Biology - B.S. Program Requirements

• Molecular and Cellular Biology Concentration
• Organismal Biology Concentration
• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Osteopathy/Pre-Dentistry Concentration

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 (36-39 credits)  Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
KBS	BSCI	10110	Biological Diversity	4
KAD		10120	Biological Foundations	4
		30156	Elements of Genetics	3
		40163	Organic Evolution	3
WIC		40600	Writing in the Biological Sciences*	1
KBS	CHEM	10060	General Chemistry I	4
KBS		10061	General Chemistry II	4
KBS		10062	General Chemistry I Laboratory	1
KBS		10063	General Chemistry II Laboratory	1
		20481 30481	Basic Organic Chemistry I (4) or Organic Chemistry I (3)	3-4
KMC	MATH	12002	Analytic Geometry and Calculus I	5
		12003 30011	Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (5) or Basic Probability and Statistics (3)	3-5
III.	ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (31 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	Foreign Language			8-10
	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)			6
IV.	CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (52-53 credits)
	Molecular and Cellular Biology (53)
	Organismal Biology (52)
	Pre-Medicine/Pre-Osteopathy/Pre-Dentistry (53)
MINIMUM TOTAL				121

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

 

Molecular and Cellular Biology Concentration

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

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (39 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	BSCI	30140	Cell Biology	4
		40158	Molecular Biology	3
	Choose from the following			1-3
		20482	Basic Organic Chemistry II (2)
		30475	Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
		30482	Organic Chemistry II (3)
	Choose from the following: BSCI and/or CHEM and/or PHY			31
	BSCI	Biology courses* (in consultation with advisor) (16-31)
	CHEM	20482 30482	Basic Organic Chemistry II (2) or Organic Chemistry II (3)
		30475	Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
		30476	Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (1)
	PHY	13001 13021 23101	General college Physics I (4) and General College Physics Laboratory I (1) or General University Physics I (5)
		13002 13022 23102	General College Physics II (4) and General College Physics Laboratory II (1) or General University Physics II (5)
II. ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (14 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	General Elective (minimum 10 upper-division credit hours; number of credits required depends on meeting minimum 121 credit hours and 42 upper-division hours)			14
TOTAL				53

*Must tale any one of the following:
Maximum 6 credit hours of any combination of the following may be used to fulfilling this elective (enrollment in these course must be determined with a faculty advisor)
BSCI 30005 Career Pathways in Biology (1)
         40099 Senior Honors Thesis (1-3)
         40191 Senior Seminar (1)
         40192 Internship in Biological Sciences (3-6)
         40196 Individual Investigation (1-3)

 

 

Organismal Biology Concentration

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

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (38-42 credits)Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	Choose from the following: Organismal Core			7-8
	BSCI	30171	General Microbiology (4)
		30275	Local Flora (4)
		30360	General Ecology (4)
		30560	Invertebrate Zoology (4)
		30580	Entomology (4)
		40272	Plant Anatomy (4)
		40277	Morphology of Lower Plants (4)
		40430	Animal Physiology (3)
		40556	Vertebrate Zoology (4)
	Choose from the following			1-3
		20482	Basic Organic Chemistry II (2)
		30475	Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
		30482	Organic Chemistry II (3)
	Choose from the following: BSCI and/or CHEM and/or PHY			30-31
	BSCI	Biology courses* (in consultation with advisor)
	CHEM	20482 30482	Basic Organic Chemistry II (2) or Organic Chemistry II (3)
		30475	Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
		30476	Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (1)
	PHY	13001 13021 23101	General college Physics I (4) and General College Physics Laboratory I (1) or General University Physics I (5)
		13002 13022 23102	General College Physics II (4) and General College Physics Laboratory II (1) or General University Physics II (5)
II. ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (14 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	General Elective (minimum 9 upper-division credit hours; number of credits required depends on meeting minimum 121 credit hours and 42 upper-division hours			14
TOTAL				52

*Must take any one of the following:
Maximum 6 credit hours of any combination of the following may be used to fulfilling this elective (enrollment in these course must be determined with a faculty advisor)
BSCI 30005 Career Pathways in Biology (1)
         40099 Senior Honors Thesis (1-3)
         40191 Senior Seminar (1)
         40192 Internship in Biological Sciences (3-6)
         40196 Individual Investigation (1-3)

 

 

Pre-Medicine/Pre-Osteopathy/Pre-Dentistry Concentration

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

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (40-41 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	BSCI	30005	Career Pathways in Biology	1
		30140	Cell Biology	4
		30171	General Microbiology	4
		40430	Animal Physiology	3
	CHEM	20482 30482	Basic Organic Chemistry II (2) or Organic Chemistry II (3)	2-3
		30475	Organic Chemistry Laboratory I	1
		30476	Organic Chemistry Laboratory II	1
	Choose one of the series:			10
	PHY	13001 13002 13021 13022	General College Physics I (4) General College Physics II (4) General College Physics Laboratory I (1) General College Physics Laboratory II (1)
	or
	PHY	23101 23102	General University Physics I (5) General University Physics II (5)
	Biology Electives: Take any one of the following: May include up to 6 credit hours of the following:			14
	BSCI	40099	Senior Honors Thesis (1-3)
		40191	Senior Seminar (1)
		40192	Internship in Biological Sciences (3-6)
		40196	Individual Investigation (1-3)
II. ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (13 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	General Elective (upper division; number of credits required depends on meeting minimum 121 credit hours and 42 upper-division hours			13
TOTAL				53