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Apr 18, 2025
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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]
Honors Biomedical Sciences, B.S.
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Colleges > College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics > Department of Biology and Biochemistry > Honors Biomedical Sciences, B.S.
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Brenda Rhoden, Associate Dean for the Honors College
Houston Biomedical Sciences (HBS) offers a rigorous Bachelor of Science degree that partners with the University of Texas Medical School in Houston and the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. Affiliated faculty from the University of Houston, the University of Texas Medical School, the University of Texas Medical Branch, local research hospitals, and other health care institutions regularly participate in activities pertaining to the major. HBS requires students to be in the Honors College.
Requirements to major in HBS:
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General Honors Biomedical Sciences Degree
Core (31 hours):
- Honors Human Situation (10 hours)
- History (6 hours)
- Government/Political Science (6 hours)
- Creative Arts course (3 hours)
- PSYC 1300 (preferably Honors)
- Writing in the Discipline
Science and Math (53 hours)
- Honors General Chemistry (6 hours)
- Organic Chemistry (6 hours) (preferably Honors)
- Microbiology or Honors Genetics (3 hours)
- Honors General Biology (6 hours)
- Biochemistry 1 (3 hours)
- Physics (6 hours)
- Science Labs (9 hours)
- Human Physiology (3 hours)
- Calculus 1 and 2 (8 hours)
- Statistics for the Sciences (3 hours)
Medicine and Society (15 hours)
- Readings in Medicine and Society (3 hours)
- Electives (9 hours)
- Honors Research (3)
- Honors Research 2 (3)
Physician’s Assistant (PA) Track (120 Hours)
CORE (31 hours):
- Honors Human Situation (10 hours)
- History (6 hours)
- Government (6 hours)
- Visual/Performing Arts course (3 hours)
- Writing in the Discipline
- PSYC 2301 - Introduction to Psychology Credit Hours: 3 (preferably Honors)
SCIENCE AND MATH (53 hours)
- Honors General Chemistry (6 hours)
- Organic Chemistry (6 hours) (preferably Honors)
- Honors Genetics (3 hours)
- Honors General Biology (6 hours)
- Microbiology (3 hours)
- Biochemistry 1 (3 hours)
- Physics (6 hours)
- Science Labs (9 hours)
- Calculus 1 and 2 (8 hours)
- Statistics for the Sciences (3 hours)
MEDICINE AND SOCIETY (15 hours)
- Readings in Medicine and Society (3 hours)
- Electives (9 hours)
- Honors Research (3 hours)
HONORS RESEARCH (3 hours)
- Honors Research II (3 hours)
PA SPECIFIC COURSES (18 hours)
- Immunology (3 hours)
- Microbiology lab (1 hour)
- Anatomy & Physiology 1 + lab (4 hours)
- Anatomy & Physiology 2 + lab (4 hours)
- Medical Terminology (3 hours)
- Sociology or Psychology elective (3 hours)
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