 Explanation of Major, Minors, and Concentrations
Undergraduate areas of study include all majors, concentrations, teacher licensure programs, minors, and second majors that are available to UNCG students. Each area of study has a unique code which is used to identify the program. Students seeking a baccalaureate degree must select a primary major, and may, after consultation with an advisor, also select a minor or a second major. A major is defined as a field of study in which a student specializes and receives a degree. A concentration is a formalized curricular sequence to achieve a specific goal within a major. A minor is a formalized curricular sequence taken by a student outside his/her major area of study and consisting of a minimum of 15 hours of study. See the Academic Units for a complete list of available areas of study and the departmental listings for specific program and degree requirements. See Reference to Area of Study Codes for a comprehensive listing of areas of study. Majors Each academic unit or department establishes the course requirements for each major program, concentrations within a major, and related-area requirements. All program requirements follow the general structure described below. Major Description The following information is always included at the beginning of any program description:
Program Admission Requirements Special program admission and/or continuation requirements, if any, are listed immediately following the description of the major and degree. A number of programs have requirements that must be met before the student can be formally admitted to the major and permitted to take upper level courses. Such requirements usually involve completion of foundation courses, achievement of a certain GPA, and completion of a specified number of credit hours. Some programs require portfolio review or auditions. Program Course Requirements AULER or CLER RequirementsAll students completing undergraduate degrees at UNCG are required to complete AULER (All University liberal Education Requirements) or CLER (College Liberal Education Requirements). Programs in the Bryan School of Business & Economics, the School of Education, the School of Health & Human Performance, the School of Human Environmental Sciences, the School of Music, and the School of Nursing follow AULER requirements. Most programs in the College of Arts & Sciences follow CLER requirements. These requirements, including specific course requirements, are listed prior to the major requirements. See All University Liberal Education Requirements and College of Arts and Sciences Liberal Education Requirements. Major
Requirements Majors that provide students with more than one concentration or area of study within the major will usually divide the Major Requirements into Core Requirements and Additional Concentration Requirements. Core
Requirements Additional
Concentration Requirements Related
Area (Other or Cognate) Requirements
Programs which lead to teacher licensure also list teacher licensure requirements. See Teacher Education Programs for complete details. Second
Major or Concentration Requirements for Teacher Licensure Programs
Most programs do not specify which electives a student must take although some may make suggestions. Electives are those courses taken to complete the hours required for the degree after fulfilling AULER/CLER requirements and major, related or other program requirements.
Programs that can be taken as minors are described following descriptions of the major and second major. A minimum of 15 hours is required to complete an area of study as a minor. Several areas of study can be taken only as minors. See individual programs for details. Special Curriculum Option (Plan II) For students whose needs are not met by the formal majors and degrees offered at UNCG, a special curriculum option called Plan II allows students to design their own course of study in consultation with appropriate faculty. Students desiring to pursue Plan II should be advised that there is no guarantee that their proposed program will lead to graduation until it has been fully approved. Developing a program is a time consuming process, often taking one year from initial intent to final approval. Students must file a statement of intent to pursue Plan II in the Office of Student Academic Services prior to registering for their last 45 hours. Required steps have been adopted by the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee for approving Plan II programs. The following is an abbreviated description of the procedures that must be followed:
Minor modifications to an approved Plan II program may be made if approved by both the faculty advisor and the Director of Student Academic Services. Other modifications require the full process outlined. Guide to Course Descriptions Course descriptions are comprised of the following information: 1. Course Number 2. Course Title 3. Course Credit (in parentheses) 4. Special Information, which may include: AULER/CLER credit Prerequisites and/or corequisites Special restrictions or other requirements Repeat-for-Credit notation (if course can be repeated) Grading Mode (if other than letter grade) 5. Course description 6. Frequency of offering (in parentheses); optional 7. Equivalent courses (in parentheses) Each course description is represented by a three-letter symbol (indicating the department or program within which the course is taken) and a three-digit course number. After each course title are two (or three) numbers separated by colons which indicate semester hours credit, lecture, and laboratory hours. Following the credit indicator the following items may be listed: AULER/CLER credit; course prerequisites or corequisites; special restrictions or requirements; repeat-for-credit information if the course can be repeated for credit; and grading mode if the course is graded other than by letter grade. The course description itself may be followed by frequency of offering information. Explanations of each of these topics follows. Departmental/Program/Course Prefix Symbols Types of Courses Three basic types of courses are taught at UNCG, with definitions based on the mode in which the course is taught. The type of course is reflected in the credit structure as well as being detailed in the course description. The semester Schedule of Courses indicates a course's type or mode as well. Lecture/Seminar Courses A lecture course consists of classes that meet weekly for a specified number of hours; instruction is delivered in a lecture or seminar setting. The credit hour structure of the course is expressed by two numbers, such as (3:3), where the first number