Radiologic Imaging Sciences Technology
The Bachelor of Radiologic and Imaging Sciences Technology program at Kent State University prepares students for advanced roles in medical imaging. This online degree offers courses in imaging techniques, patient care, and healthcare ethics, equipping students with both technical skills and a solid understanding of radiologic practices. Graduates are prepared to take on specialized roles in radiology departments, advancing their careers in this high-demand healthcare field.
Radiologic and Imaging Sciences Technology Bachelor’s Degree Program Overview
The Bachelor of Radiologic and Imaging Sciences Technology degree is designed for students pursuing studies related to medical imaging. Job opportunities for CT and MRI technologists, sonographers and therapists exist in hospitals, surgical centers, clinics, physician offices and other healthcare facilities.
Program Structure
Computed Tomography Concentration:
120 minimum total credit hours: 31 credits (15) RIS concentration requirement courses, 10-11 additional requirement courses, 24 credits (8) Kent Core courses, 48 credits of general electives, 7-11 credits additional concentration requirements
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Concentration:
120 minimum total credit hours: 31 credits (15) RIS concentration requirement courses, 10-11 additional requirement courses, 24 credits (8) Kent Core courses, 48 credits of general electives, 7-11 credits additional concentration requirements
- Computed Tomography concentration for students who completed an A.A.S. degree in Radiologic Technology, Nuclear Medicine or Radiation Therapy
- Computed Tomography concentration for students who completed a hospital-based certificate or A.T.S. degree in Radiologic Technology and American Registry of Radiologic Technologist certification examination
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging concentration for students who completed an A.A.S. degree in Radiologic Technology, Nuclear Medicine or Radiation Therapy
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging concentration for students who completed a hospital-based certificate or A.T.S. degree in Radiologic Technology and American Registry of Radiologic Technolgist certification examination
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.
Accreditation
The B.R.I.T. degree in Radiologic Imaging Sciences (Radiation Therapy concentration only) is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology.
Radiologic and Imaging Sciences Technology Bachelor’s Degree Program Admissions 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.
First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the admissions website for first-year students.
First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.
International Students: All international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions) by earning a minimum 525 TOEFL score (71 on the Internet-based version), minimum 75 MELAB score, minimum 6.0 IELTS score or minimum 48 PTE Academic score, or by completing the ELS level 112 Intensive Program. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.
Transfer Students: Students who have attended any other educational institution after graduating from high school must apply as undergraduate transfer students. For more information, visit the admissions website for transfer students.
Former Students: Former Kent State students or graduates who have not attended another college or university since Kent State may complete the reenrollment or reinstatement form on the University Registrar’s website.
Admission policies for undergraduate students may be found in the University Catalog’s Academic Policies.
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 program’s Coursework tab.
Program Courses
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Requirements (courses count in major GPA; min C grade required in all RIS courses) | ||
| RIS 34084 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SECTIONAL ANATOMY I | 2 |
| RIS 34086 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SECTIONAL ANATOMY II | 2 |
| RIS 44004 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY CLINICAL EDUCATION I | 2 |
| RIS 44021 | PATIENT MANAGEMENT IN COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY | 2 |
| RIS 44030 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGE PRODUCTION I | 2 |
| RIS 44047 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY PROCEDURES I | 2 |
| RIS 44048 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY PROCEDURES II | 2 |
| RIS 44054 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY CLINICAL EDUCATION II | 2 |
| RIS 44062 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGE PRODUCTION II | 2 |
| RIS 44068 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES | 2 |
| RIS 44069 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY CLINICAL EDUCATION III | 1 |
| RIS 44083 | PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FOR MEDICAL IMAGING | 3 |
| RIS 44088 | LEADERSHIP IN MEDICAL IMAGING | 1 |
| RIS 44096 | INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION IN MEDICAL IMAGING DIRECTED READINGS | 3 |
| RIS 44098 | RESEARCH IN MEDICAL IMAGING (ELR) (WIC) | 3 |
| Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) | ||
| CHEM 10050 | FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY (KBS) | 3 |
| CHEM 10055 | MOLECULES OF LIFE (KBS) | |
| MATH 11009 | MODELING ALGEBRA (KMCR) | 3-4 |
| MATH 11010 | ALGEBRA FOR CALCULUS (KMCR) | |
| PSYC 11762 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) | 3 |
| UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 |
| Kent Core Composition | 6 | |
| Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) | 9 | |
| Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) | 3 | |
| Kent Core Additional | 6 | |
| General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours) 1 | 48 | |
| Additional Concentration Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA), choose from the following: | 7-11 | |
| CTRT | ||
| Biology (BSCI) Electives, choose from the following 2 | 6-8 | |
| BSCI 11010 BSCI 11020 | and FOUNDATIONAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II (KBS) (KLAB) | |
| BSCI 21010 BSCI 21020 | and ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II | |
| HED 14020 | MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | 1-3 |
| AHS 24010 | MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | |
| CTHA | ||
| BSCI 10001 | HUMAN BIOLOGY (KBS) | 3 |
| CIS 24053 | INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES | 3 |
| CS 10001 | COMPUTER LITERACY | |
| IT 11000 | INTRODUCTION TO OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY APPS | |
| Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) | 1 | |
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 | |
1Most general elective credit hours will be fulfilled with courses earned for radiologic technology associate degree or hospital-based certificate (32-40 credit hours awarded for certificate).
