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Credit Programs for Part-time Students

Courses Offered

Part-time Classroom Studies students can choose from a selection of UNC-Chapel Hill evening classes or daytime classes.


Selecting Your Courses

All registration is subject to availability of classes and space in the classes. Some courses have restrictions or require permission of the instructor to enroll. If you need to register for a restricted course, confer with the department that offers the course to determine if the restriction will be lifted at any point or whether some other arrangements can be made.

Postbaccalaureate students who are not enrolled in a graduate degree program should secure permission from the instructor before registering for graduate-level courses or restricted undergraduate courses. A $20 late registration fee will be charged if your initial registration is done on the first day of classes or later.

Your semester registration may total eight or fewer credit hours. Pass/fail is not available to Part-time Classroom Studies students.

For current listings and locations, always consult the Directory of Classes.

Evening Class List for Fall 2008

Note: For students who matriculated prior to Fall 2006, the old course numbers are in parentheses.

AFAM 262 (62)  Foundations of Black Education

This course deals primarily with sources of education for slaves and free blacks before the Civil War.

AFRI 101 (40): Introduction to African Civilization

Introduction to principal features of African civilization through examination of geopolitical context; historical themes; and selected social, political, economic, religious, and aesthetic characteristics of both traditional and modern Africa. Satisfies social and behavioral sciences requirement.

ART 152 (32): History of Western Art II

This is the second semester of the two-semester survey course including Western art from the Renaissance to modern art. ART 151 is not a prerequisite for ART 152, but all art history majors are required to take both courses. Satisfies visual and performing arts requirement.

BIOL 101 (11): Principles of Biology

An introduction to the fundamental principles of biology, including cell structure, chemistry and function, genetics, evolution, adaptation, and ecology. Satisfies physical and life sciences requirement.

CHEM 101 (11): General Descriptive Chemistry I

Prerequisite, MATH 110 (10). First semester of a two-semester sequence. Atomic and molecular structure, stoichiometry and conservation of mass, thermochemical changes, and conservation of energy. Satisfies physical and life sciences requirements.

ECON 101 (10): Introduction to Economics

Introduction to fundamental issues in economics including competition, scarcity, opportunity cost, resource allocation, unemployment, inflation, and determination of prices. Satisfies social and behavioral sciences requirement.

ENGL 101 (11): Composition and Rhetoric

Required of all students except those exempted by placement tests. Students learn to analyze and create writings that define social, cultural, and professional communities. Assignments include a research paper. Satisfies English composition and rhetoric requirement.

ENGL 128 (28): Major American Authors

Prerequisites: ENGL 101 (11) and 102 (12). A study of approximately six major American authors drawn from Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, Whitman, Clemens, Dickinson, James, Eliot, Frost, Hemingway, O’Neill, Faulkner, or others. Satisfies literary arts and north Atlantic world requirements.

GEOG 112 (12): Environmental Conservation

Survey of environmental change as driven by physical processes and human activity. Problem-solving methods are explored. Focus on issues such as global warming, ozone depletion, deforestation, extinction, pollution, and wetland loss. This course provides significant background in physical geography in the context of today’s most pressing environmental concerns and with reference to the societal implications and management strategies. (No lab.) Satisfies physical and life science and global issues requirements.

HIST 127 (21): American History to 1865

A survey of various aspects of American development during the colonial, revolutionary, and national periods, with emphasis on major themes and interpretations. Satisfies historical analysis, north Atlantic world, and US diversity requirements.

LFIT 103: Lifetime Fitness: Aerobics

This course is an introduction to fitness and wellness, and includes developing personal fitness programs and instruction in physical activity. The activity portion of the course includes various forms of aerobics. Satisfies lifetime fitness requirement.

MATH 110 (10): Algebra

Placement by SAT II, Level IC or IIC test. A one-semester review of the basics of algebra. Basic algebraic expressions, functions, exponents, and logarithms are included with an emphasis on problem solving. Prerequisite for most higher math or math option classes. Satisfies GC basic skills requirement.

MATH 130 (30): Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry

Prerequisite: MATH 110 (10). Covers the basic concepts of trigonometry and analytic geometry. Coveredare the trigonometric functions and their graphs, relationships, and applications. Basic analytic geometry topics include the conics, translations, and rotations. Basic ideas of vector geometry are introduced. A student may not receive credit for this course after receiving credit for MATH 231 (31). Satisfies quantitative reasoning requirement.

PHIL 110 (24): Introduction to Philosophy: Great Works

Philosophy is the love of wisdom. But what is wisdom? And what good does it do us to pursue wisdom? Can it improve our character? Satisfies philosophical and moral reasoning requirement.

POLI 131 (60): Political Change and Modernization

An overview of politics and government in the Third World, emphasizing characteristics, problems, and solutions (successful and otherwise) common to nations making the attempt to modernize. Satisfies social and behavioral sciences and beyond north Atlantic requirements.

SPAN 101 (1): Elementary Spanish

Introduces the essential elements of Spanish structure and vocabulary and aspects of Spanish culture. Aural comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing are stressed in that order. Satisfies foreign language requirement.

SPAN 203 (3): Intermediate Spanish

Prerequisite: SPAN 101 (1) and 102 (2). Designed to increase reading and writing skills. An introduction to representative literary works and study of the finer points of Spanish structure are included. Aural comprehension and speaking skills are also stressed. Satisfies foreign language requirement.

WMST 101 (50): Introduction to Women's Studies

An interdisciplinary exploration of intersections of gender, race, class, and sexuality in American society and internationally. Topics includ work; sexuality and sexual identity; gender relations and images of women and gender in literature, religion, art, and sciences; and the history of feminist movements. Course readings are drawn from the humanities and the social sciences. Satisfies social and behavioral sciences and US diversity requirements.

Any of the courses may be canceled if necessary.

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Daytime Classes

In addition to the evening courses listed above, Part-time Classroom Studies students may register for daytime courses listed in the Directory of Classes. Some courses may have space limitations or departmental restrictions. See the online Graduate Bulletin and Undergraduate Bulletin for course descriptions.

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Math Placement

Placement into mathematics classes, including MATH 110 (10), is done by the math department on the basis of SAT II, Level 1C or IIC examination scores. Students without these scores should plan to take the exams before enrolling in MATH 110 (10).

Students who did not take two years of algebra and one year of geometry in high school should plan to take MATH 100 (R) through Part-time Classroom Studies or a similar remedial class at a community college. More information is available on the math department's Web site.

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