Academic Regulations/Degree Requirements

ACADEMIC REGULATIONS AND DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

GOALS OF UNC CHARLOTTE EDUCATION, GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS AND APPROVED COURSES

To meet the Goals of UNC Charlotte Education, students engage in a program of general education to develop an understanding of and appreciation for science and technology; literature and the arts; the individual, society and culture; and the interrelationships among these.

Designation of Approved Courses. The courses which satisfy the Goals of UNC Charlotte Education are listed below and also identified in the course descriptions. In addition, a specific section of a course may be designated to meet a goal. The Schedule of Classes published for each term contains a listing of courses and sections offered that term to satisfy specific goals. Courses approved to meet goals are designated by the following symbols:

A     Arts and Ideas
C     Individual, Society and Culture
L     Literature or Ideas
P     Problem Solving
S     Science and Technology
V     Values
W     Writing Intensive
X     Cross-Cultural/International Perspective

Courses Approved to Satisfy Two Goals. Generally, a student may use a course to satisfy only one Goal even though the course qualifies to satisfy more than one Goal. The only exceptions to this restriction concern (Values) GOAL III and Writing Intensive (part GOAL I.) Courses approved to meet the Values or Writing Intensive requirements also can be approved to satisfy another goal. However, a student may not use a course to satisfy more than two goals at the same time even if the course is approved to satisfy more than two goals.

Grading Policy for General Education. A course taken to satisfy a general education requirement must be graded A, B, C, D, F unless it is offered only with Pass/No Credit grading. The Pass/No Credit option cannot be applied to general education courses.

GOAL I. COMMUNICATION

UNC Charlotte graduates should be able to:

Effectively send and receive in English written and oral messages in different situations for a variety of audiences, purposes and subjects.
Communicate effectively in a symbolic system of language (other than English) having written, oral or visual components.
Requirements/Approved Courses
English 1101 and 1102 (or transferred equivalent courses, or proficiency through English 1102 level demonstrated by testing).
Writing Intensive (W) courses: six semester hours, including three semester hours at the 3000 level or above and at least three semester hours outside the student's major. Approved (W) courses include but are not limited to:
AAAS 2215, 3692
AERO 3101
ANTH 2121, 3601, 3132
ARCH 2601, 2602, 3050Z, 3053
ARTS 3101, 3600
BIOL 4111, 5144, 4234
CEGR 3151, 3251
CHEM 3695, 4695
CJUS 3210
CSCI 3688
DANC 3110
ECON 4177
EDUC 3152
EEGR 3151, 3152, 3251, 3252
(four labs satisfy one W goal)
Engineering Technology Majors:
(three labs satisfy one W goal)
CIET 3150, 3151, 3154, 3252, 3253
ELET 3153, 3156, 3255, 3256, 3257, 3258
INET 3151, 3251
MEET 3151, 3152, 3251, 3252
MFET 3251
ENGL 2014, 2015, 2105, 2108, 2116, 2126, 3050, 3110, 4204, 4400
ESCI 3124
FORL 3050, 3160
FREN 2209
GEOG 3115, 3215, 3265
GERM 3160
GRNT 4600
HIST 3215, 3700, 4000, 4001, 4002
HLED 3160
HONR (formerly ARSC) 1702, 3702
HUSV 2100
JOUR 2160
LEGR 3114
MATH 3163
MEGR 3153, 3154 (two labs satisfy one W goal)
MGMT (formerly BUSN) 3160, 3162
MUSC 3171
NURS 3252
PHYS 3285
POLS 3990, 3220
PSYC 2102, 3125
READ 3151, 5250
RELS 2101, 3204, 3205, 3207, 3212, 3600
SOCY 3153, 3656
SOWK 3183
SPAN 2009, 3009, 3019
TESP 5000
THEA 2218, 2219
TRAN 3274
Other courses designated W
Designated sections only of the following courses are approved to meet Goal I: Writing Intensive (W):
AAAS 2206
AMST 3000
ANTH 1101
ARCH 3050B, 3050.Z01, 3053, 3144
ARSC 3000
BIOL 3215, 3144
COMM 3050
ENGL 2090-V01, 3050S, 3050-F01, 3050
GEOG 3000
HIST 3241
HONR (formerly ARSC) 1702, 3700
PHIL 1105, 2101, 3050
POLS 1110, 1130, 1150
PSYC 2120
RELS 1101, 3000S, 3218, 4000A-E, 4000.F01, 4000.G, 4000.I
SOCY 1101, 2090, 2132, 2171, 4172
THEA 1101
Foreign language proficiency through the 1202 course level. Proficiency may be certified by: (1) completion of any foreign language course at the 1202 level or above at UNC Charlotte; (2) transfer of an equivalent course from another college or university; (3) satisfactory performance on a UNC Charlotte Foreign Language Proficiency Exam; (4) satisfactory performance on a proficiency exam administered by another institution and approved by UNC Charlotte's Department of Foreign Languages; (5) presentation of an acceptable score on an approved test in foreign languages, such as AP or CLEP. American sign language may be used to meet this requirement. Students whose native language is not English may satisfy the foreign language requirement by completing ENGL 1102.
Note: All students with certified learning disabilities or with impaired sensory, manual or speaking skills who require special assistance regarding the foreign language requirement should contact the Office of Disability Services. All other questions regarding the foreign language requirement should be directed to the Department of Foreign Languages.

