BIOLOGY - B.S. Program Learning Outcomes. University Requirements. Admission Requirements FULLY OFFERED AT: Kent State University Catalog

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1 Kent State University Catalog BIOLOGY - B.S. College of Arts and Sciences Department of Biological Sciences 256 Cunningham Hall Kent Campus kentbiology@kent.edu The Bachel of Science in Biology maj comprises the following concentrations: Molecular and Cellular Biology concentration is the study of biological processes within and between individual cells, allowing f a better understanding of biological principles in nmal and diseased states. The focus of this program includes concepts related to the genetic basis of life, regulation of gene expression and cellular functions. Organismal Biology concentration allows students to examine ganisms in their natural environment and address fundamental principles of survival and adaptation in discrete microenvironments and entire ecosystems. While basic concepts of biological and chemical functions are covered, the focus of this concentration is comprehensive aspects of the whole ganism. Pre-Medicine/Pre-Podiatry/Pre-Dentistry concentration prepares students f careers in medicine and health care. The curriculum provides the courses necessary f admission to advanced degree programs in healthcare and biomedical science professions. FULLY OFFERED AT: Kent Campus Admission Requirements The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opptunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three me years ago. Freshman Students on the Kent Campus: The freshman admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon the following: cumulative grade point average, ACT and/ SAT sces, strength of high school college preparaty curriculum and grade trends. The Admissions Office at the Kent Campus may defer the admission of students who do not meet admissions criteria but who demonstrate areas of promise f successful college study. Deferred applicants may begin their college coursewk at one of seven Regional Campuses of Kent State University. F me infmation on admissions, including additional requirements f some academic programs, visit the admissions website f new freshmen. Freshman Students on the Regional Campuses: Kent State campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg, have open enrollment admission f students who hold a high school diploma, GED equivalent. Transfer, Transitioning and Fmer Students: F me infmation about admission criteria f transfer, transitioning and fmer students, please visit the admissions website. English Language Proficiency Requirements f International Students: All international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions) by earning a minimum 525 TOEFL sce (7 on the Internet-based version), minimum 75 MELAB sce, minimum 6.0 IELTS sce minimum 48 PTE Academic sce, by completing the ELS level 2 Intensive Program. F me infmation on international admission, visit the Office of Global Education s admission website. Program Learning Outcomes Graduates of this program will be able to: Demonstrate an understanding of fundamental biological principles as outlined in specific courses. Acquire the fundamental skills necessary f labaty and field investigations. Demonstrate understanding of proper experimental design, analysis of biological data and communication of research results. Demonstrate a greater knowledge and appreciation of the role that biology plays in societal issues, such as those related to the environment, biodiversity, ethics, human health and disease. University Requirements All students in a bachel's degree program at Kent State University must complete the following university requirements f graduation. NOTE: University requirements may be fulfilled in this program by specific course requirements. Please see Program Requirements f details. Requirement Destination Kent State: First Year Experience Course is not required f students with 25 transfer credits, excluding College Credit Plus, age 2+ at time of admission. Diversity Domestic/Global (DIVD/DIVG) Students must successfully complete one domestic and one global course, of which one must be from the Kent Ce. Experiental Learning Requirement (ELR) Students must successfully complete one course approved experience. Credits/ Courses 2 courses varies Kent Ce (see table below) 6-7 Writing-Intensive Course (WIC) Students must earn a minimum C grade in the course. course Upper-Division Requirement 9 ( 42) Students must successfully complete 9 upper-division (numbered 0000 to 49999) credit hours to graduate. Students in a B.A. and/ B.S. degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must complete 42 upper-division credit hours. Total Credit Hour Requirement 20 Some bachel's degrees require students to complete me than 20 credit hours. Biology - B.S.

