BS Degree Core Requirements
|
Course Number |
Credit Hours |
Physics |
| PHY 12000 | 1 | Introductory Physics Seminar |
| PHY 23101 | 5 | General University Physics I |
| PHY 23102 | 5 | General University Physics II |
| PHY 30020 | 2 | Intermediate Physics Laboratory |
| PHY 35101 | 4 | Classical Mechanics |
| PHY 36001 | 3 | Introductory Modern Physics |
| PHY 40020 | 2 | Advanced Physics Laboratory |
|
PHY 40092 or PHY 40096 |
2 2 |
Internship in Physics* Individual Investigation |
| PHY 45201 | 4 | Electromagnetic Theory |
| 28 | Total | |
| 34-40 | BS Concentration Requirements & Electives |
|
Course Number |
Credit Hours |
Mathematics |
| MATH 12002 | 5 | Analytic Geometry & Calculus I** |
| MATH 12003 | 5 | Analytic Geometry & Calculus II |
| MATH 32051 | 4 | Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences I |
| MATH 32052 | 4 | Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences II |
| 18 | Total |
|
Course Number |
Credit Hours |
Chemistry |
| CHEM 10060 | 4 | General Chemistry I |
| CHEM 10061 | 4 | General Chemistry II |
| CHEM 10062 | 1 | General Chemistry Lab I |
| CHEM 10063 | 1 | General Chemistry Lab II |
| 10 | Total | |
| 90 | Major Requirements and Electives Total |
|
Credit Hours |
Kent Core/General Requirements |
| 1 | US 10097 (Destination Kent State: FYE) |
| 6 | Composition |
| 8 | Foreign Language*** |
| 3 | Humanities**** |
| 3 | Fine Arts**** |
| 3 | Humanities or Fine Arts**** |
| 6 | Social Sciences**** |
| 30 | Kent Core and General Requirements Total |
| 120 | Total for Graduation |
* PHY 40099 (Senior Honors Thesis) may be substituted for PHY 40092 with curriculum advisor's permission. Students should submit an Internship Plan after their sophomore year.
** MATH 11022 (Trigonometry) is a prerequisite for MATH 12002, which the student with sufficient background should bypass.
*** Most Elementary I and II languages (American Sign Language, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish) require 4 credit hours each. However, Elementary I and II for Arabic, Chinese, and Japanese require 5 credit hours each. Choosing these languages will increase the Foreign Language requirements to 10 credit hours and reduce the available number of General Electives by 2 credit hours.
**** Two Diversity courses are required. One must be selected from the Kent Core program in either the Humanities & Fine Arts or Social Sciences. One Diversity course must address domestic (U.S.) issues and one must address global issues.
Summary of BS General Graduation Requirements
- Minimum of 120 total hours, 42 upper-division hours
- Minimum of 2.00 cumulative GPA and 2.00 GPA in major(s) / minor(s)
- Maximum of 12 pass / fail hours
- Residency requirement - first 91 or last 30 hours must be completed at KSU
- Writing-Intensive Requirement
- Participation in Outcomes Assessment (MFAT in Physics)