The Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies

University Residency and GPA Minimum Requirements (see bulletin)

• 122 Total Semester Credits:
  Accepted transfer credit + courses completed at UNCG.
• 31 Semester Credits from UNCG:
  Minimum 12 s.h. toward any major and 9 s.h. toward any minor.
• 36 Semester Credits at 300 Level or Above.
  (All BLS courses are at 300- & 400-level.)
• 2.0 Cumulative GPA: Minimum GPA for coursework attempted at UNCG.

BLS Humanities Concentration: 30 Semester Hours (see bulletin)

• BLS Humanities Foundation Courses
  These courses should be taken in the first semester(s) of the program.
  • BLS 300: Seminar in Humanities: 1 course.
  • BLS 301: Pathways: Reading and Writing in the Humanities: 1 course.
• BLS Humanities Distribution:
  At least one course from each area listed below.
  • BLS 320s: Selected Topics in Literature: 1 course.
  • BLS 340s: Selected Topics in Fine Arts: 1 course.
  • BLS 360s: Selected Topics in Philosophy, Religion, & Ethics: 1 course.
  • BLS 380s: Selected Topics in Historical Perspectives: 1 course.
• BLS Humanities Area of Emphasis:
  At least three additional courses from one Area of Emphasis.
  • BLS Humanities Areas of Emphasis.
• BLS Senior Seminar in the Humanities
  To be taken in the final semester of the BLS Humanities Concentration
  • BLS 400: Senior Seminar: 1 course; includes WI marker.
• BLS Electives: as desired, to meet residency and upper-division requirements.

College of Arts & Sciences General Education Core Requirements (GEC+CAR)

• GFA: Fine Arts: 1 course.
• GLT: Literature:
  2 different courses.
• GPR: Philosophical, Religious, & Ethical Perspectives: 1 course.
• GMO: Modern History: 1 course.
• GPM: Pre-Modern History: 1 course.
• GMT: Mathematics: 1 course.
• GLS: Life Science: 1 course.
• GPS: Physical Science: 1 course.
• NS: Additional Natural Science: 1 course. (GLS or GPS)
• LAB: Natural Science Lab, to accompany GLS or GPS: 1 laboratory.
• GRD1: Reasoning and Discourse: ENG 101 or Equivalent: 1 course.
• GRD: Reasoning and Discourse: 1 course.
• GSB: Social & Behavioral Sciences:
  3 different courses from ≥ 2 departments.
• GFL: Foreign Language Intermediate Proficiency:
  204 level; requires 4 semesters for most students.

Markers (may be combined with courses above):

• GLOB1: Global Nonwestern (GN): 1 course.
• GLOB2: Global (GL or GN): 3 courses.
• SI: Speaking Intensive: 2 courses (1 must be in BLS major).
• WI: Writing Intensive: 4 courses (1 must be in BLS major).

Your Degree Evaluation will show which of these degree requirements you have met.

*Students enrolled at UNCG prior to 2001 may be under CLER:
College of Arts and Sciences Liberal Education Requirements