#  HDRB Concentration Requirements 

 



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## **In order to declare HDRB as your concentration, you must first meet with Dr. Amie Holmes, the concentration advisor. Sign up for an appointment** [**here**](https://hscrbeducationteam.as.me/AmieHolmes)**.**

The HDRB concentration requirements are summarized in the table below. The complete listing of requirements is published in the [Student Handbook](https://handbook.college.harvard.edu/).

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**Foundational courses**  
2 half courses

LIFESCI 1A (or LPS A) and LIFESCI 1B or LIFESCI 50A and LIFESCI 50B

**Intermediate biology**  
2 half courses

SCRB 10

AND

SCRB 50 or MCB 60



**Upper level biology**  
3 half courses

3 courses: any 100-level SCRB along with certain advanced courses in molecular and cellular biology (MCB), organismic and evolutionary biology (OEB) and human evolutionary biology (HEB)

**Chemistry**  
1 half course General  
and  
2 half courses Organic

General chemistry: PHYSCI 11, CHEM 10, CHEM 40, or equivalent

Organic chemistry: CHEM 17 and 27 or CHEM 20 and 30



**Quantiative Science**  
1 half course

MATH LS, 1b, or above or STAT 100, 102, 104, 110, or PSY 1900, or equivalent

 

 

**Physics**  
1 half course 

PHYSCI 2, 12a, or PHYSICS 15a or 16, or APPHY 50a or equivalent

**Independent Research**  
1 half course

SCRB 91r or SCRB 99

**HONORS**  
Thesis

Completion of a senior thesis (SCRB 99a and SCRB 99b) is required to be eligible for honors