Jan 18, 2025  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Biology - Cellular and Molecular Biology (BS) Academic Degree Map

Location(s): Manhattan Campus


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First Year Hours K-State  
Semester 1      
BIOL 100 - Biology First-Year Orientation OR 1    
DAS 101 - Discover, Create and Thrive: Arts and Science Orientation      
BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology 4 KSC 040  
CHM 210 - Chemistry I 4    
Arts and Humanities Requirement 3 KSC 060  
Social and Behavioral Science Requirement 3 KSC 050  
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
BIOL 455 - General Microbiology 4    
CHM 230 - Chemistry II 4    
COMM 106 - Public Speaking I 3 KSC 020  
ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I 3 KSC 010  
Total Credits: 14      
       
Second Year      
Semester 1      
Choose 1 of the following biology courses for cellular and molecular core:      
BIOL 461 - Phage Hunters I 3    
BIOL 676 - Molecular Genetics Laboratory 3    
BIOL 695 - Internship in Biology 1-3    
BIOL 698 - Research in Biology 1-8    
CHM 350 - General Organic Chemistry 3    
CHM 351 - General Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2    
MATH 220 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I 4 KSC 030  
Arts and Humanities and Moral Reasoning Overlay 3    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
BIOL 450 - Modern Genetics 4    
Biology elective 3    
ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II 3 KSC 010  
Social and Behavioral Science and Global Perspectives Overlay 3    
Free elective 1    
Total Credits: 14      
       
Third Year      
Semester 1      
BIOL 580 - Molecular Biology of Genes and Genomes 3    
PHYS 113 - General Physics I 4    
STAT 225 Introduction to Statistics or other Statistics option 3    
Outside concentration - A&S requirement 3    
Free Elective {Institutionally Designated Area} 3 KSC 070  
Total Credits: 16      
       
Semester 2      
BIOCH 521 - General Biochemistry 3    
BIOL 541 - Cell Biology 3    
PHYS 114 - General Physics II 4    
Outside concentration - A&S requirement 3    
Fine Arts or Humanities - A&S requirement 3    
Total Credits: 16      
       
Fourth Year      
Semester 1      
BIOL 520 - Evolution OR 3    
BIOL 521 - Evolution of Infectious Diseases  3    
Biology elective - course that includes a lab 3    
Non-Quantitative Social Science and US Multicultural Overlay - A&S requirement 3    
Outside concentration - A&S requirement 3    
Free Elective {Institutionally Designated Area} 3 KSC 070  
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
Biology elective 3    
Biology elective - course that includes a lab 4    
Free electives 8    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Total Program Hours: 120      

 

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