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Kent State University
Kent , United States
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Bachelors
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Biology | Biotechnology | Ecology
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Natural Science
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English
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Program Overview

Biology - B.S.

Overview

Our Biology B.S. program provides you with a solid foundation in the fundamental principles of biology, as well as advanced knowledge in specialized areas of the discipline. With state-of-the-art facilities, cutting-edge technology and experienced faculty, you will gain the skills needed to succeed in the fast-paced world of biology.


Contact Information

  • Edgar Kooijman | |
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Program Delivery

  • Delivery: In person
  • Location: Kent Campus

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries

  • Biological science teachers, postsecondary
    • 9.3% much faster than the average
    • 64,700 number of jobs
    • $85,600 potential earnings
  • Biological scientists, all other
    • 2.2% slower than the average
    • 44,700 number of jobs
    • $85,290 potential earnings
  • Biological technicians
    • 4.9% about as fast as the average
    • 87,500 number of jobs
    • $46,340 potential earnings
  • Life scientists, all other
    • 4.6% about as fast as the average
    • 7,000 number of jobs
    • $82,000 potential earnings

Admission Requirements

The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students.


  • First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the admissions website for first-year students.
  • First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.
  • International Students: All international students must provide proof of proficiency of the English language (unless they meet specific exceptions) through the submission of an English language proficiency test score or by completing English language classes at Kent State’s English as a Second Language Center before entering their program. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.
  • Former Students: Former Kent State students who have not attended another institution since Kent State and were not academically dismissed will complete the re-enrollment process through the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center. Former students who attended another college or university since leaving Kent State must apply for admissions as a transfer or post-undergraduate student.
  • Transfer Students: Students who attended an educational institution after graduating from high school or earning their GED must apply as transfer students. For more information, visit the admissions website for transfer students.

Program Requirements

Major Requirements

  • Course List Code | Title | Credit Hours
    • Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
      • BSCI 10110 | BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (ELR) (KBS) (KLAB) | 4
      • BSCI 10120 | BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS (ELR) (KBS) (KLAB) | 4
      • BSCI 30156 | ELEMENTS OF GENETICS | 3
      • BSCI 40163 | EVOLUTION | 3
      • BSCI 40600 | WRITING IN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (WIC) | 1
      • CHEM 10062 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY (KBS) (KLAB) | 1
      • CHEM 10063 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY (KBS) (KLAB) | 1
      • CHEM 20481 | BASIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I | 3-4
      • or CHEM 30481 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
      • MATH 12002 | ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS I (KMCR) | 5
    • Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)
      • UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1
      • Foreign Language (see Foreign Language College Requirement below) | 8
      • Kent Core Composition | 6
      • Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) | 9
      • General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours) | 10
    • Concentrations
      • Choose from the following: | 61
        • Molecular and Cellular Biology
        • Organismal Biology
        • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Podiatry/Pre-Dentistry
      • Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120

Molecular and Cellular Biology Concentration Requirements

  • Course List Code | Title | Credit Hours
    • Concentration Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
      • BSCI 30140 | CELL BIOLOGY | 4
      • BSCI 40158 | MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 3
      • BSCI 40224 | QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN BIOLOGY | 3-5
      • or MATH 12003 | ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS II
      • or MATH 30011 | BASIC PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
      • CHEM 20482 | BASIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II | 1-3
      • or CHEM 30475 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I (ELR)
      • or CHEM 30482 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
      • Biology Elective, choose from the following: | 1-6
        • BSCI 30105 | CAREER PATHWAYS IN BIOLOGY
        • BSCI 40192 | INTERNSHIP IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (ELR)
        • BSCI 40196 | INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION (ELR)
        • BSCI 40199 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS (ELR)
      • Biology, Chemistry, Physics Electives, choose from the following: | 25-30
        • CHEM 20482 | BASIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
        • or CHEM 30482 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
        • CHEM 30475 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I (ELR)
        • CHEM 30476 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II
        • PHY 13001 & PHY 13021 | GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS I (KBS) and GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS LABORATORY I (KBS) (KLAB)
        • or PHY 23101 | GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I (KBS) (KLAB)
        • PHY 13002 & PHY 13022 | GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS II (KBS) and GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS LABORATORY II (KBS) (KLAB)
        • or PHY 23102 | GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS II (KBS) (KLAB)
        • Any Biological Sciences (BSCI) Upper-Division course (30000 or 40000 level)
      • General Chemistry Electives, choose from the following: | 8
        • CHEM 10058 & CHEM 10059 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY FOR LIFE SCIENCES I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY FOR LIFE SCIENCES II
        • CHEM 10060 & CHEM 10061 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I (KBS) and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II (KBS)
      • Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)
        • Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) | 6
        • Kent Core Additional | 2
        • General Elective | 3
      • Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 61

