Areas of Study

Kent State University offers 236 bachelor's degree programs, 6 combined bachelor's/master's degree programs, 50 associate degree programs, 100 minors and 40 for-credit undergraduate certificate programs.

A bachelor's degree is an academic degree that generally requires a minimum of four years of full-time study.

A
combined bachelor's/master's degree comprises a program of study available to students with outstanding undergraduate records or exemplary professional credentials. Typically, students in a combined degree program move at a more accelerated pace than students taking individual bachelor's and master's degree programs.

An associate degree is a two-year program of a technical or general nature offered at one of the university's seven Regional Campuses.

minor is a secondary field of study represented by a set of department-determined courses, generally between 18 and 24 credit hours. 

A for-credit
certificate program is a course of study designed to meet a specific need. Post-secondary (i.e., undergraduate-level) certificates are completed within one to four years and consist of between 15 and 30 credit hours.  



 
 

This page was last modified on August 20, 2009