Biology - B.A. Program Requirements

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2010-2011 Roadmap.

Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity and writing-intensive requirements.

I.	DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE  (1 credit)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	US	10097	Destination Kent State: First Year Experience	1
II.	MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (46 credits)  Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
KBS	BSCI	10110	Biological Diversity	4
KBS		10120	Biological Foundations	4
		30156	Elements of Genetics	3
		40163	Organic Evolution	3
WIC		40600	Writing in the Biological Sciences*	1
		Biology Electives**		16
KBS	CHEM	10060	General Chemistry I	4
KAD		10061	General Chemistry II	4
KBS		10062	General Chemistry I Laboratory	1
		10063	General Chemistry II Laboratory	1
KMC	MATH	11010	Algebra for Calculus	3
		11022	Trigonometry	2
III.	ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (74 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	Foreign Language			14-16
	Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories)			2
	Kent Core Composition			6-8
	Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each)			9
	Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines)			9
	General Electives (minimum of 24 upper-division credit hours)			34
MINIMUM TOTAL				121

*A minimum C (2.0) grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

**Any combination of BSCI courses. Students should consult with a biology advisor to determine the most appropriate courses given their disciplinary interests and career aspirations.

Biology courses not accepted for credit in the major:
BSCI 10001 Human Biology (3)
          10002 Life on Planet Earth (3)
          20001 Zoological Foundations of Medicine (4)
          20020 Biological Structure and Function (5)
          20021 Basic Microbiology (3)
          20022 Basic Microbiology Laboratory (1)
          30030 Human Physiology (4)
          30050 Human Genetics (3)
          40020 Biology of Aging (3)