2Students who have successfully completed ATTR 25057 and ATTR 25058 (or EXSC 25057 and EXSC 25058) may use those courses in place of BSCI 11010 and BSCI 11020 (or BSCI 21010 and BSCI 21020).
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Requirements (courses count in major GPA; min C grade required in all RIS courses) | ||
| RIS 34040 | PATIENT MANAGEMENT IN DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY | 3 |
| RIS 34042 | ABDOMINAL SONOGRAPHY I | 3 |
| RIS 34044 | ULTRASOUND PHYSICS AND INSTRUMENTATION | 3 |
| RIS 34045 | ULTRASOUND CLINICAL EDUCATION I | 2 |
| RIS 34052 | ABDOMINAL SONOGRAPHY II | 3 |
| RIS 34060 | ULTRASOUND CLINICAL EDUCATION II | 4 |
| RIS 34062 | OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY SONOGRAPHY I | 3 |
| RIS 34072 | SUPERFICIAL STRUCTURES SONOGRAPHY | 2 |
| RIS 34075 | ULTRASOUND CLINICAL EDUCATION III | 2 |
| RIS 34083 | SECTIONAL ANATOMY IN MEDICAL IMAGING | 3 |
| RIS 44072 | OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY SONOGRAPHY II | 3 |
| RIS 44074 | VASCULAR SONOGRAPHY | 2 |
| RIS 44076 | ULTRASOUND CLINICAL EDUCATION IV | 4 |
| RIS 44083 | PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FOR MEDICAL IMAGING | 3 |
| RIS 44084 | ULTRASOUND IMAGE EVALUATION | 1 |
| RIS 44098 | RESEARCH IN MEDICAL IMAGING (ELR) (WIC) | 3 |
| Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) | ||
| MATH 11009 | MODELING ALGEBRA (KMCR) | 3-4 |
| MATH 11010 | ALGEBRA FOR CALCULUS (KMCR) | |
| PSYC 11762 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) | 3 |
| UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 |
| Kent Core Composition | 6 | |
| Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) | 9 | |
| Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) | 3 | |
| Kent Core Additional | 6 | |
| General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours) 1 | 24-35 | |
| Additional Concentration Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA), choose from the following: | 19-21 | |
| FRAS | ||
| Biology (BSCI) Electives, choose from the following: | 6-8 | |
| BSCI 11010 BSCI 11020 | and FOUNDATIONAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II (KBS) (KLAB) | |
| BSCI 21010 | ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I (KBS) (KLAB) 2 | |
| BSCI 21020 | ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II | |
| CIS 24053 | INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES | 3 |
| CS 10001 | COMPUTER LITERACY | |
| IT 11000 | INTRODUCTION TO OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY APPS | |
| HED 14020 | MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | 3 |
| PHY 13001 PHY 13021 | and GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS LABORATORY I (KBS) (KLAB) | 3-5 |
| PHY 12111 | PHYSICS FOR HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES | |
| RIS 34001 | INTRODUCTION TO DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY (min C grade) | 1 |
| Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) | 3 | |
| RTAS | ||
| Biology (BSCI) Electives, choose from the following: 2 | 6-8 | |
| BSCI 11010 BSCI 11020 | and FOUNDATIONAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II (KBS) (KLAB) | |
| BSCI 21010 BSCI 21020 | and ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II | |
| CHEM 10050 | FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY (KBS) | 3 |
| CHEM 10055 | MOLECULES OF LIFE (KBS) | |
| HED 14020 | MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | 1-3 |
| AHS 24010 | MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | |
| HATS | ||
| BSCI 10001 | HUMAN BIOLOGY (KBS) | 3 |
| CHEM 10050 | FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY (KBS) | 3 |
| CHEM 10055 | MOLECULES OF LIFE (KBS) | |
| CIS 24053 | INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES | 3 |
| CS 10001 | COMPUTER LITERACY | |
| IT 11000 | INTRODUCTION TO OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY APPS | |
| Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) | 1 | |
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 | |
1For students with an associate degree or hospital-based certificate, most general elective credit hours will be fulfilled with courses earned for that degree (32 credit hours awarded for certificate).
