Terra 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.
TERRA 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 2010Effective SpeakingCOMM 1020Introduction to Public Speaking
ENG 1020 or 1050Intro to College Composition or College Composition I

WRIT 1110

Seminar in Academic Writing *
ENG 1060College Composition IIWRIT 1120Seminar in Research Writing
 * student also receives ACEN 1000 for taking ENG 1020 at Terra
Quantitative LiteracyTake at least one course; Students should contact their academic advisors for specific information about fulfilling this requirement.
MTH 2010StatisticsMATH 1150Introduction to Statistics
MTH 2310Intermediate AlgebraMATH 1220College Algebra 
MTH 2411Applied CalculusBA 1600Business Mathematics and Computational Calculus
MTH 2351PrecalculusMATH 1280Precalculus Mathematics
MTH 2510Calculus & Analytic GeometryMATH 1310Calculus and Analytic Geometry
Humanities and the ArtsTake at least two courses.
ART 1050Art AppreciationART 1010Introdcution to Art
ART 1010Art History: Prehistoric to GothicARTH 1450Western Art I*
ART 1030Art History: Renaissance to 20th CARTH 1460Western Art II*
ENG 1850Introduction to LiteratureENG 2010Introduciton to Literatue
ENG 2640British Literature IENG 2640British Literature Survey to 1660
ENG 2650British Literature IIENG 2650British Literature Survey, 1660-Present
ENG 2670American Literature IENG 2740Survey of American Literature to 1865
ENG 2680American Literature IIENG 2750Survey of American Literature, 1865-Present
PHL 1010Introduction to EthicsPHIL 1020Introduction to Ethics
HUM 1050Introduction to FilmFILM 1610Introduction to Film
SOC 2150Introduction to Women's StudiesWS 2000Intro to Women's Studies: Perspectives on Gender, Class, and Ethnicity**
 * course fulfills International Perspectives Requirement
** course fulfills Cultural Diversity in the US Requirement
Social and Behavioral SciencesTake at least two courses.
ECO 2020MicroeconomicsECON 2020Principles of Microeconomics
ECO 2010MacroeconomicsECON 2030Principles of Macroeconomics
GEO 1110World Regional GeographyGEOG 1210World Geography: Eurasia and Africa*
HIS 1050American History IHIST 1250Early America**
HIS 1060American History IIHIST 1260Modern America
HIS 1010Western Civilization IHIST 1510World Civilizations*
HIS 1020Western Civilization IIHIST 1520Modern World*
PLS 1000American GovernmentPOLS 1100American Government: Processes and Structure
PSY 1210General PsychologyPSYC 1010General Psychology
SOC 2010Fundamentals of SociologySOC 1010Principles of Sociology
SOC 2120 or SWK 2120Cultural Awareness or Social DiversitySOC 2160Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality**
SOC 2500Cultural AnthropologySOC 2310Cultural Anthropology*
 * 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.
BIO 1070 & 1095Environmental Science I & Environmental Science LabBIOL 1010Environment of Life (Lab)
BIO 1080 & 1095Environmental Science II & Environmental Science LabBIOL 1010Environment of Life (Lab)
BIO 2020 & 2025Biology II & LabBIOL 2040Concepts in Biology I (Lab)
BIO 2010 & 2015Biology I & LabBIOL 2050Concepts in Biology II (Lab)
CHM 1010 & 1015Introduction to General Chemistry & LabCHEM 1090 & 1100Elementary Chemistry & Lab (Lab)
CHM 1610 & 1615General Chemistry I & LabCHEM 1230 & 1240General Chemistry I & Lab (Lab)
BIO 2100NutritionFN 2070Introduction to Human Nutrition
ECE 2130Nutrition, Health and SafetyFN 2070Introduction to Human Nutrition
GEO 1200Physical GeographyGEOG 1250Weather and Climate
PHY 1070 & 1075Survey of Physics & LabPHYS 1010Basic Physics (Lab)
PHY 1310 & 1315General Physics I & General Physics Lab IPHYS 2010College Physics I (Lab)
PHY 1320 & 1325General Physics II & General Physics Lab IIPHYS 2020College Physics II (Lab)
PHY 2330 & 2335Engineering Physics I & Engineering Physics Lab IPHYS 2110University Physics I (Lab)
PHY 2340 & 2345Engineering Physics II & Engineering Physics Lab IIPHYS 2120University Physics II (Lab)

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