Life Science is an interdisciplinary major that deals with studies of living organisms and life processes. It is a flexible major combining biology, psychology, chemistry, and biological anthropology. It provides students a well-rounded approach to the science of people and associated career paths with its interdisciplinary approach. Life Sciences promotes critical thinking and problem solving skills that can be applied to real-world issues. The flexibility and content within this major provide training and readiness for those interested in health, research, non-profit, and other people and science centered careers.
This major combines a series of fundamental courses key in the life sciences along with open major electives so that students have the flexibility to build an academically diverse educational experience across the life science disciplines in a way that highlights their interests and career goals.
Towards the end of the major, students will participate in an applied experience. The applied experience for the Life Science major allows students to engage in an experience (i.e. internship, practicum, research, project, etc) and have opportunities to connect it to their life science studies and career goals through guided reflection.
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Pre-vet option
Students who complete the College of Arts and Sciences basic requirements, the preveterinary prerequisites, all the life science major requirements except the electives, and a minimum of 84 credit hours prior to enrolling in the College of Veterinary Medicine at K-State may earn a life science degree after successful completion of the first year of veterinary medical school.
WSU Nursing Pathways option
Students who complete the K-State CORE, College of Arts and Sciences basic requirements, the pre-nursing prerequisites, all the life science major requirements except the electives, and a minimum of 114 credit hours prior to enrolling in the WSU Nursing Pathway program specific to KSU students may earn a life science degree after successful completion of nursing school.
Additional Professional Option
Students who already hold a baccalaureate- or graduate-level health professional degree (e.g., nursing, dental hygiene, chiropractic, etc) may be allowed to transfer up to nine hours of upper-level health-related courses from the health professional school to the life science degree for elective credit. Such transfers must be approved by the Life Science Steering Committee.
Notes
*A minimum of 15 credit hours in the major must be taken at K-State. Only transfer courses accepted by departments to meet requirements in their majors will be accepted to meet requirements in the life science major.
To obtain a life science degree a student must earn a C or better in all courses (including transfer work) used to fulfill the Life Science Foundational Degree Requirements, Integrated Elective, and Major Elective Block.
The life science degree is not available to students who will earn a degree in biochemistry, biology, or microbiology.
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