Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3341 - Bowling Green State University › Chapter 3341-3 - Graduate and Under-Graduate Policies › Section 3341-3-33 - Baccalaureate degree programs- undergraduate

Current through all
			 regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Policy statement and purpose
This university policy is part of the undergraduate catalog.
				The undergraduate catalog provides university academic policies and information
				about program requirements. The undergraduate catalog is updated each semester
				and can be found at
http://www.bgsu.edu/catalog/academic-policies.html
.
				Colleges and departments may have additional or more specific requirements or
				policies that relate to an individual program. Students are advised to become
				familiar with the undergraduate catalog as well as specific requirements and
				policies related to their degree program.
(B) Policy
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A baccalaureate degree program enables students to achieve the
				intellectual, ethical, and cultural maturity that will allow them to become
				responsible participants in our society. Each student's path toward this goal
				is unique, reflecting both the student's interests and talents and the range of
				opportunities for study. Students make choices among selected sets of courses
				while satisfying the requirements of a particular degree program, and they are
				encouraged to take other courses (free electives) to explore individual
				academic interests.
Students progress toward a baccalaureate degree by completing
				courses that satisfy a combination of university, college, and
				major/specialization requirements. Some courses may satisfy more than one
				requirement, so students should work closely with their advisors to determine
				which allowable combination will meet their own needs. Other courses may meet a
				student's particular educational needs yet may not be used to meet degree
				requirements. These include all developmental courses (below the 1000 level),
				some courses retaken for credit (see retaking a course) and any courses
				identified specifically as non-applicable to a degree. Each student is
				ultimately responsible for knowing which requirements apply.
(1) University requirements
Students in all baccalaureate degree programs must:
(a) Earn a minimum of one hundred
			 twenty semester hours of credit. At
			 least thirty credit hours must be BGSU courses. There are no exceptions to
			 either the "one hundred twenty total
			 hour" rule or to the "thirty hours BGSU courses" rule. In addition, to ensure
			 that the program of study is complete, coherent, and satisfies BGSU standards,
			 specific courses that are integral to the degree, as identified in the check
			 sheet for the major, must be taken at BGSU (e.g., capstone courses or similar
			 culminating experience).
(b) Earn
			 an accumulative grade point average of at least two point zero ("C" average)
			 for all coursework attempted.
(c)
			 Complete the BG perspective requirements, including completion of the
			 first-year English composition sequence, preferably in the first year.
(d) Complete at least forty hours of credit
			 in courses numbered 3000 and above.
(e) Satisfy all requirements for a degree
			 listed in one of the college sections of this catalog (see "College
			 requirements" in this policy).
(f)
			 File an application for graduation.
(i) For graduation in December,
			 an application must be filed by the end of the second week of the fall
			 semester.
(ii) For graduation in
			 May, the deadline for filing an application is the end of the second week of
			 the spring semester.
(iii) For
			 graduation in August, the filing deadline is the end of the first week of the
			 summer semester.
A student who does not fulfill all requirements toward a degree
				within four weeks after commencement must reapply for graduation at the next
				commencement.