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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 (23 credits)* Courses count in major GPA
Type Course Title Credits
KBS CHEM 10060

10062

10960		 General Chemistry I (4)
and
General Chemistry I Laboratory (1)
or
Honors General Chemistry (5)		 5
KBS   10061

10063

10961		 General Chemistry II (4)
and
 General Chemistry II Laboratory (1)
or
Honors General Chemistry (5)		 5
    30105 Analytical Chemistry I 3
    30301 Inorganic Chemistry I 2
    30475 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 1
    30476 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II 1
    30481 Organic Chemistry I 3
    30482 Organic Chemistry II 3
III ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (37-45 credits)
Type Course Title Credits
  Foreign Language** 8-10
  Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories)
Recommended: COMM 15000 Introduction to Human Communication
 1-2
  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 Elective (lower or upper-division credit hours; at least 1 upper-division credit hour for Chemistry concentration)
Credits required depends on meeting minimum 121 credit hours and minimum 42 upper-division credit hours		 7-14
IV. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (52-58 credits)
  Biochemistry (58)
  Biochemistry - Pre-Medicine/Pre-Osteopathy/Pre-Dentistry (58)
  Chemistry (52)
  Materials Chemistry (54-55)
MINIMUM TOTAL 121

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

**Fulfills College General Requirement


Biochemistry Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2012-2013 Roadmap.

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (58 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
WIC CHEM 30107 Analytical Chemistry Laboratory I** 1
    40245 Biochemical Foundations of Medicine 4
    40248 Advanced Biological Chemistry 3
WIC   40251 Advanced Biological Chemistry Laboratory** 2
    40263 Physical Biochemistry 3
    40567 Basic Concepts of Physical Chemistry 4
    40568 Elementary Physical Chemistry Laboratory 1
KMC MATH 12021 Calculus for Life Sciences 4
    12022 Probability and Statistics for Life Sciences 3
KAD PHY 13001 General College Physics I 4
KBS   13002 General College Physics II 4
KBS   13021 General College Physics Laboratory I 1
KBS   13022 General College Physics Laboratory II 1
  Choose from the following: Concentration electives 8
  BSCI 40143 Eukaryotic Cell Biology (3)  
    40158 Molecular Biology (3)  
    40174 Immunology (3)  
  BTEC 40191 Seminar: Recent Development in Biotechnology (1)  
  CHEM 30106 Analytical Chemistry II (2)  
    40295 Special Topics in Biochemistry (1-3)  
    40302 Inorganic Chemistry II (2)  
    40303 Inorganic Chemistry III (2)  
    40365 Biological Inorganic Chemistry (3)  
    40477 Intermediate Organic Chemistry Laboratory (1)  
    40483 Intermediate Organic Chemistry (1)  
    40796 Individual Investigation (1-4)  
    xxxxx Chemistry Department-approved upper-division electives (1-8)  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 58

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

**A minimum C grade must be earned in either CHEM 30107 or CHEM 40251 to fulfill writing-intensive requirement.

 

 

Biochemistry - Pre-Medicine/Pre-Osteopathy/Pre-Dentistry Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2012-2013 Roadmap.

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (58 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
    40430 Animal Physiology 3
WIC CHEM 30107 Analytical Chemistry Laboratory I** 1
    40245 Biochemical Foundations of Medicine 4
    40248 Advanced Biological Chemistry 3
WIC   40251 Advanced Biological Chemistry Laboratory** 2
    40263 Physical Biochemistry 3
    40567 Basic Concepts of Physical Chemistry 4
    40568 Elementary Physical Chemistry Laboratory 1
KMC MATH 12021 Calculus for Life Sciences*** 4
    12022 Probability and Statistics for Life Sciences*** 3
KAD PHY 13001 General College Physics I 4
KBS   13002 General College Physics II 4
KBS   13021 General College Physics Laboratory I 1
KBS   13022 General College Physics Laboratory II 1
  Choose from the following:Concentration electives 5
  BSCI 30518 Vertebrate Anatomy (4)  
    40174 Immunology (3)  
  BTEC 40191 Seminar: Recent Development in Biotechnology (1)  
    40220 Bioinformatics (2)  
  CHEM 30106 Analytical Chemistry II (2)  
    40295 Special Topics in Biochemistry (1-3)  
    40302 Inorganic Chemistry II (2)  
    40365 Biological Inorganic Chemistry (3)  
    40477 Intermediate Organic Chemistry Laboratory (1)  
    40483 Intermediate Organic Chemistry (1)  
    40796 Individual Investigation (1-3)  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL  58

