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Undergraduate Programs of Study: Majors and Minors
Aerospace Studies Minor
African American and Diaspora Studies Minor
African Studies Minor
African, African American, and Diaspora Studies Major, B.A.
American Indian and Indigenous Studies Minor
American Studies Major, B.A.
American Studies Major, B.A.–American Indian and Indigenous Studies Concentration
American Studies Minor
Anthropology (General) Minor
Anthropology Major, B.A.
Applied Sciences and Engineering Minor
Applied Sciences, B.S.
Arabic Minor
Archaeology Major, B.A.
Archaeology Minor
Art History Major, B.A.
Art History Minor
Asian Studies Major, B.A.–Arab Cultures Concentration
Asian Studies Major, B.A.–Chinese Concentration
Asian Studies Major, B.A.–Interdisciplinary Concentration
Asian Studies Major, B.A.–Japanese Concentration
Asian Studies Major, B.A.–Korean Studies Concentration
Asian Studies Major, B.A.–Persian Studies Concentration
Asian Studies Major, B.A.–South Asian Studies Concentration
Asian Studies Minor
Astronomy Minor
Baccalaureate Education in Science and Teaching (BEST) Minor
Biology Major, B.A.
Biology Major, B.S.
Biology Major, B.S.–Quantitative Biology Track
Biology Minor
Biomedical Engineering Major, B.S.
Biostatistics Major, B.S.P.H.
Business Administration Major, B.S.B.A.
Business Administration Minor
Business of Health Minor
Chemistry Major, B.A.
Chemistry Major, B.S.
Chemistry Major, B.S.–Biochemistry Track
Chemistry Major, B.S.–Polymer Track
Chemistry Minor
Chinese Minor
Civic Life and Leadership Minor
Classical Humanities Minor
Classics Major, B.A.–Classical Archaeology
Classics Major, B.A.–Classical Civilization
Classics Major, B.A.–Greek, Latin, and Combined Greek and Latin
Climate Change Minor
Clinical Laboratory Science Major, B.S.
Coaching Education Minor
Communication Studies Major, B.A.
Community and Global Public Health Major, B.S.P.H.
Comparative Literature Minor
Computer Science Major, B.A.
Computer Science Major, B.S.
Computer Science Minor
Conflict Management Minor
Contemporary European Studies Major, B.A.
Creative Writing Minor
Data Science Major, B.A.
Data Science Major, B.S.
Data Science Minor
Dental Hygiene Major, B.S.
Doctor of Dental Surgery, D.D.S.
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)
Dramatic Art Major, B.A.
Dramatic Art Minor
Earth and Marine Sciences Major, B.S.
Economics Major, B.A.
Economics Major, B.S.
Economics Minor
Education Minor
Engineering for Environmental Change, Climate, and Health Minor
English and Comparative Literature Major, B.A.
English Minor
Entrepreneurship Minor
Environmental Health Sciences Major, B.S.P.H.
Environmental Justice Minor
Environmental Microbiology Minor
Environmental Science and Studies Minor
Environmental Science Major, B.S.
Environmental Studies Major, B.A.
Exercise and Sport Science Major, B.A.–Fitness Professional
Exercise and Sport Science Major, B.A.–General
Exercise and Sport Science Major, B.A.–Sport Administration
Exercise and Sport Science Major, B.S.
Exercise and Sport Science Minor
Food Studies Minor
French Minor
Geographic Information Sciences Minor
Geography and Environment Major, B.A.
Geography Minor
Geological Sciences Major, B.A.–Earth Science Concentration
Geological Sciences Minor
German Studies Minor
Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures Major, B.A.–German Studies Concentration
Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures Major, B.A.–Russian Language and Culture Concentration
Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures Major, B.A.–Slavic and East European Studies Concentration
Global Cinema Minor
Global Studies Major, B.A.
Greek Minor
Health and Society Minor
Health Policy and Management Major, B.S.P.H.
