1. How do I register for the Individual Investigation course?
- MA students have opportunities to pursue research projects and gain experience working with state-of-the-art instrumentation under the guidance of members of the biological sciences faculty through Individual Investigation.
- The Individual Investigation course is a student-initiated course. MA students who are interested would directly contact faculty members to discuss the details of course set up. The form of MA Individual Investigation can be versatile. Students can perform hands-on research, in-depth literature reading and review, data analysis, etc. The length of the course could be half semester, one semester or multiple semesters. Please noted that 1 credit hour equals to 3 hours/week working hours for a full spring/fall semester. Please CLICK HERE for current openings in one of the many faculty’s research laboratories.
- An application form needs to completed by both student and the faculty he/she will work with prior to registration. The form can be found in the Biology Form library or CLICK HERE. Please submit the signed e-form to the MA coordinator via slamichh@kent.edu. After approval, a notification will be sent to you to register for the Individual Investigation course that is set up for you.
2. How can I find out what courses are offered each semester?
- Go to www.kent.edu
- Sign into Flashline
- Hover over the Student tab on the left
- Under Resources, select Courses & Registration
- Select Look Up and Register for Courses
- At the bottom of the next screen hit I Acknowledge
- Then at the bottom of the following screen hit I Acknowledge again
- For Select by Term, hit the drop-down arrow
- Select Fall 2025 (or whatever semester you are searching in the future)
- 1/2 way down on the next screen:
- For Subject: hit the drop-down arrow and select Biological Sciences
- Skip the next 4 categories
- For Course Level select Graduate
- You can skip all the rest of the categories
- Hit Class Search at the bottom
- ** If you are ever looking for a specific course number or name, you can enter them in the Course Number or Course Title fields
- ** If you are trying to find courses taught by a specific instructor, you can hit the drop-down for Instructor and select the faculty member you are looking for
- On the next screen, you will get a class list for the semester you specified
- The blue numbers are the unique CRN’s that every course is assigned / it will be followed by the BSCI course & section number and course name, along with instructor, dates and course location, etc.
- For more information, please go to the How to Register page.
3. Where can I find program requirement for my concentration?
- The program requirement, including the course list of Major requirements, Concentration requirements, Concentration Electives and minimum Total Credit Hours can be found on our MA program webpage.
- MA program concentrations include:
- Self-Guided Program (no concentration)
- Biological Data Analytics
- Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Medical Biology
- Environmental Biology
- If you have taken some of the required courses before (at the graduate or undergraduate level), those required courses can be waived and substituted. Please complete the Course Substitution and Waiver Approval form and submit it to the MA coordinator via slamichh@kent.edu. The form can be found on the Biology Forms page or Click Here.
4. How many credit hours do I need to register for each semester?
- The Kent State University MA in Biology program requires 31 credit hours in order to graduate. 5 concentrations are offered, so students should note the coursework required for each concentration and work with the MA Program Coordinator, Dr. Sangeet Lamichhaney (slamichh@kent.edu) to determine what courses to take. The coursework can be completed at a student’s own pace without deadlines for finishing the required credits for graduation. However, students are required to register for at least 1 credit hour for each of spring and fall semesters. Summer courses are offered, but students are not required to register for any summer courses.
5. How to register, add/drop a course? What should I do if I need a late registration?
- General information can be found the How to Register page.
- For BSCI MA students, we recommend you email your tentative course list to the MA coordinator (slamichh@kent.edu) for approval and, once approved, to the Graduate Academic Program Coordinator (skieklak@kent.edu) for processing. Please do so at least 2 weeks before the semester starts.
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