology

HON 3301H: Readings in Medicine & Society

 

Year 2 – Spring

PHYS 1302 or PHYS 2326: Intro General Physics II or University Physics II

PHYS 1102 or PHYS 2126: Intro General Physics II Lab or University Physics II Lab

BCHS 3304: Biochemistry I

CHEM 2325H: Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry II

CHEM 2125: Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry II Lab

BIOL 3324: Human Physiology

PSYC 2301H: Intro to Psychology

 

Year 3 – Fall

HIST 1301H or 1302H: The U.S. to 1877 or The U.S. since 1877

GOVT 2305H or GOVT 2306H: U.S. and Texas Constitution or U.S. Government

Medicine & Society Elective

Medicine & Society Elective

 

Year 3 – Spring

GOVT 2305H or GOVT 2306H: U.S. and Texas Constitution or U.S. Government

BIOL 4374 or BIOL 4320: Cell Biology or Molecular Biology

BIOL 3311: Genetics Lab (If Core Writing in the Discipline has not been completed)

Core Creative Arts

Medicine & Society Elective

 

Year 4 – Fall

HON 3396H: Senior Research Experience

HIST 1301H or 1302H: The U.S. to 1877 or The U.S. since 1877

CHEM 4370 or CHEM 4373: Physical Chemistry or Survey of Physical Chemistry

Medicine & Society Elective

 

Year 4 – Spring

HON 4396H:Senior Research Experience

BCHS 3201: Biochemistry Lab

BCHS 3305: Biochemistry II

Biology or Biochemistry Elective

Biology or Biochemistry Elective