Heritage and Global Engagement Minor
Hindi-Urdu Minor
Hispanic Studies Minor
History Major, B.A.
History Minor
Human and Organizational Leadership Development Major, B.A.
Human Development and Family Science Major, B.A.Ed.
Human Development, Sustainability, and Rights in Africa and the African Diaspora Minor
Hydrology Minor
Information Science Major, B.S.
Information Systems Minor
Interdisciplinary Studies Major, B.A.
Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Minor
Italian Minor
Japanese Minor
Jewish Studies Minor
Korean Minor
Latin American Studies Major, B.A.
Latin Minor
Latina/o Studies Minor
Linguistics Major, B.A.
Linguistics Minor
Management and Society Major, B.A.
Marine Sciences Minor
Mathematics Major, B.A.
Mathematics Major, B.S.
Mathematics Minor
Media and Journalism Major, B.A.
Media and Journalism Minor
Medical Anthropology Major, B.A.
Medical Anthropology Minor
Medicine, Literature, and Culture Minor
Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS) Minor
Middle Eastern Languages Minor
Military Science and Leadership Minor
Modern Hebrew Minor
Music Major, B.A.
Music Major, Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.)
Music Minor
Musical Theatre Performance Minor
Naval Science Minor
Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science Major, B.S.
Neuroscience Major, B.S.
Neuroscience Minor
Nursing Major, B.S.N.
Nutrition Major, B.S.P.H.
Peace, War, and Defense Major, B.A.
Persian Minor
Pharmaceutical Sciences Minor
Philosophy Major, B.A.
Philosophy Minor
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) Minor
Physics Major, B.A.
Physics Major, B.S.
Physics Minor
Political Science Major, B.A.
Portuguese Minor
Psychology Major, B.A.
Psychology Major, B.S.
Public Policy Major, B.A.
Public Policy Minor
Radiologic Science Major, B.S.
Real Estate Minor
Religious Studies Major, B.A.
Religious Studies Major, B.A.–Jewish Studies Concentration
Religious Studies Minor
Risk Management Minor
Romance Languages Major, B.A.–French and Francophone Studies
Romance Languages Major, B.A.–Hispanic Linguistics
Romance Languages Major, B.A.–Hispanic Studies
Romance Languages Major, B.A.–Italian
Romance Languages Major, B.A.–Portuguese
Russian Culture Minor
Screenwriting Minor
Sexuality Studies Minor
Slavic and East European Studies Minor
Social and Economic Justice Minor
Sociology Major, B.A.
Southeast Asian Studies Minor
Spanish Minor for the Professions
Speech and Hearing Sciences Minor
Sports Medicine Minor
Statistics and Analytics Major, B.S.
Statistics and Analytics Minor
Studio Art Major, B.A.
Studio Art Major, Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A)
Studio Art Minor
Study of Christianity and Culture Minor
Sustainability Studies Minor
Translation and Interpreting Minor
Urban Studies and Planning Minor
Women’s and Gender Studies Major, B.A.
Women’s and Gender Studies Minor
Writing, Editing, and Digital Publishing Minor
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Aerospace Studies
African, African American, and Diaspora Studies
American Studies
Anthropology
Applied Physical Sciences
Archaeology
Art and Art History
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Biochemistry and Biophysics
Biology
Biomedical Engineering
Biostatistics
Chemistry
City and Regional Planning
Civic Life and Leadership
Classics
Communication
Computer Science
Dramatic Art
Economics
Earth, Marine, and Environmental Sciences
English and Comparative Literature
Environment, Ecology, and Energy
Environmental Sciences and Engineering
European Studies
Exercise and Sport Science
Geography and Environment
Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures
Global Studies
Health Behavior
Health Policy and Management
Medicine-​Health Sciences
Clinical Laboratory Science Major, B.S.
Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science Major, BS
Radiologic Science Major, B.S.