GOAL II. PROBLEM SOLVING

UNC Charlotte graduates should possess the analytical abilities necessary to:

Sense, discover and define problems.
Recognize and understand the use of qualitative and quantitative methods for solving problems and select those appropriate for specific problems.
Collect and order information.
See the relationships among phenomena.
Assess the probable implications of a solution.
Decide on an appropriate solution.
Evaluate the problemsolving process.

Requirements/Approved Courses. Problem solving is a goal of all courses taught in the University and it is integrated into all the other Goals of UNC Charlotte Education. Additional requirements:

Analytical and quantitative approaches to Goal II problem solving (select one):
Six semester hours of mathematics (including STAT/OPRS) OR
Three semester hours of mathematics (including STAT/OPRS) and Logic, PHIL 2105 (3) OR
Three semester hours of mathematics (including STAT/OPRS) and CSCI 1100 or CSCI 1201 and CSCI 1201L.
Engineering Technology majors should consult their department about using EGET 3171, EGET 3273 or ELET 3124 toward this requirement.
Research methods and problem-solving coursework appropriate to the major discipline or field study. (This is specified by the student's major department.)

GOAL III. UNDERSTANDING VALUES

UNC Charlotte graduates should confront the dynamics of personal and community interrelationships by:

Recognizing the assumptions, beliefs, and values underlying one's own conduct.
Recognizing the historical context and assessing the consistency of one's own values.
Recognizing differences in the assumptions, beliefs, and values underlying the conduct of others.
Recognizing the implications of decisions made on the basis of values.
Requirements/Approved Courses. Aspects of this goal are addressed by many courses throughout the curriculum and by extracurricular activities offered on and off campus. Specific academic requirements:
Values (V) courses: three semester hours. Approved courses include but are not limited to:

AAAS 3101, 3150
AERO 3202
ANTH 1101
CJUS 2102
CSCI 3688
ENGL 3110
ESCI 2101
GEOG 3265
HIST 1100, 2000, 2111
HONR 3701
PHIL 3221, 3228, 3231
POLS 3070, 3115, 3137, 3171, 3173, 3174, 3175,3176, 3178, 3179
RELS 1110, 2101, 2104, 2105, 3150, 3204, 3205, 3207
SOCY 1101, 2112, 2132
Other courses designated V

Designated sections only of the following courses are approved to meet Goal III: Values (V):

AMST 3000
ARCH 3053
POLS 3000
PSYC 2150
RELS 1101,3000, 4000D, 4000.F01

GOAL IV. UNDERSTANDING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

UNC Charlotte graduates should:

Be conversant with and have had experience in the aims, methods, and principles of scientific and technological endeavors.
Understand the nature and limitations of the world view given us by sciences.
Requirements/Approved Courses: Students are required to complete one of the following options:
Option A. Three Science (S) courses with laboratories including at least one from the Life Sciences and at least one from the Physical Sciences.
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   Life Sciences 
   
   Biology (BIOL 1110 + Lab)
   Physical Anthropology (ANTH 2141 + Lab) OR 
    
    Psychology (PSYC 1101 + Lab)

   Physical Sciences 
   
   Chemistry (CHEM 1111 + Lab, 1203 (formerly 1103) + Lab OR
    1251 (formerly 1101) + Lab
   Engineering Technology (ELET 3112 + ELET 3156) (ET majors only)
   Geology (ESCI 1200 + Lab)
   Physical Geography (ESCI 1101 + Lab)
   Physics/Astronomy (PHYS 1101 + Lab, PHYS 1130 + Lab, PHYS 2221
    + Lab, PHYS 1121 + Lab,   OR PHYS 3000
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Students who entered UNC Charlotte before Fall 1993 may substitute one science (S) course with laboratory from three of the following six groups: Biology (BIOL 1110 or 2111); Chemistry (CHEM 1111, 1203 or 1251); Earth Science-Geography (ESCI 1101); Earth Science-Geology (ESCI 1200); Physics/Astronomy (PHYS 1101, 1121, 1130 or 2221); Psychology, Physical Anthropology (PSYC 1101 or ANTH 2141). Engineering Technology students may substitute ELET 3112 and 3156 for one of the three required groups.
Option B. One of the following approved two-semester sequences of Science (S) courses with laboratories:
BIOL 1110 and 1115 CHEM 1111 + 1111L and 11112 + 1112L CHEM 1251 + 1251L and 1252 + 1252L CHEM 1203 + 1203L and 1204 + 1204L ESCI 1200 + 1200L and 1210 PHYS 1101 + 1101L and 1102 + 1102L PHYS 1121 and 1122 PHYS 2221 + 2221L and 2231 + 2231L

