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ACADEMIC ESSENTIALS UNC Academic Advising looks forward to working with you throughout your time at Carolina – from when you enroll for classes through graduation. Complete details regarding policies and procedures that you need to know and adhere to are included in the online Undergraduate Catalog (catalog.unc.edu). Be sure to consult with an academic advisor for clarification and additional questions you may have on a consistent basis. 22 ACADEMIC ESSENTIALS PHOTO BY JON GARDINER, UNC-CHAPEL HILL ACADEMIC ESSENTIALS TABLE OF CONTENTS The Undergraduate Curriculum: On-Campus Placement Exam Schedule ....... 45 An Overview ............................................... 24 Majors: Suggested Beginning Courses ........ 46 Preparing for Course Registration Fall 2018: Suggested Course Listing Policies & Procedures .......................................... 25 for First-Year Students ................................ 50 Fall 2018 Registration Dates Physical and Life Sciences ...................................... 51 for First-Year Students ................................ 27 Quantitative Reasoning ........................................ 52 Historical Analysis ............................................. 52 Fall 2018 Advising Highlights ..................... 28 Social Science ................................................... 54 Academic Eligibility Standards ................... 28 Visual and Performing Arts ................................... 55 Literary Arts ..................................................... 56 Transfer Student Advising Guide ................ 30 Philosophical and/or Moral Reasoning ....................... 57 Academic Advising ............................................ 30 Lifetime Fitness ................................................. 58 Semesters of Eligibility ........................................ 32 Connections/Electives ......................................... 59 Transferring Credits to Carolina ............................. 32 Course Registration Information ............................ 33 Notes .......................................................... 60 Curriculum Information ....................................... 33 Academic Support Resources ...................... 62 Transition Courses ............................................. 35 Academic Planning ..................................... 63 Academic Planning Worksheet ................... 36 Academic Opportunities ............................. 64 Determining Placement & Credit Earned .......................................... 39 The University Library ................................ 66 English Composition .......................................... 39 Foreign Language .............................................. 40 Lifetime Fitness ................................................. 41 Quantitative Reasoning ....................................... 42 ACADEMIC ESSENTIALS 23 THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM: AN OVERVIEW To graduate, all students must complete a minimum of range of skills and knowledge that equips you for life-long 120 academic hours within eight (8) semesters. These learning and personal fulfillment. A liberal arts education requirements are met by taking classes in three (3) main prepares you for a productive life in an increasingly academic areas: interconnected and rapidly changing world. 1. General Education Requirements You may earn a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BS), Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), or Bachelor 2. Major Requirements and Minor Requirements of Music (BMUS); or you may pursue a dual Bachelor/ (if you choose to pursue a minor) Graduate Degree in a number of disciplines. 3. Electives On pages 46-49, all majors are listed in alphabetical order The UNC Making Connections Curriculum provides along with suggested exploratory and beginning courses a broad experience with the liberal arts and sciences, to take during your first semester. complementing the in-depth study of your major with a UNC MAKING CONNECTIONS CURRICULUM SUPPLEMENTAL FOUNDATIONS APPROACHES CONNECTIONS MAJORS EDUCATION* A course counting in Foundations may not Courses that add breadth Among these areas, a single course may count for multiple requirements fulfill any other general beyond the major education requirement. English Comp. & Rhetoric Physical & Life Sciences A single course may fulfill A thorough grounding in Three Options (CR) • Two courses, at least one multiple Connections at least one (1) subject • Three three-hour courses • ENGL 105 or ENGL 105i with a corresponding lab • One Beyond the North • See the Undergraduate outside major department component (PX/PL) Atlantic (BN) Catalog for coursework, numbered greater than Foreign Language (FL) minimum grades, and 199. (These courses may • One Communication • Through Level 3 Social & Behavioral Sciences Intensive (CI) related requirements also count in Connections (unless major/minor Three courses from at least but not in Approaches) • A second major or one requires higher level) two departments: • One Experiential Education (EE) or two minors are also • The completion of a minor Quantitative Reasoning • One Historical Analysis possible, for up to three or second major (HS) • One Global Issues (GL) fields of study (QR) • A concentration outside • One North Atlantic Lifetime Fitness (LF) • Two Social Science or Coursework a professional school Historical Analysis World (NA) as part of the degree • Requirements vary (HS/SS) • One Quantitative requirements for • Approximately 8–10 Humanities & Fine Arts Intensive (QI) graduation from (or a second QR) classes (24–30 hours) that school • One Visual & Performing • One U.S. Diversity (US) Minimum Grades Arts (VP) * Required for students • At least 18 hours of • One Literary Arts (LA) • One World Before 1750 pursuing a Bachelor of (WB) coursework must be Arts degree. • One Philosophical and/or graded “C” or better Moral Reasoning (PH) Limitations • No more than two credit By-Exam (BE) courses may count toward a major, eight hours maximum 24 ACADEMIC ESSENTIALS PREPARING FOR COURSE REGISTRATION Policies & Procedures SEMESTER COURSE LOAD Adjusting Your Schedule • First-year students are expected to complete their degree Adding Courses in no more than eight (8) semesters; an additional semester • Through August 27: you may add courses to your is by application only. Transfer students (who transfer in schedule using ConnectCarolina if there are open seats. 30 or more hours) are eligible for up to 10 semesters. All students are allowed an unlimited number of summer • August 28–September 4: instructors and academic sessions. Transfer Students: see page 36 for important departments may add students to courses at information on calculating your number of semesters. their discretion. Students are expected to check Semesters transferred in do count as semesters in ConnectCarolina to be sure they are correctly enrolled in residence at Carolina all courses they are attending no later than the end of the second week of classes. • To meet the minimum graduation requirement of 120 academic hours in eight semesters, you should • After the second week of classes: under certain average 15 hours per semester and/or take summer circumstances, a student may be allowed to add a courses. (Some majors require more than 120 hours course. In these cases, the student should consult with an for graduation.) academic advisor. If deemed appropriate, the advisor will issue the student an add form. • To be considered a full-time student, you must be enrolled in at least 12 academic hours. Being below 12 hours might have potential consequences for campus Important: adding of courses at this point will also be housing, academic eligibility, future registration, subject to approval by an academic dean. health insurance, and financial aid. We recommend that you register for 15–17 hours during your first Dropping Courses semester, which gives you the option of dropping a • Beginning August 21, ConnectCarolina will not permit course, should it become necessary. you to drop below 12 academic hours. You may register for up to 17 credit hours until . • August 5 • Through the end of the second week of classes Starting August 6, the maximum credit load for all (September 4), you may drop courses online using students will increase to 18 hours. ConnectCarolina. See • admissions.unc.edu/credit/credit/test-and- • No record will be made on your transcript for courses placement-credit/ for information about test and dropped during this time. placement credit. AP/IB credit, transfer credit, and summer courses can give you more flexibility in the Withdrawing from Courses number of hours you take each semester. During the third to the eighth week of classes (September 5–October 16), students may drop courses as follows: • Courses dropped during this period will be recorded on Please Note: the process to reach graduation will the transcript with a grade of W and for internal record be different for each and every student. Numerous variables affect a student’s path to graduation such as keeping a grade of WC (Withdrawal by Choice). BE credit completed, summer school, study abroad • Once declared, a WC grade cannot be rescinded except and choice of major and/or minors. when a student withdraws from the entire semester due to extenuating circumstances. ACADEMIC ESSENTIALS 25 • Students are allowed no more than 16 hours of WC Course Sections grades during their undergraduate career. There may be more than one section of the same course In extenuating circumstances, a student may be permitted