PROGRAM REVISIONS ARE PENDING APPROVAL FROM THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
About This Program
The Associate of Technical Study degree, Individualized Program, is open to students who need a specially designed course of study in a technical field. The program consists of courses that suit the students' career goals. Course requirements are planned with the help of a faculty advisor and must be approved by the dean of the College of Applied and Technical Studies.
Contact Information
Program Delivery
- Delivery:
- Fully online
- Mostly online
- In person
- Location:
- Ashtabula Campus
- East Liverpool Campus
- Geauga Campus
- Salem Campus
- Trumbull Campus
- Tuscarawas Campus
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.
Kent State campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, and the Twinsburg Academic Center, have open enrollment admission for students who hold a high school diploma, GED or equivalent.
For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.
PROGRAM REVISIONS ARE PENDING APPROVAL FROM THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Program Requirements
Major Requirements
Course List Code | Title | Credit Hours |
| 30 |
UC 10097 | | 1 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 14 |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 60 |
Graduation Requirements
Graduation Requirements Summary Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
2.000 | 2.000 |
- Students must successfully complete 15 credit hours of graded Kent State coursework required for the A.T.S. degree before receiving any college credit for industry recognized licensures, certifications, or diplomas.
University Requirements
All students in an applied or technical associate degree program at Kent State University must complete the following university requirements for graduation.
NOTE: University requirements may be fulfilled in this program by specific course requirements, please see Program Requirements for details.
Course List Code | Title | Credit Hours |
| 1 |
| |
| 15 |
| 60 |
| |
Kent Core Requirements
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Interpret and communicate discipline specific information via written, verbal and/or visual or digital representations.
- Participate in effective written, oral and digital communication skills in multiple contexts, for a variety of audiences.
- Integrate applied skills and theoretical knowledge in a specific technical field or focus area to solve problems or perform tasks
- Develop self-awareness about identity and culture, diversity, sensitivity and respect for differences.