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Bowling
Green State University |
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Main
Campus: Bowling Green, Ohio |
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| Established: |
1910 |
| Type: |
Public
University |
| President: |
Dr.
Carol A. Cartwright |
| Endowment: |
$70.2
million |
| Faculty: |
918 |
| Students: |
22,882 |
| Undergraduates: |
19,855 |
| Postgraduates: |
3,027 |
| Location: |
Bowling
Green, Ohio U.S.A. |
| Campus
Type: |
Urban |
| Colors: |
Orange
& Brown |
| Mascot: |
Freddie
and Frieda Falcom |
| Website: |
www.bgsu.edu |
| Extension
Centers: |
Near
the shores of Lake Erie in Huron, Ohio and the Cedar
Point Center on the Firelands campus. |
| Demographics: |
56%
female, 43% male |
| Racial
Makeup: |
82%
Caucasian, 6% African American, 2% Hispanic or Latino
American, 3% other |
| International
Students: |
1.5%
from 49 countries |
| Housing: |
Bowling
Green State University has air-conditioned and non
air-conditioned lodging facilities which vary in architectural
design. Each residence hall has a lobby area with
a front desk and staff to accommodate check-ins. Other
features of our halls include: computer labs, laundry
facilities, guest bathrooms, ice and vending machines,
a copier machine (operated via a pre purchased copy
card), conference room, 24-hour security system, handicapped
accessible rooms, furnished lounges on each floor
with TVs and walk-up internet stations. All buildings
are smoke free. |
| Freshmen
Retention Rate: |
73.3%
(percent of students who remain through graduation) |
| Average
Class Sizes: |
20-29
students 35%, 10-19 students 31%, 30-39 students 13%,
2-9 students 9%, 40-49 students 6%, 50-59 students
5%, Over 100 students 1% |
| Student
Organizations: |
At
Bowling Green State University there are over 300
registered student organizations that provide great
opportunities for students to GET INVOLVED. Involvement
in student organizations is a great way to get connected
to the campus, build leadership skills, meet people,
and to have fun. Click
here for the complete list. |
| Greek
Life: |
Bowling
Green hosts 40 social fraternities and sororities.
Greek student comprise 12% of all undergraduate students
at the university. Fraternities and sororities are
apart of one of four councils: Inter-Fraternity Council
(IFC), Panhellenic Council (Panhel), National Pan-Hellenic
Council (NPHC), or Greek Independent Board (GIB).
IFC members include: Alpha Sigma Phi, Alpha Tau Omega,
Delta Chi, Delta Tau Delta, Kappa Alpha Order, Kappa
Sigma, Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Gamma
Delta, Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Kappa Tau, Pi Kappa Alpha,
Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Nu, &
Sigma Phi Epsilon. Panhel members include: Alpha Chi
Omega, Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Phi, Alpha Xi Delta,
Chi Omega, Delta Gamma, Delta Zeta, Gamma Phi Beta,
Kappa Delta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Phi Mu, Pi Beta Phi,
Sigma Kappa. NPHC members include eight of the Divine
Nine: Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, Alpha Phi Alpha
fraternity, Delta Sigma Theta sorority, Iota Phi Theta
fraternity, Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, Omega Psi
Phi fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, & Zeta
Phi Beta sorority. Social members of GIB include:
Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority Inc., Sigma Lambda
Beta fraternity, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity,
and Sigma Lambda Gamma sorority. |
| Special
Academic Programs: |
BGSU's
Career Center provides comprehensive career services
to its students and alumni including career planning,
on- and off-campus student employment, co-op and internships
opportunities, and post-graduate and graduate school
planning. The following services are provided: (1)
individual consultations to discuss academic and career
planning or job search strategies, (2) career development
courses including UNIV 131-Career & Life Planning,
UNIV 141-Effective Strategies in the Workplace, and
UNIV 141-Career Implementation, (3) career assessments
that measure interests, personality characteristics
and preferences for various work environments, (4)
the Career Resource Library, (5) on-campus recruiting,
(6) job fairs, (7) workshops related to interviewing,
resume writing, job search techniques, and networking,
(8)WorkNet, an online job listing software, and (9)
career related publications. The Career Center can
help students develop career goals, identify academic
and experiential program that achieve these goals,
and help students gain employment in their chosen
field. |
| Majors: |
At
Bowling Green State University, the future's wide
open. With more than 200 undergraduate majors and
programs of study in seven undergraduate colleges,
as well as master's and doctoral level programs, BGSU
offers an atmosphere that's charged with intellectual
and creative energy. Accounting, Biology, Design and
Visual Communications, Education, Health Professions,
Marketing, Nursing, Psychology, Speech and Rhetorical
Studies |
| Academic
Calendar: |
Fall,
Winter, Spring, Summer semesters |
| Libraries: |
Jerome
Library is the main library on campus and the second
tallest building at nine stories. |
| Computers: |
Jerome,
Ogg Science, and Firelands Libraries provide free
wireless internet access to any person who has a BGSU
email address. |
| Tuition
per year: |
In-state,
full-time: $9,060; per credit hour: $431
Out-of state, full-time: $16,368; per credit hour:
$780
Required fees: $3,165
Books and supplies: $1,216; Room and board: $7,670
Note:
Bowling Green State University offers 50 percent
off out-of-state tuition for Michigan students with
a 3.0 GPA or a score of 20 on the ACT. The $3,654
tuition fee is waived with a scholarship for students
who meet the requirement.
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| Financial
Aid: |
Student
Financial Aid (SFA) supports access and persistence
at Bowling Green State University by providing financial
aid to eligible individuals. Toward this end, Student
Financial Aid staff are committed to providing accurate,
courteous, and timely service to students, parents,
and others as well as complying with regulations and
expectations set forth by the agencies, organizations,
and individuals who provide financial aid funds. For
more info, visit http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/sfa/. |
| Admissions: |
Minimum
high school GPA: 2.5
Minimum ACT score: 20 Application fee: $35.00
For
application purposes, the ACT exam is preferred
over the SAT.
Application
deadlines: 7/15 (freshmen), 7/15 (transfers)
Notification: continuous (freshmen), continuous
(transfers)
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Info
is current as of Spring 2009 -- Sources: Wikipedia.com
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