Organismal Biology Concentration Requirements

  • Course List Code | Title | Credit Hours
    • Concentration Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
      • BSCI 40224 | QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN BIOLOGY | 3-5
      • or MATH 12003 | ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS II
      • or MATH 30011 | BASIC PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
      • CHEM 20482 | BASIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II | 1-3
      • or CHEM 30475 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I (ELR)
      • or CHEM 30482 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
      • Biology Elective, choose from the following: | 1-6
        • BSCI 30105 | CAREER PATHWAYS IN BIOLOGY
        • BSCI 40192 | INTERNSHIP IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (ELR)
        • BSCI 40196 | INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION (ELR)
        • BSCI 40199 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS (ELR)
      • Biology, Chemistry, Physics Electives, choose from the following: | 24-29
        • CHEM 20482 | BASIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
        • or CHEM 30482 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
        • CHEM 30475 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I (ELR)
        • CHEM 30476 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II
        • PHY 13001 & PHY 13021 | GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS I (KBS) and GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS LABORATORY I (KBS) (KLAB)
        • or PHY 23101 | GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I (KBS) (KLAB)
        • PHY 13002 & PHY 13022 | GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS II (KBS) and GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS LABORATORY II (KBS) (KLAB)
        • or PHY 23102 | GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS II (KBS) (KLAB)
        • Any Biological Sciences (BSCI) Upper-Division course (30000 or 40000 level)
      • General Chemistry Electives, choose from the following: | 8
        • CHEM 10058 & CHEM 10059 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY FOR LIFE SCIENCES I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY FOR LIFE SCIENCES II
        • CHEM 10060 & CHEM 10061 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I (KBS) and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II (KBS)
      • Organismal Core Electives, choose from the following: | 7-8
        • BSCI 30171 | GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
        • BSCI 30270 | GENERAL PLANT BIOLOGY
        • BSCI 30275 | LOCAL FLORA (ELR)
        • BSCI 30360 | GENERAL ECOLOGY
        • BSCI 30560 | INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY
        • BSCI 30580 | ENTOMOLOGY
        • BSCI 40272 | PLANT ANATOMY
        • BSCI 40430 | ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY
        • BSCI 40556 | VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY
      • Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)
        • Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) | 6
        • Kent Core Additional | 2
        • General Electives | 4
      • Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 61

Pre-Medicine/Pre-Podiatry/Pre-Dentistry Concentration Requirements

  • Course List Code | Title | Credit Hours
    • Concentration Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
      • BSCI 30105 | CAREER PATHWAYS IN BIOLOGY | 1
      • BSCI 30130 | HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY | 3
      • or BSCI 40430 | ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY
      • BSCI 30140 | CELL BIOLOGY | 4
      • BSCI 30171 | GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY | 4
      • CHEM 10060 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I (KBS) | 4
      • CHEM 10061 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II (KBS) | 4
      • CHEM 20482 | BASIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II | 2-3
      • or CHEM 30482 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
      • CHEM 30284 | INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY | 4
      • or CHEM 40245 | BIOCHEMICAL FOUNDATIONS OF MEDICINE
      • CHEM 30475 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I (ELR) | 1
      • CHEM 30476 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II | 1
      • MATH 12003 | ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS II | 3-5
      • or MATH 30011 | BASIC PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
      • PSYC 11762 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) | 3
      • SOC 12050 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) | 3
      • Biological Sciences (BSCI) Upper-Division Electives (30000 or 40000 level) | 14
      • Physics Electives, choose from the following: | 10
        • PHY 13001 & PHY 13002 & PHY 13021 & PHY 13022 | GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS I (KBS) and GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS II (KBS) and GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS LABORATORY I (KBS) (KLAB) and GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS LABORATORY II (KBS) (KLAB)
        • PHY 23101 & PHY 23102 | GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I (KBS) (KLAB) and GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS II (KBS) (KLAB)
      • Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 61

Graduation Requirements

  • Graduation Requirements Summary
    • Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA
    • 2.000 | 2.000

Roadmaps

Molecular and Cellular Biology Concentration

  • This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this program. Students will work with their advisor to develop a sequence based on their academic goals and history. Courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.

