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Biochemistry - Medical Biochemistry (BA) Academic Degree Map

Location(s): Manhattan Campus


First Year Hours K-State Core  
Semester 1      
BIOCH 110  - Biochemistry and Society   3      
MATH 220  - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I   4   KSC 030  
CHM 210  - Chemistry I  OR 4      
CHM 220   - Honors Chemistry I   5      
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     
First Foreign Language - Level II 4    
Free Electives {Institutionally Designated Area} 3 KSC 070  
Total Credits: 15      
       
Second Year      
Semester 1      
BIOL 255  - General Microbiology   4      
CHM 350  - General Organic Chemistry   AND 3       
CHM 351  - General Organic Chemistry Laboratory   OR 2       
CHM 531  - Organic Chemistry I  AND 3       
CHM 532  - 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    
Total Credits: 16      
       
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    
ENGL 100  - Expository Writing I   3    KSC 010  
Total Credits: 16      
       
Third Year      
Semester 1      
CHM 371   - Chemical Analysis   4       
BIOL 398   - Principles of Genetics   4  ​   
BIOCH 571  -Medical Biochemistry   3       
Social & Behavioral Science Requirement - Ethical Reasoning Overlay 3 KSC 050  
ENGL 200   - Expository Writing II   3   
  KSC 010
Total Credits: 17      
       
Semester 2      
BIOL 541  - Cell Biology   3       
COMM 106   - Public Speaking I    3    KSC 020
Social & Behavioral Science Requirement - US Multicultural Overlay 3 KSC 050  
Arts & Humanities Requirement - Global Perspectives Overlay 3 KSC 060  
Total Credits: 12      
       
Fourth Year      
Semester 1      
Biochemistry I/Advanced Research/Statistics 3    
Upper-Division Quantitative Elective 4    
Statistics 3    
Arts & Humanities Requirement 3 KSC 060  
Humanities Restrictive Elective 3    
Total Credits: 16      
       
Semester 2      
BIOL 670   - Immunology    3    
Free Electives {Institutionally Designated Area} 3 KSC 070  
Non-Quantitative Social Sciences Restrictive Elective 3    
Fine Arts - Restrictive Elective 3    
Total Credits: 13      
       
Total Program Hours: 120