2 2 Kent State University Catalog Kent Ce Requirements Requirement Kent Ce Composition (KCMP) 6 Kent Ce Mathematics and Critical Reasoning (KMCR) Kent Ce Humanities and Fine Arts (KHUM/KFA) (min one course each) Kent Ce Social Sciences (KSS) (must be from two disciplines) 6 Kent Ce Basic Sciences (KBS/KLAB) (must include one labaty) 6-7 Kent Ce Additional (KADL) 6 Credits/ Courses Total Credit Hours: 6-7 Program Requirements Maj Requirements Maj Requirements (courses count in maj GPA) BSCI 00 BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (KBS) 4 BSCI 020 BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS (KBS) 4 BSCI 056 ELEMENTS OF GENETICS BSCI 406 EVOLUTION BSCI WRITING IN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (WIC) CHEM 0060 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I (KBS) 4 CHEM 006 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II (KBS) 4 CHEM 0062 CHEM 006 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY (KBS) GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY (KBS) CHEM 2048 BASIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I -4 CHEM 048 MATH 2002 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS I (KMCR) MATH 200 ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS II -5 MATH 00 BASIC PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS Additional Requirements (courses do not count in maj GPA) UC 0097 Feign Language (see Feign Language College Requirement below) 8 Kent Ce Composition 6 Kent Ce Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) 9 Concentrations Choose from the following: 60 Molecular and Cellular Biology Organismal Biology Pre-Medicine, Pre-Podiatry, Pre-Dentistry Minimum Total Credit Hours: 20 A minimum C grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement. Graduation Requirements Minimum Maj GPA Minimum Overall GPA Feign Language College Requirement Students pursuing the Bachel of Science degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must complete 8 credit hours of feign language. 9 5 Minimum Elementary I and II of the same language All students with pri feign language experience should take the feign language placement test to determine the appropriate level at which to start. Some students may begin their university feign language experience beyond the Elementary I level and will complete the requirement with fewer credit hours and fewer courses. This may be accomplished by: () passing a course beyond the Elementary I through Intermediate II level (2) receiving credit through Credit by Exam (CBE), the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), the Advanced Placement (AP) exam credit through the International Baccalaureate (IB) program; () being designated a "native speaker" of a non-english language (consult with the College of Arts and Sciences Advising Office f additional Infmation). When students complete the requirement with fewer than 8 credit hours and two courses, they will complete the remaining hours with general electives. The following courses may NOT be used in the elective categy f majs mins in the Department of Biological Sciences: BSCI 000 HUMAN BIOLOGY (KBS) BSCI 0002 LIFE ON PLANET EARTH (KBS) BSCI 000 LABORATORY IN BIOLOGY (KBS) BSCI 0005 ANATOMY FOR VETERINARY TECHNICIANS 5 BSCI 00 BSCI 020 FOUNDATIONAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I (KBS) FOUNDATIONAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II (KBS) BSCI 600 HORTICULTURAL BOTANY BSCI 2009 BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION 4 BSCI 2002 BASIC MICROBIOLOGY BSCI BASIC MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY BSCI 200 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I (KBS) 4 BSCI 2020 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II 4 BSCI ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF PEST MANAGEMENT BSCI 2600 PLANT IDENTIFICATION AND SELECTION I BSCI PLANT IDENTIFICATION AND SELECTION II BSCI 0050 HUMAN GENETICS BSCI BIOLOGY OF AGING Molecular and Cellular Biology Concentration Requirements [AS-BS-BSCI-MCBI] Concentration Requirements (courses count in maj GPA) BSCI 040 CELL BIOLOGY 4 BSCI 4058 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Organic Chemistry Elective, choose from the following: - CHEM BASIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II CHEM 0475 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I (ELR) CHEM 0482 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II Biology, Chemistry, Physics Electives, choose from the following: 2 Biology (BSCI) Electives CHEM BASIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II CHEM 0482 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II CHEM 0475 CHEM 0476 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I (ELR) ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II 2 Biology - B.S.

