We Are Here for the Students: Anthropology Professor Discusses Importance of Mentorship

Metin Eren, Ph.D, director of archaeology and an assistant professor of anthropology in Kent State University’s College of Arts and Sciences, prepares to fire a replica arrowhead in a special lab in Lowry Hall.

Metin Eren, Ph.D., associate professor of archaeology at Kent State University, was recently interviewed on a CITI “On Campus” podcast hosted by Ed Butch and shared his insights on the importance of mentoring students.  “It’s something that all faculty need to take very seriously,” Eren said. “Students not only should be taken care of in the classroom, but we also need to get students involved in research and activities in the field. It’s vitally important.” “For me, I’ve learned that every student is unique,” Eren said. “So, you can’t treat students in any sort of cookie cutter man...

Kent State Researcher Ranked in the Top Percentage of Researchers Cited Worldwide

Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry of Kent State University’s College of Arts and Sciences, was appointed to the editorial board of the journal Science Advances.

For the eighth consecutive year, Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., professor emeritus in Kent State’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has been ranked in the top 1% of both chemistry and materials science researchers cited in the world. This ranking, based on citations in Clarivate’s Web of Science index, highlights individuals who have displayed significant contributions and influence in their field of work.  Jaroniec has over 1,000 publications, has been cited a total of 110,600 times and has an h-index of 142. This index is a measurement in the world of science that determines the im...

Gerontological Studies Option

The Gerontological Studies Option is intended for Ph.D. and Masters students who wish to develop a specialty in gerontological scholarship. The coursework and other requirements associated with this tract emphasize the development of knowledge and skills related to gerontological theory and research.

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Students in this certificate program receive basic preparation in their selected discipline or major, while concurrently obtaining specialized training in gerontology through the certificate program. Coursework completed at either institution may be applied to the Certificate Program. The two universities are located within a short 15-minute drive from each other.

Individualized Program - A.T.S

The Associate of Technical Study degree, Individualized Program, is open to students who need a specially designed course of study in a technical field. The program consists of courses that suit students' career goals. Course requirements are planned with the help of a faculty advisor and must be approved by the dean of the College of Applied and Technical Studies.

Program Information

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Interpret and communicate discipline specific information via written, verbal and/or visual or digital representations.
  2. Participate in effective written, oral and digital communication skills in multiple contexts, for a variety of audiences.
  3. Integrate applied skills and theoretical knowledge in a specific technical field or focus area to solve problems or perform tasks.
  4. Develop self-awareness about identity and culture, diversity, sensitivity and respect for differences.
Admissions

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.

Kent State campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, and the Twinsburg Academic Center, have open enrollment admission for students who hold a high school diploma, GED or equivalent.

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.

For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.

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.

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Program Requirements

Major Requirements

Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
Course Requirements Approved by Faculty Advisor and College Dean30
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)
UC 10001FLASHES 101 1
Kent Core Composition3
Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning3
Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts3
Kent Core Social Sciences3
Kent Core Basic Sciences3
General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 60 credits hour)14
Minimum Total Credit Hours:60

Graduation Requirements

Minimum Major GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000
  • Students must ​successfully complete 15 credit hours of graded Kent State coursework required for the A.T.S. degree before receiving any college credit for industry recognized licensures, certifications, or diplomas.
Program Delivery
  • Delivery:
    • Fully online
    • Mostly online
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Ashtabula Campus
    • East Liverpool Campus
    • Geauga Campus
    • Salem Campus
    • Stark Campus
    • Trumbull Campus
    • Tuscarawas Campus
    • Twinsburg Academic Center

Spotlight Speaker Series

The Nonprofit Spotlight Speaker Series was established in 2016 due to a high level of interest by our students in learning more about the many nonprofit organizations in our community and how they, as future nonprofit professionals, can effectively lead organizations such as these.

The next event in the series will be held:

Radiologic Technology - A.T.S.

Designed for students who already have a certificate in a related field, Kent State's Radiologic Technology program offers a flexible and convenient way to gain the specialized knowledge and skills needed to succeed in radiologic technology. Read more...

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The Associate of Technical Study degree in Radiologic Technology offers a completion program to graduates of certificate programs in radiologic technology. Kent State University awards college credit for the hospital-based program and American Registry of Radiologic Technologists certification.

The degree program articulates to Kent State's Bachelor of Radiologic and Imaging Sciences Technology degree.

The Radiologic Technology major includes the following optional concentration:

  • Radiology Department Management Technology

Professional Licensure Disclosure

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.

Admissions

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.

Kent State campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, and the Twinsburg Academic Center, have open enrollment admission for students who hold a high school diploma, GED or equivalent.

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.

For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate oral and written communication skills.
  2. Use mathematics, science and computer skills in radiology.
  3. Improve patient care skills.
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Program Requirements

Major Requirements

Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)
UC 10001FLASHES 101 1
Kent Core Composition 16
Additional Major Requirements or Concentration
Choose from the following:59-60
Additional Requirements for Students Not Declaring a Concentration
Radiology Department Management Technology
Minimum Total Credit Hours:66-67
1

3 credit hours are required for Kent Core (University Requirements). This program requires a total of 6 credit hours to earn the degree.

