FAQ
What is the difference between Strong College and South Spencer hall?
Strong College is the home, South Spencer is the house. Strong College is the community in which students live, work, and thrive. South Spencer is simply the building which keeps them warm and dry!
Does Strong College require a specific SAT score or GPA for admission?
No. Strong College has never had any SAT or GPA cutoff for admission. We do not request SAT information on our application and ordinarily do not know the scores of our applicants. Admission to Strong College is competitive because we have far more applicants than we have spaces. Successful candidates for admission usually have a minimum GPA of 3.7 (high school) or 3.3 (university). While academic accomplishment (including GPA) is a major part of our admissions criteria, we have never based admission solely on GPA or any other criterion. Strong College looks for students who take their schoolwork seriously and who want to participate in the life of the College.
If your GPA drops, do you get kicked out of Strong College?
No. Students who are admitted to Strong College retain their membership as long as they wish while they are at UNCG. Only serious disciplinary violations get students expelled from Strong College.
Is Strong College the Honors Program? Is South Spencer the “honors dorm?”
No. Strong College and the University Honors Program are two separate and independent programs. Strong College is a community for academically serious students and many Strong College members also belong to the University Honors Program. Participation in the Honors Program is not required to be a member of Strong College, or vice versa. Those students interested in the University Honors Program may visit their web site at http://www.uncg.edu/hss. UNCG does not have an “honors dorm.”
Do you have to take any special classes if you are in Strong College?
No. Strong College students do not have to take any special classes. The Residential College in Mary Foust and Grogan College both require their members to take specific classes, but Strong College does not have any such requirement.
Do you have to be of a certain class or in a certain major to be in Strong College?
No. Strong College has members from all undergraduate classes, freshmen through seniors, as well as graduate students. Its membership represents virtually all majors offered by the College of Arts and Sciences and the University's other six Schools. Strong College is a purposeful cross-section of the entire University because we believe our students should be exposed to people with the greatest possible diversity of interests and experiences.
Does it cost extra to be a member of Strong College?
No. Strong College has no membership fees or additional charges. Resident members pay the University's standard room and board fees that apply to all air-conditioned residence halls on campus. Those charges are set by the University's Office of Housing and Residence Life and may be found at http://www.uncg.edu/rli.
If Strong College is quiet and peaceful, does that mean it is boring?
Absolutely not! Strong College is one of the closest-knit communities on campus. We have dozens of opportunities for our members to become involved in the life of the College. We have weekly programs every Monday-Thursday, such as the Blue Lemur Coffee Bar, and special annual programs, such as the Croquet Tournament, so there is always something to do. Strong College believes academic and social maturation should go hand-in-hand, and that is reflected in our programming efforts. If someone is bored in Strong College, it is by choice.
I've received notification that I've been accepted to Strong College but my housing assignment has not yet been changed. What's going on?
No need to panic. We send our list of acceptances over to Housing and Residence Life in large groups instead of individually, so it takes a few days for them to make changes in their computer system. Beyond that, those changes sometimes take as long as a week to show up in individual student's UNC-Genie accounts. The changes will be made once you've returned your acceptance form - it just may take a few days to be processed. |