2Students who have successfully completed ATTR 25057 and ATTR 25058 (or EXSC 25057 and EXSC 25058) may use those courses in place of BSCI 11010 and BSCI 11020 (or BSCI 21010 and BSCI 21020).
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Requirements (courses count in major GPA; min C grade required in RIS all courses) | ||
| RIS 34084 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SECTIONAL ANATOMY I | 2 |
| RIS 34086 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SECTIONAL ANATOMY II | 2 |
| RIS 44003 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING CLINICAL EDUCATION I | 2 |
| RIS 44031 | PATIENT MANAGEMENT IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING | 2 |
| RIS 44044 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING PROCEDURES I | 2 |
| RIS 44045 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING PROCEDURES II | 2 |
| RIS 44051 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE EQUIPMENT AND IMAGE ACQUISITION I | 2 |
| RIS 44052 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE EQUIPMENT AND IMAGE ACQUISITION II | 2 |
| RIS 44063 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING CLINICAL EDUCATION II | 2 |
| RIS 44066 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING TECHNIQUES | 2 |
| RIS 44073 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING CLINICAL EDUCATION III | 1 |
| RIS 44083 | PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FOR MEDICAL IMAGING | 3 |
| RIS 44088 | LEADERSHIP IN MEDICAL IMAGING | 1 |
| RIS 44096 | INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION IN MEDICAL IMAGING DIRECTED READINGS | 3 |
| RIS 44098 | RESEARCH IN MEDICAL IMAGING (ELR) (WIC) | 3 |
| Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) | ||
| CHEM 10050 | FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY (KBS) | 3 |
| CHEM 10055 | MOLECULES OF LIFE (KBS) | |
| MATH 11009 | MODELING ALGEBRA (KMCR) | 3-4 |
| MATH 11010 | ALGEBRA FOR CALCULUS (KMCR) | |
| PSYC 11762 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) | 3 |
| UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 |
| Kent Core Composition | 6 | |
| Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) | 9 | |
| Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) | 3 | |
| Kent Core Additional | 6 | |
| General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours) 1 | 48 | |
| Additional Concentration Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA), choose from the following: | 7-11 | |
| MRRT | ||
| Biology (BSCI) Electives, choose from the following 2 | 6-8 | |
| BSCI 11010 BSCI 11020 | and FOUNDATIONAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II (KBS) (KLAB) | |
| BSCI 21010 BSCI 21020 | and ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II | |
| HED 14020 | MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | 1-3 |
| AHS 24010 | MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | |
| MRHA | ||
| BSCI 10001 | HUMAN BIOLOGY (KBS) | 3 |
| CIS 24053 | INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES | 3 |
| CS 10001 | COMPUTER LITERACY | |
| IT 11000 | INTRODUCTION TO OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY APPS | |
| Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) | 1 | |
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 | |
1Most general elective credit hours will be fulfilled with courses earned for radiologic technology associate degree or hospital-based certificate (32 credit hours awarded for certificate).
2Students who have successfully completed ATTR 25057 and ATTR 25058 (or EXSC 25057 and EXSC 25058) may use those courses in place of BSCI 11010 and BSCI 11020 (or BSCI 21010 and BSCI 21020).
