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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biochemistry (BA) Academic Degree Map

Location(s): Manhattan Campus


First Year Hours K-State Core  
Semester 1      
BIOCH 110  - Biochemistry and Society   3 ​   
CHM 210  - Chemistry I  OR 4      
CHM 220  - Honors Chemistry I   5      
MATH 220  - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I   4   KSC 030  
First Foreign Language - Level I 4    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
BIOL 198  - Principles of Biology   4      
CHM 230  - Chemistry II  OR 4      
CHM 250  - Honors Chemistry II   5      
MATH 221   - Analytic Geometry and Calculus II   4      
First Foreign Language - Level II 4    
Total Credits: 16      
       
Second Year      
Semester 1      
CHM 350   - General Organic Chemistry   3      
CHM 351  - General Organic Chemistry Laboratory   2      
PHYS 113  - General Physics I  OR  4   
PHYS 213  - Engineering Physics I   5      
First Foreign Language - Level III OR  3    
Second Foreign Language - Level I 3    
ENGL 100  - Expository Writing I   3   KSC 010  
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
BIOCH 521   - General Biochemistry   3      
BIOCH 522  - General Biochemistry Laboratory   3      
PHYS 114  - General Physics II  OR 4      
PHYS 214  - Engineering Physics II    5    
First Foreign Language - Level IV OR 3    
Second Foreign Language - Level II 3    
Upper-Division Elective - Recommend CHM 500 3    
Total Credits: 16      
       
Third Year      
Semester 1      
CHM 371  - Chemical Analysis   4      
BIOL 398  - Principles of Genetics   4      
ENGL 200  - Expository Writing II   3   KSC 010  
Social & Behavioral Sciences Requirement - Ethical Reasoning Overlay 3 KSC 050  
Total Credits: 14      
       
Semester 2      
BIOL 541  - Cell Biology   3      
BIOL 255  - General Microbiology   4      
Arts & Humanities Requirement - US Multicultural Overlay 3 KSC 060  
A&S Non-Quantitative Social Science - Global Perspectives Overlay 3    
COMM 106   - Public Speaking I   3   KSC 020  
Total Credits: 16      
       
Fourth Year      
Semester 1      
BIOCH 755  - Biochemistry I    3    
Arts & Humanities Requirement 3 KSC 060  
Free Electives {Institutionally Designated Area} 3 KSC 070  
Statistics 3    
Social & Behavioral Sciences Requirement 3 KSC 050  
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
BIOCH 765   - Biochemistry II   3      
Upper-Division Quantitative Elective 1    
Humanities Restrictive Elective 3    
Fine Arts -  Restrictive Elective 3    
Free Electives {Institutionally Designated Area} 3 KSC 070  
Total Credits: 13      
       
Total Program Hours: 120