College of Arts and Sciences Additional Requirements (CAR)

In addition to the course requirements stated in the University’s General Education Core (GEC), students majoring in the College of Arts and Sciences must also complete the following:

Humanities (Literature GLT, Fine Arts GFA, Philosophical/Religious/Ethical Perspectives GPR)

Students in the College must distribute the 12 credit hours required by GEC in the Humanities as follows:

GLT, six (6) hours;

GFA, three (3) hours;

and GPR, three (3) hours.

Historical Perspectives—Western Culture (GPM and GMO)

Students must complete a total of six (6) credit hours in GHP courses, with one course chosen from the premodern (GPM) list and one from the modern (GMO) list. See Summary of CAR.

Natural Sciences (GLS and GPS)

Students must complete a total of 9–10 credit hours in GNS courses, with at least one course chosen from the Life Science (GLS) list, and at least one course chosen from the Physical Science (GPS) list. One of the three must include a laboratory. See Summary of CAR.

Social and Behavioral Sciences (GSB)

Students must complete a total of nine (9) credit hours in GSB courses, with courses taken from at least two different academic departments.

Foreign Language (GFL)

Students are required to complete intermediate-level proficiency in a foreign language, i.e., through the 204 level. Six hours of a foreign language may be used toward the General Education marker requirement of 12 hours of Global (GL) or Global Non-Western (GN) courses. See General Education Core Requirements (GEC) and GEC Marker Approved Courses.

Writing Intensive Courses (WI)

Students in the College of Arts and Sciences must complete a total of four Writing Intensive (WI) courses:

1. At least one of the four Writing Intensive courses must be in the student’s primary major and at least one must be in the upper division (300 and above). A single course may satisfy both the requirement for a course in the major and the requirement for a course in the upper-division, as long as a total of four Writing Intensives are taken.
2. Students transferring to UNCG as sophomores, and returning students who completed 30–59 hours of their course work at UNCG prior to 1989, are required to take three Writing Intensive courses, distributed as in #1 above. Students transferring to UNCG as juniors, and returning students who completed 60–89 hours at UNCG prior to 1989, are required to take two Writing Intensive courses, at least one of which must be in the department or program of their primary major. Students who transfer as seniors, or who return having completed 90 or more hours at UNCG prior to 1989, must take one Writing Intensive course. NOTE: Writing Intensive courses may also meet General Education Core category, marker, or major requirements.

Students who obtain a score of 5 on the English Advanced Placement Literature and Composition examination are exempted from one of the Writing Intensive courses. Contact the Department of English for further information.

All students in the College must fulfill the foregoing College Additional Requirements (CAR). A course in the major may be used to satisfy College requirements.

Requirements for each of the degrees offered by the College of Arts and Sciences are included in the descriptions of majors, concentrations, and minors under the respective departments.