2006 Curriculum: What You Need to Know
- As in the past, General Education comprises one of the three principal components of a Carolina education. The other two components: "in depth" study in the major(s)/minor(s) and electives courses.
- The Making Connections curriculum was designed to create greater coherence, or "connectedness," in students' overall educational experience, with different courses and requirements complementing and reinforcing one another over time.
- General Education requirements fall into three categories (four for BA majors): Foundations, Approaches, and Connections (for BA majors — add three courses of Supplemental General Education, usually taken at the junior-senior level.)
- With the exception of Foundations courses, General Education courses MAY be used to satisfy multiple requirements — e.g., an Approach and a Connection or several Connections.
- Courses in the major(s) and minor(s) MAY be used to satisfy General Education requirements, unless otherwise specified by the major(s)/minor(s).
- Students in the College of Arts and Sciences may pursue up to three “in depth” areas of study — i.e., two majors and one minor or two minors and one major (but not three majors.)
- A swim test is not required for graduation.
- Lifetime Fitness courses earn one hour of academic credit, and students may count up to two LF courses toward the 120 hours required for graduation.
- Students, and prospective students, in the professional schools (e.g., School of Nursing, Kenan-Flagler Business School) need to check the regulations governing those programs of study to see how General Education requirements and guidelines apply specifically to them.