Lorain County Community College Equivalency Guide

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** course
Additional courses from any of the five domains listed above to reach a minimum of 36 credit hours

LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
English Composition and Oral Communication

BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY
All students must complete the equivalent of WRIT 1120 and earn at least a "C".

CMMC 151	Oral Communications	COMM 1020	Introduction to Public Speaking
ENGL 161	College Composition I	WRIT 1110	Introduction to Academic Writing
ENGL 162	College Composition II	WRIT 1120	Academic Writing
ENGL 163	College Composition II with Special Topics	WRIT 1120	Academic Writing
ENGL 164	College Composition II with Technical Topics	WRIT 1120	Academic Writing

Quantitative Literacy

Take at least one course; Students should contact their academic advisors for specific information about fulfilling this requirement.

MTHM 158	Quantative Reasoning	MATH 1xxx	Quantitative Reasoning
MTHM 168	Statistics	MATH 1150	Introduction to Statistics
MTHM 171	College Algebra	MATH 1220	College Algebra II
MTHM 178	Business Calculus	MATH 1260	Basic Calculus
MTHM 171 & 172	College Algebra and Precalculus	MATH 1280	Precalculus Mathematics
MTHM 175	College Algebra and Precalculus	MATH 1280	Precalculus Mathematics
MTHM 181	Calculus I	MATH 1310	Calculus and Analytic Geometry

Humanities and the Arts

Take at least two courses.

ARTS 243	Art History I	ARTH 1450	Western Art I*
ARTS 244	Art History II	ARTH 1460	Western Art II*
HUMS 271	Intro to Mythology	CLCV 3800	Classical Mythology
ENGL 266	African American Literature	ENG 2110	African American Literature**
HUMS 261	Intro to Great Books: Anc. World to Renaissance	ENG 2610	World Literature from Ancient Times to 1700*
HUMS 262	Intro to Great Books: Early Mod-20th Century	ENG 2620	World Literature from 1700 to Present*
ENGL 261	Masterpieces/British Lit. I	ENG 2640	British Literature to 1660
ENGL 262	Masterpieces/British Lit. II	ENG 2650	British Literature 1660-1945
ENGL 251	American Literature I	ENG 2740	American Literature Survey to 1865
ENGL 252	American Literature II	ENG 2750	American Literature 1865-1945
FRNH 251	Intermediate French I	FREN 2010	Intermediate French I*
FRNH 252	Intermediate French II	FREN 2020	Intermediate French II*
MUSC 262	Music as a World Phenomenon	MUCT 1250	Exploring Music of World Cultures*
PHLY 151	Intro to Philosophy	PHIL 1010	Introduction to Philosophy
PHLY 161	Intro to Ethics	PHIL 1020	Introduction to Ethics
PHLY 165	Bioethics	PHIL 1020	Introduction to Ethics
PHLY 171	Intro to Logic	PHIL 1xxx	Introduction to Logic
SPNH 251	Intermediate Spanish I	SPAN 2010	Intermediate Spanish I*
SPNH 252	Intermediate Spanish II	SPAN 2020	Intermediate Spanish II*
THTR 151	Introduction to Theater	THFM 1410	The Theatre Experience
HUMS 281	Intro to American Cinema	THFM 1610	Introduction to Film
CMMC 163	Interpretation	THFM 2020	Performance in Life and on Stage
URBS 210 or WMST 210	Intro to Women's Studies or Intro to Women's Studies	WS 2000	Intro to Women's Studies: Perspectives on Gender, Class, and Ethnicity**

* course fulfills International Perspectives Requirement
** course fulfills Cultural Diversity Requirement

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Take at least two courses.

ECNM 152	Microeconomics	ECON 2020	Principles of Microeconomics
ECNM 151	Macroeconomics	ECON 2030	Principles of Macroeconomics
GPHY 151	Human Geography	GEOG 2300	Cultural Geography
HMSR 121	Intro to Gerontology	GERO 1010	Aging, the Individual and Society
HSTR 151	Civilization I	HIST 1510	World Civilizations*
HSTR 152	Civilization II	HIST 1520	Modern World*
HSTR 161	United States I	HIST 2050	Early America**
HSTR 162	United States II	HIST 2060	Modern America
INTL 151	Principles of International Studies	INST 2000	Introduction to International Studies*
PLSC 156	American National Government	POLS 1100	American Government: Processes and Structure
PLSC 151	Comparative Politics	POLS 1710	Intro to Comparative Government*
PLSC 157	Contemporary World Problems	POLS 1720	Intro to International Relations*
PSYH 151	Intro to Psychology	PSYC 1010	General Psychology
SOCY 151	Intro to Sociology	SOC 1010	Principles of Sociology
SOCY 256	Social Problems	SOC 2020	Social Problems
SOCY 276	Race & Ethnicity	SOC 2160	Minority Groups**
SOCY 161	Intro to Cultural Anthropology	SOC 2310	Cultural Anthropology*

* course fulfills International Perspectives Requirement
** course fulfills Cultural Diversity Requirement

Natural Sciences

Take two courses: selection must include at least 1 lab science

ASTY 151	Stars, Galaxies/Cosmology	ASTR 2010	The Solar System
ASTY 152	Solar System Astronomy	ASTR 2120	The Solar System
BIOG 151	General Biology	BIOL 1040	Introduction to Biology (Lab)
BIOG 159	Aquatic Life	BIOL 1080	Life in the Sea
BIOG 162	Principles of Biology II	BIOL 2040	Concepts in Biology I (Lab)
BIOG 161	Principles of Biology I	BIOL 2050	Concepts in Biology II (Lab)
CHMY 155	Chemistry and Society	CHEM 1000	Introduction to Chemistry
CHMY 161	General Organic/Biochemistry I	CHEM 1090 & 1100	Elementary Chemistry (Lab)
CHMY 171	General Chemistry	CHEM 1230 & 1240	General Chemistry I & Lab (Lab)
BIOG 268	Clinical Nutrition	FN 2070	Introduction to Human Nutrition
PSSC 160	Intro to Climate Studies	GEOG 1250	Weather and Climate
PSSC 161	Earth Science	GEOL 1000	Intro to Geology
PSSC 156	Physical Geology	GEOL 1040	Earth Environments (Lab)
PSSC 157	Historical Geology	GEOL 1050	Life Through Time (Lab)
PHYC 115 or PSSC 153	Physics for the Allied Health Science or Physical Science	PHYS 1010	Basic Physics (Lab)
PHYC 150	General Physics I	PHYS 2010	College Physics I (Lab)
PHYC 152	General Physics II	PHYS 2020	College Physics II (Lab)
PHYC 251	College Physics I	PHYS 2110	University Physics I (Lab)
PHYC 252	College Physics II	PHYS 2120	University Physics II (Lab)

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