Explanation of Major and Program Requirements Requirement DescriptionsGuide to Course DescriptionsCourse Numbers and LevelsFrequency of Course OfferingAULER/CLER Abbreviations 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. Majors Major Description The following information is always included at the beginning of any program description: Name of Major Degree Awarded Total Hours Required for the Degree   Program Admission Requirements Special program admission 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 is 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 audtions. See individual programs for details.   Course Requirements AULER or CLER Requirements All students completing undergraduate degrees at UNCG are required to complete AULER (All University liberal Education Requitements) or CLER (College Liberal Education Requirements). These requirements, including any specific course requirements for a given program, will be listed prior to the major course requirements. Also see AULER and CLER.   Major Requirements Major requirements will indicate all courses that must be taken within the major program for completion of the degree. 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 are those courses required by all students in the major, regardless of concentration. Additional Concentration Requirements are the courses required only by a specific concentration.   Related Area (Other or Cognate) Requirements A number of majors require courses from other departments or programs for completion of the degree. Such courses are listed as "Related Area" or "Other/Cognate" requirements following the major requirements.   Teacher Licensure Requirements Programs which lead to teacher licensure also list teacher licensure requirements.   Electives Most programs do not specify which electives a student may take although some may make suggestions. Electives are those courses a student takes to complete the hours required for the degree after fulfilling AULER or CLER requirements and major, related or other requirements.   Second Majors Most majors can also be taken as second majors. Specific requirements for completing an area of study as a second major are listed under the Second Major description. A minimum of 24 hours is required to complete a second major although some programs may require additional hours.   Minors Programs that can be taken as minors are described following descriptions of the major and second major. A minimum of 18 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.   Guide to Course Descriptions Below is a guide to course description information. 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. 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 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 any course prerequisites or corequisites will be listed. The course description itself may be followed by special area credit indicators (AULER, CLER) and frequency of offering symbols. Special course restrictions are also highlighted.

Program and Course Symbols

ACC	Accounting
AFS	African American Studies
ART	Anthropology
ATY	Art
BCT	Broadcasting/Cinema & Theatre
BIO	Biology
BME	Business & Marketing Education
BUS	Business Administration
CHE	Chemistry
CCI	Classical Civilization
CED	Counseling & Educational Development
CSC	Computer Science

CSD	Communication Sciences & Disorders
CST	Communication Studies
CUI	Curriculum and Instruction
DCE	Dance
ECO	Economics
EDC	Education of Deaf Children
ELC	Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations
ENG	English
ERM	Educational Research Methodology
ESS	Exercise and Sport Science
FIN	FINANCE
FMS	Freshman Seminars Program

FNS	Food, Nutrition, & Food Service Management (to be replaced by NFS effective 01-01-99)
FRE	French
GEO	Geography
GER	German
GRK	Greek
GRO	Gerontology
HEA	Health (Public)
HHP	Health & Human Performance
HIS	History
HSS	Honors Program
HID	Housing & Interior Design
HDF	Human Development & Family Studies

ISM	Information Systems & Operations Management
INS	International Studies
ITA	Italian
JNS	Japanese Studies
LAT	Latin
LES	Leisure Studies (to be replaced by RPT effective 01-01-99)
LIS	Library & Information Studies
MGT	Management
MKT	Marketing
MAT	Mathematics
MBA	Master of Business Administration Program
MLS	Liberal Studies (Master of Arts in Liberal Studies)
MUS	Music

NFS	Nutrition and Foodservice Systems
NUR	Nursing
PHI	Philosophy
PHY	Physics and Astronomy
PSC	Political Science
PSY	Psychology
RPT	Recreation, Parks, and Tourism
REL	Religious Studies
RCO	Residential College
RUS	Russian
SWK	Social Work
SOC	Sociology

SPA	Spanish
SES	Specialized Education Services
STA	Statistics
TDM	Textile Products Design & Marketing
UNS	University Studies
WCV	Western Civilization
WMS	Women's Studies

Course Numbers and Levels Course level numbers are structured as follows. Students are reminded that 36 hours must be completed at the 300 level or above to meet graduation requirements.

100-199	intended primarily for freshmen
200-299	intended primarily for sophomores
300-399	intended primarily for juniors
400-499	intended primarily for seniors
500-599	intended for advanced undergraduates and graduate students 500-level courses are NOT open to freshmen and sophomores
600-749	restricted to students who are classified as graduate students 600-level courses are NOT open to undergraduates
750-799	restricted to graduate students admitted to doctoral programs

Course descriptions for graduate-level courses are printed in The Graduate School Bulletin. Course Credit Hours The first of the figures enclosed in parentheses immediately following the course title indicates the number of semester hour credits given for the course. The second and third figures indicate the number of lecture and laboratory hours, respectively, normally scheduled each week for one semester in the course.

(3 : 2 : 3)

AE	Analytic and Evaluative Studies
BL	British or American Literature
FA	Fine Arts
HP	Historical Perspectives on Western Culture
MT	Mathematics
NS	Natural Science
NW	Nonwestern Studies
RD	Reasoning and Discourse
SB	Social and Behavioral Sciences
WL	World Literature

CLER Abbreviations College of Arts and Sciences Liberal Education Requirement Courses approved to satisfy the liberal education requirements in the College of Arts and Sciences are indicated by one of the following abbreviations in brackets at the end of the course description:

CAE	Analytic and Evaluative Studies
CBL	British or American Literature
CFA	Fine Arts
CFL	Foreign Language
CHP/ CPM	Historical Perspectives on WesternCulture, Pre-Modern
CHP/CPM	Historical Perspectives on Western Culture, Modern
CLS	Life Science
CMT	Mathematics
CNW	Nonwestern Studies
CPS	Physical Science
CRD	Reasoning and Discourse
CSB	Social and Behavioral Sciences
CWL	World Literature

 

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