Information for Future Biology Students

This page offers helpful information for future biology students. If you are considering enrolling at Kent State University and majoring in biology, our Department of Biological Sciences wants to make sure you have all the information you need. Read a letter from our Department Chair and learn valuable facts about our faculty, research department, degree options, enrollment and much more.

The Department of Biological Sciences works hard to ensure that future students have access to all the information they need to make an informed decision about their future. Browse the information below to get a feel for the opportunities available for future biology students at Kent State University.

If you don’t find the information you’re looking for, please contact a helpful member of the Department of Biological Sciences directly.

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Introduction: A Message From the Chair of Biology

Fast Facts

53 full-time faculty

35 at Kent Campus
18 at regional campuses

A growing dynamic department 7 new faculty over the past two years ('05 - '07)

Active research department

$1.5 million average/yr extramural funding

Faculty Research Areas

Aquatic Ecology
Evolution/Population and Systematic Biology
Neurobiology and Behavior
Cell/Molecular and Developmental Biology
Reproductive Physiology and Endocrinology
Microbiology

Undergraduate Degree Programs B.A. Biology

B.S. Biology  
B.S. Botany  
B.S. Conservation
B.S. Medical Technology
B.S. Biotechnology
Minor in Biological Sciences
Associate of Applied Science Degree in Horticulture Technology
Pre-professional Medical Programs (Pre-medicine, Pre-Osteopathic Medicine, Pre-veterinary Predentistry)

Graduate Research Areas

Aquatic ecology
Evolution/population and systematic biology
Neurobiology and behaviour
Cell/molecular and developmental biology
Reproductive physiology and endocrinology
Microbiology

Enrollment*

685 students in undergraduate degree programs
       262 pre-professional secondary majors
49 graduate students

Facilities Cunningham Hall Teaching and Research Facilties

     40,000 sq. ft. research annex
     Confocal microscopy and imaging facility
     Genomics core facility
     Herbarium
     Greenhouse and conservatory
     Cell biology teaching and research lab
3-D image classroom
Aquatic ecology research facility
Proteomics core facility

* Fall 2007, all campuses, does not include School of Biomedical Sciences