General Education

Charlotte Core Diagram

Starting fall 2023, all new students will be responsible for completing new general education requirements.

The Charlotte Core is the intentional and purposeful integration of the four competencies, Communication, Critical Thinking, Perspectives, and Quantitative/Data, into and across the general education curriculum, departmental curricula, and co-curricular activities to create an overarching and interconnected learning experience for undergraduate students at UNC Charlotte. These transferable competencies prepare students to be adaptable career professionals and engaged citizens.

Students should use DegreeWorks or speak with their Academic Advisor to ensure that all General Education requirements are being satisfied.

Requirements for Catalogue Years (fall 2023 and later)

Writing and Inquiry

  • Writing and Inquiry
    • WRDS 1103 or 1104

Math and Logical Reasoning

  • Math or Statistics (Select 1 course)
    • MATH 1101, 1102, 1103, 1105, 1120, 1121, 1165, 1241, 1242, 1340, 1341; or STAT 1220, 1221, 1222, 1322
  • Math, Statistics, or Deductive Reasoning (Select 1 course)
    • MATH 1100, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1105, 1120, 1121, 1165, 1241, 1242, 1340, 1341; or PHIL 2105; or STAT 1220, 1221, 1222, 1322; or ITSC 1110

Sciences

  • Science with Lab (Select 1 course)
    • ANTH 2141 & 1241L; BINF 1101; BIOL 1110 & 1110L; CHEM 1111 & 1111L; CHEM 1112 & 1112L; CHEM 1203 & 1203L; CHEM 1204 & 1204L; CHEM 1251 & 1251L; CHEM 1252 & 1252L; ESCI 1101 & 1101L; EXER 2168 & 2168L; EXER 2169 & 2169L; GEOG 1103; GEOL 1200 & 1200L; GEOL 1210 & 1210L; ITIS 1350 & 1350L; METR 1102 & 1102L; PHYS 1100 & 1100L; PHYS 1101 & 1101L; PHYS 1102 & 1102L; PHYS 1130 & 1130L; PHYS 1201 & 1201L; PHYS 1203 & 1203L; PHYS 2101 & 2101L; PHYS 2102 & 2102L; PSYC 1101 & 1101L
  • Science without Lab (Select 1 course)
    • BINF 1101; BIOL 1110 or 1115; CHEM 1111 or 1112 or 1200 or 1203 or 1204 or 1251 or 1252; ESCI 1101; EXER 2168 or 2169; GEOG 1103; GEOL 1200 or 1210; ITIS 1350; METR 1102; PHYS 1100 or 1101 or 1102 or 1130 or 1201 or 1202 or 1203 or 2101 or 2102; PSYC 1101

Themes

  • Social Science
    • Global Theme – XXXX 1501 (select 1 course)
    • Local Theme – XXXX 1511 (select 1 course)
  • Arts & Humanities
    • Global Theme – XXXX 1502 (select 1 course)
    • Local Theme – XXXX 1512 (select 1 course)

Click here for a list of theme courses.

Critical Thinking and Communication

  • CTCM 2530

Requirements for Previous Catalogue Years (fall 2022 and earlier)

Writing

  • Writing and Inquiry
    • WRDS 1103 or 1104

Math

  • Math (Select 2 courses)
    • MATH 1100, 1102, 1103, 1105, 1120, 1121, 1165, 1241, 1242, 1340, 1341; PHIL 2105; STAT 1220, 1221, 1222; ITSC 1110

Sciences

  • Science with Lab (Select 1 course)
    • ANTH 2141 & 2141L; BINF 1101; ITSC 1350 & 1350L; BIOL 1110 & 1110L; CHEM 1111 & 1111L; CHEM 1112 & 1112L; CHEM 1203 & 1203L; CHEM 1204 & 1204L; CHEM 1251 & 1251L; CHEM 1252 & 1252L; ESCI 1101 & 1101L; GEOG 1103; GEOL 1200 & 1200L; GEOL 1210 & 1210L; KNES 2168 & 2168L; KNES 2169 & 2169L; METR 1102 & 1102L; PHYS 1100 & 1100L; PHYS 1101 & 1101L; PHYS 1102 & 1102L; PHYS 1130 & 1130L; PHYS 1203 & 1203L; PHYS 2101 & 2101L; PSYC 1101 & 1101L
  • Science without Lab (Select 1 course)
    • BINF 1101; ITSC 1350 & 1350L; BIOL 1110 & 1110L; CHEM 1111 & 1111L; CHEM 1112 & 1112L; CHEM 1203 & 1203L; CHEM 1204 & 1204L; CHEM 1251 & 1251L; CHEM 1252 & 1252L; ESCI 1101 & 1101L; GEOG 1103; GEOL 1200 & 1200L; GEOL 1210 & 1210L; KNES 2168 & 2168L; KNES 2169 & 2169L; METR 1102 & 1102L; PHYS 1100 & 1100L; PHYS 1101 & 1101L; PHYS 1102 & 1102L; PHYS 1130 & 1130L; PHYS 1203 & 1203L; PHYS 2101 & 2101L; PSYC 1101 & 1101L

Social Science

  • Social Science (Select 1 course)
    • ANTH 1101; DTSC 1302; ECON 1101, 2101, 2102; GEOG 1105; POLS 1110; SOCY 1101; SOWK 1101

Liberal Arts

  • The Arts and Society (Select 1 course)
    • LBST 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105
  • Liberal Studies Course (Select 3 courses)
    • LBST 2101, 2102, 2211, 2212, 2213, 2214, 2215, 2301

Communication Skills
* Students should first declare a major before registering for a Writing Intensive and/or Oral Communication course(s).

  • Writing Intensive
    • Select 1 course with the attribute RWRI (W)
  • Oral Communication
    • Select 1 course with the attribute RORL (O)
  • Critical Thinking and Communication
    • LBST 2301