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BOWLING
GREEN STATE
UNIVERSITY
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College
of Arts and Sciences
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Bachelor of Science 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 minor
area of specialization as outlined. Every student, however,
must 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."
A
bachelor of science degree is only available in biology,
chemistry, computer science, environmental science,
geology, mathematics, microbiology, neuroscience, physics,
psychology, scientific and technical communication or
statistics. The student also completes a minor area
of specialization as outlined below.
Group
I—English
composition
Students are required to complete ENG
112 or demonstrate by examination that they have
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
Each student is required to demonstrate 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 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 same language area or
fewer by advanced placement.
Note:
Foreign language courses numbered 201, 202, 212 apply
to Group II not Group V.
German,
Russian, 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, 260, 315, 316,
331, 360, 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, 313, and/or 312, 415.
Romance
languages (French, Italian, Latin, Spanish)
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:
biology, chemistry, computer science, geology, mathematics
and statistics, physics
A student is required to complete a minimum of 45
hours of credit including:
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A
major in biology, chemistry, computer science, environmental
science, geology, mathematics, microbiology, neuroscience,
physics, psychology or statistics;
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A
minimum proficiency in mathematics equivalent to
MATH
131*;
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Certain
science courses numbered 100 do not apply toward a
student's degree requirements if credit has been granted
for the introductory course in the same science. See
individual departmental listings in the course descriptions
for specific instructions.
*See
MATH course descriptions for placement in MATH
128/130/131/134 & 135 or the Department of Mathematics
and Statistics for placement test.
Group
IV—Social sciences: economics, ethnic studies,
environmental studies, geography, history, political
science, psychology, sociology
Each student is required to complete two courses in
one or more of these areas in addition to the BG Perspective
program. A list of courses approved for social science
Group IV requirement is printed in the College
of Arts and Sciences Handbook.
Group
V—Arts and humanities
Each student is required to complete one course in
literature (American, English or foreign), one course
in the fine arts (art, art history, music, theatre
or film) and two additional courses from the arts
and humanities list of courses in addition to foreign
language courses numbered 201, 202, 212 which apply
to Group II, not Group V. Two of these four courses
must also be from the BG Perspective list of courses.
A list of courses approved for the BG Perspective
program and arts and humanities Group V requirement
is printed in the College
of Arts and Sciences Handbook.
Bachelor
of Science: Majors and minors
By the beginning of the second year, most students select
a major and minor area of study. The number of hours
required for a major or minor varies with departmental
requirements but is at least 32 hours in the major and
20 hours in the minor except as indicated below. Major
courses may not be taken "S/U." In arranging
courses in the minor field, a student should consult
the department concerned.
These
outlines represent the usual sequence, 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, the student 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 Academic Appeals Board of
the College for an Individualized Planned Program 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 (B.S.)
requirements remain the same.
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Last modified 4/1/2006
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