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Attribute 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.

DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE  (1 credit)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  US 10097 Destination Kent State: First Year Experience 1 1  
MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (75-80 credits)   Courses count in major GPA 
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
KBS BSCI 10110 Biological Diversity 4  
KBS BSCI 10120 Biological Foundations 4  
  BSCI 30156 Elements of Genetics 3  
  BSCI 40163 Evolution 3  
WIC BSCI 40600 Writing in the Biological Sciences 1 C 2
KBS CHEM 10060 General Chemistry I 4  
KBS CHEM 10061 General Chemistry II 4  
KBS CHEM 10062 General Chemistry I Laboratory 1  
KBS CHEM 10063 General Chemistry II Laboratory 1  
  CHEM
CHEM		 20481
30481		 Basic Organic Chemistry I (4)    or
Organic Chemistry I (3)		 3-4  
KMC MATH 12002 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I 5  
  MATH
MATH		 12003
30011		 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (5)   or
Basic Probability and Statistics (3)		 3-5  
  Choose from the following: 1-3  
  CHEM 20482 Basic Organic Chemistry II (2) 3    
ELR CHEM 30475 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1)    
  CHEM 30482 Organic Chemistry II (3)    
  Choose from the following:Botany Core Course 12  
  BSCI 30267 Plant Physiology (4)    
  BSCI 30270 General Plant Biology (3)    
  BSCI 30271 General Plant Biology Laboratory (1)    
  BSCI 30274 Forestry (3)    
ELR BSCI 30275 Local Flora (4)    
  BSCI 30277 Economic Botany (2)    
  BSCI 40162 Soil Biology (3)    
  BSCI 40164 Molecular Systematics and Phylogenetics (4)    
  BSCI 40272 Plant Anatomy (4)    
  BSCI 40277 Morphology of Lower Plants (4)    
  Choose from the following: BSCI and/or CHEM and/or PHY 26  
  BSCI Biology courses 4 (in consultation with advisor)    
  CHEM
CHEM		 20482
30482		 Basic Organic Chemistry II (2)   or
Organic Chemistry II (3)		    
  CHEM 30475 Organic Chemistry I Laboratory (1)    
  CHEM 30476 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (1)    
KBS
KBS

KBS		 PHY
PHY

PHY		 13001
13021

23101		 General College Physics I (4)   and
General College Physics Laboratory I (1)
or
General University Physics I (5)		    
KBS
KBS

KBS		 PHY
PHY

PHY		 13002
13022

23102		 General College Physics II (4) and
General College Physics Laboratory II (1)
or
General University Physics II (5)		    
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (44-46 credits)  
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  Foreign Language 5 8-10  
  Kent Core Composition 6  
  Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum once course from each) 9  
  Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) 6  
  General Electives (13 credit hours must be upper division)
Credits required depend on meeting minimum 120 credit hours and minimum 42 upper-division credit hours		 15  
MINIMUM TOTAL  120  
  1. US 10097 is not required of transfer students with 25 credits (excluding College Credit Plus and dual-enrollment) or students age 21+ at time of admission.
  2. A minimum C (2.000) grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.
  3. CHEM 20482 may be substituted with CHEM 30284 Introductory Biological Chemistry with Faculty advisor approval.
  4. Must choose any one of the following. 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):BSCI 30005 Career Pathways in Biology (1); BSCI 40099 Senior Honors Thesis (1-10) [ELR]; BSCI 40191 Senior Seminar (1); BSCI 40192 Internship in Biological Sciences (3-12) [ELR]; BSCI 40196 Individual Investigation (1-3) [ELR].
  5. Fulfills College General Requirement

 

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   Foundational Anatomy and Physiology I   3
11020   Foundational Anatomy and Physiology II   3
16001   Horticultural Botany   3
20020   Biological Structure and Function   5
20021   Basic Microbiology   3
20022   Basic Microbiology Laboratory   1
21010   Anatomy and Physiology I   4
21020   Anatomy and Physiology II   4
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