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Requirements (courses count in major GPA; min C grade required in all RIS courses) | ||
| RIS 34003 | RADIATION THERAPY PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE I | 3 |
| RIS 34004 | RADIATION THERAPY PATIENT MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| RIS 34008 | RADIATION THERAPY PHYSICS I | 3 |
| RIS 34030 | RADIATION THERAPY CLINICAL EDUCATION I | 1 |
| RIS 34083 | SECTIONAL ANATOMY IN MEDICAL IMAGING | 3 |
| RIS 44009 | RADIATION THERAPY PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE II | 2 |
| RIS 44018 | RADIATION THERAPY PHYSICS II | 3 |
| RIS 44028 | RADIATION THERAPY RADIOBIOLOGY | 3 |
| RIS 44029 | RADIATION THERAPY PATHOLOGY I | 3 |
| RIS 44038 | RADIATION THERAPY PHYSICS III | 3 |
| RIS 44041 | RADIATION THERAPY QUALITY MANAGEMENT | 2 |
| RIS 44042 | RADIATION THERAPY PATHOLOGY II | 3 |
| RIS 44053 | RADIATION THERAPY CLINICAL EDUCATION II | 3 |
| RIS 44058 | RADIATION THERAPY CLINICAL EDUCATION III | 2 |
| RIS 44067 | RADIATION THERAPY CLINICAL EDUCATION IV | 3 |
| RIS 44098 | RESEARCH IN MEDICAL IMAGING (ELR) (WIC) | 3 |
| Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) | ||
| COMM 15000 | INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL) | 3 |
| MATH 11009 | MODELING ALGEBRA (KMCR) | 3-4 |
| MATH 11010 | ALGEBRA FOR CALCULUS (KMCR) | |
| PSYC 11762 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) | 3 |
| UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 |
| Kent Core Composition | 6 | |
| Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) | 9 | |
| Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) | 3 | |
| General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours) 1 | 24-39 | |
| Additional Concentration Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA), choose from the following: | 10-22 | |
| RTFE | ||
| Biology (BSCI) Electives, choose from the following: | 6-8 | |
| BSCI 11010 BSCI 11020 | and FOUNDATIONAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II (KBS) (KLAB) | |
| BSCI 21010 BSCI 21020 | and ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY IIANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I (KBS) (KLAB) 2 | |
| CIS 24053 | INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES | 3 |
| CS 10001 | COMPUTER LITERACY | |
| IT 11000 | INTRODUCTION TO OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY APPS | |
| HED 14020 | MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | 3 |
| PHY 13001 PHY 13021 | and GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS LABORATORY I (KBS) (KLAB) | 3-5 |
| PHY 12111 | PHYSICS FOR HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES | |
| RIS 44000 | INTRODUCTION TO RADIATION THERAPY | 2 |
| Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) | 3 | |
| RTAA | ||
| Biology (BSCI) Electives, choose from the following: 2 | 6-8 | |
| BSCI 11010 BSCI 11020 | and FOUNDATIONAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II (KBS) (KLAB) | |
| BSCI 21010 BSCI 21020 | and ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II | |
| CHEM 10050 | FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY (KBS) | 3 |
| CHEM 10055 | MOLECULES OF LIFE (KBS) | |
| HED 14020 | MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | 1-3 |
| AHS 24010 | MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | |
| RTHB | ||
| BSCI 10001 | HUMAN BIOLOGY (KBS) | 3 |
| CHEM 10050 | FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY (KBS) | 3 |
| CHEM 10055 | MOLECULES OF LIFE (KBS) | |
| CIS 24053 | INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES | 3 |
| CS 10001 | COMPUTER LITERACY | |
| IT 11000 | INTRODUCTION TO OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY APPS | |
| Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) | 1 | |
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 | |
1For students with an associate degree or hospital-based certificate, most general elective credit hours will be fulfilled with courses earned for that degree (32 credit hours awarded for certificate).
2Students who have successfully completed ATTR 25057 and ATTR 25058 (or EXSC 25057 and EXSC 25058) may use those courses in place of BSCI 11010 and BSCI 11020 (or BSCI 21010 and BSCI 21020).
