The BLS News
Course Restrictions Have Been Repaired
If you were denied registration in a BLS class in the last couple of days, try again!
Advising & Registration
Spring 2010 registration has begun. Be sure to register for both Spring sessions!
Fall 2009 Class Dates
BLS & Main-Campus sessions.
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The BLS Office has Moved
…to 123 & 124 McIver Building.
Congratulations to our August 2009 Graduates!
• Arzima Brewer
• August Elliott *
• Angela Grant
• Lauren Kemp * (Germany!)
• Kecia Parker
• Marcia Salazar (Nicaragua!)
• Jon Stickel **
• Cary Thelen (San Francisco!)
BLS Grads Elected to ΦΒΚ
Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society has elected five BLS students from the classes of 2008 and 2009. Congratulations!
BLS Student Portfolio
Keep copies of your major BLS papers in the Content Collection folder in Blackboard. If you don't have a Content Collection tab, call 6TECH at 336.256.8324.
Research Skills Tutorial
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Applying to UNCG
Apply to BLS at UNCG Undergraduate Admissions
Before You Apply
You must have 60 credits to take BLS classes. If you are a transfer student and you begin taking classes at UNCG before you have 60 transferable credits, you will miss out on several important waivers. If you are at a community college, you may be better off completing your associate degree before you transfer.
Application Deadlines & Fees (Transfer & Returning Students)
- Fall Semester Deadline: 31 July.
- Spring Semester Deadline: 30 November.
- Summer Sessions: See Summer Sessions page.
- Application Fee: $45.00 nonrefundable processing fee.
- Former UNCG Students: No fee through Fall 2009 application term;
$45.00 fee beginning Spring 2010 application term (1 August 2009).
Download an Application
- Go to the Undergraduate Admissions application page .
- Download the Undergraduate Application.
- Former UNCG students download the Former Student Application.
Fill Out the Application
- The BLS Major Code is 820.
- The North Carolina Residency Questionnaire is required for in-state tuition.
- The High School Report Form is not necessary for adult/transfer students.
Send Your Application
- Send your completed application, $45 fee, and all transcripts to:
UNCG Undergraduate Admissions
P.O. Box 26170
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
- Do not send your application or transcripts to the BLS office.
Send Official Transcripts
- Have all transcripts sent to Undergraduate Admissions.
- If your name has changed, inform the institutions from which you are requesting transcripts so they can update your name.
- Have an official transcript sent from your high school.
- Have an official transcript sent from each college, university, or technical school you have attended since high school.
- Former UNCG Students: Have an official transcript sent from each college, university, or technical school you have attended since leaving UNCG.
- Third-party transfer credit is not accepted. Each transcript must come from the institution at which the credit was awarded.
- Your application package is not complete until all transcripts arrive.
- It is not necessary for you to collect all your transcripts and deliver them in one package. You may have them sent directly to UNCG. Transcripts that arrive before your application will be kept on file for one year.
Optional: Apply Online
- See Online Application Instructions.
- Access the Online Application.
- Establish a Login ID and PIN. These are only used for the online application.
- Fill out all required information.
- Planned Major/Concentration:
- Primary Major: Special Programs (Humanities)
- Primary Concentration: Humanities
- Pay the $45 application fee online with your credit card.
- Former UNCG students (no fee), print and mail the Signature Page
Watch Your Mailbox
- The Undergraduate Admissions office will notify you of its decision by mail. Your acceptance letter will include your Student ID number, which you will use for most transactions with the institution.
- Problems? Follow up with the Undergraduate Admissions office at 336.334.5243 or admissions@uncg.edu.
- The BLS Program office cannot release admissions decisions.
Apply as a Visiting Student
To Take BLS Courses as a Non-Degree-Seeking Student
- Fill out Division of Continual Learning Student Information Form for each term.
- Pay $20 processing fee for each semester (no fee for summer session).
- Register with ID number and PIN provided by DCL.
- Enrollment Deadline: First day of class.
- Problems? Contact the DCL Registration Center at 336.315.7742 or dclreg@uncg.edu.
Conditions and Limitations for Visiting Students
- Registration for visiting students is on a space-available basis.
- Tuition and fees are the same as those for degree-seeking students.
- Visiting students are not eligible for academic advising.
- Visiting students are not eligible for financial aid.
- Do not take more than 9 credit hours as a visitor if you intend to apply as a degree-seeking student.
- Former UNCG students cannot enroll as visiting students.
- Applicants for admission as degree-seeking students cannot apply as visiting students for the same term.
- Admission and/or attendance as a visiting student does not guarantee admission as a degree-seeking student.
- If you are admitted as a degree-seeking student subsequent to attendance as a visiting student, credit-hours and grades earned as a visitor will be applied to your academic record.
International Students
To Apply for Admission as a Non-U.S. Resident
- Apply through the International Programs Center.
- The BLS Major Code is 820 (question 4).
- US citizens, US permanent residents, pending permanent residents, political asylees, and refugees are considered domestic applicants.