Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 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
This catalog is a guide to the
programs, policies, and courses that are part of undergraduate life at Bowling
Green state university, a complex learning community. Students need to be aware
of opportunities and requirements at several levels to guarantee that they take
advantage of all that Bowling Green has to offer and can make steady progress
toward academic goals.
The university comprises seven
undergraduate colleges, which are subdivided into schools, departments, and
programs. Faculty create and offer the courses that students take to fulfill
academic requirements for undergraduate degrees. The colleges are responsible
for the integrity of degree programs based on the academic fields. All degrees
are conferred officially by the university. Students satisfy requirements at
the university, college, and major/specialization levels. Students may also be
involved with academic programs that are supervised by the office of the
provost and vice president for academic affairs. In addition, students have
periodic contact with the bursar's office, admissions office, office of student
financial aid, and office of registration and records.
(1)
The information
in this catalog was last updated October 17, 2014. All information in this
catalog is subject to change. Except as specifically stated herein, Bowling
Green state university makes no representation or contract that following a
particular course or curriculum will result in specific achievement, employment
or qualification for employment, admission to degree programs, or licensing for
particular professions or occupations.
(2)
Students are
responsible for knowing all requirements and policies in this catalog,
particularly the expressed academic policies.
(3)
Each of the
colleges provides an overview of its degree programs in this catalog. Consult
the indexes listed in catalog area "colleges and programs" to find which
college offers programs in a particular area of interest. Colleges,
departments, and programs provide more detailed information in separate
publications, available on request. Students are advised to become familiar
with BGSU publications in their area of interest as well as appropriate parts
of this catalog. Students should closely study the check sheet that summarizes
all requirements and options for their chosen major.
(4)
The university
reserves the right to change its course offerings, academic policies, and
requirements for the baccalaureate and associate degrees. To protect students
from unnecessary penalty where changes in degree requirements occur, the
following policies in regard to the undergraduate catalog are in effect:
(a)
Regardless of
their term of matriculation, students are typically governed by the policies in
the most current catalog. Students are governed by the degree requirements in
the catalog of their matriculation.
(b)
Students may
elect to complete a degree program under the most recent catalog. If this
choice is made, then the student must complete all degree requirements
specified in the selected catalog.
(c)
Students who
transfer from one BGSU college to another follow the catalog of the time of
their transfer.
(d)
Students who transfer from another institution follow
the catalog of the time of their initial registration for courses at
BGSU.
(e)
Students who initiate but do not complete a program and
return to the university follow the degree requirements specified by the dean
of the college in which they are enrolled at the time of their
return.
(f)
Questions concerning catalog policy should be directed
to the appropriate college advisement office or to the office of the provost
and vice president for academic affairs.
(5)
Courses are
identified by a two-, three-, or four-letter abbreviation and a number. Course
descriptions are listed online in alphabetical order by course prefix. Current
information about course offerings can be found on the BGSU web at the
following location:
http://csspublic.bgsu.edu/psc/cs9prd/employee/hrms/c/communityaccess.sss
brows(6)
The semester schedule of classes should be used in
conjunction with this catalog to determine course availability, because not
every course is offered every semester. Class offerings for specific terms can
be found on the BGSU web at the following location:
https://webapp.bgsu.edu/ClassSearch/search.htm.
Date: January 2015
