University Studies
University Studies an integrated curricular program
Distinguish yourself with a UNCW education. The University
Studies general education program at UNCW
encourages students to begin a life-long journey of engaged
inquiry
and
societal contribution. As a consciously integrated
component of every student’s overall undergraduate educational experience, the program reflects our institution’s fundamental
commitment to fostering ethical and intellectual development and to promoting the growth of well-informed, creative, literate members of society. All University Studies components align with UNCW’s Eight Learning Goals.
Global Citizenship Information Literacy
Critical Thinking
Inquiry
University Studies + your major
Second Language
Diversity
Thoughtful Expression
Foundational Knowledge
on your way to a UNCW degree…
lifetime wellness
composition math and stats
second language
College of Arts and Sciences
historical & philosophical approaches
College of Health and Human Services
human institutions and behaviors
scientific approaches aesthetic, interpretive, literary diverse nation global society
Watson College of Education
reasoning
thematic clusters
Cameron School of Business
The Office of the Registrar, your advisor, department chairs and program directors, and the Director of University Studies work to find UNCW equivalents for your previous coursework. Many of these equivalents will fulfill University Studies and/or major requirements.
Graduation Requirements University Studies
Major
Minimum of 124 credit hours
Students must earn a 2.0 GPA
Electives/Minors/ Concentrations
Your Major • UNCW offers over 50 majors ranging from 36 to 99 credit hours
• Review requirements for admission to major • Over 50 minors available (18-24 hours) • Review major admission requirements, prerequisites, and math requirement. Review your major requirements – 2016-17 online Catalogue – http://catalogue.uncw.edu
Transfer Credits •UNCW can accept only 64 hours of transfer credit from 2 year institutions. •UNCW can accept only a total of 93 semester hours of transfer credit from regionally-accredited four-year institutions.
•A minimum of 31 semester hours must be earned at UNCW of which at least 15 must be upper division courses, in your major.
Tuition Surcharge • 50% tuition surcharge for more than 140 credit hours to complete a baccalaureate degree in a four-year program • Includes hours at degree-seeking institution and on hours accepted for transfer
• Some courses are excluded (e.g. summer courses); depending on double major, etc. • For more info, visit
http://www.uncw.edu/reg/students-tuitionSurch.htm.
UNCW Academic Resources and Policies • • • • • • •
SeaNet Pre-registration Honor Code Course Expectations Course Withdraws
Repeat of Courses Eligibility
SeaNet • You will register for classes on SeaNet - UNCW’s online information and registration system. • Other important student information is also available on SeaNet including:
Grades - Payment Information - Degree Audit - Course Listings Student Transcript - Financial Aid Information
Pre-Registration You must meet with your academic advisor once/semester to register for courses. • • • •
Around Spring and Fall Break Discuss current semester, grades, concerns Plan for the next semester Get your “Registration PIN”
YOU CANNOT SIGN UP FOR COURSES WITHOUT YOUR REGISTRATION PIN
Academic Honor Code • Intellectual honesty is the foundation of everything we do at UNCW
• The strict policy demands for honesty and applies equally to faculty and students
Class Attendance and Grading • Instructors set the specific attendance and grading policies for their own courses.
• • • •
Review syllabus for policies and grade distribution You must attend the first day of class to avoid being dropped Regular class attendance is expected of every student Professors are not required to post grades until the end of the
semester and may not use Blackboard gradebook. Keep track of your grades.
• At UNCW, instructors may grade using pluses and minuses.
Course Withdrawal Students are limited to 16 hours of withdrawals – become WF after 16. Withdrawal from a course before the deadline = “W” Withdrawal from a course after the deadline = “WF” (calculates as an “F” in GPA).
Withdrawal deadline: Fall 2016 – October 10 Withdraw from an individual class or classes through SeaNet. Withdraw from all courses through SeaPort. ALWAYS consult your advisor before you withdraw from a course.
Course Repeat Policy Students who earn less than a C (2.0) in a course may only retake that course at UNCW to replace the grade Three different courses may be repeated to replace low grades
Original grades remain on transcripts but are not included in the grade point calculation
Academic Eligibility and Academic Probation Eligibility / Dismissal: 2.0 overall GPA required by end of each Spring semester. If below 2.0, will be declared academically ineligible and dismissed for two semesters. Ineligible students may attend Summer School at UNCW to regain eligibility for the Fall w/ 2.0.
