What’s New This Year?

New Programs

New undergraduate degrees and programs that appear for the first time in this Catalog include:

Bachelor’s Degrees

• Exercise Science, Strength and Conditioning Concentration, B.S.  
• Interdisciplinary Studies, Capitalism Studies Concentration, B.A.  
• Interdisciplinary Studies, Health & Medical Humanities Concentration, B.A.  
• Interdisciplinary Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies Concentration, B.A.  
• Professional Studies, B.S.  

Undergraduate Certificates

• Entrepreneurship, Undergraduate Certificate  
• Sports Analytics, Undergraduate Certificate  

Program Changes

Major changes to existing undergraduate degree programs include:

Bachelor’s Degrees

• B.A. in Spanish with Concentration in Hispanic Studies renamed B.A. in Spanish  (no concentration)
• B.S. in Exercise Science with Concentration in Credentialing renamed Concentration in Health and Fitness  

Minors

• Minor in Health/Medical Humanities renamed Minor in Health & Medical Humanities  

Discontinued Programs

Discontinued undergraduate degrees and programs include:

• Biology, Concentration in Cell Biology/Physiology, B.S.
• Biology, Concentration in Ecology/Environmental Biology, B.S.
• Biology, Concentration in Microbiology, B.S.
• Fire and Safety Engineering Technology, Fire Protection Concentration, B.S.E.T.
• Spanish, Concentration in Hispanic Studies, B.A.

Additional Changes

• New UNC Charlotte logo  introduced
• SAT and/or ACT scores no longer required for the Admission Application  to UNC Charlotte
• School of Professional Studies  created
• Office of Interdisciplinary Studies  in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences created
• Department of Kinesiology renamed the Department of Applied Physiology, Health, and Clinical Sciences  
• Classroom Attendance policy changed to Course Attendance and Participation  policy and revised
• Registration  policy was revised
• Many KNES (Kinesiology) courses changed to EXER (Exercise Science) courses  
• New IDST (Interdisciplinary) courses  
• New PROS (Professional Studies) courses