| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in late August and mid-January. |
| Calendar system: |
semester system (two terms comprise academic year) |
| Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Destination Kent State is held in August and January. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Three summer sessions, one of eight weeks and two of five weeks each; two intersessions, one of three weeks and one of eight weeks. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
nursing, psychology, business management |
| Average freshman GPA: |
3.1 on a 4.0 scale |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
81% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
21:1 |
| Total faculty: |
799 men, 963 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
447 men, 515 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
352 men, 448 women |
| Graduation rate: |
56% within six years |
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| General education/core curriculum is required: |
yes |
| Minor requirements: |
required of some for graduation |
| Physical education is required: |
no |
| There are religious requirements for graduation: |
no |
| Minimum GPA required to graduate: |
2.0 |
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| Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Minors offered in accessories, accounting, advertising, African studies, aircraft dispatch, American sign language, ancient/medieval/renaissance studies, anthropology, applied conflict management, applied mathematics, Arabic, architectural history, architectural studies, art history, athletic coaching, audio recording, aviation weather, biological sciences, business, business French, business German, business Russian, business Spanish, chemistry, Chinese, classics, climatology, communication studies, community health education, computer design/animation/game design, computer engineering technology, computer forensics/security, computer information systems, computer science, construction management, costume design/technology, crafts, criminology/justice studies, dance, dance accompaniment, design, digital sciences, economics, education, electronic media, electronic technology, English, entrepreneurship for business majors, entrepreneurship for non-business majors, events planning, fashion media, finance, fine art, flight technology, French, geographic information science, geography, geology, German, German studies, gerontology, global communication, Greek, health care ethics , health communication, healthcare systems management for business majors, healthcare systems management for non-business majors, help desk support, historic preservation, history, hospitality management, human development/family studies, human resources management, human sexuality, information design, innovation, international business for business majors, international business for non-business majors, interpersonal communication, Italian, Japanese, jazz studies, Jewish studies, joint military studies, Latin, Latin American studies, lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender studies, lighting design/technology, liquid crystal/display engineering, management for business majors, management for non-business majors, marketing, mathematics, media literacy, music, music technology, nonprofit studies, organizational communication, Pan-African studies, paralegal studies, park management, philosophy, photo illustration, photojournalism, physics, political science, pre-law, psychology, public communication, public health, public relations, recreation management, religion studies, Russian, Russian studies, scene design, scenic technology, sociology, software development, Spanish, sport administration, sports medicine, studies in globalization/identity/space, sustainability, technology, textiles, theatre/social change, theatre management, theatre performance, theatre sound, tourism management, unmanned aircraft systems, urban studies/planning, visual journalism, women's studies, world music, and writing. Certificates offered in alcohol/tobacco/other drug prevention, deaf education multiple disabilities, disability studies/community inclusion, career technical teacher education, professional sales, public health, and teaching English as a foreign language. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, osteopathy |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
yes |
| Education certifications: |
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early childhood, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, vo-tech, bilingual/bicultural |
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| Cooperative programs are offered: |
yes |
| Cooperative education programs: |
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technologies, vocational arts |
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| Combined 2-2 programs available: |
