General Education credit for
transfer students
If
a course taken at another institution is an approved general education
course at that institution, then we should, in most cases, award
general education credit for it when the student transfers here.
The specific guidelines for transfer of general education courses
are consistent with the principle that BGSU courses not approved
for the general education program at BGSU will not receive general
education credit at BGSU.
- If
a course transfers in as equivalent to a general education course
at BGSU, the course fulfills a general education requirement as
an automatic consequence of the transfer.
- If
a course does not have a BGSU equivalent, it will transfer in
as 1XX or 3XX. In that case, if the student can provide documentation
that the course is an approved general education course at the
originating institution, the college will have the authority to
grant general education credit at BGSU, with the following exceptions:
a.
If a course fulfills a requirement at the originating institution
that does not exist at BGSU, then general education credit
cannot be given for that course. For instance, at the current
time there is not a general education requirement for mathematics
at BGSU. Consequently, we cannot award general education credit
for a math course, even though it may fulfill a general education
requirement at the originating institution.
b. It may occasionally occur that a general education course
elsewhere transfers in as a BGSU-equivalent course, but one
that is not approved for general education credit at BGSU.
For instance, it may be the case that a film course fulfills
the arts and humanities requirement at another school. If
the course transfers in as THEA 262 (History of Film) general
education credit will not automatically be granted. In order
to be consistent with our treatment of "native"
students, who do not receive general education credit for
such a course, general education credit will not be granted
for transfer courses of this type.
- Transfer
equivalency of English composition courses will be determined
by the General
Studies Writing program.
- If
a course without a BGSU equivalency is not approved as a general
education course at the originating institution, the course will
not receive general education credit at BGSU.
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