Biology - B.S. Program Requirements
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Download to print| 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 | |||
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IV.
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CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (38-40 credits) | |||
| Molecular and Cellular Biology (39) | ||||
| Organismal Biology (38) | ||||
| Pre-Medicine/Pre-Osteopathy/Pre-Dentistry (40) | ||||
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MINIMUM TOTAL
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121
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* All courses taken from the list of major program requirements are used in the calculation of the major GPA.
**A minimum C (2.000) 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 2012-2013 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 | |||
| CHEM | 20482 | Basic Organic Chemistry II (2) | ||
| 30475 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1) | |||
| 30482 | Organic Chemistry II (3) | |||
| Choose from the following*: | 1-6 | |||
| BSCI | 30005 | Career Pathways in Biology (1) | ||
| ELR | 40099 | Senior Honors Thesis (1-3) | ||
| 40191 | Senior Seminar (1) | |||
| ELR | 40192 | Internship in Biological Sciences (3-6) | ||
| 40196 | Individual Investigation (1-3) | |||
| Choose from the following: BSCI and/or CHEM and/or PHY | 25-30 | |||
| BSCI | Biology courses+ (in consultation with advisor) (16-31) | |||
| CHEM | 20482 30482 |
Basic Organic Chemistry II (2) or Organic Chemistry II (3) |
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| 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) |
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| 13002 13022 23102 |
General College Physics II (4) and General College Physics Laboratory II (1) or General University Physics II (5) |
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MINIMUM SUBTOTAL
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39 | |||
*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)
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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 2012-2013 Roadmap.
| I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (38 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*: | 1-6 | |||
| BSCI | 30005 | Career Pathways in Biology (1) | ||
| ELR | 40099 | Senior Honors Thesis (1-3) | ||
| 40191 | Senior Seminar (1) | |||
| ELR | 40192 | Internship in Biological Sciences (3-6) | ||
| 40196 | Individual Investigation (1-3) | |||
| Choose from the following: BSCI and/or CHEM and/or PHY | 25-30 | |||
| BSCI | Biology courses+ (in consultation with advisor) | |||
| CHEM | 20482 30482 |
Basic Organic Chemistry II (2) or Organic Chemistry II (3) |
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| 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) |
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| 13002 13022 23102 |
General College Physics II (4) and General College Physics Laboratory II (1) or General University Physics II (5) |
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MINIMUM SUBTOTAL
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38 | |||
*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)
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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 2012-2013 Roadmap.
| I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (40 credits)* Courses count in major GPA | ||||
| Type | 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) |
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| or | ||||
| PHY | 23101 23102 |
General University Physics I (5) General University Physics II (5) |
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| Biology Electives: May include up to 6 credit hours of the following: |
14 | |||
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ELR
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BSCI | 40099 | Senior Honors Thesis (1-3) | |
| 40191 | Senior Seminar (1) | |||
| ELR | 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
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