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Biology - B.A. Program Requirements

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** 14-20
  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
  College General Requirement (must be from Kent Core Social Sciences)*****
 3
  General Electives (minimum of 24 upper-division credit hours)
Credits required depends on meeting minimum 121 credit hours and minimum 42 upper-division credit hours
 34
MINIMUM TOTAL 
 121

* All courses taken from the list of major program requirements are used in the calculation of the major GPA.

**Fulfills College General Requirements.

*** 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.

*****One additional course taken from the Kent Core Social Sciences courses in the following Arts and Sciences disciplines: Anthropology (ANTH), Applied Conflict Management (CACM), Geography (GEOG), Criminology and Justice Studies (JUS), Political Science (POL), Psychology (PSYC) or Sociology (SOC). The course may not be from the student's major.

 

The following Biological Sciences (BSCI) courses may NOT be used in the elective category for majors or minors in the Department of Biological
10001   Human Biology
   3
10002   Life on Planet Earth
   3
10003   Laboratory Experience in Biology
   1
10010   Lake Erie Environmental Science
   3
10100   Anatomy for Veterinary Technicians
   5
11001   Anatomy for Physical and Occupational Therapy
   5
11010   Anatomy and Physiology I for Allied Health
   3
11020   Anatomy and Physiology II for Allied Health
   3
16001   Horticultural Botany
   3
20001   Zoological Foundations of Medicine
   4
20020   Biological Structure and Function
   5
20021   Basic Microbiology
   3
20022   Basic Microbiology Laboratory
   1
26002   Ecological Principles of Pest Management
   3
26003   Plant Identification and Selection I
   3
26004   Plant Identification and Selection II
   3
30050   Human Genetics
   3
40020   Biology of Aging
   3