Kent Core (general education requirements) Download to print

The Kent Core is the foundation of the university's mission to prepare students to live in today's complex, global society. It broadens intellectual perspectives, fosters ethical and humanitarian values and prepares students for responsible citizenship and productive careers. Through this learning experience, students develop the intellectual flexibility they need to adapt to an ever-changing world. Kent Core courses enable students to:

• Acquire critical-thinking and problem-solving skills
• Apply principles of effective written and oral communication
• Broaden their imagination and develop their creativity
• Cultivate their natural curiosity and begin a lifelong pursuit of knowledge
• Develop competencies and values vital to responsible uses of information and technology
• Engage in independent thinking, develop their own voice and vision and become informed, responsible citizens
• Improve their understanding of issues and behaviors concerning inclusion, community and tolerance
• Increase their awareness of ethical implications of their own and others' actions
• Integrate their major studies into the broader context of a liberal education
• Strengthen quantitative reasoning skills
• Understand basic concepts of the academic disciplines

Although not every Kent Core course will address all these goals, learning within the Kent Core as a whole enables students to acquire the tools for living rich and meaningful lives in a diverse society.

Guidelines

• As part of the requirements for any baccalaureate, all students must complete a minimum 36-37 semester credit hours of the Kent Core distributed as indicated with the specific categories.
• Colleges or degree programs may augment the university's minimum Kent Core, and they may specify for their students certain courses in fulfillment of the requirements. It is essential, therefore, that students consult that section of the catalog  for their college and degree program.
• The Kent Core should normally be completed within the 60 semester hours that immediately follow the first date of enrollment in a baccalaureate program.
• Honors equivalents shall satisfy the Kent Core.
• None of the courses on the Kent Core list may be taken pass/fail.

Kent Core Coursework (36-37 credit hours)
 

Transfer credit, proficiency testing and other options in meeting the Kent Core

Kent Core course listing in PDF format

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Students majoring in a program in the College of Arts and Sciences must adhere also to that college's general requirements for the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science. None of the courses on the Kent Core list may be taken with a pass/fail grade.