GOAL V. UNDERSTANDING THE ARTS, LITERATURE, AND IDEAS
UNC Charlotte graduates should:
- Be conversant with, and have had experience in, the aims and methods of the great intellectual, spiritual, literary, and artistic expressions that have shaped the development of the human imagination.
- Understand the importance that abstract ideas and artistic images have in the process of self understanding and in the shaping of society.
  Requirements/Approved Courses:
- Literature or Ideas (L) courses: three semester hours. Approved courses includes but are not limited to:
  AMST 3100
  ENGL 2101, 2102, 2103, 2104, 2105,2111,
  2112, 3103, 3104
  FORL 3050
  GERM 3050
  HIST 2200, 3101, 3102, 3105, 3106
  HONR (formerly ARSC) 1701
  PHIL 2101
  RELS 1101, 2101, 2102, 2104, 2105,3101, 3218
  SPAN 2009, 3009, 3019
  WMST 3201
  Other courses designated L
  
  Designated sections only of the following courses are approved to meet Goal V: Literature or Ideas (L):
  AMST 3000
  RELS 3000, 4000.I
- Arts and Ideas (A) courses: three semester hours. Approved courses include but are not limited to:
  AAAS 2206
  ANTH 3020, 3112
  ARCH 2111, 2112, 3111
  ARTS 1111, 1211, 1212,
  2111, 2112, 2113, 3600
  DANC 1101, 2110, 2111
  ENGL 2106
  GERM 3030, 3160
  HIST 1115, 3102, 3105, 3106, 3107
  HONR (formerly ARSC) 2701
  MUSC 1132, 3170
  PHIL 3205, 3223, 3225
  POLS 3010
  RELS 3163, 3212
  THEA 1101, 3101, 3102
  Other courses designated A
Designated sections only of the following courses are approved to meet Goal V: Arts and Ideas (A):
ARTS 3001 FORL 3050 (European Cinema)

GOAL VI. UNDERSTANDING THE INDIVIDUAL, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE
UNC Charlotte graduates should be able to:
- Understand how institutions operate with societies in both contemporary and historical perspectives.
- Understand internal and external influences which promote and inhibit human action.
- Understand the patterns of change which individuals experience at various points in life.
- Recognize the complex, integrated, and dynamic nature of human behavior and human experience.
- Understand the commonalities, differences, and interdependence among and within societies of the world. Requirements/Approved Courses: Six semester hours including at least three semester hours with a cross-cultural and/or international emphasis (X).
- Individual, Society and Culture (C) approved courses include but are not limited to:
  AAAS 2201
  AMST 3100, 3210
  CJUS 1100 (formerly 2100)
  ECON 2101, 2102
  EDUC 2100, 2150
  ENGL 2101, 2102
  GEOG 1105, 2165
  GRNT 2100
  HONR (formerly ARSC) 3702
  HIST 1160, 1161, 2111, 2141, 3241, 2260
  PHIL 3226
  POLS 1110, 3177
  PSYC 1101, 2120, 3116, 3124, 3130, 3135, 3151
  RELS 2108
  SOCY 1101, 2112, 2132
  SPAN 3009
  WMST 4101
  Other courses designated C
Designated sections only of the following courses are approved to meet Goal VI: Individual, Society and Culture (C):
AERO 3201 HONR (formerly ARSC) 3700 AMST 3000P
Cross-Cultural and/or International Emphasis (X) approved courses include but are not limited to:
AAAS 1100, 3101, 3150
ANTH 1101, 2114, 2121, 3020, 3112, 3132, 4010, 4110
ARTS 2111, 2112, 2113
ENGL 2111, 2112, 3050, 3146, 3156
FREN 2209
GEOG 1101
GERM 3160
HIST 1100 (formerly 1000), 1115, 1120, 1121, 2206, 2207
HONR 1702
MKTG 3215
NURS 3252
POLS 1130, 1150
RELS 2102, 3000R, 3150, 3163, 4000.F01
SPAN 3019
Other courses designated X
Designated sections only of the following courses are approved to meet Goal VI: Cross Cultural and/or International Emphasis (X):
AAAS 3050
ARCH 2111, 2112, 3111
ENGL 3050
GEOG 3000
HIST 1115

Study Abroad Option to meet Goal VI (X): Students enrolled in a degree program at UNC Charlotte may satisfy up to six (6) semester hours of the Goal VI (X) requirement through participation in a study-abroad program sponsored, or specifically approved, by the Office of International Programs. Upon successful completion of the approved study abroad program, credit to meet the cross-cultural requirement will be awarded based on the following guidelines:
Cross-cultural Requirement Met
8 weeks or longer of study abroad. Up to six semester hours, based on semester hours earned through study abroad. (Examples: 3 hours earned = 3 hours of the requirement met; 9 hours earned = 6 hours of the requirement met)
Less than 8 weeks. Up to three semester hours, based on semester hours earned through study abroad (Examples: 2 hours earned = 2 hours of the requirement met; 4 hours earned = 3 hours of the requirement met). An additional three hours (to a total of six hours) may also be approved by COGE (on the advice of the Office of International Programs) to satisfy the requirement if the program experience and/or content warrant.
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