Additional Requirements for Students Not Declaring a Concentration

Prerequisite Requirements
Credits awarded on the basis of certification by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists 132
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)
BSCI 10001HUMAN BIOLOGY (KBS) 3
CHEM 10050FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY (KBS) 3
or CHEM 10055 MOLECULES OF LIFE (KBS)
IT 11000INTRODUCTION TO OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY APPS 3
or CS 10001 COMPUTER LITERACY
or CIS 24053 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
MATH 11009MODELING ALGEBRA (KMCR) 3-4
or MATH 11010 ALGEBRA FOR CALCULUS (KMCR)
PSYC 11762GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) 3
Kent Core Additional 33
Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts 26
Kent Core Social Sciences3
Minimum Total Credit Hours:59
1

On the basis of certification, maximum 32 credit hours are awarded only after the completion of program requirements

2

3 credit hours are required for Kent Core (University Requirements). This program requires a total of 6 credit hours to to earn the non-concentration option in the degree.

3

This program requires a total of 3 credit hours of Additional Kent Core to earn the non-concentration option in the degree.

Radiology Department Management Technology Concentration Requirements

Prerequisite Requirements
Credits awarded on the basis of certification by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists 130
Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
BMRT 11000INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS 3
or BUS 10123 EXPLORING BUSINESS
BMRT 11009INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY 3
or MGMT 24163 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
BMRT 21000BUSINESS LAW AND ETHICS I 3
or FIN 26074 LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS
BMRT 31006HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 3
or HRM 34180 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
BMRT 21050FUNDAMENTALS OF MARKETING TECHNOLOGY 3
or MKTG 25010 PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING
COMM 15000INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL) 3
ECON 22060PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (KSS) 3
MATH 11010ALGEBRA FOR CALCULUS (KMCR) 3
Kent Core Basic Sciences3
Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts3
Minimum Total Credit Hours:60
1

On the basis of certification, maximum 30 credit hours are awarded only after the completion of program requirements

Graduation Requirements

Minimum Major GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000
Roadmaps
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Roadmaps

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.

Radiologic Technology (No Concentration)

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.

Plan of Study Grid
Semester PrerequisiteCredits
Credits awarded on the basis of certification by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists 32
 Credit Hours32
Semester One
IT 11000
or CS 10001
or CIS 24053
 INTRODUCTION TO OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY APPS
or COMPUTER LITERACY
or INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
3
MATH 11009
or MATH 11010
 MODELING ALGEBRA (KMCR)
or ALGEBRA FOR CALCULUS (KMCR)
3-4
PSYC 11762 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) 3
UC 10001 FLASHES 101 1
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours13
Semester Two
BSCI 10001 HUMAN BIOLOGY (KBS) 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours12
Semester Three
CHEM 10050
or CHEM 10055
 FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY (KBS)
or MOLECULES OF LIFE (KBS)
3
Kent Core Requirement 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours9
 Minimum Total Credit Hours:66
 

Radiology Department Management Technology Concentration

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.

Plan of Study Grid
Semester PrerequisiteCredits
Credits awarded on the basis of certification by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists 30
 Credit Hours30
Semester One
BMRT 11000
or BUS 10123
 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS
or EXPLORING BUSINESS
3
BMRT 11009
or MGMT 24163
 INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY
or PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
3
MATH 11010 ALGEBRA FOR CALCULUS (KMCR) 3
UC 10001 FLASHES 101 1
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours13
Semester Two
BMRT 31006
or HRM 34180
 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
or HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
3
ECON 22060 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (KSS) 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours12
Semester Three
BMRT 21000
or FIN 26074
 BUSINESS LAW AND ETHICS I
or LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS
3
BMRT 21050
or MKTG 25010
 FUNDAMENTALS OF MARKETING TECHNOLOGY
or PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING
3
COMM 15000 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL) 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours12
 Minimum Total Credit Hours:67
Program Delivery
  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Salem Campus

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries for Radiologic Technology - A.T.S.

Diagnostic medical sonographers

16.8%

much faster than the average

74,300

number of jobs

$75,920

potential earnings

Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

7.0%

faster than the average

38,700

number of jobs

$74,690

potential earnings

Radiologic technologists and technicians

6.7%

faster than the average

212,000

number of jobs

$61,900

potential earnings

Radiation therapists

7.1%

faster than the average

18,500

number of jobs

$86,850

potential earnings

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.
The Day Neil deGrasse Tyson Captivated Kent State

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson speaks to members of the local media during a press conference on Sept. 25. Tyson came to the university to speak at the third Kent State University Presidential Speaker Series.

With the lunar eclipse fast approaching leading many Golden Flashes to take a new look at the moon and beyond, Kent State Today is taking a look back at the day the country's most well-known astrophysicist came to campus and wowed the crowd with insights into what's really going on outside of the earth. Neil deGrasse Tyson spoke to a capacity crowd Sept. 25, 2013, in the Kent Student Center ballroom at Kent State University as part of the Presidential Speaker Series. High demand claimed all tickets to the free talk within days of Tyson’s announced Kent State appearance. To accommodate th...

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