B.S. Biotechnology Four-Year Calendar:
This calendar is intended to help students plan their career at Kent State University. Be aware that some courses are offered only in the spring, or only in the fall. If you have any questions, make an appointment with an advisor.
Courses listed in red are those specifically required for the Biotechnology degree. These should be taken in the order indicated.
Course name |
Course number |
Credits |
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Biological Foundations |
BSCI 10120 |
4 |
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General Chem. I (see Note A below) |
4 |
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General Chem. Lab I (see Note A below) |
1 |
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Calculus for Life Science |
MATH 12021 |
4 |
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First Year Colloquium |
US 10097 |
1 |
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College Writing I |
ENG 11011 |
3 |
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Course name |
Course number |
Credits |
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Intro. Biotechnology |
BTEC 10210 |
3 |
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Cell Biology |
BSCI 20140 |
4 |
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General Chem. II (see Note A below) |
4 |
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General Chem. Lab II (see Note A below) |
1 |
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Prob. Statistics for Life Sciences |
MATH 12022 |
3 |
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Course name |
Course number |
Credits |
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Gen. Microbiology |
BSCI 30171 |
4 |
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Organic Chem. I |
4 |
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Intro. to Ethics (LER/HFA) |
PHIL 21001 |
3 |
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College Writing II |
ENG 21011 |
3 |
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Foreign Language (see Note B below) |
4 |
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Course name |
Course number |
Credits |
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Elements of Genetics |
BSCI 30156 |
3 |
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Aqueous Inorg. Disc. Chem |
2 |
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Intro. to Computer Science |
CS 10051 |
4 |
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College Physics I |
PHY 13011 |
3 |
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Foreign Language (see Note B below) |
4 |
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Course name |
Course number |
Credits |
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Exploring Business |
BUS 10123 |
3 |
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Quantitative Analysis |
2 |
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Medicine and Morality |
PHIL 30015 |
3 |
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3 |
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Social Sciences LER (see Note B below) |
3 |
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Course name |
Course number |
Credits |
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Molecular Biology |
BSCI 40158 |
3 |
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Intro to Biological Chemistry |
2 |
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Electives (see Note C below) |
3 |
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Humanities and Fine Arts LER (see Note B below) |
3 |
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Social Sciences LER (see Note B below) |
3 |
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Course name |
Course number |
Credits |
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Advanced Biological Chemistry |
3 |
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Case Studies in Biotechnology |
BTEC 40210 |
3 |
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Bioinformatics |
BTEC 40220 |
2 |
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Seminar: Recent Developments in Biotechnology |
BTEC 40191 |
1 |
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Electives see Note C below |
3 |
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LER (see Note B below) |
3 |
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Course name |
Course number |
Credits |
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Adv.Biological Chem. Lab |
2 |
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Immunology |
BSCI 40174 |
3 |
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Biotechnology Internship (see Note D below) and/or |
BTEC 40192 |
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Individual Investigation |
BTEC 40196 |
6-9 |
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Notes
A: Students can substitute Honors General Chemistry I and II, CHEM 10960 (5) and CHEM 10961 (5), in place of the normal General Chemistry sequence. .
B: As prescribed by the College of Arts and Sciences.
C: Electives from Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, and Physics, approved by the Program Director.
D: Registration for the internship (dependent on availability of Internship sites) and/or individual investigation requires approval of the Program Director; a combination of these courses can be used to satisfy the minimum of 6 hours.
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