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BOWLING
GREEN STATE
UNIVERSITY
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Bachelor of Arts Degree
Each
student must complete the degree requirements listed
below, preferably in the freshman and sophomore years,
and must satisfy the requirements for a major and a
minor area of specialization. We recommend that every
student take English in the first year. If known, the
major or minor should be started in the first year,
but selection of the major may be deferred as late as
the middle of the sophomore year. Certain majors and
programs require course sequences. These sequences should
be started in the freshman year. Major courses may not
be taken “S/U.”
Degree
requirements
Group
I—English composition
Completion of ENG 112 or demonstration by examination
of proficiency in written expression equivalent to
that attained by the student who completes that course.
(A penalty is imposed if ENG 112 is not completed
within the first 60 hours).
Group
II—Foreign languages
Demonstration of proficiency in a language and language
area by one of the options listed below:
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Graduating
from a high school where all instruction was conducted
in a language other than English;
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Passing
a proficiency examination in the language on the
202 course level;
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Having
completed four years of one language in high school
(student must have completed the fourth full year,
for example, Spanish IV, and received credit for
these courses);
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Having
completed one of the departmental options listed
below (14 hours minimum in the same language area
or fewer by advanced placement and high school
experience).
Note:
Foreign language courses numbered 201, 202, 212 apply
to Group II not Group V.
German,
Russian and East Asian Languages (Chinese, Japanese)
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Completion
of GERM 101 and 102 plus a minimum of six additional
hours from: GERM 117, 118, 201, 202, 217, 218,
231, 331 and/or GERM 260, 315, 316, 360, and 415;
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Completion
of CHIN 101, 102, 201, 202;
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Completion
of JAPN 101, 102, 201, 202;
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Completion
of RUSN 101 and 102 plus a minimum of six additional
hours from: RUSN 201, 202, 215, 216, 312, 313,
and/or 415 .
Romance
languages (French, Greek, Italian, Latin, Spanish)
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Option
II: (one of the following)
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GRK
101, 102 and two of GRK 201; CLCV 241, 242,
245;
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LAT
101, 102, and two of LAT 201; CLCV 241,
242, 245;
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A
student may transfer at any point from Option I to
Option II but not vice versa. Course 202 is required
for admission to 300-level courses. Credit toward
a degree is not granted for foreign language courses
which duplicate more than two units of high school
study.
Group
III—Mathematics, computation and natural sciences
Completion of both A and B listed below:
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Completion
of one of the following:
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Three
and one-half years of high school mathematics
or equivalent proficiency as demonstrated
on a placement test;
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MATH
115, 126, 128, 129 or 130**;
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MATH
112 or 122** and one of the following: PHIL
103; CS 100 or 101;
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Three
years of high school mathematics and CS 100
or 101. High school mathematics means college
preparatory mathematics, which normally includes
algebra I and II, geometry and in the case
of three and one-half years, trigonometry.
Remedial, technical and business mathematics
are not applicable.
*Or
a B.S. laboratory sequence in one of the sciences
meets this requirement. A list of approved courses
is printed in the College
of Arts and Sciences Handbook.
**See Department of Mathematics and Statistics for
placement test.
Group
IV: Social sciences—Canadian studies, economics,
environmental studies, ethnic studies, geography,
history, political science, psychology, sociology
Completion of four courses in addition to the two
required for the BG Perspective program. Courses
are selected from at least three areas with at least
three courses in one area (excluding GEOG 125, 213,
404). A student majoring in one of the social sciences
may include two major courses in this group. A full
list of approved courses is printed in the College
of Arts and Sciences Handbook. Note that
some ethnic studies courses are in Group IV and
some are in Group V.
Group
V—Arts and humanities
Completion
of at least three courses in addition to the two
required in the BG Perspective program, for a total
of five courses. Foreign language courses numbered
201, 202, 212 apply to Group II, not Group V. The
five courses must include: one course in literature
(American, English or foreign), one course in the
fine arts (art, art history, music, theatre or film)
and three additional courses from at least two of
the following areas: ART 101, art history; American,
English or foreign literature; American culture
studies; ethnic studies; music composition and history;
philosophy, popular culture; theatre, and women’s
studies.
A
full list of courses approved for Group V requirements
is printed in the College
of Arts and Sciences Handbook. A student
majoring in the arts or humanities may count one
major course in this group.
Bachelor
of Arts: Majors and minors By the beginning
of the second year most students select a major and
minor. The number of hours required for a major or
minor varies with departmental requirements but at
least 32 hours are required in the major and 20 hours
in the minor except as indicated below. In arranging
courses in the minor field, a student should consult
the department concerned. Outlines listed for each
major represent the usual course choices but may be
modified upon departmental approval to meet individual
needs.
If
educational objectives cannot be met by one of the
departmental majors or minors, students may create
an Individualized Planned Program in consultation
with a faculty adviser or advisers. A student who
has earned at least 30 hours of credit and who needs
at least 30 hours to complete the program may petition
the Associate Dean for Student Affairs by presenting
a statement of rationale as well as a detailed list
of courses to be taken. Once approved, the student
is obligated to complete the program as planned unless
changes are approved by the Office of the Dean. The
degree requirements (B.A., B.S., etc.) remain the
same.
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Bowling Green, OH 43403
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Last modified 4/1/2005
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