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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Chemistry - Chemical Science (BS) Academic Degree Map

Location(s): Manhattan Campus


First Year Hours K-State Core  
Semester 1      
CHM 200   - Frontiers in Chemistry   1      
CHM 210  - Chemistry I  OR 4      
CHM 220   - Honors Chemistry I   5      
ENGL 100   - Expository Writing I   3      
MATH 220   - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I   4      
Social & Behavioral Sciences Requirement 3 KSC 050  
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
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  
Communication Requirement 3 KSC 020  
Total Credits: 14      
       
Second Year      
Semester 1      
CHM 531  - Organic Chemistry I   (If CHM 210 & CHM 230 completed in First Year) 3      
CHM 371   - Chemical Analysis   OR 4      
Open BS Electives      
PHYS 113  - General Physics I   4      
Arts & Humanities Requirement 3 KSC 060  
Total Credits: 14      
       
Semester 2      
CHM 550   - Organic Chemistry II   3      
CHM 532   - Organic Chemistry Laboratory   2      
PHYS 114   - General Physics II   4      
Social & Behavioral Sciences Requirement 3 KSC 050  
A&S Requirements BS Fine Arts or Humanities 3    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Third Year      
Semester 1      
BIOCH 521   - General Biochemistry   3      
BIOCH 522   - General Biochemistry Laboratory   3      
A&S Requirements BS Non-Quantitative Social Science 3    
Free Elective {Institutionally Designated Area} 3 KSC 070  
Open BS Electives      
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
CHM 500   - General Physical Chemistry   3      
Arts & Humanities Requirement 3 KSC 060  
Free Elective {Institutionally Designated Area} 3 KSC 070  
A&S Requirements BS Outside Concentration 3    
Open BS Electives      
Total Credits: 15      
       
Fourth Year      
Semester 1      
CHM 315   - Environmental Science: A Chemistry Perspective   AND 3      
CHM 316   - Environmental Science: A Chemistry Perspective Laboratory  OR  1   
CHM 566  - Instrumental Methods of Analysis   3      
A&S Requirements BS Outside Concentration 3    
Open BS Electives      
Total Credits: 16      
       
Semester 2      
Open BS Electives      
CHM 596   - Physical Methods Laboratory  (If CHM was chosen in the Fall. Chemical Science majors may enroll in 1 credit) ) 1-2      
Total Credits: 16      
       
Total Program Hours: 120