Kent State University Catalog 2014 - 2015

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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.

Requirements

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 bachelor's degree 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)

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Composition (6 credit hours)
Mathematics and Critical Reasoning (3 credit hours)
Humanities and Fine Arts (9 credit hours)
Social Sciences (6 credit hours)
Basic Sciences (6-7 credit hours)
Additional Courses (6 credit hours)

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

Kent Core course listing in PDF format

LEGEND

TM	- Transfer Module	G	- Global Diversity
LAB	- Laboratory	D	- Domestic Diversity

Students majoring in a program in the College of Arts and Sciences must adhere also to that college general requirements for the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science.

I.	COMPOSITION (6 credit hours)
	English (ENG)
^TM	11011	College Writing I (3)
^TM		or 11002 College Writing I–Stretch (3)
^TM	21011	College Writing II (3)
	Honors (HONR)
	10197	Freshman Honors Colloquium I (1-3)
	10297	Freshman Honors Colloquium II (1-3)

II.	MATHEMATICS AND CRITICAL REASONING (3 credit hours)
	Computer Science (CS)
	10051	Introduction to Computer Science (4)
	Mathematics (MATH)
	10041	Introductory Statistics (4)
	11008	Explorations in Modern Mathematics (3)
	11009	Modeling Algebra (4)
^TM	11010	Algebra for Calculus (3)
	11012	Intuitive Calculus (3)
^TM	11022	Trigonometry (3)
	12001	Algebra and Trigonometry (5)
^TM	12002	Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5)
^TM	12011	Calculus with Precalculus I (3)
^TM	12012	Calculus with Precalculus II (3)
	14001	Basic Mathematical Concepts I (4)
	14002	Basic Mathematical Concepts II (4)
	20095	Special Topics: Modeling Algebra Plus (5)
	20095	Special Topics: Algebra for Calculus Plus (4)
	20095 20095	Special Topics: Algebra for Calculus Stretch II (3) Special Topics: Basic Mathematical Concepts I (5)
	Philosophy (PHIL)
	21002	Introduction to Formal Logic (3)

III.	HUMANITIES AND FINE ARTS (9 credit hours)
	At least one course must be selected from the Humanities in Arts and Sciences area, and a least one course must be selected from the Fine Arts area.
	Humanities in Arts and Sciences
	Classics (CLAS)
^{G TM}	21404	The Greek Achievement (3)
^{G TM}	21405	The Roman Achievement (3)
	English (ENG)
^TM	21054	Introduction to Shakespeare (3)
^TM	22071	Great Books to 1700 (3)
^TM	22072	Great Books since 1700 (3)
^TM	22073	Major Modern Writers: British and United States (3)
	History (HIST)
^{G TM}	11050	World History: Ancient and Medieval (3)
^{G TM}	11051	World History: Modern (3)
^{D TM}	12070	History of the United States: The Formative Period (3)
^{D TM}	12071	History of the United States: The Modern Period (3)
	Pan-African Studies (PAS)
^{G TM}	23001	Black Experience I: Beginnings to 1865 (3)
^{D TM}	23002	Black Experience II: 1865 to Present (3)
	Philosophy (PHIL)
^{G TM}	11001	Introduction to Philosophy (3)
^{G TM}	21001	Introduction to Ethics (3)
	Religion (REL)
^{G TM}	11020	Introduction to World Religions (3)
^{G TM}	21021	Comparative Religion (3)
	Humanities in Communication and Information
	Communication Studies (COMM)
^{D TM}	26000	Criticism of Public Discourse (3)
	Fine Arts
	Architecture (ARCH)
^TM	10001	Understanding Architecture (3)
^TM	10011	Survey of Architectural History I (3)
^TM	10012	Survey of Architectural History II (3)
	Art History (ARTH)
^TM	12001	Art as a World Phenomenon (3)
^TM	22006	Art History: Ancient and Medieval Art (3)
^TM	22007	Art History: Renaissance to Modern Art (3)
^{G TM}	22020	Art of Africa, Oceania and the Americas (3)
	Dance (DAN)
^{G TM}	27076	Dance as an Art Form (3)
	Music (MUS)
^TM	22111	The Understanding of Music
^{G TM}	22121	Music as a World Phenomenon (3)
	Theatre (THEA)
^{G TM}	11000	The Art of the Theatre (3)