Academic Probation: If GPA falls below 2.0 cumulative GPA – Fall • Noted on transcript • Limited to 14 hours in next term • Will not be academically dismissed • May have conditions to meet during Spring Term GPAs below 1.0 or 0.0, policies per each college/school.
Academic Advising • Later today, you will meet with academic advisors to plan your schedule and register for Spring classes
• • • •
Check your envelope for your location
12 hours = full-time status Allow for flexibility Consult with advisors
Dropping and Adding Classes • Fall 2016 • SeaNet will stay open for registration until the end of add/drop – Wed. August 24 – 11:59pm
• • • •
Classes being on Wed. August 17 End add/drop – August 24 – W afterwards You may add or drop a class on SeaNet Talk to your advisor before making course changes
UNI 201: Transfer Seminar UNI 201 is 3 credit, elective seminar-style course that supports transfer students in their transition to UNCW. Students earn 6 hours towards graduation – 3 hours Information Literacy and 3 hours Writing Intensive Competencies. Students will leave UNI 201 with: • Academic and career plan • Résumé and cover letter • Academic strategies and skills • Knowledge of campus resources, opportunities, and policies • Library and research skills • Community with other transfer students To register, search for “University College” and select UNI 201.
Pre-Health and Pre-Law Students Pre-Professional Programs offers advising, resources, programs and courses to prepare pre-law and pre-health students for admission to graduate school. Enroll Today! www.uncw.edu/preprofessional
Transfer Credits To Do: •have your final transcript sent to UNCW •have any AP scores sent to UNCW •tell your advisor which courses you took this past semester For more information on transferable credit visit: www.uncw.edu/reg
Caution! Do not register for courses for which you may receive transfer credit. (You cannot get credit for the same course twice.)
Academic Expectations for Students In choosing UNCW, you have become a part of our community of scholars. We recognize that the UNCW learning experience is challenging and requires hard work. It also requires a commitment to make time available to do that hard work. The university expects you to make academics your highest priority… Our faculty and academic support resources are readily available as partners in this effort, but the primary responsibility for learning is yours.
Welcome to UNCW! It is a great place to be!
Distinguish yourself with a UNCW education. The University
Studies general education program at UNCW
encourages students to begin a life-long journey of engaged
inquiry
and
societal contribution. As a consciously integrated
component of every student’s overall undergraduate educational experience, the program reflects our institution’s fundamental
commitment to fostering ethical and intellectual development and to promoting the growth of well-informed, creative, literate members of society. All University Studies components align with UNCW’s Eight Learning Goals.
Global Citizenship Information Literacy
Critical Thinking
Inquiry
University Studies + your major
Second Language
Diversity
Thoughtful Expression
Foundational Knowledge
on your way to a UNCW degree…
lifetime wellness
composition math and stats
second language
College of Arts and Sciences
historical & philosophical approaches
College of Health and Human Services
human institutions and behaviors
scientific approaches aesthetic, interpretive, literary diverse nation global society
Watson College of Education
reasoning
thematic clusters
Cameron School of Business
The Office of the Registrar, your advisor, department chairs and program directors, and the Director of University Studies work to find UNCW equivalents for your previous coursework. Many of these equivalents will fulfill University Studies and/or major requirements.
Graduation Requirements University Studies
Major
Minimum of 124 credit hours
Students must earn a 2.0 GPA
Electives/Minors/ Concentrations
Your Major • UNCW offers over 50 majors ranging from 36 to 99 credit hours
• Review requirements for admission to major • Over 50 minors available (18-24 hours) • Review major admission requirements, prerequisites, and math requirement. Review your major requirements – 2016-17 online Catalogue – http://catalogue.uncw.edu
Transfer Credits •UNCW can accept only 64 hours of transfer credit from 2 year institutions. •UNCW can accept only a total of 93 semester hours of transfer credit from regionally-accredited four-year institutions.
•A minimum of 31 semester hours must be earned at UNCW of which at least 15 must be upper division courses, in your major.
Tuition Surcharge • 50% tuition surcharge for more than 140 credit hours to complete a baccalaureate degree in a four-year program • Includes hours at degree-seeking institution and on hours accepted for transfer
• Some courses are excluded (e.g. summer courses); depending on double major, etc. • For more info, visit
http://www.uncw.edu/reg/students-tuitionSurch.htm.
