Feb 02, 2025  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Microbiology - General Microbiology (BS) Academic Degree Map

Location(s): Manhattan Campus


First Year Hours K-State Core  
Semester 1      
BIOL 100 - Biology First-Year Orientation OR 1    

DAS 101 - Discover, Create, and Thrive: Arts and Thrive: Arts and Sciences Orientation

1 KSC 070  
BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology 4 KSC 040  
CHM 210 - Chemistry I 4 KSC 070  
Arts and Humanities and Moral Reasoning Overlay 3 KSC 060  
Social and Behavioral Science 3 KSC 050  
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
BIOL 455 - General Microbiology 4    
CHM 230 - Chemistry II 4    
COMM 106 - Public Speaking I 3    
ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I 3    
Total Credits: 14      
       
Second Year      
Semester 1      
CHM 350 - General Organic Chemistry      
CHM 351 - General Organic Chemistry Laboratory 3    
ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II 2    
MATH 220 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I 3 KSC 030  
Social and Behavioral Science and Global Perspectives Overlay 4    
Total Credits: 15 3    
       
Semester 2      
BIOCH 521 - General Biochemistry 3    
BIOL 450 - Modern Genetics 4    
PHYS 113 - General Physics I 4    
Arts and Humanities 3    
Free elective 1    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Third Year      
Semester 1      
BIOL 541 - Cell Biology 3    
PHYS 114 - General Physics II 4    
STAT 225 or other statistics option 3    
Fine Arts or Humanities - A&S Requirement 3    
Outside concentration - A&S requirement 3    
Total Credits: 16      
       
Semester 2      
BIOL 687 - Microbial Ecology 3    
Microbiology elective - course with a lab 3    
Outside concentration - A&S requirement 3    
Free elective {Institutionally Designated Area} 3 KSC 070  
Free elective {Institutionally Designated Area} 3 KSC 070  
Total Credits: 15      
       
Fourth Year      
Semester 1      
BIOL 675 - Genetics of Microorganisms 3    
Microbiology elective - course with a lab 3    
Non-Quantitative Social Science and US Multicultural Overlay - A&S requirement 3    
Outside concentration - A&S requirement 3    
Free elective 3    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
BIOL 520 - Evolution OR 3    
BIOL 521 - Evolution of Infectious Diseases 3    
Microbiology elective 2    
Free elective 3    
Free elective 4    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Total Program Hours: 120