IV.	SOCIAL SCIENCES (6 credit hours)
	Courses must be selected from two curricular areas.
	Anthropology (ANTH)
^{G TM}	18210	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3)
^{G TM}	18420	Introduction to Archaeology (3)
	Center for Applied Conflict Management (CACM)
^{D TM}	11001	Introduction to Conflict Management (3)
	Economics (ECON)
^TM	22060	Principles of Microeconomics (3)
^TM	22061	Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
	Geography (GEOG)
^TM	10160	Introduction to Geography (3)
^{G TM}	17063	World Geography (3)
^{D TM}	17064	Geography of the United States and Canada (3)
^{G TM}	22061	Human Geography (3)
	Gerontology (GERO)
^{D TM}	14029	Introduction to Gerontology (3)
	Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC)
^{D TM}	20001	Media, Power and Culture (3)
	Justice Studies (JUS)
^TM	26704	Issues in Law and Society (3)
	Political Science (POL)
^{G TM}	10004	Comparative Politics (3)
^{D TM}	10100	American Politics (3)
^{G TM}	10500	World Politics (3)
	Psychology (PSYC)
^{D TM}	11762	General Psychology (3)
^{D TM}	20651	Child Psychology (3)
^{D TM}	21211	Psychology of Adjustment (3)
^{D TM}	22221	Multicultural Psychology (3)
	Sociology (SOC)
^{D TM}	12050	Introduction to Sociology (3)
^{G TM}	22778	Social Problems (3)

V.	BASIC SCIENCES (6-7 credit hours)
	At least one laboratory course (marked "LAB") must be selected. Beginning "major sequences" courses in athletic training (ATTR 25057, 25058), biological sciences (BSCI 10110, 10120, 11010, 11020), chemistry (CHEM 10060, 10061, 10062, 10063, 10960, 10961), exercise science (EXSC 25057, 25058) and physics (PHY 12201, 12202, 23101, 23102) may be substituted for those courses listed below.
	Anthropology (ANTH)
^TM	18630	Human Evolution (3)
^{LAB TM}	18631	Issues in Human Evolution (1) (Pre/corequisite 18630)
	Biological Sciences (BSCI)
^TM	10001	Human Biology (3)
^TM	10002	Life on Planet Earth (3)
^{LAB TM}	10003	Laboratory Experience in Biology (1) (Pre/corequisite 10001 or 10002)
^{LAB TM}	20020	Biological Structure and Function (5)
	Chemistry (CHEM)
^TM	10030	Chemistry in Our World (3)
^{LAB TM}	10031	Chemistry in Our World Laboratory (1) (Pre/corequisite 10030)
^TM	10050	Fundamentals of Chemistry (3)
^TM	10052	Introduction to Organic Chemistry (2)
^{LAB TM}	10053	Inorganic and Organic Laboratory (1) (Corequisite 10052)
^TM	10054	General and Elementary Organic Chemistry (5)
	Geography (GEOG)
^TM	21062	Physical Geography (3)
^{LAB TM}	21063	Physical Geography Laboratory (1) (Pre/corequisite 21062)
	Geology (GEOL)
^TM	11040	How the Earth Works (3)
^{LAB TM}	11041	How the Earth Works Laboratory (1) (Pre/corequisite 11040)
^TM	11042	Earth and Life Through Time (3)
^{LAB TM}	11043	Earth and Life Through Time Laboratory (1) (Pre/corequisite 11042)
^TM	21062	Environmental Earth Science (3)
^TM	21080	All About the Oceans (3)
	Nutrition (NUTR)
	23511	Science of Human Nutrition (3)
	Physics (PHY)
^TM	11030	Seven Ideas that Shook the Universe (3)
^TM	13001	General College Physics I (4)
^TM	13002	General College Physics II (4)
^TM	13011	College Physics I (2)
^TM	13012	College Physics II (2)
^LAB	13021	General College Physics Laboratory I (1) (Corequisite 13001 or 13011)
^LAB	13022	General College Physics Laboratory II (1) (Corequisite 13002 or 13012)
^TM	21040	Physics in Entertainment and the Arts (3)
^{LAB TM}	21041	Physics in Entertainment and the Arts Laboratory (1) (Pre/corequisite 21040)
^TM	21430	Frontiers in Astronomy (3)
^LAB	21431	Frontiers in Astronomy Laboratory (1) (Pre/corequisite 21430)

VI.	ADDITIONAL COURSES (6 credit hours)
	Select courses from above. Any of the following courses may also be selected:
	Communication Studies (COMM)
^TM	15000	Introduction to Human Communication (3)
	Honors (HONR)
	13597	Colloquium: The Western Identity (3)
	Philosophy (PHIL)
	11009	Critical Thinking (3)