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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 (74-81 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 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) 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)    
  CHEM 30475 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1)    
  CHEM 30482 Organic Chemistry II (3)    
  Choose from the following: Zoology Electives 11-12  
  BSCI 30140 Cell Biology (4)    
  BSCI 30171 General Microbiology (4)    
  BSCI 30360 General Ecology (4)    
  BSCI 30518 Vertebrate Anatomy (4)    
  BSCI 30519 Vertebrate Embryology/Development Anatomy (4)    
  BSCI 30560 Invertebrate Zoology (4)    
  BSCI 30580 Entomology (4)    
  BSCI 40430 Animal Physiology (3)    
  BSCI 40433 Mammalian Physiology I (3)    
  BSCI 40434 Mammalian Physiology II (3)    
  BSCI 40515 Animal Behavior (3)    
  BSCI 40556 Vertebrate Zoology (4)    
  BSCI 40581 Animal Parasitology (4)    
  Choose from the following: BSCI and/or CHEM and/or PHY 3 26-27  
  BSCI Biology courses 4 (in consultation with advisor) (11-26)    
  CHEM
CHEM
20482
30482
Basic Organic Chemistry II (2)   or
Organic Chemistry II (3)
   
ELR 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 (45-47 credits)  
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  Foreign Language  (fulfills College General Requirement) 8-10  
  Kent Core Composition 6  
  Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one from each) 9  
  Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) 6  
  General Elective (8 credit hours must be upper division)
Credits required depend on meeting minimum 120 credit hours and minimum 42 upper-division credit hours
16  
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. Maximum 4 credit hours of these courses may be satisfactory/unsatisfactory graded
  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)
         40099 Senior Honors Thesis (1-10) [ELR]
         40191 Senior Seminar (1)
         40192 Internship in Biological Sciences (3-12) [ELR]
         40196 Individual Investigation (1-3) [ELR]

The following Biological Sciences (BSCI) courses may NOT be used in the elective category for majors or minors in the Department of Biological

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