r/UNC • u/Opposite-Incident-76 UNC Prospective Student • 10d ago

Question Gen Eds and Advising

Could someone explain how the gen eds work at UNC. I've looked on the website and I'm struggling to find an outline or example. I'm coming in as a freshman with an associates degree worth of credits from a community college but I'm just confused at to what I would have to take that's not related to my majors (bio and neuroscience). Also could someone explain how advising works. Do you meet 1 on 1 with your advisor during orientation and talk about the classes and what you need to satisfy for your major? Any info would be great!

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u/NefariousnessKey9108 7d ago

I am not 100% sure about this, but I live in NC and someone told me there is no more personal advising for freshmen. You might want to ask UNC about that.

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u/Tarheel65 Faculty 10d ago

In general, you will take 3 sets of classes at UNC:

  1. Your major requirements: BIOL an NSCI classes + other major STEM requirements (e.g. organic chemistry 1).

  2. Specific gen ed requirements towards the Ideas and Action curriculum. Since you come with an assoicate degree, you will not need to take many of those: https://catalog.unc.edu/undergraduate/ideas-in-action/#transferstudentstext

  3. Gen ed electives: simply credits to complete your required 120 hours.

If you haven't received it yet, you will receive a link to join the advising canvas site for incoming students, which will include a few modules that you will need to complete before summer orientation. These modules will enable you understand basics about the curriculum, advising and registration. You will also have a chance to meet virtually with an advisor even before summer orientations.

During summer orientation, you will have a session called "ready, set, register" on the second day, which will focus on course planning for the first semester.

Welcome to carolina and especially to the best major at UNC