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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Biochemistry (BS) Academic Degree Map

Location(s): Manhattan Campus


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First Year Hours K-State Core  
Semester 1      
DAS 101 - Discover, Create, and Thrive: Arts and Sciences Orientation 1    
BIOCH 110 - Biochemistry and Society 3    
MATH 220 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I 4 KSC 030  
CHM 210 - Chemistry I OR 4    
CHM 220 - Honors Chemistry I 5    
ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I 3 KSC 010  
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology 4    
CHM 230 - Chemistry II OR 4    
CHM 250 - Honors Chemistry II 5    
MATH 221 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus II 4    
ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II 3 KSC 010  
Total Credits: 15      
       
Second Year      
Semester 1      
BIOL 455 - General Microbiology 4    
CHM 350 - General Organic Chemistry OR 3    
CHM 531 - Organic Chemistry I 3    
CHM 351 - General Organic Chemistry Laboratory OR 2    
CHM 532 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2    
PHYS 113 - General Physics I OR 4    
PHYS 213 - Engineering Physics I 5    
COMM 106 - Public Speaking I 3 KSC 020  
Total Credits: 16      
       
Semester 2      
BIOCH 521 - General Biochemistry 3    
BIOCH 522 - General Biochemistry Laboratory 3    
PHYS 114 - General Physics II OR 4    
PHYS 214 - Engineering Physics II 5    
Upper-Division Elective (>500 level course in BIOCH, BIOL, CHM, CIS, MATH, PHYS, STAT) 3    
**CHM 550 is recommended (Must have taken CHM 531)**      
Social and Behavioral Science Requirement 3 KSC 050  
Total Credits: 16      
       
Third Year      
Semester 1      
BIOL 450 - Modern Genetics 4    
CHM 371 - Chemical Analysis 4    
Any course in STAT (200+) 3    
Social and Behavioral Science Requirement (Global Perspectives Overlay) 3 KSC 050  
Total Credits: 14      
       
Semester 2      
BIOL 541 - Cell Biology 3    
CHM 500 - General Physical Chemistry OR 3    
CHM 585 - Physical Chemistry I 3    
**Upper-Division Elective Any upper division (>500 level) course in BIOCH, BIOL, CHM, CIS, MATH (including MATH 222 and MATH 340), PHYS, STAT** 3    
Arts and Humanities Requirement 3 KSC 060  
Free Electives {Institutionally Designated Area} 3 KSC 070  
Total Credits: 15      
       
Fourth Year      
Semester 1      
BIOCH 755 - Biochemistry I 3    
BIOCH 756 - Biochemistry I Laboratory 2    
BIOCH 799 - Advanced Research Training in Biochemistry 3    
**Upper-Division Elective Any upper division (>500 level) course in BIOCH, BIOL, CHM, CIS, MATH (including MATH 222 and MATH 340), PHYS, STAT** 3    
Arts and Humanities Requirement 3 KSC 060  
Total Credits: 14      
       
Semester 2      
BIOCH 765 - Biochemistry II 3    
BIOCH 775 - Molecular Biophysics 3    
A&S BS requirements Non-Quantitative Social Science 3    
A&S BS requirements Fine Arts or Humanities 3    
Free Electives {Institutionally Designated Area} 3 KSC 070  
Total Credits: 15      
       
Total Program Hours: 120      

 

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