Owens 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.
OWENS COMMUNITY COLLEGEBOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY
English Composition and Oral CommunicationAll students must complete the equivalent of WRIT 1120 and earn at
least a "C".
SPE 100 or 101Intro to Human Communication or Public SpeakingCOMM 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.
MTH 213Introductory StatisticsMATH 1150Introduction to Statistics
MTH 133Quantitative ReasoningMATH 1190Real World Math Skills
MTH 170College AlgebraMATH 1220College Algebra II
MTH 178Business CalculusBA 1600Business Analytics
MTH 175PrecalculusMATH 1280Precalculus Mathematics
MTH 180Calculus IMATH 1310Calculus and Analytic Geometry
MTH 215Business StatisticsBA 2110 & 2120Elementary or Business Analytics III: Descriptive Analytics and Predictive Analytics Statistical Methods II
Humanities and the ArtsTake at least two courses.
ART 101Art AppreciationART 1010Introduction to Art
ART 105History of Western ArtARTH 1450Western Art I*
ART 201History of Art I: Ancient to MedievalARTH 1450Western Art I*
ART 202History of Art II: Renaissance to ContemporaryARTH 1460Western Art II*
ENG 200Intro to LiteratureENG 1500Response to Literature
ENG 266American Literature IENG 2740American Literature Survey to 1865
ENG 267American Literature IIENG 2750American Literature 1865-1945
MUS 101Music AppreciationMUCT 1010Exploring Music
MUS 105Music of World CulturesMUCT 1250Exploring Music of World Cultures*
PHL 101Intro to PhilosophyPHIL 1010Introduction to Philosophy
PHL 102Principles of EthicsPHIL 1020Introduction to Ethics
PHL 250Medical EthicsPHIL 2420Medical Ethics
PPC 200Intro to Pop CulturePOPC 1650Popular Culture and the Media
SPA 211Intermediate Spanish ISPAN 2010Intermediate Spanish I*
SPA 212Intermediate Spanish IISPAN 2020Intermediate Spanish II*
THE 261Intro to FilmFILM 1610Introduction to Film
 * course fulfills International Perspectives Requirement
** course fulfills Cultural Diversity in the US Requirement
Social and Behavioral SciencesTake at least two courses.
ECO 111Principles of EconomicsECON 2000Introduction to Economics
ECO 201MicroeconomicsECON 2020Principles of Microeconomics
ECO 202MacroeconomicsECON 2030Principles of Macroeconomics
GPH 206World Regional GeographyGEOG 1210World Geography: Eurasia & Africa*
GPH 108Geography of the US and CanadaGEOG 1220World Geography: Americas and the Pacific*
GPH 106Human GeographyGEOG 2300Cultural Geography
PSY 230Intro to GerontologyGERO 1010Aging, the Individual and Society
HIS 201American History I (Begin to 1877)HIST 1250Early America**
HIS 202American History II (1877 to Present)HIST 1260Modern America
HIS 151World Civilization IHIST 1510World Civilizations*
HIS 152World Civilization IIHIST 1520Modern World*
HON 101Critical ThinkingWRIT 1110Introduction to Academic Writing
WST 100Intro to International StudiesINST 2000Introduction to International Studies*
GOV 111American GovernmentPOLS 1100American Government: Processes and Structure
GOV 100Intro to Comparative PoliticsPOLS 1710Intro to Comparative Government*
GOV 207Contemporary Global IssuesPOLS 1720Intro to International Relations*
PSY 101General PsychologyPSYC 1010General Psychology
SOC 101SociologySOC 1010Principles of Sociology
SOC 201Social ProblemsSOC 2020Social Problems
SOC 220Multicultural Diversity in the United StatesSOC 2160Minority Groups**
ANT 200Cultural AnthropologySOC 2310Cultural Anthropology*
 * 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 option.
AST 101AstronomyASTR 2010Modern Astronomy
ENV 101 & 102Intro to Environmental Science & Intro to Environmental Science LabBIOL 1010Environment of Life (Lab)
BIO 101Life An Intro to BiologyBIOL 1040Introduction to Biology (Lab)
BIO 202General Biology IIBIOL 2040Concepts in Biology I (Lab)
BIO 201General Biology IBIOL 2050Concepts in Biology II (Lab)
CHM 105 or 111 or 115Chemistry for Biological Science or Basic Chemistry or Inorganic and Organic ChemistryCHEM 1090 & 1100Elementary Chemistry & Lab (Lab)
CHM 121General Chemistry ICHEM 1230 & 1240General Chemistry I & Lab (Lab)
FNH 121Basic NutritionFN 2070Introduction to Human Nutrition
CLW 105Climate & WeatherGEOG 1250Weather and Climate
GPH 110Physical GeographyGEOG 1250Weather and Climate
GEO 111Physical GeologyGEOL 1040Earth Environments (Lab)
PHY 111 or 115Tech Physics I Mechanics or Physical Science for TechnologyPHYS 1010Basic Physics (Lab)
PHY 201General Physics IPHYS 2010College Physics I (Lab)
PHY 202General Physics IIPHYS 2020College Physics II (Lab)
PHY 221Calculus Based Physics IPHYS 2110University Physics I (Lab)
PHY 222Calculus Based Physics IIPHYS 2120University Physics II (Lab)

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