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Biology - B.S. 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 (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 (44-45 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
  General Electives (9-14 upper-division credit hours;number of credits required depends on meeting minimum 121 credit hours and 42 upper-division hours) 13-14
IV.
 CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (38-40 credits) 
  Molecular and Cellular Biology (39)
  Organismal Biology (38)
  Pre-Medicine/Pre-Osteopathy/Pre-Dentistry (40)
MINIMUM TOTAL 
121

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

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

***Fulfills College General Requirement

 


Molecular and Cellular Biology Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2011-2012 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)		  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
 39

+Must choose 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)

 

The following Biological Sciences (BSCI) courses may NOT be used in the
elective category for majors or minors in the Department of Biological Sciences:
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

Organismal Biology Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2011-2012 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

CHEM 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)		  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
 38
+Must choose 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)

 

The following Biological Sciences (BSCI) courses may NOT be used in the
elective category for majors or minors in the Department of Biological Sciences:
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

 

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

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2011-2012 Roadmap.
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: Must choose any one of the following:+
May include up to 6 credit hours of the following:
 14

40099 Senior Honors Thesis (1-3)  
  40191 Senior Seminar (1)  
  40192 Internship in Biological Sciences (3-6)  
  40196 Individual Investigation (1-3)  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL
 40

+The following Biological Sciences (BSCI) courses may NOT be used in the
elective category for majors or minors in the Department of Biological Sciences:
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