Organismal Biology Concentration

  • This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this program. Students will work with their advisor to develop a sequence based on their academic goals and history. Courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.

Pre-Medicine/Pre-Podiatry/Pre-Dentistry Concentration

  • This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this program. Students will work with their advisor to develop a sequence based on their academic goals and history. Courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.

University Requirements

  • All students in a bachelor's degree program at Kent State University must complete the following university requirements for graduation.

Bachelor's Requirements

  • Requirement | Credits/Courses
    • Flashes 101 (UC 10001) | 1 credit hour
    • Course is not required for students with 30+ transfer credits (excluding College Credit Plus) or age 21+ at time of admission.
    • Diversity Domestic/Global (DIVD/DIVG) | 2 courses
    • Students must successfully complete one domestic and one global course, of which one must be from the Kent Core.
    • Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR) | varies
    • Students must successfully complete one course or approved experience.
    • Kent Core (see table below) | 36-37 credit hours
    • Writing-Intensive Course (WIC) | 1 course
    • Students must earn a minimum C grade in the course.
    • Upper-Division Requirement | 39 credit hours
    • Students must successfully complete 39 upper-division (numbered 30000 to 49999) credit hours to graduate.
    • Total Credit Hour Requirement | 120 credit hours

Kent Core Requirements

  • Requirement | Credits/Courses
    • Kent Core Composition (KCMP) | 6
    • Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning (KMCR) | 3
    • Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (KHUM/KFA) (min one course each) | 9
    • Kent Core Social Sciences (KSS) (must be from two disciplines) | 6
    • Kent Core Basic Sciences (KBS/KLAB) (must include one laboratory) | 6-7
    • Kent Core Additional (KADL) | 6
    • Total Credit Hours: | 36-37

Program Learning Outcomes

  • Graduates of this program will be able to:
    1. Understand the fundamental biological principles.
    2. Acquire the fundamental skills necessary for laboratory and field investigations.
    3. Conduct proper experimental design, analyze biological data and communicate research results.
    4. Know and appreciate the role that biology plays in societal issues, such as those related to the environment, biodiversity, ethics, human health and disease.

Program Policies

Foreign Language Requirements

  • In general, students may elect any foreign language taught through the Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies. However, certain majors, concentrations and minors require specific languages or limit the languages from which students may choose. In addition, students who plan to pursue graduate study may need particular languages for that study. In such cases, students should seek the advice of the appropriate department before selecting a language.

Mandatory Outcomes Assessment

  • In addition to the other General Requirements of the college, candidates for an undergraduate degree in the College of Arts and Sciences are required, as a condition of graduation, to participate in an outcomes assessment. These outcomes assessments are conducted by each undergraduate degree program in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Full Description

  • The Bachelor of Science degree in Biology is for students who are interested in pursuing an in-depth specialization as a biologist or wish to pursue a medical or healthcare career.
  • The Biology major comprises the following concentrations:
    • The Molecular and Cellular Biology concentration is the study of biological processes within and between individual cells, allowing for a better understanding of biological principles in normal and diseased states. The focus of this program includes concepts related to the genetic basis of life, regulation of gene expression and cellular functions.
    • The Organismal Biology concentration allows students to examine organisms in their natural environment and address fundamental principles of survival and adaptation in discrete micro-environments and entire ecosystems. While basic concepts of biological and chemical functions are covered, the focus of this concentration is comprehensive aspects of the whole organism.
    • The Pre-Medicine/Pre-Podiatry/Pre-Dentistry concentration prepares students for careers in medicine and healthcare. The curriculum provides the courses necessary for admission to advanced degree programs in healthcare and biomedical science professions.

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