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Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; ELR Experiential Learning; 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, writing-intensive and the experiential learning 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 (33 credits)*  Courses count in major GPA 
Type Course Title Credits
DG
KSS		 ANTH 18210 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3
DG
KAD		   18420 Introduction to Archaeology 3
KBS   18630

38630		 Human Evolution (3)**
or
Principles of Biological Anthropology (3)		 3
    3/4xxxx Anthropology Elective 12
  Choose from the following: 3
WIC ANTH 38480 Archaeological Analysis (3)***  
    48225 Archaeology of Death (3)  
    48425 Ancient Mesoamerica (3)  
    48440 Archaeology of Ancient Ohio (3)  
    48450 States and Empires (3)  
  Choose from the following: 3
  ANTH 38240 Culture and Personality (3)  
    48250 Culture and Curing (3)  
    48260 Culture Conflict (3)  
    48270 Native Peoples of North America (3)  
    48630 Pacific Island Cultures (3)  
  Choose from the following: 3
  ANTH 38680 Primate Societies (3)  
    48810 Human Paleontology (3)  
    48820 Human Musculo-Skeletal System (3)  
WIC   48830 Human Behavioral Ecology and Evolution (3)***  
    48835 Primate Ecology and Conservation (3)  
    48840 Natural Selection in Perspective (3)  
  Choose from the following: 3
  ANTH 48212 Kinship and Social Organization (3)  
WIC   48214 Politics of Culture (3)**  
III. ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (87 credits)
Type Title   Credits
  Foreign Language**** 14-20
  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 (must be from two categories) 3
  Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory)* 6-7
  Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories) 3
  College General Requirement (must be from Kent Core Basic Sciences)***** 3
  College General Requirement (must be from Kent Core Social Sciences)****** 3
  General Electives (minimum 21 upper division credit hours)
Credits required depends on meeting minimum 121 credit hours and minimum 42 upper-division credit hours		 37
MINIMUM TOTAL 121


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

** ANTH 18630 Human Evolution fulfills Kent Core Basic Science

***A minimum C grade must be earned in either ANTH 38480, ANTH 48214 or ANTH 48830 in order to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

****Fulfills General College Requirement

*****One additional course taken from the Kent Core Basic Science courses in the following Arts and Sciences disciplines: Anthropology (ANTH), Biological Sciences (BSCI), Chemistry (CHEM), Geography (GEOG), Geology (GEOL) or Physics (PHY). Students may take the courses listed in the introductory sequences with the restrictions noted above in the Kent Core Basic Science section. The course may not be from the student's major.

******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.

Foreign Language Note: Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must have the equivalent of Elementary I and II in any language, plus one of the following options:

a. Intermediate I and II of the same language
b. Elementary I and II of a second language
c. Any combination of two courses from the following list:
    -Intermediate I of the same language
    -MCLS 10001 Introduction to Structural Concepts for Language Students
    -MCLS 20000 Global Literacy and Cultural Awareness
    -MCLS 20091 Seminar: Global Literacy Case Studies

All students with prior foreign language experience should take the foreign language placement test to determine the appropriate level at which to start. Some students may begin their university foreign language experience beyond the Elementary I level and will complete the requirement with fewer credit hours and fewer courses. This may be accomplished by: (1) passing a course beyond Elementary I through Intermediate II level or (2) receiving credit through Credit by Exam (CBE), the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), the Advanced Placement (AP) exam or credit through the International Baccalaureate (IB) program; or (3) being designated a native speaker of a non-English language (consult with the College of Arts and Sciences Advising Office for additional information). When students complete the requirement with fewer than 14 credit hours and four courses, they will complete remaining hours with general electives.

To fulfill the diversity requirement: students must take a domestic diversity course that is a not an ANTH course.