Program Major

Both Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Science (BS) degrees are offered by the Scientific & Technical Communication Programs at BGSU. Receiving either degree involves completing the general education courses required of all BGSU students, as well as specific College of Arts and Sciences courses in math and natural sciences, foreign languages, social sciences, and arts and humanities.

The following is a typical course of study for the S&TC programs undergraduate majors.

Major Requirements

 

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science

(60-66 hours)

Communication Core

(21-27 hours)

ENG 388 Introduction to Technical Writing

ENG 389 Professional Editing

ENG 486 Writing Process for Online Documentation

ENG 487 Rhetoric & Writing for Science

ENG 488 Advanced Technical Writing

ENG 489 Internships in Technical Communication (3-9 hours)

A&S 250 Great Ideas

 

Computer Science/Technology

(9hours)

1 each from 3 of the following:

1

CS100

MIS 200

 

 

 

2

CS101

CS280

MIS 360

TCOM 264

 

3

CS205

CS360

TECH 102

CONS 235

ENGT 100

4

SOC369

PSYC 270

STAT 200

MATH 115

MATH 247

 

Design and Graphics

(6 hours)

Any 2 from the following:

DESN/ENGT

DESN 104

ENGT 204

ART

102

 

ARTD

201

 

VCT

103

208

 

Project Management

(6 hours)

Any 2 from the following:

PSYC

352

452

454

455

MGMT

300

305

361

 

IPC

203

207

303

304

SOC

301

 

 

 

TE

428

 

 

 

 

Cognate Area

(18 hours)

Please consult Undergraduate Programs Advisor.


Degree Requirements
Majors in Scientific & Technical Communication will complete different degree requirements for the BA or BS options.
The following table shows the BA and BS degree requirements:

 

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Science

English Composition
(6 hours)

ENG 110/111

ENG 110/111

ENG 112

ENG 112

Foreign Language

101

102

201

202/212

 

101

102

201

202/212

 

Science & Math

Natural Sciences: 3 courses, 2 must be lab courses

Mathematics: (choose 1)
  • 3.5 years in high school
  • 3yrs high school & CS100 or CS101
  • 1 of MATH115, 126, 128, 129, 130
  • MATH111 or 120 & CS100, 101 or PHIL103

 

45hours in 2 or more areas including lab science sequence

MATH131 or MATH134 & 135

 

Social Sciences

6 courses

3 different departments

3 courses must be from 1 department

 

Any 4 courses

Arts & Humanities

Literature

Fine Arts

3 additional courses from at least 2 departments

 

Any 4 courses from:
  • Literature
  • Fine Arts

 

 

English Department

Dr. Stephannie Gearhart, Chair

419-372-7540
Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH 43403

Updated: 11/24/2025 02:49PM