The academic organization of Kent State University is under the direction of the provost and includes colleges, departments, schools and Regional Campuses. The formal university structure also includes institutes, centers, museums and concert halls. Colleges, in conjunction with their departments or schools, offer courses and degrees at the baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degree levels.
Colleges also offer certificate, lifelong learning and continuing education programs.
The seven Regional Campuses offer freshman and sophomore courses and degrees at the associate level, as well as selected junior, senior and graduate courses. Like the Kent Campus, the Regional Campuses also offer continuing education, developmental education and certificate programs. Students participate in the academic organization through a major that is housed in a department, school, college or on a campus. Based on their choice of major, students are assigned to advisers for guidance in their academic program.