General Education Courses (37-41 credit hours)

For details on required courses, refer to the General Education Program . 

Foreign Language Requirement (0-8 credit hours)

All students who earn a degree within the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences are required to demonstrate proficiency in the language of their choice through the 1202 level.  Proficiency can be demonstrated in one of the following ways:

• Completing the required coursework at UNC Charlotte
• Completing three years of the same foreign language in high school through level three
• Achieving a satisfactory score on the foreign languages placement test (in Spanish, French, or German)
• Through approved transfer or transient credit earned at other accredited institutions
• By transferring in with an A.A., A.S. or A.F.A. degree
• A combination of the above methods (e.g., placing out of or earning transfer or transient credit for 1201 and completing the 1202 course, completing 1201 and placing out of or earning transfer or transient credit for 1202)

Major Courses (30 credit hours)

• ESCI 1101 - Earth Sciences-Geography (3)
• ESCI 1101L - Earth Sciences-Geography Laboratory (1)
• ESCI 3105 - Oceanography (3)
• GEOL 1200 - Physical Geology (3)
• GEOL 1200L - Physical Geology Laboratory (1)
• GEOL 1210 - Earth History (3)
• GEOL 1210L - Earth History Lab (1)
• GEOL 3115 - Mineralogy (4)
• GEOL 3190 - Environmental Geology (3)
• GEOL 3190L - Environmental Geology Laboratory (1)
• GEOG 2103 - Elements of GIScience and Technologies (4)

Restricted Elective Courses (11 credit hours)

Select 11 elective credit hours from ESCI courses, of which at least 4 credit hours are at the 3000 level or above.

Related Courses (20 credit hours)

• CHEM 1251 - General Chemistry I (3)
• CHEM 1251L - General Chemistry I Laboratory (1)
• MATH 1241 - Calculus I (3)
• PHYS 1101 - Introductory Physics I (3)
• PHYS 1101L - Introductory Physics I Laboratory (1)
• PHYS 1130 - Introduction to Astronomy (3)
• PHYS 1130L - Introduction to Astronomy Laboratory (1)
• Plus one additional physical or life science elective

Minor in Secondary Education

Students must have a Minor in Secondary Education  to obtain teaching licensure. See the College of Education  section of this Catalog for details on the requirements for the minor.

Licensure applications are the responsibility of the student and the Office of Teacher Education Advising and Licensure (TEAL) in the College of Education.

Unrestricted Elective Courses

As needed to complete the credit hours required for graduation.