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Marching Golden Flashes High School Band Day

起点传媒 Bands and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics invite you to High School Band Day 2025. This year, the event will be held at Dix Stadium on Saturday, September 13. We are pleased to offer a meal (pizza/water) and admission to the football game against Buffalo for all participating members of your marching band. Your students will have the opportunity to experience the pageantry of collegiate athletics and join the Marching Golden Flashes on the field as part of the halftime performance.

Leadership Transition in Finance and Administration

Dear 起点传媒 Faculty and Staff,Mark Polatajko, Ph.D., senior vice president for finance and administration, has informed me he will retire on Aug. 1.All told, Mark has 29 years of Ohio public service to Kent State, Wright State University, Cuyahoga Community College and the Ohio Lottery Commission plus five years in the private sector. In retirement, he plans to devote more time to the family businesses, which include the iconic Rudy鈥檚 Strudel & Bakery in Parma, Ohio. I am especially appreciative that he delayed his planned retirement to help us through the budget consultatio...

Aging with Care Through Technology

Adeagbo in the Ohio Statehouse

People often consider the advancements in technology and how they apply to their daily lives. How does it make our work easier? How does it entertain us? How does it improve our home life? What isn鈥檛 often considered is how technology can help in caring for the elderly.As a doctoral student pursuing a Ph.D. in sociology, Adedayo Adeagbo is doing her research on dignity care for aging people using advancements of technology in healthcare. With a specialization in medical sociology, Adeagbo鈥檚 thesis is built on the perceptions and attitudes of healthcare workers and the use of robots for caring ...

Kent State Students Make Filing Less Taxing

1040 Forms and a post-it note saying "tax time"

Filing taxes can be a stressful task, full of questions about which form and schedule to use and determining what to report and where.  With the intent of helping members of the community in need of tax assistance, 起点传媒鈥檚 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free income tax preparation services for low-income and elderly taxpayers.The program also benefits Kent State accounting students, giving them hands-on experience with tax preparation services and providing opportunities to interact professionally with taxpayers. In addition to the experience, the st...

Master of Public Health Online a 鈥楾ransformative Experience鈥

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*This article is part of a series celebrating the College of Public Health's 15 years of impact起点传媒鈥檚 nationally distinctive Master of Public Health (MPH) program provides students interested in continuing their public health educational journey online with several options, including the MPH with concentrations in health policy and management or social and behavioral sciences, and the STEM-designated MPH in epidemiology. With the program being offered entirely online, it takes students between 24 and 33 months to complete it on average.The program positively impacts current gr...

The Flight Path to Future Success

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My name is Jackson Polcyn, I am an aeronautics major concentrating in air traffic control (ATC) with a minor in aircraft dispatch. I expect to graduate in the spring of 2026. My parents met each other at Kent State, so the decision to come here was simple. However, deciding what to study while I was here wasn鈥檛 so simple. I knew I wanted to do something with airplanes, but aeronautics has a lot of options. I couldn鈥檛 be a pilot because flying makes me queasy, and engineering was a lot of math, which also made me queasy. So, I ended up finding my home in air traffic control.It blew my mind...

Dean Denise A. Seachrist Retires after 37 Years at 起点传媒

Photo of Dean Denise Seachrist announcing her retirement

After nearly four decades at 起点传媒, Denise A. Seachrist, Ph.D., is retiring from her role as dean and chief administrative officer of 起点传媒 at Stark and 起点传媒 at Salem. Her retirement on June 30, 2025, marks the conclusion of a career dedicated to education, community and the arts.Reflecting on her time at Kent State, Seachrist said, 鈥淜ent State has been more than a workplace 鈥 it鈥檚 been home. The people here have shaped my career, my life and my sense of purpose. I will always carry that with me.鈥漇ince becoming interim dean at Kent State Stark i...

Technical and Applied Studies - B.T.A.S.

Unlock your career potential with Kent State's Bachelor of Technical and Applied Studies program. Designed for students with an associate degree or equivalent credits, this program provides a flexible path to earn a bachelor's degree and advance your career. Enroll now and take the first step toward achieving your professional goals.

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Program Information for Technical and Applied Studies - B.T.A.S.

