Academic objectives

Mission

BGSU Firelands seeks to offer the citizens of north central Ohio the broad educational resources of a major state university in a smaller, student-centered, teaching-focused, personalized environment. The stated functional mission of BGSU Firelands is four-fold:

1. To provide BG Perspective (general education) and pre-professional curricula designed to prepare students for a bachelor's degree education. The associate of arts and associate of science degrees are carefully coordinated to ensure a smooth transition for students who want to begin their bachelor's degrees at BGSU Firelands. A variety of junior, senior, and graduate courses also are offered.
2. To provide place-bound students in the BGSU Firelands area with access to selective BGSU bachelor's degree and master's degree completion programs on the BGSU Firelands campus. Currently, students can complete BGSU bachelor's degrees in liberal studies, applied health science, nursing, early childhood education, criminal justice, visual communication technology, business administration, and advanced technological education on the BGSU Firelands campus. Additionally, students can complete coursework toward a master's degree in curriculum and teaching, and nursing.
3. To grant technical and paraprofessional associate degrees for work settings. For students who plan to enter the job market in a technical or paraprofessional area, BGSU Firelands offers 14 occupational associate degrees, four one-year technical certificates, and six tech-prep programs.
4. To offer continuing education opportunities to serve the personal and professional development needs of the region. To meet the continuing education needs of area residents, BGSU Firelands offers non-credit courses, workshops, and seminars.

With its sharp focus on undergraduate education and teaching of the highest quality, BGSU Firelands shares the vision and values of Bowling Green State University with its strengthened commitment to becoming "the premier learning community in Ohio and one of the best in the nation." The college offers a rich array of general studies, technical/career studies, certificate programs, continuing education courses, employee training, and workforce development initiatives that have been crafted to meet the unique educational needs of the north central Ohio region.

BGSU Firelands is firmly committed to promoting racial, ethnic, gender, and age diversity on its campus, and seeks to employ a diversified faculty and staff.