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The Bachelor of Integrative Studies degree provides a path to degree completion utilizing an integrative approach while maintaining a focus on career and professional goals. Students consult with an advisor to research and develop a plan of study.
The Integrative Studies major comprises the following concentrations:
Students may apply early to the M.S. degree in Emerging Media and Technology and double count 9 credit hours of graduate courses toward both degree programs. See the Combined Bachelor's/Master's Degree Program ;policy in the University Catalog for more information.
Students who wish to declare either the General or the Two Minors concentration of the Integrative Studies degree must meet with a B.I.S. academic advisor to discuss their future academic and career goals and to develop an approved program of study. Students who have completed 30 credit hours may be admitted to the B.I.S. degree.
In order to pursue the Bachelor of Integrative Studies degree, the procedures listed below must be followed:
Graduates of this program will be able to:
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA) | ||
IGST 40099 | SENIOR PROJECT (ELR) (WIC) 1 | 1-3 |
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) | ||
UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 |
Kent Core Composition | 6 | |
Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning | 3 | |
Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) | 9 | |
Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) | 6 | |
Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) | 6-7 | |
Kent Core Additional | 6 | |
General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credits hour, including 39 upper-division credit hours) 2 | 0-52 | |
Concentrations | ||
Choose from the following: | 30-82 | |
Integrative Studies-General 3 | ||
Integrative Studies-Two Minors 4 | ||
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 |
A minimum C grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.
Students are encouraged to complete internships or utilize individual investigations for more nuanced work; the total hours that can be completed in internship (xxx92) and/or individual investigation (xxx96) courses can not total more than 15 hours.
The Integrative Studies-General concentration allows students to choose a minimum of 30 credit hours from a minimum of two interrelated programs that support their career aspirations.
The Integrative Studies-Two Minors concentration allows students to complete two university-recognized minors and/or certificates. Students select courses from a minimum of two academic departments and develop a rationale for the ways in which these courses support their career goals.
Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
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- | 2.000 |
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Gender and Sexuality Studies takes a multidisciplinary and intersectional approach to examining ideas and processes that shape people's understanding about gender, sexualities and bodies throughout space and time. Scholarly investigation and production in this discipline emerged from sociological inquiry on human sexuality as well as from feminist, LGBTQ and anti-racist histories and activism to combat social inequality. This program skillfully provides both the theoretical and the praxis of the field while integrating these different and contributing perspectives regarding gender and sexuality.
The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.
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 English language proficiency unless they meet specific exceptions. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.
Transfer Students: Students who have attended any other educational institution after graduating from high school must apply as undergraduate transfer students. For more information, visit the admissions website for transfer students.
Former Students: Former Kent State students or graduates who have not attended another college or university since Kent State may complete the reenrollment or reinstatement form on the University Registrar’s website.
Admission policies for undergraduate students may be found in the University Catalog.
Some programs may require that students meet certain requirements before progressing through the program. For programs with progression requirements, the information is shown on the Coursework tab.
Graduates of this program will be able to:
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA) | ||
GSS 10100 | INTRODUCTION TO GENDER AND SEXUALITY STUDIES | 3 |
GSS 30500 | METHODOLOGIES AND PRAXIS IN GENDER AND SEXUALITY STUDIES | 3 |
GSS 40450 | GENDER AND SEXUALITY ROUNDTABLE | 3 |
GSS 40591 | SEMINAR IN GENDER AND SEXUALITY STUDIES | 3 |
Discourse, Identity and Human Dynamics Elective, choose from the following: | 3 | |
ENG 31012 | GENDER AND LANGUAGE | |
ENG 33013 | AFRICANA WOMEN'S LITERATURE (DIVG) | |
ENG 34021 | WOMEN'S LITERATURE (DIVD) | |
HIST 31075 | HISTORY OF WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES | |
