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Core Requirements (2009-2010)*MATH 11010 (Algebra for Calculus) and MATH 11022 (Trigonometry) are prerequisites which the student with sufficient background should bypass. MATH 11010 and 11022 may be waived by obtaining permission from the Department of Mathematical Sciences or by passing the placement exam.
Course
Number
Credit
Hours
Physics12000
23101
23102
30020
35101
36001
36002
40020
45201
1
5
5
2
4
3
3
2
4
8
37
Introductory Physics Seminar
General University Physics I
General University Physics II
Intermediate Physics Laboratory
Classical Mechanics
Introductory Modern Physics
Applications of Modern Physics
Advanced Physics Lab
Electromagnetic Theory
Physics Electives
Mathematics12002
12003
32051
32052
5
5
4
4
18
55
Analytic Geometry & Calculus I*
Analytic Geometry & Calculus II
Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences I
Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences II
Major Requirements Total
LER / General Requirements
1
6
14
3
3
3
9
9-10
5-6
54
12
121
US 10097 (Destination Kent State: FYE)
Composition
Foreign Language**
Humanities***
Fine Arts***
Humanities or Fine Arts***
Social Sciences****
Basic Sciences****
Additional
General Electives
Total for Graduation
**Most Elementary I and II languages (American Sign Language, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish) require 4 credit hours each and Intermediate I and II for these languages are 3 credit hours each. However, Elementary I and II and Intermediate I and II for Arabic, Chinese, and Japanese require 5 credit hours each. Choosing these languages will increase the Foreign Language requirements and reduce the available number of General Electives.
***Two Diversity courses are required. One must be selected from the LER program in either the Humanities & Fine Arts or Social Sciences. If both diversity courses can be applied toward the LER requirements, then 12 hours of general electives may be selected. One of the diversity courses must address domestic issues, while the other must address global issues.
****REQUIRED: One credit hour of lab.
Summary of BA General Graduation Requirements:
- Minimum of 121 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)
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