indicates that the course carries three semester hours of credit and meets for three lecture/seminar hours per week. Laboratory/Studio/Practice Courses Such courses, which also meet weekly, may combine a lecture component with a laboratory/studio/practice component, or may consist of a lab/studio/practice session only. In a combined lecture and lab/studio course, class sessions usually meet at different times and are detailed in the Schedule of Courses for each semester. The credit structure for such courses is always expressed by three numbers, such as (3:2:3), where the first number represents the semester hours credit, the second number represents the number of lecture/seminar hours the course meets per week, and the final number, the lab/studio hours required by the course each week. A course that is comprised of a lab/studio/practice component only will be expressed by a credit structure: similar to the following, (1:0:3), where the course receives 1 semester hour of credit, has no lecture component, and meets for three hours a week in a lab/studio/practice environment. Practicum/Internship Courses A practicum/internship course is usually an upper level course, and involves a career related, learning experience of limited duration in which an individual takes on responsible roles outside of the traditional university environment where training and supervision are included: in a non-profit organization, a government office, or a private, for-profit business. An internship may last for a month, several months, or a year; be paid or voluntary; be taken for academic credit or not; be full-time or part-time. Practicum/internships taken for academic credit may have a credit structuresuch as (3-6:1:9-20), where the course may be taken for variable credit (from 3 to 6 semester hours credit), has a seminar or lecture component that meets for 1 hour a week, and which requires the student to spend from 9 to 20 hours weekly in the field at the off campus site. Course
Numbers and Levels
Undergraduates are reminded that a minimum of 36 hours must be completed at the 300 level or above to meet graduation requirements. Course descriptions for graduate-level courses (600- and 700-level) are printed in The Graduate School Bulletin. Course Credit Hours Course credit hours are indicated in parentheses immediately following the course title. The first figures enclosed in parentheses indicates the number of semester hour credits given for the course. The second and third figures indicate the number of lecture and laboratory/studio hours normally scheduled each week for one semester in the course. For example, (3:2:3) indicates the course carries three semester hour credits, meets for two lecture hours and three laboratory/studio hours each week. When only two figures appear in the parentheses, there are no laboratory or studio hour requirements. For example, (3:3) indicates that the course carries three semester hour credits and meets for three lecture hours each week. Graduate courses and certain other courses may have only one figure enclosed in parentheses indicates only the number of semester hours credit given. A class period is 50 minutes in length. Two course numbers separated by a comma indicate a sequence of two courses with closely related content. AULER, All-University Liberal Education Requirements; and CLER, College of Arts and Sciences Liberal Education Requirement Courses approved as meeting requirements in the general areas of knowledge or approved to satisfy the liberal education requirements in the College of Arts and Sciences are indicated by one of the following abbreviations following the course title and credit: AULER abbreviations: AE Analytic
and Evaluative Studies Course Prerequisites/Corequisites A prerequisite is a course that must be completed before another course may be taken. A corequisite is a course that must be taken concurrently with another course. Prerequisites and corequisites are indicated after the course title and credit by "Pr." or "Coreq." followed by the requirements which must be met before that course may be taken. A student may not enroll in a course without having completed the proper prerequisites unless these prerequisites have been waived by the head of the department in which the course is offered. Other Course Restrictions Some courses carry additional restrictions (Freshmen only; Majors only; etc.). Such restrictions are highlighted following the listing of any course prerequisites. Grading Method Courses are graded by letter grade (A-F) unless otherwise noted in the course description. If a course is graded other than by letter grade, this information is stated after the prerequisites are listed. Also see section on Grading. The following undergraduate/advanced undergraduate courses are graded P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) and are so noted in their descriptions: CSC 312; CSD 219, 571; CUI 299A & B, 399 A, B, C & D, 461, 462, 499A; DCE 250, 461, 462; ESS 461, 462, 594, 595; GRK 150; HEA 203, 428, 461, 462; HHP 110; MUS 090, 091; NUR 425, 440; RPT 315, 417; SAS 100. Repeat-for-Credit Notation Some courses may be repeated for credit under special circumstances. Such information is highlighted following the listing of any prerequisites. Course Description The description of a course is necessarily brief and is intended to give students a concise overview of course content. Check with the department for complete details about a courses's specific content and requirements. Frequency of Course Offering Many courses indicate the semester(s) in which they are usually offered. This information is indicated in parentheses at the end of the course description as follows: (FA,SP)
course usually offered in both Fall and Spring semesters Students should also be aware that regularly scheduled undergraduate classes for which fewer than ten students enroll (or graduate classes for which fewer than five students enroll) will be offered only with special approval of the Provost. If enrollment does not justify continuation of a class, the class may not be offered that semester. Equivalent Course Credit A number
of undergraduate courses have course content which is considered equivalent
to other similar courses. Some courses are cross-listed with courses
taught in a different department. Ordinarily students can take only
one of such equivalent or cross-listed courses for credit. Course equivalencies
are indicated in parentheses following a course description ("Same
as ..."). Students should be aware of such equivalencies before
registering in order to avoid taking a course for which they will not
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