Step Three: Completing Lower Division Requirements
You may complete lower division courses at UNC at Chapel Hill or at colleges and universities in your home community. Many schools, including UNC at Chapel Hill, offer online courses and nontraditional scheduling options for on-campus study. UNC at Chapel Hill's own Friday Center for Continuing Education offers many courses for credit that may be of value to prospective students.
You will avoid wasted time and frustration by insuring that the courses you choose at colleges and universities other than UNC at Chapel Hill are courses you need to meet the lower division requirements. The UNC-Chapel Hill undergraduate admission transfer equivalencies page provides information about equivalent courses at many colleges and universities.
General Education Requirements & Nursing Prerequisites Lower Division Requirements and Transfer Equivalencies |
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Following are the General Education Requirements in effect September 2006. Please contact our office if you have any questions about courses you have already completed. |
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| Required Courses | UNC at Chapel Hill Courses | North Carolina Community College Common Curriculum Equivalents |
English Composition & Rhetoric (CR) Foundation |
ENGL 101 |
ENG 111 |
Foreign Language (FL) Foundation |
A foreign language through Level 3 unless you place into Level 4. (Spanish is recommended) |
Elementary 1 through Intermediate 1 or 2 |
| Quantitative Reasoning (QR) Foundation One (1) course (3 credits) |
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CHM 152 |
| Lifetime Fitness (LF) Foundation One (1) course (1 credit) |
PHYA 100-199 |
Any 1 hour PE activity course |
| Physical & Life Science (PL) Approach One (1) course (3 credits) |
PSYC 101 |
PSY 150 |
| Physical & Life Science Lab (PX) Approach One (1) course with lab (3 credits) |
One (1) Physical & Life Science with Lab | BIO 101 BIO 165 or 168 CHM 151 |
| Of the following, choose 1 SS, 1 HS and 1 other: | ||
| Social & Behavioral Science (SS) Approach | One (1) Social Science | ANTH 210, ANTH 221 |
| Historical Analysis (HS) Approach | One (1) Historical Analysis | REL 211, REL 212, REL 221 HIS 111, HIS 122, HIS 131, HIS 132, HIS 211, HIS 212 |
| One (1) additional SS or HS - an additional course from those listed above. | ||
| Of the following, choose 1 PH, 1 VP and 1 LA: | ||
| Philosophical and Moral Reasoning (PH) Approach | One (1) Philosophical & Moral Reasoning | PHI 240 |
| Visual or Performing Arts (VP) Approach | One (1) Visual & Performing Arts | ART 114 |
| Literary Arts (LA) Approach | One (1) Literary Arts | DRA 112 ENG, 231, ENG 241, ENG 242, ENG 272, ENG 273 |
| Of the following, choose 1 US, 1 GL and 1 EE: | ||
| US Diversity (US) Connection | *One (1) US Diversity |
HIS 131 REL 221 |
| Global Issues (GL) Connection | One (1) Global Issues | POL 210, POL 220 HIS 122 ANT 210 GEO 111 |
| Experiential Education (EE) Connection | One (1) Experiential Education | |
| Of the following, take any one (1) from each of two (2) groups: | ||
| Quantitative Intensive (QI) | MAT 273, MAT 285 PHY 151, PHY 152, PHY 251, PHY 252 |
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| Communication Intensive (CI) | ||
| North Atlantic World (NA) | DRA 112 ENG 231, ENG 241, ENG 242, ENG 272, ENG 273 HIS 111, HIS 122, HIS 131, HIS 132, HIS 211, HIS 212 PHI 221 REL 212, REL 221 |
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| Beyond the North Atlantic (BN) | POL 210 REL 211 |
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| The World Before 1750 (WB) | ART 113 ENG 241 HIS 111, HIS 211, HIS 212 PHI 220 REL 211, REL 212 |
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| Required Nursing Science Prerequisites (Some may also satisfy Gen Ed prerequisites) |
*PSYC 101 (PL) |
PSY 150 |
| *STAT 151 (QR) or STAT 155 |
MAT 151 or MAT 155 |
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| CHEM 101/101L (PX) or BIOC 107 |
CHM 151 | |
| CHEM 102/102L (PX) or BIOC 108 |
CHM 152 | |
| *BIOL 252 (PX) | BIO 165 or BIO 168 |
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| *PHYI 202 | BIO 166 or BIO 169 |
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| *MCRO 251 or MCRO 252 |
BIO 175 or BIO 275 |
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Total Credits: 64 * Courses to be satisfied by applicants who also have an earned Bachelor's degree in another area. |
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