Marion Technical College Equivalency Guide

Bowling Green State University Transfer Equivalency Guide

BG Perspective Equivalencies (General Education)

All students must meet BGSU’s university, general education, college, and program specific degree requirements effective at the time the student enters the program. All candidates for a baccalaureate degree at BGSU must take at least 36 credit hours from the BG Perspective curriculum, distributed as follows:

  • At least one course in the English Composition and Oral Communication domain
  • At least one course in Quantitative Literacy
  • At least two courses in each of the following three domains: Humanities and the Arts, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Natural Sciences
  • At least one International Perspective* course and one Cultural Diversity in the United States** course
  • Additional courses from any of the five domains listed above to reach a minimum of 36 credit hours.
MARION TECHNICAL COLLEGEBOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY
English Composition and Oral CommunicationAll students must complete the equivalent of WRIT 1120 and earn at least a "C".
ENG 1000English Composition IWRIT 1110Intro to Academic Writing
ENG 1100English Composition IIWRIT 1120Academic Writing
Quantitative LiteracyTake at least one course; Students should contact their academic advisors for specific information about fulfilling this requirement.
MTH 1240StatisticsMATH 1150Introduction to Statistics
MTH 1245College AlgebraMATH 1220College Algebra II
MTH 1250Pre-CalculusMATH 1290Precalculus Math
MTH 1245 and 1250College Algebra and Pre-CalculusMATH 1280Precalculus Math
MTH 2000Calculus IMATH 1310Calculus and Analytic Geometry
Humanities and the ArtsTake at least two courses.
ENG 2000Early American LiteratureENG 2740American Literature Survey to 1865
ENG 2100Modern American LiteratureENG 2750American Literature 1865-1945
BUS 2100 or PHI 1300ZEthics or Intro to EthicsPHIL 1020Intro to Ethics
 * course fulfills International Perspectives Requirement
** course fulfills Cultural Diversity in the US Requirement
Social and Behavioral SciencesTake at least two courses.
ECN 2000MacroeconomicsECON 2020Principles of Microeconomics
ECN 2100MacroeconomicsECON 2030Principles of Macroeconomics
HST 1500Early American HistoryHIST 1250Early America **
HST 1600Modern American HistoryHIST 1260Modern America
HST 1700Western Civilization IHIST 1510World Civilizations *
HST 1800Western Civilization IIHIST 1520Modern World *
PSY 1100General PsychologyPSYC 1010General Psychology
SOC 1200SociologySOC 1010Principles of Sociology
SOC 2200Intro to Human CommunicationSOC 2020Social Problems
 * course fulfills International Perspectives Requirement
** course fulfills Cultural Diversity in the US Requirement
Natural SciencesTake at least two courses: selection must include at least 1 lab science.
CHM 1210Chemistry ICHEM 1230 & CHEM 1240General Chemistry I
NTR 1100NutritionFN 2070Intro to Human Nutrition
PHY 1200 & PHY 1210Physics I & Physics I LabPHYS 2010College Physics I (Lab)
PHY 1250 & PHY 1260Physics II & Physics II LabPHYS 2020College Physics II (Lab)

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