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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Biochemistry - Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics (BS) Academic Degree Map

Location(s): Manhattan Campus

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The curriculum for this major assumes students enter college prepared to take Calculus.

      
First Year Hours K-State Core  
Semester 1 3      
BIOCH 110  - Biochemistry and Society   4   KSC 030  
MATH 220  - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I   4      
CHM 210  - Chemistry I   3   KSC 010  
ENGL 100  - Expository Writing I        
Total Credits: 14      
       
Semester 2      
PHYS 213  - Engineering Physics I   5      
MATH 221  - Analytic Geometry and Calculus II   4      
CHM 230  - Chemistry II   4      
ENGL 200  - Expository Writing II   3   KSC 010  
Total Credits: 16      
       
Second Year      
Semester 1      
PHYS 214  - Engineering Physics II   5      
MATH 222  - Analytic Geometry and Calculus III   4      
CHM 350  - General Organic Chemistry   3      
CHM 351  - General Organic Chemistry Laboratory   2      
COMM 106  - Public Speaking I   3   KSC 020  
Total Credits: 17      
       
Semester 2      
BIOCH 521  - General Biochemistry   3      
BIOCH 522  - General Biochemistry Laboratory   3      
BIOL 198  - Principles of Biology   4   KSC 040  
Social and Behavioral Science 3 KSC 050  
Free elective 2    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Third Year      
Semester 1      
CHM 371  - Chemical Analysis   4      
BIOL 398  - Principles of Genetics   4      
Statistics course 200+ 3    
Social and Behavioral Science and Global Perspectives Overlay 3 KSC 050  
Total Credits: 14      
       
Semester 2      
CHM 500  - General Physical Chemistry   3      
BIOL 541  - Cell Biology   3      
BIOL 255  - General Microbiology   4      
Arts and Humanities and US Multicultural Overlay 3 KSC 060  
Free Elective 3 KSC 070  
Total Credits: 16      
       
Fourth Year      
Semester 1      
BIOCH 755  - Biochemistry I   3      
BIOCH 756  - Biochemistry I Laboratory   2      
BIOCH 799  - Advanced Research Training in Biochemistry   0-18      
PHYS 664  - Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics   3      
Arts and Humanities and Ethical Reasoning Overlap 3 KSC 060  
Total Credits: 13      
       
Semester 2      
BIOCH 765  - Biochemistry II   3      
BIOCH 775  - Molecular Biophysics   3      
Free Elective 3 KSC 070  
Non-Quantitative Social Science 3    
Arts and Humanities 3    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Total Program Hours: 120      

 

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