Progression Requirements
To be able to register for Radiologic and Imaging Sciences (RIS) courses, students must be accepted to technical study. Acceptance to technical study is a selective process due to the limited number of students approved for each clinical education setting. Criteria for acceptance are the following:
- Completion of required non-radiologic and imaging sciences (RIS) courses, e.g., biology, chemistry, mathematics, psychology, Kent Core courses
- Minimum 2.750 overall GPA
Graduation Requirements
| Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
|---|---|
| 2.750 | 2.000 |
- Students must complete all Radiologic and Imaging Sciences (RIS) courses with a minimum C grade.
- Students must complete all academic and clinical competencies in their core concentration.
Radiologic and Imaging Sciences Technology Bachelor’s Degree Program Tuition and Fees
Ohio Residents
| Per Credit Hour | Per 3-Credit Course | Approximate Tuition Cost |
$335.57 Lower Division Courses $393.35 Upper Division Courses | $1,006.71 Lower Division Courses $1,180.05 Upper Division Courses | $16,100 -$24,100 full-time1 For CT or MRI Program |
Non-Ohio Residents
| Per Credit Hour | Per 3-Credit Course | Approximate Tuition Cost |
$345.57 Lower Division Courses $403.35 Upper Division Courses | $1,036.71 Lower Division Courses $1,210.05 Upper Division Courses | $16,100-$16,400 full-time2 $24,300-$24,700 full-time3 For CT or MRI Program |
1The flat-rate semester fee of $3,692.65 for LOWER division courses and $4,327.54 for UPPER division courses applies to full-time Ohio resident undergraduate students taking between 12-18 credit hours per semester. The approximate tuition cost was calculated at students completing the program in 4 or 6 semesters depending on the number of transfer credits. To calculate the tuition, an average of 2 semesters of LOWER division courses ($7,385.30) and 2 semesters of UPPER division courses ($8,655.08) totaling $16,040.38, and 3 semesters of LOWER division courses ($11,077.95) and 3 semesters of UPPER division courses ($12,982.62) totaling $24,060.57 was used.
2The flat-rate semester fee of $3,692.65 for LOWER division courses and $4,327.54 for UPPER division courses applies to full-time non-Ohio resident undergraduate students enrolled in a fully online degree program and taking between 12-18 credit hours per semester, PLUS a surcharge of $10 per credit hour of actual credits taken (between 12-18 or $120-$180). The approximate tuition cost for this program was calculated at a student taking 4 semesters - 2 semesters of LOWER division courses ($7,385.30) and 2 semesters of UPPER division courses ($8,655.08) totaling $16,040.38 as an average, PLUS $150 per-credit-hour surcharge each semester.
3The flat-rate semester fee of $3,692.65 for LOWER division courses and $4,327.54 for UPPER division courses applies to full-time non-Ohio resident undergraduate students enrolled in a fully online degree program and taking between 12-18 credit hours per semester, PLUS a surcharge of $10 per credit hour of actual credits taken (between 12-18 or $120-$180). The approximate tuition cost for this program was calculated at a student taking 6 semesters - 3 semester of LOWER division courses ($11,077.95) and 3 semesters of UPPER division courses ($12,982.62) totaling $24,060.57 as an average, PLUS $150 per-credit-hour surcharge each semester.
For part-time semesters: The $335.57 per-credit-hour tuition rate for LOWER division courses and $393.35 for UPPER division courses applies to part-time Ohio resident undergraduate students, PLUS a $10 per-credit-hour surcharge for non-Ohio resident undergraduate students, taking fewer than 12 credit hours per semester.
For students with an associate degree or hospital-based certificate, most general elective credit hours will be fulfilled with courses earned for that degree (32 credit hours awarded for certificate).
An additional Distance Learning fee for all students enrolled in a distance learning course is $15 per credit hour. Program tuition and costs are estimated and subject to change.
Actual tuition costs may vary based on a student’s chosen academic plan. For a complete listing of tuition rates for approved online programs, please contact Kent State’s Financial, Billing & Enrollment Center at 330-672-6000 or via our website Contact Us link.
The total program costs are estimates and are not final or binding. Program costs are based on standard fees, but fees may vary based on the actual classes taken. Kent State University disclaims any liability arising from the use of or reliance upon these program cost estimates by any person. Program costs are subject to change without notice.
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