Northwest State Community 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.
NORTHWEST STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGEBOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY
English Composition and Oral CommunicationAll students must complete the equivalent of WRIT 1120 and earn at least a "C".
ENG 113SpeechCOMM 1020Introduction to Public Speaking
ENG 111Composition IWRIT 1110Introduction to Academic Writing
ENG 112Composition IIWRIT 1120Academic Writing
Quantitative LiteracyTake at least one course; Students should contact their academic advisors for specific information about fulfilling this requirement.
STA 120Intro to StatisticsMATH 1150Introduction to Statistics
MTH 109College AlgebraMATH 1220College Algebra II
MTH 109 & MTH 112College Algebra & TrigonometryMATH 1280Precalculus Mathematics
MTH 213Calculus IMATH 1310Calculus and Analytic Geometry
Humanities and the ArtsTake at least two courses.
HUM 230Art AppreciationART 1010Introdcution to Art
ENG 223Interpretation of LiteratureENG 1500Response to Literature
ENG 260British Literature Through the 18th CenturyENG 2640British Literature to 1660
ENG 261British Literature 19th Century to PresentENG 2650British Literature 1660-1945
ENG 250American Literature Through the Mid 19th CenturyENG 2740American Literature Survey to 1865
ENG 251American Literature Since the Mid 19th CenturyENG 2750American Literature 1865-1945
PHI 201Intro to PhilosophyPHIL 1010Introduction to Philosophy
PHI 210EthicsPHIL 1020Introduction to Ethics
PHI 110Critical Thinking & LogicPHIL 1030Introduction to Logic
 * course fulfills International Perspectives Requirement
** course fulfills Cultural Diversity in the US Requirement
Social and Behavioral SciencesTake at least two courses.
ECO 212MicroeconomicsECON 2020Principles of Microeconomics
ECO 211MacroeconomicsECON 2030Principles of Macroeconomics
HIS 101US History Pre-1876HIST 1250Early America**
HIS 102US History Post-1876HIST 1260Modern America
HUM 209Humanities & Culture: Ancient & Medieval WorldsHIST 1510World Civilizations*
HIS 210 or HUM 210Humanities & Cultures: Renaissance to Present or The Modern WorldHIST 1520Modern World*
SSC 120American GovernmentPOLS 1100American Government: Processes and Structure
SSC 130Comparative GovernmentPOLS 1710Intro to Comparative Government*
PSY 110General PsychologyPSYC 1010General Psychology
SSC 101SociologySOC 1010Principles of Sociology
HST 240Social ProblemsSOC 2020Social Problems
SSC 210Cultural DiversitySOC 2160Minority Groups**
 * course fulfills International Perspectives Requirement
** course fulfills Cultural Diversity in the US Requirement
Natural SciencesTake two courses: selection must include at least 1 lab science.
PHY 140AstronomyASTR 2010Modern Astronomy
BIO 115EcologyBIOL 1010Environment of Life (Lab)
BIO 101Principles of BiologyBIOL 1040Introduction to Biology (Lab)
BIO 202General Biology IIBIOL 2040Concepts in Biology I (Lab)
BIO 201General Biology IBIOL 2050Concepts in Biology II (Lab)
CHM 101Principles of ChemistryCHEM 1090 and 1100Elementary Chemistry and Lab (Lab)
CHM 201General Chemistry ICHEM 1230 & 1240General Chemistry I & Lab (Lab)
BIO 131NutritionFN 2070Introduction to Human Nutrition
PHY 150GeologyGEOL 1040Earth Environments (Lab)
PHY 251Physics: Mechanics & HeatPHYS 2010College Physics I (Lab)
PHY 252Physics: Electricity & MagnetismPHYS 2020College Physics II (Lab)

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