Basic Requirements that meet some Arts & Sciences general requirement (14-16 credit hours)

• BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology Credits: 4
• CHM 110 - General Chemistry Credits: 3

• and

• CHM 111 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credits: 1

• or

• CHM 210 - Chemistry I Credits: 4

• or

• CHM 220 - Honors Chemistry I Credits: 5
• MATH 100 - College Algebra Credits: 3
• PSYCH 110 - General Psychology Credits: 3

• or

• PSYCH 115 - General Psychology (Honors) Credits: 4

Required courses (24-27 credit hours)

• ANTH 280 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology Credits: 4
• BIOL 201 - Organismic Biology Credits: 5

• or

• BIOL 341 - Human Body I Credits: 4

• AND

• BIOL 342 - Human Body II Credits: 4

• or

• KIN 360 - Anatomy and Physiology Credits: 8
• BIOL 455 - General Microbiology Credits: 4
• BIOCH 265 - Introductory Organic and Biochemistry Credits: 5

• or

• CHM 350 - General Organic Chemistry Credits: 3

• and

• CHM 351 - General Organic Chemistry Laboratory Credits: 2

• or

• CHM 531 - Organic Chemistry I Credits: 3

• and

• CHM 532 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory Credits: 2
• STAT 325 - Introduction to Statistics Credits: 3

• or

• STAT 340 - Biometrics I Credits: 3

• or

• STAT 350 - Business and Economic Statistics I Credits: 3
• Psychology course with prerequisite Credits: 3

Electives (14 credit hours)

The 14 elective credit hours must be at or above the 300 level and they must be selected from two or more fields, which may include the following areas in Arts & Sciences: biochemistry, biology, microbiology, organic chemistry, physical anthropology, and psychology. BIOL 341 and BIOL 342 may only be used as an elective if BIOL 201 was used as the required course.

Two elective courses, totaling six credit hours or less, may be chosen from selected courses in other college from the approved list below:

• ASI 318 - Fundamentals of Nutrition Credits: 3
• ASI 500 - Genetics Credits: 3
• ASI 533 - Anatomy and Physiology Credits: 4 (may not substitute for the BIOL 201/BIOL 340/KIN 360 requirement)
• DMP 710 - Introduction to One Health Credits: 2
• FNDH 400 - Human Nutrition Credits: 3
• FNDH 510 - Life Span Nutrition Credits: 2
• FNDH 553 - Pharmacology in Athletic Training Credits: 2
• GERON 400 - Biogerontology Credits: 3
• KIN 330 - Biomechanics Credits: 3
• KIN 335 - Physiology of Exercise Credits: 4
• KIN 336 - Physiology of Exercise Lab Credits: 1
• KIN 345 - Exercise Behavioral Science Credits: 5
• KIN 360 - Anatomy and Physiology Credits: 8 (can only be used as an elective if BIOL 201 was used as the required course)
• KIN 591 - Psychology of Exercise and Sport Injury Credits: 3

Pre-vet option

Students who complete the College of Arts and Sciences basic requirements, the preveterinary prerequisites, all the life sciences major requirements except the electives, and a minimum of 84 credit hours prior to enrolling in the College of Veterinary Medicine at K-State may earn a life sciences degree after successful completion of the first year of veterinary medical school.

Notes

*A minimum of 15 credit hours in the major must be taken at K-State. Only transfer courses accepted by departments to meet requirements in their majors will be accepted to meet requirements in the life science major.

To obtain a life science degree a student must earn at least a 2.0 GPA in the required science courses (including transfer work).

Students who already hold a baccalaureate- or graduate-level health professional degree (e.g., nursing, dental hygiene, etc) may be allowed to transfer up to nine hours of upper-level health-related courses from the health professional school to the Life Science degree for elective credit. Such transfers must be approved by the Life Science Steering Committee.

The life science degree is not available to students who will earn a degree in biochemistry, biology, or microbiology.

Total credit hours required for graduation: (120)