James A. Rhodes State 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.
JAMES A. RHODES STATE COLLEGEBOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY
English Composition and Oral CommunicationAll students must complete the equivalent of WRIT 1120 and earn at least a "C".
COM 2110Public SpeakingCOMM 1020Introduction to Public Speaking
COM 1110English CompositionWRIT 1110Seminar in Academic Writing
COM 1140 or COM 1160Technical Writing or Business CommunicationsWRIT 1120Seminar in Research Writing
COM 1200 or COM 2400Writing in the Sciences or Composition and LiteratureWRIT 1120Seminar in Research Writing
Quantitative LiteracyTake at least one course; Students should contact their academic advisors for specific information about fulfilling this requirement.
MTH 1260StatisticsMATH 1150Introduction to Statistics
MTH 1370College AlgebraMATH 1220College Algebra
MTH 1611Business CalculusBA 1600Business Mathematics and Computational Calculus
MTH 1370 and MATH 1430College Algebra and TrigonometryMATH 1280Precalculus Mathematics
MTH 1711Calculus IMATH 1310Calculus and Analytic Geometry
Humanities and the ArtsTake at least two courses.
LIT 2210Intro to LiteratureENG 1500Literature and Culture
LIT 2215Native American LiteratureENG 2120Native American and Indigenous Literatures**
LIT 2301Literature & the HolocaustENG 2640British Literature Survey to 1660
SOC 1200Death and DyingPHIL 2190Philosophy of Death and Dying*
SPN 2010Intermediate Spanish ISPAN 2010Intermediate Spanish I*
SPN 2020Intermediate Spanish IISPAN 2020Intermediate Spanish II*
LIT 1450Intro 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.
ECN 1430MicroeconomicsECON 2020Principles of Microeconomics
ECN 1410MacroeconomicsECON 2030Principles of Macroeconomics
BHS 2110Growth & Development: LifespanHDFS 1930Lifespan Human Development
HST 1610American Civilization to 1877HIST 1250Early America**
HST 1620American Civilization From 1877HIST 1260Modern America
HST 1011Western Civilization IHIST 1510World Civilizations*
HST 1012Western Civilization IIHIST 1520Modern World*
POL 1010Intro to Political SciencePOLS 1100American Government: Processes and Structure
PSY 1010General PsychologyPSYC 1010General Psychology
SOC 1010SociologySOC 1010Principles of Sociology
SOC 2300Social ProblemsSOC 2020Social Problems
SOC 1320American Cultural DiversitySOC 2160Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality**
ANT 2411Cultural AnthropologySOC 2310Cultural Anthropology*
 * course fulfills International Perspectives Requirement
** course fulfills Cultural Diversity in the US Requirement
Natural SciencesTake at least two courses: one selection must include a lab science.
BIO 1220Biology IIBIOL 2040Concepts in Biology I (Lab)
BIO 1210Biology IBIOL 2050Concepts in Biology II (Lab)
CHM 1110Introductory General ChemistryCHEM 1090 & 1100Elementary Chemistry & Lab (lab)
CHM 1010General Chemistry I CHEM 1230 & CHEM 1240General Chemistry I & Lab
DTN 1000Basic NutritionFN 2070Introduction to Human Nutrition
GLG 1000Physical GeologyGEOL 1040Earth Environments (Lab)
GLG 1004Historical GeologyGEOL 1050Life Through Time (Lab)
PHY 1120Physics IPHYS 2010College Physics I (Lab)
PHY 1130Physics IIPHYS 2020College Physics II (Lab)

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