Students who select the molecular biology option within the biology major must satisfactorily complete the following courses.

Molecular Biology Core
• Biology 54: Biology Laboratory
• Biology 101: Structure & Function
• Biology 108: Ecology & Environmental Biology
• Biology 109: Evolutionary Biology
• Biology 111: Molecular Biology Laboratory
• Biology 113: Molecular Biology
• Biology 182: Chemistry in Living Systems
• Chemistry 51: Physical Chemistry
• Chemistry 56: Chemistry of Carbon Compounds
• Chemistry 58: Carbon Compounds
• Chemistry 105: Organic Chemistry
• Chemistry 111: Organic Chemistry Laboratory

Biology Electives
8 units of approved biology electives, selected by the student and advisor, to include:
• At least one laboratory course
• At least one seminar course (requiring student presentations and reading from the primary literature, selected from Bio 121, 122, 164, 185, 189) to be taken at Harvey Mudd College.

Note: One chemistry course may be substituted for an advanced biology course with the advisor’s approval.

Colloquium
Four semesters of Biology 191-192: Biology Colloquium or Chemistry 199: Chemistry Colloquium

Capstone Project
Six units of Biology 193-194: Senior Thesis Research, Biology 195-196: Intensive Research, or Chemistry 151-152: Research Problems

Other options available to students interested in molecular biology and biochemistry include:

• The standard biology major, with electives chosen to form an informal molecular biology concentration
• The joint major in chemistry and biology
• The chemistry major with additional recommended courses for Biological Chemistry