Description of the Core
UNC’s new Liberal Arts Core, designed to implement the short-term recommendations made last year of the Council on the University Experience, replaces the UNC’s General Education program for all students entering UNC in Fall 2006 and afterwards.
Here’s a comparison between the Liberal Arts Core and the old General Education program advisers might find useful:
| Component |
The Liberal Arts Core1 2007-2008 Catalog |
The Old Gen Ed Program 2005-2006 Catalog |
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| Writing |
Area 1 — Communication – 6 hours
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Category 1 — Composition – 6 credits
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| Mathematics |
Area 2 — Mathematics – 3 hours |
Category 2 — Mathematics – 3 credits |
| Physical Activity |
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Category 3 — Physical Activity – 1 hour |
| Humanities and Social Sciences |
Area 3 — Arts and Humanities – 6-9 hours2
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Category 4 — Arts and Letters – 6 credits
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Area 4 — History – 3 hours2,3 |
Category 5 — Social Sciences – 6 credits
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Area 5 — Social and Behavioral Sciences – 3-6 hours2
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| Natural Science |
Area 6 — Physical and Life Sciences – 7 hours |
Category 6 — Science and Mathematics – 7 credits
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| International, Multicultural, and Interdisciplinary Studies |
Area 7 — International Studies – one course4 |
Category 7 — Interdisciplinary, International, and Multicultural Studies – 3 credits
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Area 8 — Multicultural Studies – one course4 |
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Electives — Enough additional courses from Areas 1-8 or the special list of interdisciplinary studies electives to bring the total to at least 40 hours. |
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| Other |
Enough additional courses from Categories 4-7 to bring the total to at least 40 hours |
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