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The BLS News

Congratulations to our August 2008 Graduates!
• Lisa Crook**
• Megan Hassett
• Amanda Hutcheson
• Justin Keys***
• Sarah Parnell
• Joshua Pegram

BLS Fall Schedule Changes
The BLS sessions for Fall semester have been changed:
• 1st Session: 25 Aug to 15 Oct
• 2nd Session: 22 Oct to 12 Dec

Add/Drop Deadlines (link)
Last day to add a class or drop it for a tuition refund:
• 1st Session—Wed. 27 Aug.
• Full Semester—Fri. 29 Aug.
• 2nd Session—Fri. 24 Oct.

Withdrawal Deadlines (link)
Last day to receive a "W":
• 1st Session—Fri. 19 Sept.
• Full Semester—Fri. 17 Oct.
• 2nd Session—Mon. 17 Nov.

Blackboard 8.0: 8/8/08
UNCG upgraded to Bb 8.0 between Summer & Fall 2008.

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 Major Requirements: 30 Semester Hours (see bulletin)

• BLS 300: Seminar in Humanities:
  2 courses with different topics. One should have SI marker.
• BLS 320: Selected Topics in Literature: 1 course.
• BLS 340: Selected Topics in Fine Arts: 1 course.
• BLS 360: Selected Topics in Philosophy, Religion, & Ethics: 1 course.
• BLS 380: Selected Topics in Historical Perspectives: 1 course.
• BLS 3xx: Area of Emphasis:
  3 additional courses in the same Selected Topics area.
• 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=list)

• 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

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