Bachelor’s degree requirements

General requirements for undergraduate major: A total of 120 credit hours are required for graduation. The BS program, Medical Track, is obtained by following the curriculum of the College of Arts and Sciences.

To graduate, a student must have a grade of C or better in all science and mathematics courses required for the degree, including transfer courses, as specified below. In addition, to graduate a student must have a 2.2 GPA in required science and mathematics courses taken at K-State.

• BIOCH 110 - Biochemistry and Society Credits: 3
• BIOCH 521 - General Biochemistry Credits: 3
• BIOCH 522 - General Biochemistry Laboratory Credits: 3
• BIOCH 755 - Biochemistry I Credits: 3
• BIOCH 756 - Biochemistry I Laboratory Credits: 2
• BIOCH 765 - Biochemistry II Credits: 3
• BIOCH 775 - Molecular Biophysics Credits: 3
• BIOCH 799 - Problems in Biochemistry Credits: 1-18
• BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology Credits: 4
• BIOL 450 - Modern Genetics Credits: 4
• BIOL 455 - General Microbiology Credits: 4
• BIOL 541 - Cell Biology Credits: 3
• CHM 210 - Chemistry I Credits: 4
• CHM 230 - Chemistry II Credits: 4
• CHM 350 - General Organic Chemistry Credits: 3
• CHM 351 - General Organic Chemistry Laboratory Credits: 2
• CHM 371 - Chemical Analysis Credits: 4
• CHM 500 - General Physical Chemistry Credits: 3
• MATH 220 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Credits: 4
• MATH 221 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus II Credits: 4
• PHYS 113 - General Physics I Credits: 4
• PHYS 114 - General Physics II Credits: 4
• STAT 703 - Introduction to Statistical Methods for the Sciences Credits: 3
• *Upper-division biochemistry, chemistry, biological science, statistics, computer science, analytical geometry and calculus III, or differential equations elective Credits: 13
• *Advanced Biochemistry Laboratories Credits: 2
  (BIOCH 757, BIOCH 758, BIOCH 766, BIOCH 767) can be applied toward the requirement for BIOCH 799 - Problems in Biochemistry

*Laboratories

Up to two credit hours of Advanced Biochemistry Laboratories can be applied towards the requirement for BIOCH 799-Problems in Biochemistry.

• BIOCH 757 - NMR Laboratory Credits: 1
• BIOCH 758 - Protein Structure Laboratory Credits: 1
• BIOCH 766 - Recombinant DNA Laboratory I Credits: 1
• BIOCH 767 - Recombinant DNA Laboratory II Credits: 1

Note

The courses in the list above satisfy the natural sciences and quantitative reasoning requirements shown in the general requirements for the BS degree.

Arts and Sciences requirements (32 credit hours)

Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics track

• BIOCH 110 - Biochemistry and Society Credits: 3
• BIOCH 521 - General Biochemistry Credits: 3
• BIOCH 522 - General Biochemistry Laboratory Credits: 3
• BIOCH 755 - Biochemistry I Credits: 3
• BIOCH 756 - Biochemistry I Laboratory Credits: 2
• BIOCH 765 - Biochemistry II Credits: 3
• BIOCH 775 - Molecular Biophysics Credits: 3
• BIOCH 799 - Problems in Biochemistry Credits: 1-18
• BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology Credits: 4
• BIOL 450 - Modern Genetics Credits: 4
• BIOL 455 - General Microbiology Credits: 4
• BIOL 541 - Cell Biology Credits: 3
• CHM 210 - Chemistry I Credits: 4
• CHM 230 - Chemistry II Credits: 4
• CHM 350 - General Organic Chemistry Credits: 3
• CHM 351 - General Organic Chemistry Laboratory Credits: 2
• CHM 371 - Chemical Analysis Credits: 4
• CHM 500 - General Physical Chemistry Credits: 3
• MATH 220 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Credits: 4
• MATH 221 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus II Credits: 4
• MATH 222 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus III Credits: 4
• PHYS 213 - Engineering Physics I Credits: 5

• or

• PHYS 223 - Physics I, Mechanics, and Thermodynamics Credits: 5
• PHYS 214 - Engineering Physics II Credits: 5

• or

• PHYS 224 - Physics II, Electromagnetism, and Sound Credits: 5
• PHYS 664 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics Credits: 3

• or

• PHYS 775 - Biological Physics Credits: 3
• STAT 703 - Introduction to Statistical Methods for the Sciences Credits: 3
• *Upper-division electives Credits: 3 (biochemistry, chemistry, biological sciences, statistics, computer science, and mathematics) 

Medical Biochemistry Track

• BIOCH 110 - Biochemistry and Society Credits: 3
• BIOCH 521 - General Biochemistry Credits: 3
• BIOCH 522 - General Biochemistry Laboratory Credits: 3
• BIOCH 571 - Medical Biochemistry Credits: 3
• ^#  BIOCH 755 - Biochemistry I Credits: 3
• ^#  BIOCH 765 - Biochemistry II Credits: 3
• BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology Credits: 4
• BIOL 450 - Modern Genetics Credits: 4
• BIOL 455 - General Microbiology Credits: 4
• BIOL 541 - Cell Biology Credits: 3
• BIOL 670 - Immunology Credits: 4
• CHM 210 - Chemistry I Credits: 4
• CHM 230 - Chemistry II Credits: 4
• CHM 350 - General Organic Chemistry Credits: 3
• CHM 351 - General Organic Chemistry Laboratory Credits: 2
• CHM 371 - Chemical Analysis Credits: 4
• MATH 220 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Credits: 4
• PHYS 113 - General Physics I Credits: 4
• PHYS 114 - General Physics II Credits: 4
• STAT 340 - Biometrics I Credits: 3
• STAT 341 - Biometrics II Credits: 3

The following classes are also acceptable as upper-division electives:

• BIOL 410 - Biology of the Cancer Cell Credits: 2
• MATH 222 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus III Credits: 4
• MATH 340 - Elementary Differential Equations Credits: 4
• PHILO 365 - Medical Ethics Credits: 3
• PSYCH 470 - Psychobiology Credits: 3

Notes

• *Upper-division (500 level or above) biochemistry, chemistry, biology, math, statistics, or computer science Credits: 20
• *The courses above satisfy the mathematics and natural science requirements shown in the general requirements for the BS degree.
  • Arts & Sciences requirements Credits: 32
• ^#Students may take any 700- or higher-level 3 credit BMB classes as alternatives to BIOCH 755 and BIOCH 765.

Total credit hours required for graduation: (120)