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

**A minimum C grade must be earned in either CHEM 30107 or CHEM 40251 to fulfill writing-intensive requirement.

***The following three courses may be taken as a package instead of MATH 12021 and 12022:MATH 12002 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5), MATH 12003 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (5) and MATH 30011 Basic Probability and Statistics (3).

The following Kent Core courses are strongly recommended: COMM 15000 Introduction to Human Communication (Additional); ECON 22060 Principles of Microeconomics (Social Sciences); PHIL 21001 Introduction to Ethics (Humanities); PSYC 11762 General Psychology (Social Sciences); SOC 12050 Introduction to Sociology (Social Sciences).

The following elective courses are recommended: ECON 42086 Economics of Health Care; PSYC 40111 Abnormal Psychology; PSYC 41363 Biopsychology; SOC 42563 Sociology of Health and Health Care.

 

Chemistry Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2012-2013 Roadmap.

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (52 credits)* Courses count in major GPA
Type Course Title Credits
  CHEM 30106 Analytical Chemistry II 2
WIC   30107 Analytical Chemistry Laboratory I** 1
WIC   30108 Analytical Chemistry Laboratory II** 2
    30284 Introductory Biological Chemistry 4
    40302 Inorganic Chemistry II 2
    40303 Inorganic Chemistry III 2
    40364 Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory 1
    40477 Intermediate Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1
    40483 Intermediate Organic Chemistry 1
    40555 Elementary Physical Chemistry 3
    40556 Elementary Physical Chemistry 3
    40557 Physical Chemistry Laboratory 2
    40568 Elementary Physical Chemistry Laboratory 1
    4xxxx CHEM 40000-Level Elective*** 3
KMC MATH 12002 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I 5
    12003 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II 5
    22005 Analytic Geometry and Calculus III 4
KBS PHY 23101 General University Physics I 5
KBS   23102 General University Physics II 5
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 52

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

**A minimum C grade must be earned in either CHEM 30107 or CHEM 30108 to fulfill writing-intensive requirement.

*** Must be approved by advisor.

 

 

Materials Chemistry Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2012-2013 Roadmap.

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (54-55 credits)* Courses count in major GPA
Type Course Title Credits
  CHEM 30050 Introduction to Materials Chemistry 2
    30106 Analytical Chemistry II 2
    30284 Introductory Biological Chemistry 4
    40053 Materials Chemistry Laboratory 2
    40302 Inorganic Chemistry II 2
    40303 Inorganic Chemistry III 2
    40352 Inorganic Materials Chemistry 3
    40364 Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory 1
    40451 Organic Materials Chemistry 3
    40555 Elementary Physical Chemistry 3
    40556 Elementary Physical Chemistry 3
    40557 Physical Chemistry Laboratory 2
KMC MATH 12002 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I 5
    12003 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II 5
    22005 Analytic Geometry and Calculus III 4
KBS PHY 23101 General University Physics I 5
KBS   23102 General University Physics II 5
Choose from the following: Chemistry Electives 1-2
WIC CHEM 30107 Analytical Chemistry Laboratory I (1)**  
WIC   30108 Analytical Chemistry Laboratory II (2)**  
    40477 Intermediate Organic Chemistry Laboratory (1)  
    40483 Intermediate Organic Chemistry (1)  
    40568 Elementary Physical Chemistry Laboratory (1)  
    40571 Surface Chemistry (2)  
    40796 Individual Investigation (1-2)  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL  54

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

**A minimum C grade must be earned in either CHEM 30107 or CHEM 30108 to fulfill writing-intensive requirement.