Kent State University Catalog 2011

University Catalog

B.A. Program Requirements

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2011-2012 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 (30 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	CS MIS	43005 44043	Introduction to Database System Design (3) or Data Base Management Systems (3)	3
	DSCI	10010	Society, Culture and the Digital Sciences	3
		10410	Information Ethics and Social Responsibility	3
		13210	Design Processes and Principles	3
		24410	Digital Information Management and Processing	3
WIC		31510	Global Project Management and Team Dynamics *	3
		31610	Digital Systems Security	3
	MIS	44045	Information Systems Management	3
	TECH	10001	Information Technology	3
		36411	Requirements Engineering and Analysis	3
III.	ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (90 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	Kent Core Composition			6-8
	Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning			3-5
	Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each)			9
	Kent Core Social Sciences (courses from two curricular areas)			6
	Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory)			6-7
	Kent Core Additional			6
	Advisor-Approved Electives in Digital Sciences or Related Area			21
	General Electives (total hours depends on meeting minimum 121 credit hours and minimum 39 upper-division hours)			28-33
MINIMUM TOTAL				121

* Minimum C (2.0) grade required in DSCI 31510 to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.