Program comparison

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics

Degree program comparison

Departmental requirements

		B.A. program		B.S. program		B.S./M.S. program
Biochemistry courses		BIOCH 100, 521, 755, 522, 765 11-12 credit hours		BIOCH 100, 521, 590, 755, 756, 765, Upper-level BIOCH or CHM electives 17-18 credit hours		BIOCH 100, 521, 755, 756, 765* (Graduate level courses) 11-12 credit hours*
Chemistry courses		CHM 210, 230, 371 or CHM 220, 250, 531 and 532, 550 18 or 20 credit hours		CHM 210, 230, 371 or CHM 220, 250 and CHM 500, 531, 532, 550 21 or 23 credit hours		CHM 210, 230, 371 or CHM 220, 250 and CHM 500, 531, 532, 550 21 or 23 credit hours
Biology courses		BIOL 198, Biological science electives 12 credit hours		BIOL 198, Biological science electives 12 credit hours		BIOL 198, Biological science electives 12 credit hours
Mathematics courses		MATH 220, 221 8 credit hours		MATH 220, 221 8 credit hours		MATH 220, 221 8 credit hours
Physics courses		PHYS 113, 114 8 credit hours		PHYS 113, 114 8 credit hours		PHYS 113, 114 8 credit hours
Other science electives				Biology, statistics, or computer science, analytical geometry and calculus III, or differential equations elective 3-4 credit hours		Biology, statistics, or computer science, analytical geometry and calculus III, or differential equations elective 3-4 credit hours
Graduate level courses						BIOCH 790, 899; Upper-level BIOCH, BIOL or bioinformatics electives; Biochemistry seminar 23-27 credit hours
GPA		Must maintain a GPA ≥ 2.2 in required science and math courses		Must maintain a GPA ≥ 2.2 in required science and math courses		Must maintain a GPA > 3 in required science and math courses
Thesis						Must defend a written master's thesis

College of Arts & Sciences requirements

		B.A. program		B.S. program		B.S./M.S. program
Common degree requirements		ENGL 100, 200; COMM 105 or 106 8-9 credit hours		ENGL 100, 200; COMM 105 or 106 8-9 credit hours		ENGL 100, 200; COMM 105 or 106 8-9 credit hours
Humanities		Four courses, one course for each of the following sections: Fine arts, Philosophy, Western heritage, Literary or rhetorical arts 11 credit hours min.		Four courses, one course for each of the following sections: Fine arts, Philosophy, Western heritage, Literary or rhetorical arts 11 credit hours min.		Four courses, one course for each of the following sections: Fine arts, Philosophy, Western heritage, Literary or rhetorical arts 11 credit hours min.
Social sciences		Four courses from at least three disciplines 12 credit hours min.		Four courses from at least three disciplines 12 credit hours min.		Four courses from at least three disciplines 12 credit hours min.

Additional requirements

		B.A. program		B.S. program		B.S./M.S. program
K-State 8 (UGE requirements if enrolled prior to fall 2011)		Usually fulfilled by departmental and College of Arts & Sciences requirements		Usually fulfilled by departmental and College of Arts & Sciences requirements		Usually fulfilled by departmental and College of Arts & Sciences requirements
Foreign language		Level 4 (or the equivalent of level 4) in a foreign language sequence offered by the Department of Modern Languages
Total credit hours required for graduation		124		124		150 (approx.)