FYE First Year Linked Courses Examples

In your first semester, it is suggested to take 14-16 credits of coursework. Your First Year Linked Courses will enroll you in 7-12 credits of coursework, so when you get to New Student Orientation you will add 1-3 classes outside of your FIrst Year Linked Courses. Here are a few examples of what that might look like:

Here’s what a Business First Year Linked Course Work looks like:

ENG122	College Composition		3 credits
FYE 108	First Year Seminar		1 credit
BA 150	Foundations of Business Thought		3 credits
		Total	7 credits

OR

First Year Linked Courses for Undeclared students:

ENG 122	College Composition		3 credits
FYE 108	First Year Seminar		1 credit
SOC 100	Principles of Sociology		3 credits
MCS 101	Multiculturalism in the U.S.		3 credits
		Total	10 credits

You would then add 1-3 courses at Orientation to get you to 14-16 credits, and you would have a full schedule! This allows you to personalize your schedule, while also gaining the benefits of being in a First Year Linked Courses.

Linked Courses Examples

Linked courses are an integral part of our learning communities at UNC. Enrolling in these links will foster a sense of academic community and encourage opportunities for social involvement with peers across campus. Below we have provided two ways to access specific and detailed information about linked courses for each major, via a web page or a Microsoft Office Excel file.

Please keep in mind that these links are historical in nature, and do not reflect the exact links for the upcoming Fall semester. These are simply examples of what has been used in the immediate past for each major.

Linked courses information web page: LinkedCourses20092010.mht

Linked courses information Microsoft Office Excel file: LinkedCourses2009-2010PublicVersionREADONLY.xls