LGBT 40201 | TRANSGENDER STUDIES | |
PACS 31002 | GENDER, POWER AND CONFLICT | |
POL 40470 | WOMEN, POLITICS AND POLICY (DIVD) | |
WMST 30202 | FEMINIST HUMOR: DISARMING LAUGHTER, DISRUPTIVE DISCOURSE | |
Thematic Elective, choose from the following: | 3 | |
AFS 33110 | BLACK WOMEN, CULTURE AND SOCIETY: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES (DIVD) | |
AFS 33120 | THE BLACK MAN: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES | |
AFS 33130 | GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN AFRICA AND THE AFRICAN DIASPORA | |
HIST 31077 | HISTORY OF SEXUALITY IN THE UNITED STATES | |
LGBT 30120 | LGBTQ RIGHTS AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES | |
WMST 30201 | WITCHES: THE MONSTROUS FEMININE | |
WMST 30302 | GLOBAL FEMINISMS: A WORLD AND CENTURY OF WOMEN'S ACTIVISM | |
WMST 32323 | RAPE CULTURE: RETHINKING DANGER, POWER, SEX AND FEMINIST FRAMINGS | |
Theory and Thought Elective, choose from the following: | 3 | |
AFS 43100 | RACE, CLASS AND FEMINIST THOUGHT | |
LGBT 40202 | QUEER THEORY | |
PHIL 31040 | FEMINIST PHILOSOPHY (DIVD) | |
WMST 30001 | FEMINIST THEORY | |
Major Electives, choose from the following: | 9 | |
AFS 33100 | THE AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILY: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES (DIVD) | |
AFS 33120 | THE BLACK MAN: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES | |
AFS 33130 | GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN AFRICA AND THE AFRICAN DIASPORA | |
AFS 43100 | RACE, CLASS AND FEMINIST THOUGHT | |
BSCI 10001 | HUMAN BIOLOGY (KBS) | |
COMM 35912 | GENDER AND COMMUNICATION (DIVD) | |
CRIM 36800 | LGBTQ POPULATIONS IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM (DIVD) | |
CRIM 37411 | WOMEN IN CRIME AND JUSTICE (DIVD) | |
ENG 31012 | GENDER AND LANGUAGE | |
ENG 33013 | AFRICANA WOMEN'S LITERATURE (DIVG) | |
ENG 34021 | WOMEN'S LITERATURE (DIVD) | |
HED 32544 | HUMAN SEXUALITY | |
HED 44025 | WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES | |
HED 44544 | SEXUALITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS | |
HED 46057 | ADVANCED HUMAN SEXUALITY | |
HIST 31033 | WITCHES AND EUROPEAN HISTORY, 1500-1800 | |
HIST 31075 | HISTORY OF WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES | |
HIST 31077 | HISTORY OF SEXUALITY IN THE UNITED STATES | |
JWST 30100 | JEWISH WOMEN IN THE MODERN WORLD | |
LGBT 30120 | LGBTQ RIGHTS AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES | |
LGBT 40201 | TRANSGENDER STUDIES | |
LGBT 40202 | QUEER THEORY | |
PACS 31002 | GENDER, POWER AND CONFLICT | |
PHIL 31040 | FEMINIST PHILOSOPHY (DIVD) | |
POL 40470 | WOMEN, POLITICS AND POLICY (DIVD) | |
SOC 32565 | SOCIOLOGY OF SEXUALITIES (DIVD) | |
SOC 42315 | SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER (DIVD) | |
THEA 41115 | LGBTQ THEATRE (DIVD) | |
WMST 30001 | FEMINIST THEORY | |
WMST 30091 | KEY CONVERSATIONS THROUGH WOMEN'S STUDIES (DIVD) | |
WMST 30201 | WITCHES: THE MONSTROUS FEMININE | |
WMST 30202 | FEMINIST HUMOR: DISARMING LAUGHTER, DISRUPTIVE DISCOURSE | |
WMST 30302 | GLOBAL FEMINISMS: A WORLD AND CENTURY OF WOMEN'S ACTIVISM | |
WMST 32323 | RAPE CULTURE: RETHINKING DANGER, POWER, SEX AND FEMINIST FRAMINGS | |
WMST 44321 | PIVOTAL PRAXIS: EXPERIMENTS IN ACTIONABLE FEMINISM | |
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) | ||
UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 |
Foreign Language (see Foreign Language College Requirement below) | 14-16 | |
Kent Core Composition | 6 | |
Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning | 3 | |
Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) | 9 | |
Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) | 6 | |
Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) | 6-7 | |
Kent Core Additional | 6 | |
General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credits hour, including 39 upper-division credit hours) | 39 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 |
Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
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2.000 | 2.000 |
Students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must complete 14-16 credit hours of foreign language.1
To complete the requirement, students need the equivalent of Elementary I and II in any language, plus one of the following options2:
All students with prior foreign language experience should take the foreign language placement test to determine the appropriate level at which to start. Some students may start beyond the Elementary I level and will complete the requirement with fewer credit hours and fewer courses. This may be accomplished by (1) passing a course beyond Elementary I through Intermediate II level; (2) receiving credit through one of the alternative credit programs offered by Kent State University; or (3) demonstrating language proficiency comparable to Elementary II of a foreign language. When students complete the requirement with fewer than 14 credit hours and four courses, they will complete remaining credit hours with general electives.