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2-2 integrated engineering technology, B.S.N. for Registered Nurses and various articulation agreements with area two-year institutions for specific programs. |
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| Combined 3-2 programs available: |
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3-2 combined degree programs at Kent State University, B.S./M.A. Speech Pathology & Audiology, B.B.A/M.B.A., B.S. Fashion Merchandising/M.B.A., B.S.N./M.S.N., B.S. HDFS Gerontology and Nursing Home Administration/M.B.A. |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: |
Washington Program in National Issues. Columbus Program in Intergovernmental Issues.New York Semester (Fashion Studio). |
| Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: |
Member of Adams State U, Alabama A&M U, Alabama State U, Binghamton U, Bishop's U, Boise State U, Bowie State U, Brandon U, Bridgewater State U, California State U-Bakersfield, California State U-Chico, California State U- East Bay, California State U, Monterey Bay, California State U-Northridge, California U of Pennsylvania, California State U-San Bernardino, California State Polytechnic State U-San Luis Obispo, Cape Breton U, Cleveland State U, Colorado Mesa U, Colorado State U-Pueblo, Dakota Stat U, East Central U, East Tennessee State U, Eastern Connecticut State U, Eastern Illinois U, Eastern Oregon U, Emporia State U, Florida International U, Fort Hays State U, Fort Lewis Coll, Grenfell Campus, Memorial U of Newfoundland, Indiana U of Pennsylvania, Indiana U-Purdue U Fort Wayne, Indiana U-Purdue U Indianapolis, Inter American U of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas, Inter American U of Puerto Rico-San German, Iowa State U, Jackson State U, Keene State Coll, Kent State U, Kutztown U of Pennsylvania, Lewis-Clark State Coll, Louisiana State U, Massachusetts Coll of Liberal Arts, Minnesota State U-Mankato, Minnesota State U-Moorhead, Mississippi State U, Montana State U, Murray State U, New Coll of Florida, New Jersey City U, New Mexico State U, North Carolina Central U, North Dakota State U, Northern Arizona U, Northwestern State U, Oakland U, Oklahoma State U, Philadelphia U, Plymouth State U, Polytechnic U of Puerto Rico, Prairie View A&M U, Queens Coll, CUNY, Ramapo Coll of New Jersey, Rhode Island Coll, Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences, Salem State U, Sonoma State U, South Carolina State U, South Dakota State U, Southern U, Southern Connecticut State U, Southern Oregon U, St. Mary's Coll of Maryland, Stony Brook U, SUNY Coll at Buffalo, SUNY Plattsburgh, SUNY Potsdam, Texas State U, Towson U, U of Alabama, U of Alabama at Birmingham, U of Alaska-Anchorage, U of Alaska-Fairbanks, U of Alaska Southeast (Juneau), U of Arizona, U of Calgary, U of Colorado-Colorado Springs, U of Georgia, U of Guam, U of Hawaii at Hilo, U of Hawaii at Manoa, U of Idaho, U of Kentucky, U of Louisville, U of Maine at Farmington, U of Maine at Presque Isle, U of Massachusetts-Amherst, U of Massachusetts-Boston, U of Memphis, U of Michigan-Flint, U of Minnesota-Morris, U of Minnesota-Rochester, U of Minnesota-St. Louis, U of Minnesota-Twin Cities, U of Montana, U of Montevallo, U de Montreal, U of Nebraska at Kearney, U of Nevada-Las Vegas, U of New Hampshire, U of New Mexico, U of New Orleans, U of North Texas, U of Northern Colorado, U of Northern Iowa, U of Oregon, U of Puerto Rico-Bayamon, U of Puerto Rico-Cayey, U of Puerto Rico-Humacao, U of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, U of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras, U du Quebec a Montreal, U of Regina, U of Rhode Island, U del Sagrado Corazon, U de Sherbrooke, U of South Carolina-Columbia, U of South Dakota, U of Tennessee at Chattanooga, U of Tennessee at Martin, U of Texas-Pan American, U of Texas at San Antonio, U of Toledo, Wes Chester U of Pennsylvania, Western State Colorado U, Western Kentucky U, Western Oregon U, Westfield State U, Wichita State U, William Paterson U of New Jersey, Winthrop U, and Worcester State U. |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Antilles, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Martinique, Mexico, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Poland, Portugal. South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, and Vietnam. |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Navy ROTC: |
not offered |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
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Bachelor's Degrees
- Accounting
- Advertising
- Aeronautics
- Aerospace Engineering
- American Sign Language
- American Studies
- Anthropology
- Applied Conflict Management
- Applied Mathematics
- Architectural Studies
- Architecture
- Art Education
- Art History
- Athletic Training
- Biology
- Biotechnology
- Botany
- Business Management
- Chemistry
- Classics
- Communication Studies
- Community Health Education
- Computer Science
