B.A. Medical Biochemistry Track
The following courses are required by the Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Department for the B.A. degree in Biochemistry, Medical Biochemistry Track. Additional College of Arts & Sciences requirements and K-State 8/UGE requirements are listed below the Departmental requirements.
Departmental requirements
Suggested Term Class Chart (pdf)
Biochemistry courses
BIOCH 110 - Biochem & Society (3 credits)
BIOCH 521 - General Biochemistry (3 credits)
BIOCH 522 - General Biochemistry Laboratory (3 credits)
BIOCH 571 - Medical Biochemistry (3 credits)
*Must choose one of 3 optional courses.
*Optional BIOCH 755 - Biochemistry 1 (3 credits)
Chemistry courses
CHM 210 - Chemistry 1 (4 credits)
CHM 230 - Chemistry 2 (4 credits)
CHM 371 - Chemical Analysis (4 credits)
[CHM 220 & CHM 250 - Honors Chemistry 1 & 2 (10 credits) may be substituted for CHM 210, 230 & 371]
CHM 350 - General Organic Chemistry (3 credits)
CHM 351 - General Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2 credits)
[CHM 531, 532, 550 - Organic Chem 1, Organic Chem Lab & Organic Chem 2 (8 credits) may be substituted for CHM 350, 351. CHM 550 will count towards electives.]
Biology courses
BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology (4 credits)
BIOL 450 - Modern Genetics (4 credits)
BIOL 455 - General Microbiology (4 credits)
BIOL 541 - Cell Biology (3 credits)
BIOL 670 - Immunology (4 credits)
Physics courses
PHYS 113 - General Physics 1 (4 credits)
PHYS 114 - General Physics 2 (4 credits)
Mathematics course
MATH 220 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1 (4 credits)
Statistics course
STAT 340 - Biometrics I (3 credits)
*Optional STAT 341 - Biometrics II (3 credits)
Research
*Optional BIOCH 799 - Problems in Biochem (3 credits)
Upper-division electives
15-21 Credits from:
BIOL 340 Structure and Function of the Human Body (8 credits) [3 credits can be used as BMB-Med electives]
BIOL 410 Biology of the Cancer Cell (2 credits)
MATH 221 Analytical Geometry and Calculus II (4 credits)
MATH 222 Analytical Geometry and Calculus III (4 credits)
MATH 340 Differential Equations (4 credits)
PHILO 365 Medical Ethics (3 credits) [Use as BMB-Med elective or A&S Philosophy requirement, not both.]
PSYCH 470 Psychobiology (3 credits)
Any course 500 level or above from any college.
GPA requirement in science and mathematics courses
To graduate, a student must have a grade of C or better in all science and mathematics courses required for the degree, including transfer courses, as specified below. In addition, to graduate a student must have a 2.2 GPA in required science and mathematics courses taken at K-State.
Note: The courses in this list satisfy the natural sciences and quantitative reasoning requirements shown in the general requirements for the B.A. degree.
College of Arts & Sciences course requirements
English and Communication courses
Three courses, 8 credit hours minimum. Purpose: to give students practice in oral presentation and in writing and analyzing expository and argumentative prose.
ENGL 100 - Expository Writing 1 (3 credits)
ENGL 200 - Expository Writing 2 (3 credits)
AND
COMM 105 - Public Speaking 1A (2 credits)
Or
COMM 106 - Public Speaking 1 (3 credits)
Humanities
Four courses, one course for each section, 11 credit hours minimum:
Fine arts (one course)
Philosophy (one course)
Western heritage (one course)
Literary or rhetorical arts (one course)
Consult Course Catalog for specific courses in each of these areas.
Social sciences
Four courses, 12 credit hours minimum, from at least three disciplines. A wide range of choices available. One of these courses often satisfies the International studies overlay requirement.
Consult Course Catalog for specific courses in each of these areas.
Additional requirements for the B.A. degree in Biochemistry
K-State 8 (or UGE requirements for enrollment prior to fall 2011)
Course requirement guidelines
Each student must successfully complete credit-bearing courses/experiences to cover all of the K-State 8 areas (or UGE requirements). Some of these areas/courses may be covered in the student's major.
Note: The humanities and social sciences requirements of the College of Arts & Sciences along with our Biochemistry Major requirements will usually meet the UGE and/or the K-State-8 requirements.
Foreign language
Level 4 (i.e., French 4, German 4, Spanish 4, etc.) or the equivalent of level 4 in a foreign language sequence offered by the Department of Modern Languages. (Conversation ''4A'' courses do not meet the level 4 requirement.) [This qulaifies the degree holder for Phi Beta Kappa.]
Exception: Students who take a language that is normally offered for only two semesters (Latin 141 and 142, for example) may complete their requirement by taking two additional semesters in another language.