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 semester hours required by GEC in the Humanities as follows: GLT, six (6) hours; GFA, three (3) hours; and GPR, three (3) hours.
Historical Perspectives (GEC: GHP; CAR: GPM and GMO) Students must complete a total of six (6) semester 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 (GEC: GNS; CAR: GLS and GPS) Students must complete a total of 9–10 semester 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) semester hours in GSB courses, with courses taken from at least two different academic departments. Foreign Language (GFL) Students are required to demonstrate intermediate-level proficiency in a foreign language. The typical sequence of UNCG courses for foreign language is 101, 102, 203, and 204. The College considers successful completion of the 204 course a demonstration of proficiency. Students may place out of one or more courses through a placement test. Students whose high school courses were taught in a foreign language may document their proficiency with a high school transcript. Students who are proficient in a language other than those taught at UNCG may submit a letter of certification from a professor at any accredited U.S. college or university documenting proficiency. Students with documented learning disabilities or demonstrable long-standing difficulties learning a foreign language can apply for the Modified Foreign Language Program through which they may demonstrate proficiency. Six hours of foreign language course work, with the exception of American Sign 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 GE Marker Approved Courses. Petitions for exemption from the foreign language requirement will be considered only in the most exceptional circumstances when an otherwise qualified student has submitted evidence that the Modified Foreign Language Program in Spanish cannot provide appropriate accommodations for his or her disability or language-learning difficulty. In very rare cases, a substitution for the 203 and/or 204 level of a foreign language may be considered. The following reasons do not merit an appeal:
Please contact College of Arts and Sciences Advising at 336/334-4361 for further information. For information concerning the Modified Foreign Language Program, see www.uncg.edu/rom. Writing Intensive Courses (WI) Students in the College of Arts and Sciences must complete a total of four Writing Intensive (WI) courses:
NOTE: Writing Intensive courses may also meet General Education Core category, marker, or major requirements. Students who obtain a score of 4 or higher 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. |
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