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Biology - Plant Biology (BS) Academic Degree Map

Location(s): Manhattan Campus


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First Year Hours K-State Core  
Semester 1      
BIOL 100   - Biology First-Year Orientation  OR 1      
DAS 101   - Discover, Create, and Thrive: Arts and Sciences Orientation   1      
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 221   - Organismic Biology   5      
CHM 210  - Chemistry I   4      
COMM 106  - Public Speaking I   3   KSC 020  
ENGL 100  - Expository Writing I   3   KSC 010  
Total Credits: 15      
       
Second Year      
Semester 1      
BIOL 461   - Phage Hunters I  OR 3      
BIOL 676   - Molecular Genetics Laboratory   OR 3      
BIOL 695  - Internship in Biology   OR 1-3      
BIOL 698   - Research in Biology    0-8    
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 Requirement 3 KSC 060  
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
BIOL 398   - Principles of Genetics   4      
ENGL 200  - Expository Writing II   3   KSC 010  
STAT 225  - Introduction to Statistics  (or other statistics option) 3      
Social and Behavioral Science Requirement 3 KSC 050  
Free Elective 1    
Total Credits: 14      
       
Third Year      
Semester 1      
BIOL 500  - Plant Physiology   3      
BIOL 551  - Taxonomy of Flowering Plants   4      
PHYS 113  - General Physics I   4      
Outside concentration - A&S requirement 3    
Free Elective 1    
Total Credits: 15      
       
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 4    
Biology Elective (course that includes a lab) 4    
Free Elective {Institutionally Designated Area} 3 KSC 070  
Free Electives 4    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Total Program Hours: 120      

 

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