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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED 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 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 255   - 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   3      
CHM 351   - General Organic Chemistry Laboratory   2      
ENGL 200   - Expository Writing II   3      
MATH 220   - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I   4   KSC 030  
Social and Behavioral Science and Global Perspectives Overlay 4    
Total Credits: 15 3    
       
Semester 2      
BIOCH 521   - General Biochemistry   3      
BIOL 398   - Principles of 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