Physical Science Degree Requirements

To earn your bachelor's degree, you will fulfill the K-State Core as well as the College of Arts and Sciences requirements based on your pursuit of either a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree along with the Physical Science major-specific coursework outlined below.

Course number	Course title	Credit hours
MATH 220 and 221	Analytic Geometry and Calculus I and II	8
STAT	One of these Statistics courses: STAT 225, 240, 410 or 510	3
CHM 210 and 230 OR CHM 220 and 250	Chemistry I and II or Honors Chem I and II	8-10
GEOL 100/103 OR GEOG 121/122	Earth in Action & Geology Lab Intro Physical Geography	4
PHYS 113 and 114 OR PHYS 213 and 214	General Physics I and II Engineering Physics I and II	8-10
Physcial Science Electives	Select minimum 18 credits from the following disciplines at 300 level or higher. 9 credits must come from CHM, GEOG, GEOL, PHYS. CHM 300-799, GEOG 300-799, GEOL 300-799, PHYS 300-799, MATH 300-799, STAT 300-799, CIS 300-799	18
DAS 499	Physical Science Senior Report	1

Problems, Seminar or Topics courses are not acceptable unless outlined specifically in DARS At least five elective hours must have a prerequisite. A "C" or better is required in all courses (including transfer work) prescribed for this curriculum (including electives). A 2.0 cumulative GPA is required overall. 120 hours are required overall for graduation.

DAS 499: Physical Science Senior Report allows individual exploration of an area of physical science culminating in a final formal report. This is the Capstone course required of Physical Science Interdisciplinary majors. Permission of the Physical Science advisor is a prerequisite for the course.

Track your progress towards degree completion using a curriculum guide based upon your entering Catalog year.