Carolina Core
Summer is a great time to finish general education courses that you need for graduation. The College of Arts and Sciences has more than 100 summer courses that line up with the Carolina Core.
Course | Credit Hours | Carolina Core Designation |
Understanding Other Cultures (ANTH 102) | 3 | GSS |
Elementary Arabic (ARAB 121) | 4 | GFL |
History of Western Art II (ARTH 106) | 3 | AIU |
Chemistry and Modern Society I (CHEM 105) | 4 | SCI |
Dance Appreciation (DANC 101) | 3 | AIU |
Creative Writing and Community (ENGL 200) | 3 | AIU/VSR |
Film and Media Analysis (FAMS 240) | 3 | AIU |
Intro to Physical Geography (GEOG 104) | 3 | SCI |
German Culture & Civilization (GERM 280) | 3 | GHS |
Elementary Italian (ITAL 121) | 4 | GFL |
Elementary Japanese (JAPA 121) | 4 | GFL |
Communicating Moral Issues (PHIL 213) | 3 | CMS/VSR |
Engineering Ethics (PHIL 325) | 3 | VSR |
American National Government (POLI 201) | 3 | GSS/VSR |
Social Advocacy & Ethical Life (SAEL 200) | 3 | CMS/VSR |
Introductory Sociology (SOCY 101) | 3 | GSS |
Intro to Statistical Reasoning (STAT 110) | 3 | ARP |
Elem Statistics for Business (STAT 206) | 3 | ARP |
Intro to WGST (WGST 112) | 3 | GSS/VSR |
Course | Credit Hours | Carolina Core Designation |
General Biology (BIOL 110) | 4 | SCI |
General Chemistry I (CHEM 111) | 3 | SCI |
General Chemistry I Lab (CHEM 111L) | 1 | SCI |
Beginning French I (FREN 109) | 3 | GFL |
Basic Proficiency in French (FREN 122) | 3 | GFL |
The Digital Earth (GEOG 105) | 3 | ARP |
Landform Geography (GEOG 201) | 4 | SCI |
Viking Mythology (GERM 290) | 3 | AIU |
Intro to African History (HIST 106) | 3 | GHS |
US History to 1865 (HIST 111) | 3 | GHS |
Calculus for BA & Soc Sciences (MATH 122) | 3 | ARP |
Beginning Spanish I (SPAN 109) | 3 | GFL |
Elementary Spanish (SPAN 121) | 3 | GFL |
Basic Proficiency in Spanish (SPAN 122) | 3 | GFL |
Online Public Communication (SPCH 145) | 3 | CMS |
Statistics and the Media (STAT 112) | 3 | ARP/ INF |
Intro to WGST (WGST 112) | 3 | GSS/VSR |
Course | Credit Hours | Carolina Core Designation |
Intro to AFAM: Soc & Hstrcl (AFAM 201) | 3 | GSS |
Primates, People, & Prehist (ANTH 101) | 3 | GSS |
Men and Masculinities (WGST 432) | 3 | |
The Literary South (SOST 101) | 3 | AIU |
Course | Credit Hours | Carolina Core Designation |
Intro to AFAM: Soc & Hstrcl (AFAM 201) | 3 | GSS |
Primates, People, & Prehist (ANTH 101) | 3 | GSS |
Men and Masculinities (WGST 432) | 3 | |
The Literary South (SOST 101) | 3 | AIU |
Course | Credit Hours | Carolina Core Designation |
Intro to AFAM: Soc & Hstrcl (AFAM 201) | 3 | GSS |
Primates, People, & Prehist (ANTH 101) | 3 | GSS |
Men and Masculinities (WGST 432) | 3 | |
The Literary South (SOST 101) | 3 | AIU |
Get Ahead
Take the next step in toward graduation and your career with prerequisites and electives.
Spanish for Business
Biological Principles (Biol 101)
Human Anatomy & Physiology (Biol 243)
Microbiology (Biol 250)
Essentials of Organic Chemistry (Chem 333)
Calculus for BA & Social Sciences (Math 122)
Calculus I (Math 141)
Engineering Ethics (Phil 325)
Values and Ethics in Literature (CPLT 250)
Dive deep
Want to move forward in your major now? Arts and Sciences faculty will help you master the concepts and skills for your career. Talk to your advisor to select the best courses for you or browse your department’s offerings in Self Service Carolina.
More Information about Summer
Tuition and Financial Aid
Tuition for summer courses is charged at the part-time rate of $512 per credit hour (residents) or $1,397 per credit hour (non-resident). See the Bursar’s page for additional information.
You can apply for financial aid.
Important Dates
Current students, apply for financial aid by May 1.
New students, please apply by May 1. Applications may be accepted through June 1 for degree-seeking students or June 12 for non-degree seeking students.
Summer Schedule
You can take classes and take time off this summer. Our schedule is flexible to meet your needs. See the full schedule below.
Session |
Dates |
Full Summer Session (3S0) |
May 11 - July 30 |
6-Week Session I (3S1) |
May 11 - June 18 |
6-Week Session II (3S2) |
June 22 - July 30 |
3-Week Session I (3S3) |
May 11 - May 28 |
3-Week Session II (3S4) |
June 1 - June 17 |
3-Week Session III (3S5) |
June 22 – July 8 |
9-Week Session (3S6) |
June 1 - July 30 |