B.S. Biochemistry Program
The following courses are required by the Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Department for the B.S. degree in Biochemistry. Additional College of Arts & Sciences requirements and K-State Core requirements (with a link to K-State 8 requirements for program admittance prior to Fall 2024) are listed below the Departmental requirements.
Departmental requirements
Suggested Term Class Chart (pdf)
Biochemistry courses
BIOCH 110 - Biochemistry & Society (3 credits)
BIOCH 521 - General Biochemistry (3 credits)
BIOCH 522 - General Biochemistry Lab (3 credits)
BIOCH 755 - Biochemistry 1 (3 credits)
BIOCH 756 - Biochemistry 1 Laboratory (2 credits)
BIOCH 765 - Biochemistry 2 (3 credits)
BIOCH 775 - Molecular Biophysics (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 (3 credits) will count toward electives.]
CHM 500 - General Physical Chemistry (3 credits)
[CHM 585 - Physical Chemistry I (3 credits) may be substituted for CHM 500.]
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)
Physics courses
PHYS 113 - General Physics 1 (4 credits)
PHYS 114 - General Physics 2 (4 credits)
[PHYS 213 & 214 Engineering Physics 1 & 2 (10 credits) may be substituted for PHYS 113 & 114]
Mathematics courses
MATH 220 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1 (4 credits)
MATH 221 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2 (4 credits)
Statistics course
Any 3 credit hours
Research
BIOCH 799 - Advanced Research Training in Biochemistry (Variable) 2 credits required.
[Advanced Biochemistry Labs BIOCH 757 NMR, 758 Protein Structure, 766, 767 Recombinant DNA 1 & 2 may be applied toward the research requirement.]
Upper-division electives
10 Credits of (>500 level) BIOCH, BIOL, CHM, CIS, MATH, PHYS OR STAT.
MATH 222, Analytical Geometry and Calculus 3, or MATH 340, Differential Equations, may also be used.
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. In addition, to graduate a student must have a 2.2 GPA in required science and mathematics courses taken at K-State.
Note: K-State Core requirements (3) math and statistics and (4) natural and physical sciences are fulfilled through the courses in the above list for the B.S. degree.
College of Arts & Sciences course requirements
Orientation Course (1 credit)
Outside Concentration
At least 9 credit hours of 300 level or above in an outside area with same prefix OR with a prereq in the same prefix. No more than 5 credit hours overlap with the core program (BIOCH).
For more details see A&S Degree Requirements.
Overlays
These courses may overlap with any other requirements.
- Ethics (3 credits)
- U.S. Multicultural Understanding (3 credits)
- Gobal Perspectives (3 credits)
Additional requirements for the B.S. degree in Biochemistry
K-State Core (or K-State 8 for enrollment prior to fall 2024)
Basic course requirements for K-State Core
For more details including eligable courses, please see the K-State Core page.
- English (6 hours)
- Communication (3 hours)
- Math and Statistics (3hours)
- Natural and Physical Sciences (4-5 hours)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 hours)
- Arts and Humanities (6 hours)
- Free electives (6 hours)
Each student attending K-State must fulfill these requirements as set out by the Kansas Board of Regents.
Note: Requirement 3 (Math & Statistics) and Requirement 4 (Natural and Physical Sciences) are fulfilled through the major requirements.