III. Other departmental requirements:
Major competency will be demonstrated by a capstone project consisting of research plus oral presentations to be carried out in a 400-level course. Writing competency will be demonstrated through successful completion of a three tier assessment occurring in SPAN 230, 310, and 330 or 332. Oral competency will be demonstrated by successful completion of SPAN 300.
Liberal Arts Core (LAC)
For additional information about the Liberal Arts Core and the specific courses that fulfill the requirements, visit the Office of the Registrar website, https://registrar.unca.edu/liberal-arts-core.
Liberal Arts Core Requirements
The credit hours listed are the minimum required.
Requirement | Credits |
First-Year Colloquium | 3 |
Academic Writing and Critical Inquiry | 4 |
Humanities | 12 |
Laboratory Science | 4 |
Scientific Perspectives | 3 |
Quantitative Perspectives | 4 |
Social Science | 3 |
Second Language (proficiency through the 2nd semester) | 0-4 |
Arts and Ideas | 3 |
Senior Capstone | 4 |
Diversity Intensive | 3 |
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Information Literacy Intensive | Fulfilled within the major |
Writing Intensive | Fulfilled within the major |