Program Description

Program Description

Full Description

The Bachelor of Technical and Applied Studies degree is a completer program designed for students with an associate degree or some college-level coursework who wish to matriculate into a bachelor's degree. The program accommodates varied educational backgrounds, develops competencies needed for success in a variety of work settings and offers flexibility and scheduling attractive to working students and to time- and place-bound adults.

The B.T.A.S. degree integrates the practical application of technical skills and knowledge with the professional skills instilled in a bachelor’s degree program. Students focus on career paths in technical and applied areas of specializations, leading to breadth and depth in a particular discipline.

The program provides a foundation for further graduate education and benefits students who need additional workplace and professional skills beyond their technical education with hands-on learning, experiential learning opportunities, internships and research projects. Employers are searching for professionals with a combination of technical expertise and business soft skills; this program provides the knowledge, skills and experiences necessary to transition from student to professional.

Many at 起点传媒 align well with the B.T.A.S. degree.

Admissions for Technical and Applied Studies - B.T.A.S.

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.

Students who wish to declare the B.T.A.S. degree must meet with an academic advisor prior to admission or changing their major to discuss their future academic and career goals and to develop an approved program of study. Ideally, students should begin the process for evaluation and program review at or near the time they have a minimum of 12 earned credit hours of college-level coursework.

International Students: All international students must provide proof of proficiency of the English language (unless they meet specific exceptions) through the submission of an English language proficiency test score or by completing English language classes at Kent State’s English as a Second Language Center before entering their program. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.

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.

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.

Learning Outcomes

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. Demonstrate effective written, oral and digital communication skills in multiple contexts, for a variety of audiences.
  3. Demonstrate application and evidence of skills and knowledge via presentation of artifacts in an electronic portfolio.
  4. Analyze ethical issues in the context of the profession or discipline to produce reasoned evaluations and solutions.
  5. Integrate applied skills and theoretical knowledge in a specific technical field with opportunities for experiential learning in a workplace environment.
  6. Develop self-awareness about identity and culture, diversity, sensitivity and respect for differences.

Coursework

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Program Requirements

Major Requirements

Major Program Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
TAS 37900TECHNICAL AND APPLIED STUDIES CORNERSTONE (min C grade) 23
TAS 40092INTERNSHIP FOR TECHNICAL AND APPLIED STUDIES (ELR) 13
TAS 47999TECHNICAL AND APPLIED STUDIES CAPSTONE (ELR) (WIC) (min C grade) 33
Additional Program Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)
UC 10001FLASHES 101 1
Specialization Areas 436
6
3
9
6
6-7
6
General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours)38
Minimum Total Credit Hours:120
1

The internship or practicum allows students to gain workplace skills and real-world experience in their chosen field. Students with prior work, internship, practicum, student teaching and/or field experience may be waived the internship/practicum requirement with approval by the program coordinator. Students may earn a maximum of 6 credit hours.

2

In TAS 37900, students construct a meaningful career management plan to explore and prepare for their preferred professional goals.

3

TAS 47999, taken near the end of the program, synthesizes learning and focuses on foundational competencies in the form of service or experiential learning, a discipline-specific research project and the development of an academic/career e-portfolio. A minimum C grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

4

In collaboration with an advisor, students develop a plan of study for two to three specializations that draw on transferred, completed and available Kent State coursework. Students select from a flexible and robust core of skills- and knowledge-based courses - bridging multiple disciplines - to develop a tailored option to best benefit and further professional goals. A faculty member approves the student’s specializations to ensure they meet the student's needs. Two of the three specialization areas may be from the same discipline. One specialization must be distinct.

Progression Requirements

Students must meet with an advisor for a plan of study for each specialization. Any changes made to the program of study must also be approved by an advisor, or the student may not be allowed to graduate.

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Major GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000
Program Delivery

Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • Fully online
    • Mostly online
    • In Person (Leavittsburg and Lisbon locations only)
  • Location:
    • Ashtabula Campus
    • East Liverpool Campus
    • Geauga Campus
    • Salem Campus
    • Stark Campus
    • Trumbull Campus
    • Tuscarawas Campus
    • Leavittsburg, Ohio 
    • Lisbon, Ohio

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