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Congratulations to our December 2011 Graduates!
• Davida Ballard
• Julia Burns
• Stacey Dunn
• Jamie East
• Grady Gillenwater
• Ann Hodges
• Daniel Jackman
• Derrick Johnson
• Barbara Jones
• Catherine Kahn ***
• Natasha Lake
• Katherine Maki °
• Patricia Marcellino
• Abby Merchant
• Melanie Moore
• Brittney Shaw
• Lenora Speller †
• Krystal Wells
• Audrey Yates
Spring 2012 Class Dates
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• 09 Jan: Session Begins
• 11 Jan: Add/Drop Ends
• 01 Feb: W Deadline
• 27 Feb: Session Ends
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• 28 Feb: Session Begins
• 01 Mar: Add/Drop Ends
• 28 Mar: W Deadline
• 24 Apr: Session Ends
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• 09 Jan: Session Begins
• 13 Jan: Add/Drop Ends
• 02 Mar: W Deadline
• 24 Apr: Session Ends
• 02 May: Exams End
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Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies
Social Sciences Concentration
Degree Requirements
Including College of Arts & Sciences General Education Core Requirements*
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.
(Most BLS Social Sciences courses are at 300- & 400-level.) - 2.0 Cumulative GPA: Minimum GPA for coursework attempted at UNCG.
BLS Social Sciences Concentration: 30 Semester Hours (see bulletin)
- BLS Social Sciences Foundation Courses
These courses should be taken in the first semester(s) of the program. - BLS Social Sciences Distribution:
At least one course from four different areas listed below.- ATY: Anthropology — ATY 308, 330, 357, or 369.
- CST: Communication Studies — CST 315, 341, 343, or 408.
- ECO: Economics — ECO 201, 300, 310, or 375.
- GEO: Geography — GEO 301, 302, 306, or 315.
- PSC: Political Science — PSC 240, 329, 335, or 355.
- PSY: Psychology — PSY 318, 341, 375, or 444.
- SOC: Sociology — SOC 201, 317, 327, or 429.
- BLS Social Sciences Area of Emphasis:
At least three additional courses from one of the areas listed above. - BLS Senior Seminar in the Social Sciences
To be taken in the final semester of the BLS Social Sciences Concentration - 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.
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*Students enrolled at UNCG prior to 2001 may be under CLER:
College of Arts and Sciences Liberal Education Requirements