3 Kent State University Catalog PHY 00 & PHY 02 PHY 20 PHY 002 & PHY 022 PHY 202 GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS I (KBS) LABORATORY I (KBS) GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I (KBS) GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS II (KBS) LABORATORY II (KBS) GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS II (KBS) Additional Requirements (courses do not count in maj GPA) Kent Ce Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) 6 General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 20 credit hours including 42 upper-divison credit hours) Minimum Total Credit Hours: 60 2 CHEM may be substituted with CHEM 0284 with faculty advis approval. Students should select their biology electives in consultation with an advis. To fulfill this elective, students must select a minimum of one from the following courses. However, they may only select a maximum of 6 credit hours of any combination of these courses (with no me than 4 credit hours S/U graded). Enrollment in these course must be determined with a faculty advis: BSCI 005, BSCI 409, BSCI 4092, BSCI 4096, BSCI Organismal Biology Concentration Requirements [AS-BS-BSCI-ORBI] Concentration Requirements (courses count in maj GPA) Organic Chemistry Elective, choose from the following: - CHEM BASIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II CHEM 0475 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I (ELR) CHEM 0482 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II Organismal Electives, choose from the following: 7-8 BSCI 07 BSCI 0270 BSCI 0275 BSCI 060 BSCI 0560 BSCI 0580 BSCI BSCI BSCI 4040 BSCI GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY GENERAL PLANT BIOLOGY LOCAL FLORA (ELR) GENERAL ECOLOGY INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY ENTOMOLOGY PLANT ANATOMY MORPHOLOGY OF LOWER PLANTS ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY Biology, Chemistry, Physics Electives, choose from the following: 2 0 Biology (BSCI) Electives CHEM BASIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II CHEM 0482 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II CHEM 0475 CHEM 0476 PHY 00 & PHY 02 PHY 20 PHY 002 & PHY 022 PHY 202 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I (ELR) ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS I (KBS) LABORATORY I (KBS) GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I (KBS) GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS II (KBS) LABORATORY II (KBS) GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS II (KBS) Additional Requirements (courses do not count in maj GPA) Kent Ce Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) 6 5 General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 20 credit hours including 42 upper-divison credit hours) Minimum Total Credit Hours: 60 2 CHEM may be substituted with CHEM 0284 with faculty advis approval. Students should select their biology electives in consultation with an advis. To fulfill this elective, students must select a minimum of one from the following courses. However, they may only select a maximum of 6 credit hours of any combination of these courses (with no me than 4 credit hours S/U graded). Enrollment in these course must be determined with a faculty advis: BSCI 005, BSCI 409, BSCI 4092, BSCI 4096, BSCI Pre-Medicine/Pre-Podiatry/Pre-Dentistry Concentration Requirements [AS-BS-BSCI-PMPD] Concentration Requirements (courses count in maj GPA) BSCI 005 CAREER PATHWAYS IN BIOLOGY BSCI 00 HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY BSCI 4040 ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY BSCI 040 CELL BIOLOGY 4 BSCI 07 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY 4 CHEM BASIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II 2- CHEM 0482 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II CHEM 0284 INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY 4 CHEM BIOCHEMICAL FOUNDATIONS OF MEDICINE CHEM 0475 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I (ELR) CHEM 0476 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II PSYC 762 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) SOC 2050 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) Biology (BSCI) Electives 2 4 Physics Electives, choose from the following: 0 PHY 00 & PHY 002 & PHY 02 & PHY 022 PHY 20 & PHY 202 GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS I (KBS) II (KBS) LABORATORY I (KBS) LABORATORY II (KBS) GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I (KBS) and GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS II (KBS) Additional Requirements (courses do not count in maj GPA) General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 20 credit hours, including 9 upper-division credit hours) Minimum Total Credit Hours: 60 Students must stay within stay within a single ganic chemistry series. CHEM is required if CHEM 2048 is selected in the maj ce; CHEM 0482 is required if CHEM 048 is selected in the maj ce. 6 0 Biology - B.S.

4 4 Kent State University Catalog Electives should be chosen in consultation with an advis. The following courses are not required, but highly recommended f this maj: BSCI 058, BSCI 4074, BSCI 4057, BSCI 404, BSCI In addition, students may take the following (maximum 6 credits total, maximum 4 credit hours S/U graded) f biology electives, but not required to do so: BSCI 409, BSCI 4092, BSCI 4096, BSCI Biology - B.S.

