Bowling Green State University
 


Academic programs that make a difference for you

At BGSU you’ll find an unbeatable combination: the personal attention, security and unified vision of a small college, with the faculty, resources and opportunities of a major university. No matter what your area of study, the BGSU learning community prepares students with the knowledge and experience to succeed as critical thinkers, skilled communicators and responsible leaders.

Teaching today’s teachers
School districts across the nation rely on BGSU graduates to teach their students. Each year BGSU graduates nearly 800 teachers–more than any other Ohio college or university. We lead the region in developing innovative community-based educational programs including:

> Early Childhood Education
> Elementary Education
> Intervention Specialist
> Secondary Education in language
  arts, mathematics, social
  studies, sciences
> Technology Education

We mean business
Our undergraduate business program is one of only two in the state with a Top 20 ranking, and our students are highly recruited by companies before and after graduation. Students studying entrepreneurship are gaining experience in launching new businesses. Other programs include:

> Accounting
> Finance
> International Business
> Management Information Systems
> Marketing

Arts are front and center
At BGSU, the arts are a Center of Excellence ranging from traditional fine arts to the progressive study of digital arts, and from music composition and performance to theater, film and dance. We are knownfor preparing talented musicians, actors and artists for professional careers in:


> Creative Writing
> Instrumental Performance
> Musical Theatre
> Two-Dimensional &
   Three-Dimensional Studies


Scientifically speaking
The sciences at BGSU represent one of the most rapidly developing fields. As career demands increase for graduates with a foundation in science, we are excited about the scholarship and job opportunities that are available for students interested in advancing their studies and research in such sciences as:

> Biology/Pre-Med
> Chemistry
> Environmental Science
> Neuroscience
> Psychology

High-tech education
Graduates with careers in technology are in high demand. More than 70% of our technology graduates are employed immediately following graduation. Through cooperative education placements students are integrating coursework with valued field-based experience. In 2007, more than 700 students earned $3.5 million in technology co-op programs such as:


> Architectural/Environmental Design
> Aviation Studies
> Construction Management
> Visual Communication Technology


Health and wellness
across a lifespan We are committed to helping meet the current high demand for health-care professionals who work to assure that all individuals maintain human dignity, health and safety. Seven of the 20 fastest-growing occupations are related to health care, including:

> Social Work
> Gerontology
> Criminal Justice
> Nursing
> Dietetics

BGSU gains national recognition

> Students and faculty featured by ABC’s “World News with Charles Gibson” during presidential coverage
> New National Center for Marriage Research received $4.35 million federal grant
> Snohetta, the acclaimed Norwegian architectural firm, designed the planned Wolfe Center for the Arts
> Undergraduate business program is recognized as one of the best by U.S.News and World Report
> Supply chain management is one of only two Ohio undergraduate business programs with a Top 20 ranking