ACADEMIC ADVISING
Taking an Integrated Approach:
General Education + Major
ACADEMIC ADVISING:
AN INTEGRATED APPROACH
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I. Development of Fundamental Skills of Inquiry
UNC CHARLOTTE
General Education
Requirements
Credit
Hours
Basic writing skills
Either ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1103
Basic writing skills
ENGL 1102 (students who take
ENGL 1103 do not have to take
ENGL 1102)
Mathematics and
logical reasoning
MATH 1xxx
3
Mathematics and
logical reasoning
One of the following: MATH 1xxx,
STAT 1xxx, or PHIL 2105
3
II. Inquiry in the Sciences
Life
sciences
and/or
physical
sciences
Two of the following, and one of them must
be with a lab:
ANTH 2141;
BIOL 1110, 1115, 1273, 1274;
CHEM 1111, 1112, 1203, 1204, 1251, 1252;
ESCI 1101; GEOL 1200, 1210;
PHYS 1101, 1102, 1130, 2101,2102;
PSYC 1101
Social
science
One of the following:
ANTH 1101; ECON 1101,
ECON 2101; GEOG 1105;
POLS 1110; SOCY 1101
Courses taken
3
0-3
Credit
Hours
Courses taken
(with lab)
4
(with or without
lab)
3-4
3
Credit
Hours
III. Themes of Liberal Education for Private and Public Life
Arts and
society
One of the following:
LBST 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105
3
Western culture
LBST 2101
3
Global
understanding
LBST 2102
3
One of the following:
LBST 2211, 2212, 2213, 2214, 2215
3
Ethical and
cultural critique
Credit
Hours
IV. Communication Skills
Writing in the
discipline
course in the
major
One three semester hour course or its
equivalent totaling three semester hours
in the major with the W designation
Writing in the
discipline
course
A second course with the W designation
(Can be in the major or outside the major)
Oral
communication
Foreign language
A 1202-level course in a foreign language
Courses
taken
3
3
A course with the O designation (If a
course is designated for both O and W,
the one course can be applied to both.)
The following applies only to students majoring in a program in the College
of Arts and Sciences, College of Architecture, or College of Health and
Human Services.
Courses
taken
1-3
Credit
Hours
4-8
Courses taken, if
applicable
I. Development of Fundamental
Skills of Inquiry
Credit
Hours
Basic writing
skills
Either ENGL 1101 or ENGL
1103
Basic writing
skills
ENGL 1102 (students who take
ENGL 1103 do not have to
take ENGL 1102)
Mathematics
and logical
reasoning
MATH 1xxx
3
Mathematics
and logical
reasoning
One of the following: MATH
1xxx,
STAT 1xxx, or PHIL 2105
3
3
0-3
Courses taken
II. Inquiry in the Sciences
Natural
sciences
Social
science
Two of the following, one must have a lab:
ANTH 2141;
BINF 1110;
BIOL 1110, 1115, 1273, 1274;
CHEM 1111/12, 1200, 1203/04, 1251/52
ESCI 1101;
GEOL 1200, 1210;
ITIS 1350;
PHYS 1101/02, 1130, 120x, 2101/02;
PSYC 1101
One of the following:
ANTH 1101;
ECON 1101, 2101;
GEOG 1105;
POLS 1110;
SOCY 1101;
Credit
Hours
4
3-4
3
Courses taken
(with lab)
(with or
without lab)
III. Themes of Liberal Education
for Private and Public Life
Arts and
society
One of the following:
LBST 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105
Credit
Hours
3
Western culture LBST 2101
3
Global
understanding
3
LBST 2102
One of the following:
Ethical and
cultural critique LBST 2211, 2212, 2213, 2214, 2215
3
Courses taken
IV. Communication Skills
Credit
Hours
Writing in the
discipline
course in the
major
One three semester hour course or
its equivalent totaling three
semester hours in the major with
the W designation
3
Writing in the
discipline
course
A second course with the W
designation (Can be in the major or
outside the major)
3
A course with the O designation (If
Oral
a course is designated for both O
communication and W, the one course can be
applied to both.)
Courses taken
1-3
Note: Foreign Language requirements are set by the College or Major(s).
Reviewing Transfer Credit
•Equivalencies
– Trf credit for a UNCC course
– Cannot be repeated
•Exemptions
– Trf credit exempts from Gen
Ed requirement
Program
Exemption:
Community College
AA or AS degree
(not AAS)
Look for INST 1111
ALWAYS CHECK THE CAPP
AUDIT!
Being Strategic
(when requirements overlap)
• Use a template to ensure students
don’t duplicate gen ed clases that are
required for the major
• Advising check sheets should make
overlaps clear
• Emphasize integrated nature of Gen
Ed and the major (Gen Ed + Major =
Program of Study)
I. Development of Fundamental
Skills of Inquiry
Credit
Hours
Basic writing
skills
Either ENGL 1101 or ENGL
1103
Basic writing
skills
ENGL 1102 (students who take
ENGL 1103 do not have to
take ENGL 1102)
Mathematics
and logical
reasoning
MATH 1xxx
3
Mathematics
and logical
reasoning
One of the following: MATH
1xxx,
STAT 1xxx, or PHIL 2105
3
Courses taken
3
0-3
MATH 1100
II. Inquiry in the Sciences
Natural
sciences
Social
science
Two of the following, one must have a lab:
ANTH 2141;
BINF 1110;
BIOL 1110, 1115, 1273, 1274;
CHEM 1111/12, 1200, 1203/04, 1251/52
ESCI 1101;
GEOL 1200, 1210;
ITIS 1350;
PHYS 1101/02, 1130, 120x, 2101/02;
PSYC 1101
One of the following:
ANTH 1101;
ECON 1101, 2101;
GEOG 1105;
POLS 1110;
SOCY 1101;
Credit
Hours
4
Courses taken
(with lab)
3-4
(with or
without lab)
3
POLS 1110
III. Themes of Liberal Education
for Private and Public Life
Arts and
society
One of the following:
LBST 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105
Credit
Hours
3
Western culture LBST 2101
3
Global
understanding
3
LBST 2102
One of the following:
Ethical and
cultural critique LBST 2211, 2212, 2213, 2214, 2215
3
Courses taken
IV. Communication Skills
Writing in the
discipline
course in the
major
Writing in the
discipline
course
One three semester hour course or
its equivalent totaling three
semester hours in the major with
the W designation
A second course with the W
designation (Can be in the major or
outside the major)
A course with the O designation (If
a course is designated for both O
Oral
communication and W, the one course can be
applied to both.)
Credit
Hours
Courses taken
3
POLS 2220
3
POLS 4600,
4990, 4110, OR
4163
1-3
POLS 4600,
4990, 4110, OR
4163
Note: Foreign Language requirements are set by the College or Major(s).
Allowing Exploration
(to keep options open for a minor, 2nd major,
or change of major)
Mathematics / Logic (the 2nd course)
• Taking two math courses makes sense
if a student is interested in a program
that requires calculus
• Taking statistics makes sense if a
student is interested in the social
sciences
Allowing Exploration
Sciences
• Chemistry and Physics are a
foundational courses in many STEM
fields
Social Sciences
• Except for ECON 1101, all of the
options are required courses in those
majors/minors
Allowing Exploration
LBST
• Choosing an LBST taught by faculty
from a given department can give
students a taste of what that field is
like