5 Kent State University Catalog Roadmaps Molecular and Cellular Biology Concentration Organismal Biology Concentration PreMedicine/PrePodiatry/PreDentistry Concentration Molecular and Cellular Biology Concentration This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study f this maj. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation. Course Title Credits Semester One! BSCI 00 BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (KBS) 4! CHEM 0060 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I (KBS) 4! CHEM 0062 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY (KBS) UC 0097 Semester Two Credit Hours 6! BSCI 020 BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS (KBS) 4! CHEM 006 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II (KBS) 4! CHEM 006 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY (KBS) Semester Three Credit Hours 5! BSCI 040 CELL BIOLOGY 4! CHEM 2048 BASIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I CHEM 048! MATH 2002 ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS I (KMCR) 5! Biology, Chemistry, Physics Electives Semester Four -4 Credit Hours 6! BSCI 056 ELEMENTS OF GENETICS! MATH 200 ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS II BASIC PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS MATH 00 General Electives 2 Semester Five -5 Credit Hours 4 Biology, Chemistry, Physics Electives 9 Feign Language 4 Semester Six Credit Hours 6 BSCI 4058 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Biology, Chemistry, Physics Electives 8 Feign Language 4 Credit Hours 5 Semester Seven BSCI 406 EVOLUTION BSCI WRITING IN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (WIC) Biology, Chemistry, Physics Electives 8 General Electives 2 Credit Hours 4 Semester Eight Biology, Chemistry, Physics Electives General Electives Credit Hours 4 Minimum Total Credit Hours: 20 Biology - B.S. 5

6 6 Kent State University Catalog Organismal Biology Concentration This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study f this maj. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation. Course Title Credits Semester One! BSCI 00 BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (KBS) 4! CHEM 0060 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I (KBS) 4! CHEM 0062 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY (KBS) UC 0097 Semester Two Credit Hours 6! BSCI 020 BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS (KBS) 4! CHEM 006 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II (KBS) 4! CHEM 006 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY (KBS) Semester Three Credit Hours 5! CHEM 2048 BASIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I CHEM 048 Biology, Chemistry, Physics Electives 4 Organismal Ce 4 Semester Four -4 Credit Hours 5! BSCI 056 ELEMENTS OF GENETICS! MATH 2002 ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS I (KMCR) 5 Semester Five Credit Hours 4! MATH 200 ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS II BASIC PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS MATH 00 Biology, Chemistry, Physics Electives 9 Feign Language 4 Semester Six -5 Credit Hours 6 Biology, Chemistry, Physics Electives 7 Organismal Ce -4 Feign Language 4 Semester Seven Credit Hours 4 BSCI 406 EVOLUTION BSCI WRITING IN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (WIC) Biology, Chemistry, Physics Electives 7 General Electives Credit Hours 4 Semester Eight Biology, Chemistry, Physics Electives General Electives Credit Hours 6 Minimum Total Credit Hours: 20 6 Biology - B.S.

7 Kent State University Catalog PreMedicine/PrePodiatry/PreDentistry Concentration This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study f this maj. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation. Course Title Credits Semester One! BSCI 00 BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (KBS) 4! CHEM 0060 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I (KBS) 4! CHEM 0062 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY (KBS) PSYC 762 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) UC 0097 Semester Two Credit Hours 6! BSCI 020 BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS (KBS) 4! CHEM 006 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II (KBS) 4! CHEM 006 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY (KBS) SOC 2050 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) Semester Three Credit Hours 5! BSCI 040 CELL BIOLOGY 4 CHEM 2048 BASIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I CHEM 048 CHEM 0475 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I (ELR)! MATH 2002 ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS I (KMCR) 5 Semester Four -4 Credit Hours 6! BSCI 005 CAREER PATHWAYS IN BIOLOGY! BSCI 056 ELEMENTS OF GENETICS BSCI WRITING IN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (WIC) CHEM BASIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II CHEM 0482 CHEM 0476 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II MATH 200 ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS II BASIC PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS MATH 00 Semester Five! BSCI 00 BSCI Credit Hours 4 HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY Biology Electives 4 Physics Electives 5 Semester Six Credit Hours 5! BSCI 07 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY 4 CHEM 0284 INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY BIOCHEMICAL FOUNDATIONS OF CHEM MEDICINE 4 Biology Electives Physics Electives 5 Credit Hours 6 Semester Seven BSCI 406 EVOLUTION Biology Electives Feign Language 4 General Electives 4 Credit Hours 4 Semester Eight Biology Electives 4 Feign Language 4 General Electives 6 Credit Hours 4 Minimum Total Credit Hours: 20 Biology - B.S. 7