UNCW Academic Resources and Policies • • • • • • •
SeaNet Pre-registration Honor Code Course Expectations Course Withdraws
Repeat of Courses Eligibility
SeaNet • You will register for classes on SeaNet - UNCW’s online information and registration system. • Other important student information is also available on SeaNet including:
Grades - Payment Information - Degree Audit - Course Listings Student Transcript - Financial Aid Information
Pre-Registration You must meet with your academic advisor once/semester to register for courses. • • • •
Around Spring and Fall Break Discuss current semester, grades, concerns Plan for the next semester Get your “Registration PIN”
YOU CANNOT SIGN UP FOR COURSES WITHOUT YOUR REGISTRATION PIN
Academic Honor Code • Intellectual honesty is the foundation of everything we do at UNCW
• The strict policy demands for honesty and applies equally to faculty and students
Class Attendance and Grading • Instructors set the specific attendance and grading policies for their own courses.
• • • •
Review syllabus for policies and grade distribution You must attend the first day of class to avoid being dropped Regular class attendance is expected of every student Professors are not required to post grades until the end of the
semester and may not use Blackboard gradebook. Keep track of your grades.
• At UNCW, instructors may grade using pluses and minuses.
Course Withdrawal Students are limited to 16 hours of withdrawals – become WF after 16. Withdrawal from a course before the deadline = “W” Withdrawal from a course after the deadline = “WF” (calculates as an “F” in GPA).
Withdrawal deadline: Fall 2016 – October 10 Withdraw from an individual class or classes through SeaNet. Withdraw from all courses through SeaPort. ALWAYS consult your advisor before you withdraw from a course.
Course Repeat Policy Students who earn less than a C (2.0) in a course may only retake that course at UNCW to replace the grade Three different courses may be repeated to replace low grades
Original grades remain on transcripts but are not included in the grade point calculation
Academic Eligibility and Academic Probation Eligibility / Dismissal: 2.0 overall GPA required by end of each Spring semester. If below 2.0, will be declared academically ineligible and dismissed for two semesters. Ineligible students may attend Summer School at UNCW to regain eligibility for the Fall w/ 2.0.
Academic Probation: If GPA falls below 2.0 cumulative GPA – Fall • Noted on transcript • Limited to 14 hours in next term • Will not be academically dismissed • May have conditions to meet during Spring Term GPAs below 1.0 or 0.0, policies per each college/school.
Academic Advising • Later today, you will meet with academic advisors to plan your schedule and register for Spring classes
• • • •
Check your envelope for your location
12 hours = full-time status Allow for flexibility Consult with advisors
Dropping and Adding Classes • Fall 2016 • SeaNet will stay open for registration until the end of add/drop – Wed. August 24 – 11:59pm
• • • •
Classes being on Wed. August 17 End add/drop – August 24 – W afterwards You may add or drop a class on SeaNet Talk to your advisor before making course changes
UNI 201: Transfer Seminar UNI 201 is 3 credit, elective seminar-style course that supports transfer students in their transition to UNCW. Students earn 6 hours towards graduation – 3 hours Information Literacy and 3 hours Writing Intensive Competencies. Students will leave UNI 201 with: • Academic and career plan • Résumé and cover letter • Academic strategies and skills • Knowledge of campus resources, opportunities, and policies • Library and research skills • Community with other transfer students To register, search for “University College” and select UNI 201.
Pre-Health and Pre-Law Students Pre-Professional Programs offers advising, resources, programs and courses to prepare pre-law and pre-health students for admission to graduate school. Enroll Today! www.uncw.edu/preprofessional
Transfer Credits To Do: •have your final transcript sent to UNCW •have any AP scores sent to UNCW •tell your advisor which courses you took this past semester For more information on transferable credit visit: www.uncw.edu/reg
Caution! Do not register for courses for which you may receive transfer credit. (You cannot get credit for the same course twice.)
Academic Expectations for Students In choosing UNCW, you have become a part of our community of scholars. We recognize that the UNCW learning experience is challenging and requires hard work. It also requires a commitment to make time available to do that hard work. The university expects you to make academics your highest priority… Our faculty and academic support resources are readily available as partners in this effort, but the primary responsibility for learning is yours.
Welcome to UNCW! It is a great place to be!
