Biotechnology - B.S. Program Requirements Download to print

• Biotechnology semester-by-semester Roadmap

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 (83 credits)*  Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
KBS	BSCI	10120	Biological Foundations	4
		30140	Cell Biology	4
		30156	Elements of Genetics	3
		30171	General Microbiology	4
		40158	Molecular Biology	3
	BTEC	10210	Introduction to Biotechnology	3
		40191	Seminar: Recent Developments in Biotechnology	1
		40210	Case Studies in Biotechnology	3
		40220	Bioinformatics	2
	BUS	10123	Exploring Business	3
KBS	CHEM	10060	General Chemistry I	4
KAD		10061	General Chemistry II	4
KBS		10062	General Chemistry I Laboratory	1
KBS		10063	General Chemistry II Laboratory	1
		20481	Basic Organic Chemistry I	4
		30284	Introductory Biological Chemistry	4
		40248	Advanced Biological Chemistry	3
WIC		40251	Advanced Biological Chemistry Laboratory**	2
KMC	MATH	12002 12021	Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5) or Calculus for Life Sciences (4)	4-5
		12022 30011	Probability and Statistics for Life Sciences (3) or Basic Probability and Statistics (3)	3
	PHIL	30015	Medicine and Morality	3
KBS	PHY	13001	General College Physics I	4
KBS		13021	General College Physics Laboratory I	1
	Choose from the following:			6-12
ELR	BTEC	40192	Internship in Biotechnology (2-9)
		40196	Individual Investigation in Biotechnology (2-9)
	Choose from the following: Approved Elective (upper-division)			9
	BSCI	30518	Vertebrate Anatomy (4)
		40143	Eukaryotic Cell Biology (3)
		40164	Molecular Systematic and Phylogenetics (4)
		40174	Immunology (3)
	CHEM	30105	Analytical Chemistry I (3)
		30107	Analytical Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
		30301	Inorganic Chemistry I (2)
		30475	Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
		40567	Basic Concepts in Physical Chemistry (4)
	PSYC	41363	Biopsychology (3)
	3/4XXX Upper-division courses approved by program director (1-9)
III.	ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (37-41 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
KMC KAD	CS	10051	Introduction to Computer Science	4
KHU DG	PHIL	21001	Introduction to Ethics	3
	Foreign Language***			8-10
	Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories)			0-2
	Kent Core Composition			6-8
	Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each)			6
	Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines)			6
	General Electives Credits required depends on meeting minimum 121 credit hours and minimum 42 upper-division credit hours			3
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 (2.000) grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

***Fulfills College General Requirement