Certain majors, concentrations and minors may require specific languages, limit the languages from which a student may choose or require coursework through Intermediate II. Students who plan to pursue graduate study may need particular language coursework.
This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.
Semester One | Credits | |
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GSS 10100 | INTRODUCTION TO GENDER AND SEXUALITY STUDIES | 3 |
UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 |
Foreign Language Requirement | 4 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 14 | |
Semester Two | ||
Theory and Thought Elective | 3 | |
Foreign Language Requirement | 4 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 16 | |
Semester Three | ||
Thematic Elective | 3 | |
Foreign Language Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
General Elective | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Four | ||
GSS 30500 | METHODOLOGIES AND PRAXIS IN GENDER AND SEXUALITY STUDIES | 3 |
Discourse, Identity and Human Dynamics Elective | 3 | |
Foreign Language Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
General Elective | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Five | ||
GSS 40450 | GENDER AND SEXUALITY ROUNDTABLE | 3 |
Major Elective | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
General Elective | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Six | ||
Major Elective | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
General Electives | 6 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Seven | ||
Major Elective | 3 | |
General Electives | 12 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Eight | ||
GSS 40591 | SEMINAR IN GENDER AND SEXUALITY STUDIES | 3 |
General Electives | 12 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 |
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The Alternative Licensure Professional Development Institute, Social Studies, non-degree program serve new teachers who completed the Ohio Department of Education requirements for an alternative resident educator license and now need to earn an Ohio five-year professional license. Self-paced and online, the program can be completed in under one year. The program prepares teachers in the principles and practices of teaching, student development and learning, pupil assessment procedures, curriculum development, classroom management and teaching methodology.
Kent State is one of a select number of universities approved by the Ohio Department of Higher Education to provide coursework and experiences for an alternative pathway to teaching grades 7-12. The alternative resident educator license is an accelerated pathway to classroom teaching. This pathway allows students, schools and communities to benefit from the candidates' content-related knowledge, life experience and successful career experience.
This program does not culminate in a master's degree. Students interested in a master's degree at Kent State must be fully admitted into and complete the requirements for the master's program, in addition to courses that are prescribed for licensure.
This program is designed to prepare students to sit for applicable licensure or certification in Ohio. If you plan to pursue licensure or certification in a state other than Ohio, please review state educational requirements for licensure or certification and contact information for state licensing boards at Kent State's website for professional licensure disclosure.
For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.
Completers of this program will be able to:
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Licensure Requirements (min B grade in all courses) | ||
CI 62000 | PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING WITH DIFFERENTIATION | 3 |
CI 62001 | ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES AND PRAXIS | 3 |
CI 62002 | CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT PRACTICES | 3 |
CI 62003 | LITERACIES IN THE CONTENT AREAS | 3 |
CI 62104 | CURRICULUM STUDIES OF SECONDARY SOCIAL STUDIES | 3 |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
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$69,340
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627,100
number of jobs
$60,810
potential earnings
The Alternative Licensure Professional Development Institute, Science, non-degree program serve new teachers who completed the Ohio Department of Education requirements for an alternative resident educator license and now need to earn an Ohio five-year professional license. Self-paced and online, the program can be completed in under one year. The program prepares teachers in the principles and practices of teaching, student development and learning, pupil assessment procedures, curriculum development, classroom management and teaching methodology.
Kent State is one of a select number of universities approved by the Ohio Department of Higher Education to provide coursework and experiences for an alternative pathway to teaching grades 7-12. The alternative resident educator license is an accelerated pathway to classroom teaching. This pathway allows students, schools and communities to benefit from the candidates' content-related knowledge, life experience and successful career experience.
This program does not culminate in a master's degree. Students interested in a master's degree at Kent State must be fully admitted into and complete the requirements for the master's program, in addition to courses that are prescribed for licensure.
This program is designed to prepare students to sit for applicable licensure or certification in Ohio. If you plan to pursue licensure or certification in a state other than Ohio, please review state educational requirements for licensure or certification and contact information for state licensing boards at Kent State's website for professional licensure disclosure.
For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.
Completers of this non-degree program will be able to:
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Licensure Requirements (min B grade required in all courses) | ||
CI 62000 | PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING WITH DIFFERENTIATION | 3 |
CI 62001 | ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES AND PRAXIS | 3 |
CI 62002 | CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT PRACTICES | 3 |
CI 62003 | LITERACIES IN THE CONTENT AREAS | 3 |
CI 62103 | CURRICULUM STUDIES OF SECONDARY SCIENCE | 3 |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
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number of jobs
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