Integrated Science - B.S.E. Program Requirements

• Chemistry Concentration
• Earth Science Concentration
• Life Science Concentration
• Physics 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 (43 credits)  Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
KBS	BSCI	10110	Biological Diversity	4
KAD		10120	Biological Foundations	4
		30140	Cell Biology	4
		30156	Elements of Genetics	3
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	Basic Organic Chemistry I	4
	GEOG	31062	Meteorology	3
		41073	Conservation of Natural Resources	3
KBS	GEOL	11040	Earth Dynamics	3
KBS		11041	Earth Dynamics Laboratory	1
KBS		11042	Earth History	3
KBS		11043	Earth History Laboratory	1
III.	ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (73 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
WIC	ADED	32142	Principles of Teaching Adolescents*	3
		32277	Teaching Science in Secondary Schools*	3
		42277	Topics in Secondary School Science*	3
		42292	Field Work Practicum*	3
		42357	Secondary Student Teaching*	9
		49525	Inquiry into the Professional Practice*	3
	CI	47330	Reading and Writing in Adolescent/Adulthood*	3
	CULT	29535	Education in a Democratic Society*	3
	EPSY	29525	Educational Psychology*	3
	ITEC	19525	Educational Technology*	3
KMC	MATH	11010	Algebra for Calculus*	3
		11022	Trigonometry	2
KAD		12002	Analytic Geometry and Calculus I	5
		10041 30011	Elementary Probability and Statistics (3) or Basic Probability and Statistics (3)	3
KHU	PHIL	11001	Introduction to Philosophy	3
KSS DD	PSYC	11762	General Psychology	3
KSS DD	SOC	12050	Introduction to Sociology	3
DD	SPED	23000	Introduction to Exceptionalities	3
	Kent Core Composition			6-8
	Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one from each)			6
IV.	CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (26-30 credits)
	Chemistry (27)
	Earth Science (26)
	Life Science (27)
	Physics (30)
TOTAL				143-148

*A minimum C (2.0) grade must be earned. A minimum C (2.0) grade must be earned in ADED 32142 to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

 

 

Chemistry Concentration

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

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (27 credits)Courses count in major GPA*
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	CHEM	30105	Analytical Chemistry I	3
		30284	Introductory Biological Chemistry	4
		30301	Inorganic Chemistry I	2
		30475	Organic Chemistry Laboratory	1
		40567	Basic Concepts of Physical Chemistry	4
KBS	PHY	13001	General College Physics I	4
KBS		13002	General College Physics II	4
KBS		13021	General College Physics Laboratory I	1
KBS		13022	General College Physics Laboratory II	1
		21430 24001	Frontiers in Astronomy (3) or Astronomy (3)	3
MINIMUM TOTAL				27

*All courses within the Concentration Requirements must be earned with a minimum C (2.0) grade.

 

Earth Science Concentration

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

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (26 credits)Courses count in major GPA*
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	CHEM	30301	Inorganic Chemistry I	2
	GEOL	21080	Oceanography	3
DG		23063	Mineralogy	4
		31070 32066	Petrology (4) or Geomorphology (4)	4
KBS	PHY	13001	General College Physics I	4
KBS		13002	General College Physics II	4
KBS		13021	General College Physics Laboratory I	1
KBS		13022	General College Physics Laboratory II	1
		21430 24001	Frontiers in Astronomy (3) or Astronomy (3)	3
MINIMUM TOTAL				26

*All courses within the Concentration Requirements must be earned with a minimum C (2.0) grade.

 

 

Life Science Concentration

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

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (27 credits)Courses count in major GPA*
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	BSCI	30360	General Ecology	4
		40163	Organic Evolution	3
	CHEM	30284	Introduction to Biological Chemistry	4
	GEOL	21062	Environmental Geology	3
KBS	PHY	13001	General College Physics I	4
KBS		13002	General College Physics II	4
KBS		13021	General College Physics Laboratory I	1
KBS		13022	General College Physics Laboratory II	1
		21430 24001	Frontiers in Astronomy (3) or Astronomy (3)	3
MINIMUM TOTAL				27

*All courses within the Concentration Requirements must be earned with a minimum C (2.0) grade.

 

Physics Concentration

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

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (30 credits)Courses count in major GPA*
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	CHEM	40567	Basic Concepts of Physical Chemistry	4
	MATH	12003	Analytic Geometry and Calculus II	5
	PHY	21430 24001	Frontiers in Astronomy (3) or Astronomy (3)	3
		23101	General University Physics I	5
		23102	General University Physics II	5
		30020	Intermediate Physics Laboratory	2
		36001	Introduction Modern Physics I	3
		32511 36002	Electronics (4) or Applications of Modern Physics (3)	3-4
MINIMUM TOTAL				30

*All courses within the Concentration Requirements must be earned with a minimum C (2.0) grade.