Integrative Studies - B.I.S.

Customize your education with the Integrative Studies program. Our Bachelor of Integrative Studies degree allows you to design a curriculum tailored to your unique interests and career goals. With a flexible program structure that allows you to combine courses from various disciplines, you will gain a broad range of knowledge and skills that are highly valued in today's job market.

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Program Information for Integrative Studies - B.I.S.

Program Description

Full Description

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:

  • 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.

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.

Admissions for Integrative Studies - B.I.S.

Admission Requirements

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.

Students who have completed 30 credit hours (excluding credit earned while in high school, e.g. College Credit Plus) may declare the Bachelor of Integrative Studies degree. Students should schedule an appointment with a B.I.S. advisor to evaluate completed coursework, discuss future academic and career goals and determine which concentration will be reflected on the degree audit.

This degree program may not be earned as a double major or dual degree with another major and cannot be earned as an additional degree after another degree at the same or higher level has been earned previously.

International Students: All international students must provide proof of proficiency of the English language (unless they meet specific exceptions) through the submission of an English language proficiency test score or by completing English language classes at Kent State’s English as a Second Language Center before entering their program. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Integrate theoretical and empirical material from across traditional disciplines.
  2. Design, research and execute a scholarly project of high quality.
  3. Articulate connections between their chosen coursework at Kent State and their plans to make a contribution to their community after graduation.

Coursework

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Program Requirements

Major Requirements

Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
IGST 40099SENIOR PROJECT (ELR) (WIC) 11-3
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)
UC 10001FLASHES 101 1
Kent Core Composition6
Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning3
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 Additional6
General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours) 20-52
Concentrations
Choose from the following:30-82
Integrative Studies-General 3
Integrative Studies-Two Minors 4
Minimum Total Credit Hours:120
1

A minimum C grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

2

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.

3

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. 

4

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.

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Major GPA Minimum Overall GPA
- 2.000
  • The B.I.S. degree requires a minimum total of 120 earned credit hours, of which 39 credit hours must be at the upper-division (30000-40000) level.
  • Students in both the Integrative Studies-General concentration and the Integrative Studies-Two Minors concentration are required to complete IGST 40099, as well as all university requirements and college requirements.
Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • Fully online
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Ashtabula Campus
    • East Liverpool Campus
    • Geauga Campus
    • Kent Campus
    • Salem Campus
    • Stark Campus
    • Trumbull Campus
    • Tuscarawas Campus

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Chemistry - Ph.D.

The Ph.D. degree in Chemistry provides students with opportunities for research in the areas of analytical, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry, as well as biochemistry. Many of the research topics are built around interdisciplinary themes in biomedical research (bioanalytical, bioinorganic and biophysical chemistry) and materials science (nanomaterials, liquid crystals, photonic materials, spectroscopy, surface science).

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Program Information for Chemistry - Ph.D.

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an improved knowledge of a specialization within chemistry.
  2. Plan and execute chemical experiments.

Admissions for Chemistry - Ph.D.

For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.

Admission Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university1
  • Minimum 2.750 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000-point scale
  • Official transcript(s)
  • Goal statement
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions to waive) by earning one of the following:2
    • Minimum 71 TOEFL iBT score
    • Minimum 6.0 IELTS score
    • Minimum 50 PTE score
    • Minimum 100 DET score
1

Completion of undergraduate courses consisting of one year each in analytical chemistry or biochemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, calculus and physics is expected.

2

International applicants who do not meet the above test scores will not be considered for admission.

Application Deadlines

  • Fall Semester
    • Priority deadline: December 15
  • Spring Semester
    • Priority deadline: September 15

Applications submitted by these deadlines will receive the strongest consideration for admission.

Coursework

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Program Requirements

Major Requirements

Major Requirements
CHEM 70894COLLEGE TEACHING OF CHEMISTRY 1
CHEM 80898RESEARCH 6-36
Approved Chemistry Lecture Electives6
Chemistry Core Electives, choose from the following:9
Analytical Chemistry
CHEM 70109
BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
CHEM 70113
CHEMICAL SEPARATIONS
CHEM 70115
APPLICATIONS OF SPECTROSCOPY AND IMAGING
Biochemistry
CHEM 70261
BIOCHEMISTRY: BIOMOLECULE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
CHEM 70262
BIOCHEMISTRY: METABOLISM AND GENE EXPRESSION
CHEM 70263
PHYSICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 70327
MODERN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
CHEM 70352
INORGANIC MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
CHEM 70365
BIOLOGICAL INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Organic Chemistry
CHEM 70473
STEREOSELECTIVE ORGANIC SYNTHESIS
CHEM 70476
SPECTROSCOPIC IDENTIFICATION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
CHEM 70483
INTERMEDIATE ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
CHEM 70485
PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Physical Chemistry
CHEM 70541
ADVANCED PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
CHEM 70563
QUANTUM CHEMISTRY
CHEM 70564
COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY
Chemistry Seminar Electives, choose from the following:4
CHEM 72191
SEMINAR: ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
CHEM 72291
SEMINAR: BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEM 72391
SEMINAR: INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
CHEM 72491
SEMINAR: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
CHEM 72591
SEMINAR: PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Chemistry Seminar in Development/Problem Solving Electives, choose from the following:4
CHEM 70291
SEMINAR: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEM 70391
SEMINAR: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
CHEM 70591
SEMINAR: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
CHEM 71191
SEMINAR: PROBLEM SOLVING IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
CHEM 71491
SEMINAR: PROBLEM SOLVING IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Culminating Requirement
CHEM 80199DISSERTATION I 130
Minimum Total Credit Hours for Post-Baccalaureate Students90
Minimum Total Credit Hours for Post-Master's Students60
1

Each doctoral candidate, upon admission to candidacy, must register for CHEM 80199 for a total of 30 credit hours. It is expected that a doctoral candidate will continuously register for Dissertation I, and thereafter CHEM 80299, each semester, until all requirements for the degree have been met.