- Computer/Information Systems
- Construction Management
- Crafts
- Dance
- Dance Studies
- Digital Media Production
- Digital Sciences
- Early Childhood Education
- Earth Sciences
- Economics
- Educational Studies
- English
- Entrepreneurship
- Environmental/Conservation Biology
- Exercise Science
- Fashion Design
- Fashion Merchandising
- Finance
- Fine Arts
- French Literature/Culture/Translation
- General Business
- Geography
- Geology
- History
- Hospitality Management
- Human Development/Family Studies
- Integrated Health Studies
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- Interior Design
- International Relations
- Journalism
- Life Science/Chemistry Education
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- Marketing
- Mathematics
- Medical Technology
- Middle Childhood Education
- Music
- Nursing
- Nutrition
- Pan-African Studies
- Paralegal Studies
- Philosophy
- Photo Illustration
- Physical Education
- Physical Sciences
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Public Relations
- Recreation/Park/Tourism Management
- School Health Education
- Sociology
- Spanish Literature/Culture/Translation
- Special Education
- Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology
- Sport Administration
- Teaching English as a Second Language
- Technology
- Theatre Studies
- Trade/Industrial Education
- Translation
- Visual Communication Design
- Zoology
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Doctorates
- Advanced Nursing Practice
- Advanced Practice/Nursing
- Applied Geology
- Applied Mathematics
- Audiology
- Biological Sciences
- Biomedical Sciences
- Business Administration
- Chemical Physics
- Chemistry
- Clinical Psychology
- Communication/Information
- Computer Science
- Counselor Education/Supervision
- Cultural Foundations
- Curriculum/Instruction
- Educational Administration
- Educational Psychology
- English
- Evaluation/Measurement
- Exercise Physiology
- Experimental Psychology
- Geography
- Health Education/Promotion
- History
- Management Systems
- Music Education
- Music Theory/Composition
- Nursing
- Physics
- Podiatric Medicine
- Political Science
- Public Health
- Pure Mathematics
- School Psychology
- Sociology
- Special Education
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Translation Studies
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Master's Degrees
- Accounting
- Anthropology
- Applied Mathematics
- Architecture
- Architecture/Environmental Design
- Art Education
- Art History
- ASL/English Interpreting
- Audiology
- Biological Sciences
- Biology
- Biomedical Sciences
- Business Administration
- Career/Technical Teacher Education
- Chemical Physics
- Chemistry
- Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- Clinical Psychology
- Communication Studies
- Computer Science
- Conducting
- Crafts
- Creative Writing
- Criminology/Criminal Justice
- Cultural Foundations
- Curriculum/Instruction
- Curriculum/Instruction/Junior High/Middle School
- Curriculum/Instruction/Mathematics Specialization
- Deaf Education
- Digital Sciences
- Early Childhood Education
- Economics
- Educational Administration K-12 Leadership
- Educational Psychology
- Elementary Education
- English
- Ethnomusicology
- Evaluation/Measurement
- Executive M.B.A.
- Exercise Physiology
- Experimental Psychology
- Family Studies
- Financial Engineering
- Fine Arts
- French
- Geography
- Geology
- German
- Health Care Design
- Health Education/Promotion
- Higher Education/Student Personnel
- Hospitality/Tourism Management
- Human Development/Family Studies
- Information Architecture/Knowledge Management
- Instructional Technology
- Journalism/Mass Communications
- Landscape Architecture
- Latin
- Library/Information Science
- Mathematics for Secondary Teachers
- Middle Childhood Education
- Music Composition
- Music Education
- Music Theory
- Musicology
- Nursing
- Nutrition
- Performance
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Public Administration
- Public Health
- Pure Mathematics
- Reading Specialization
- Rehabilitation Counseling
- School Counseling
- School Library Media
- School Psychology
- Secondary Education
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Special Education
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Sport/Recreation Management
- Teaching English as a Second Language
- Technology
- Theatre Studies
- Translation
- Urban Design
- Visual Communications Design
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
- credit and/or placement for CLEP general
- credit and/or placement for CLEP subject
- neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
- neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
- credit and/or placement for DANTES
- credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
- credit for relevant military experience
- neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
- credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate
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