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Psychology (Pre-Medicine/Pre-Podiatry) B.S.
Psychology (Pre-Medicine/Pre-Podiatry) B.S.

Psychology (Pre-Medicine/Pre-Podiatry) B.S.

  • ID:KSU10270
  • Level:4-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirement

  • New freshmen applicants must finish secondary school in their home country by the time of enrollment to be eligible for university (comparable to the completion of senior high school in the U.S.).  A student who has previously enrolled in a post-secondary (higher education) institution is required to apply as a transfer student.

  • A student must apply as a transfer student if you have attended a college or university after graduation from secondary school/high school. 

  • Freshmen should meet the minimum requirement of GPA ≥ 2.5 on a U.S. 4.0 scale. Check for specific majors' selective requirements. Students who want a particular program but do not meet the minimum requirements may be considered for the pre-major.

  • Transfer applicants should meet the minimum requirement of GPA ≥ 2.0 on a U.S. 4.0 scale. Check for specific majors' selective requirements. Students who want a particular program but do not meet the minimum requirements may be considered for the pre-major.

English Requirement

All undergraduate applicants must obtain:

  • TOEFL score of 71 iBT, 525 pBT(discontinued as of July 2017), 18 average of Revise PBT, or

  • 6.0 IELTS (We are temporarily accepting the IELTS indicator for fall 2020.), or

  • Duolingo of 100, or

  • PTE Academic score of 48, or

  • MELAB score of 75, or 

  • Completing the ELS level 112 Intensive English Program, or 

  • On SAT, a minimum of 510 Evidence-based reading and writing / ACT, a minimum of 21 in English

Course Information

The Bachelor of Science in Psychology is designed to prepare students for graduate study in psychology and related fields. Topics include stress and trauma, neural basis of learning and memory, social and biological influences on mental and physical health, growth and development of children, and diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders. Students evaluate and interpret data and gain hands-on experience conducting research. Elective courses may be used to specialize in a number of areas of psychology and related fields such as neuroscience. The degree prepares students for graduate study and employment in a range of fields, including clinical psychology, research and experimental areas of psychology such as cognitive science and behavioral neuroscience, and related fields such as medicine and neuroscience.

The Psychology major comprises the following concentrations: 

  • The Child Psychology concentration is designed to prepare students for graduate study in clinical psychology, research and experimental areas of psychology, school counseling, developmental psychology, school psychology or related disciplines that require knowledge of interpersonal relationships and human development. Topics include child development, psychological disorders of childhood and adolescence, children's cognitive processes, personality development and child-related research experience. 

  • The Pre-medicine/Pre-Podiatry concentration prepares students for graduate study in medicine or osteopathic medicine. The concentration is designed to cover the Pre-medicine/Pre-osteopathy requirements so that students are prepared to take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) and have the required prerequisites necessary for applying to medical school.

  • For students interested in other career paths within psychology, a "no concentration" option provides the flexibility to prepare for those careers.

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Courses

Pre-medicine and pre-podiatry concentration

Semester one

  • Biological foundations (kbs) (klab)

  • General chemistry i (kbs)

  • General chemistry i laboratory (kbs) (klab)

  • General psychology (divd) (kss)

  • Destination kent state: first year experience

  • Kent core requirement

Semester two

  • Elements of genetics

  • General chemistry ii (kbs)

  • General chemistry ii laboratory (kbs) (klab)

  • Analytic geometry and calculus i (kmcr)

  • Kent core requirement

Semester three

  • Cell biology

  • Basic organic chemistry i

  • Or organic chemistry i

  • Organic chemistry laboratory i (elr)

  • Quantitative methods in psychology i

  • Introduction to sociology (divd) (kss)

Semester four

  • Basic organic chemistry ii

  • Or organic chemistry ii

  • Organic chemistry laboratory ii

  • Research methods in psychology (elr)

  • Research writing in psychology (wic)

  • Or writing in psychology (wic)

  • Develomental elective

  • Kent core requirement

Semester five

  • General microbiology

  • Human physiology

  • Or animal physiology

  • General college physics i (kbs)

  • General college physics laboratory i (kbs) (klab)

  • Cognition/learning elective

Semester six

  • Introductory biological chemistry

  • Or biochemical foundations of medicine

  • General college physics ii (kbs)

  • General college physics laboratory ii (kbs) (klab)

  • Quantitative methods in psychology ii

  • Social/personality elective

Semester seven

  • Abnormal psychology

  • Biopsychology

  • Foreign language

  • Kent core requirement

Semester eight

  • Psychology (psyc) upper-division electives (30000 or 40000 level)

  • Foreign language

  • General electives

Minimum total credit hours: 120

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Student Health Insurance: 2750 $ USD per year

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