Candidacy for Degree

To be admitted to candidacy for the doctoral degree, the student must pass a written examination in the field of specialization. The form and time of the examinations are determined by the departmental Graduate Student Handbook. Those failing this examination may repeat the examination once. After passing the written examination, the student must present a detailed written proposal for their dissertation research. The successful oral defense of this proposal and its acceptance by the advisory committee admits the student to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree.

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Major GPA Minimum Overall GPA
- 3.000
Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries for Chemistry - Ph.D.

Chemical technicians

2.8%

slower than the average

68,100

number of jobs

$49,820

potential earnings

Chemistry teachers, postsecondary

4.3%

about as fast as the average

26,400

number of jobs

$80,400

potential earnings

Chemists

4.7%

about as fast as the average

86,700

number of jobs

$79,300

potential earnings

Food scientists and technologists

4.4%

about as fast as the average

14,200

number of jobs

$73,450

potential earnings

Forensic science technicians

14.1%

much faster than the average

17,200

number of jobs

$60,590

potential earnings

Additional Careers
  • Patent law
  • Product development
  • Formulation
Notice: Career Information Source
* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.

Chemistry - M.S.

The Master of Science degree in Chemistry provides opportunity in research in the areas of analytical, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry, as well as biochemistry. Many of the research topics are built around interdisciplinary themes in biomedical research (bioanalytical, bioinorganic and biophysical chemistry) and materials science (nanomaterials, liquid crystals, photonic materials, spectroscopy, surface science).

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Program Information for Chemistry - M.S.

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an improved knowledge of a specialization within chemistry.
  2. Plan and execute chemical experiments.

Admissions for Chemistry - M.S.

For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.

Admission Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
  • Minimum 2.750 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000-point scale
  • Official transcript(s)
  • Goal statement
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions to waive) by earning one of the following:1
    • Minimum 71 TOEFL iBT score
    • Minimum 6.0 IELTS score
    • Minimum 50 PTE score
    • Minimum 100 DET score
1

International applicants who do not meet the above test scores will not be considered for admission.

Application Deadlines

  • Fall Semester
    • Priority deadline: December 15
  • Spring Semester
    • Priority deadline: September 15

Applications submitted by these deadlines will receive the strongest consideration for admission.

Coursework

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Program Requirements

Major Requirements

Major Requirements
CHEM 60894COLLEGE TEACHING OF CHEMISTRY 1
Chemistry Electives 119
Chemistry Seminar Electives, choose from the following:2
CHEM 62191
SEMINAR: ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
CHEM 62291
SEMINAR: BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEM 62391
SEMINAR: INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
CHEM 62491
SEMINAR: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
CHEM 62591
SEMINAR: PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Chemistry Seminars in Development/Problem Solving Electives, choose from the following:2
CHEM 60291
SEMINAR: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEM 60391
SEMINAR: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
CHEM 60591
SEMINAR: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
CHEM 61191
SEMINAR: PROBLEM SOLVING IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
CHEM 61491
SEMINAR: PROBLEM SOLVING IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Culminating Requirement
CHEM 60199THESIS I 26
Minimum Total Credit Hours:30
1

Minimum 13 credit hours of graduate chemistry classroom courses are required; one of these courses must be outside the major area. At least half of the required credit hours must be taken at the 60000 level. The following courses may not be used to satisfy the requirements of the M.S. degree: CHEM 50166, CHEM 50266, CHEM 50366, CHEM 50466 and CHEM 50566.

2

A thesis presenting and interpreting the results of original research is required. The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry considers research to be a fundamental part of the M.S. degree. Areas in which research may be carried out are analytical chemistry, biochemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry and physical chemistry. The thesis must be successfully defended in an oral examination before the student’s advisory committee.

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Major GPA Minimum Overall GPA
- 3.000
  • Minimum 18 credit hours must be for graduate credit other than research and thesis.
  • No more than one-half of a graduate student’s coursework may be taken in 50000-level courses.
  • Grades below C are not counted toward completion of requirements for the degree.
Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries for Chemistry - M.S.

Chemical technicians

2.8%

slower than the average

68,100

number of jobs

$49,820

potential earnings

Chemistry teachers, postsecondary

4.3%

about as fast as the average

26,400

number of jobs

$80,400

potential earnings

Chemistry teachers, postsecondary

4.3%

about as fast as the average

26,400

number of jobs

$80,400

potential earnings

Food scientists and technologists

4.4%

about as fast as the average

14,200

number of jobs

$73,450

potential earnings

Forensic science technicians

14.1%

much faster than the average

17,200

number of jobs

$60,590

potential earnings

Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education

3.8%

about as fast as the average

1,050,800

number of jobs

$62,870

potential earnings

Project management specialists and business operations specialists, all other

5.9%

faster than the average

1,361,800

number of jobs

$77,420

potential earnings

Additional Careers
  • Quality control
  • Quality assurance
  • Technology transfer
  • Product development
  • Formulation
  • Research manager
Notice: Career Information Source
* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.
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