B.S. Molecular Biophysics Track
The following courses are required by the Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Department for the B.S. degree in Biochemistry, Molecular Biophysics Track. Additional College of Arts & Sciences requirements and K-State Core requirements (with a link to the K-State 8 requirements for program admittance prior to Fall 2024) are listed below the Departmental requirements.
Departmental requirements
Suggested Term Semester 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 & 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 towards electives.]
CHM 500 - General Physical Chemistry (3 credits)
[CHM 585 - Physical Chemistry 1 (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 213 - Engineering Physics 1 (5 credits)
PHYS 214 - Engineering Physics 2 (5 credits)
AND one of the following:
PHYS 664 - Thermodynamics & Statistical Physics (3 credits)
PHYS 775 - Biological Physics (3 credits)
Mathematics courses
MATH 220 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1 (4 credits)
MATH 221 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2 (4 credits)
MATH 222 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3 (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.]
Free Electives
Any 2 credits
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 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.