Speech and Hearing Sciences Minor
History
Interdisciplinary Studies
Latin American Studies
Linguistics
Mathematics
Microbiology and Immunology
Military Science
Music
Naval Science
Nutrition
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Peace, War, and Defense
Philosophy
Physics and Astronomy
Political Science
Psychology and Neuroscience
Public Policy
Religious Studies
Romance Studies
Sociology
Statistics and Operations Research
Women’s and Gender Studies
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Nursing
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Earth, Marine, and Environmental Sciences
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Music
Neuroscience
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Nutrition
Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
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UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
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Physician Assistant Studies
Physics and Astronomy
Political Science
Psychology and Neuroscience
Gillings School of Global Public Health
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Speech and Hearing Sciences
Statistics and Operations Research
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APPLIED SCIENCES (APPL)
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ARCHAEOLOGY (ARCH)
ARMY (ARMY)
ART HISTORY (ARTH)
ASIAN STUDIES (ASIA)
ASTRONOMY (ASTR)
BIOCHEMISTRY (BIOC)
BIOINFORMATICS AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY (BCB)
BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES (BBSP)
BIOLOGY (BIOL)
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (BMME)
BIOSTATISTICS (BIOS)
BOSNIAN-​CROATIAN-​SERBIAN (BCS)
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (BUSI)
CAROLINA HEALTH INFORMATICS PROGRAM (CHIP)
CATALAN (CATA)
CELL BIOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY (CBPH)
CHEMICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY (CBMC)
CHEMISTRY (CHEM)
CHEROKEE (CHER)
CHICHEWA (CHWA)
CHINESE (CHIN)
CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING (PLAN)
CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY (CLAR)
CLASSICS (CLAS)
CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE (CLSC)
CLINICAL REHABILITATION AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSEL (CRMH)
COMMUNICATION STUDIES (COMM)
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE (CMPL)
COMPUTER SCIENCE (COMP)
CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN STUDIES (EURO)
CZECH (CZCH)
DATA SCIENCE AND SOCIETY (DATA)
DENTAL GRADUATE COURSE (DENG)
DENTAL HYGIENE (DHYG)
DENTAL HYGIENE EDUCATION (DHED)
DRAMATIC ART (DRAM)
DUTCH (DTCH)
EARTH, MARINE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (EMES)
ECONOMICS (ECON)
EDUCATION (EDUC)
ENDODONTICS (ENDO)
ENGLISH (ENGL)
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY (ENEC)
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING (ENVR)
EPIDEMIOLOGY (EPID)
EXERCISE AND SPORT SCIENCE (EXSS)
EXPERIENCED TEACHER EDUCATION (EDMX)
EXPERIENTIAL AND SPECIAL STUDIES (SPCL)
EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS (DPET)
FOLKLORE (FOLK)
FRENCH (FREN)
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (GNET)
GEOGRAPHY (GEOG)
GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES (GEOL)
GERMAN (GERM)
GERMANIC AND SLAVIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES (GSLL)
GLOBAL STUDIES (GLBL)
GOVERNMENT (GOVT)
GRADUATE STUDIES (GRAD)
GREEK (GREK)
HEALTH BEHAVIOR (HBEH)
HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT (HPM)
HEBREW (HEBR)
HINDI-​URDU (HNUR)
HISTORY (HIST)
HUNGARIAN (HUNG)
INFORMATION AND LIBRARY SCIENCE (INLS)
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES (IDST)
INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL MEDICINE UNDERGRADUATE (ICMU)
ITALIAN (ITAL)
JAPANESE (JAPN)
JEWISH STUDIES (JWST)
KOREAN (KOR)
LATIN (LATN)
LAW (LAW)
LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (LTAM)
LIFETIME FITNESS (LFIT)
LINGALA LANGUAGE (LGLA)
LINGUISTICS (LING)
MACEDONIAN (MACD)
MANAGEMENT AND SOCIETY (MNGT)
MARINE SCIENCE (MASC)
MATERIAL SCIENCE (MTSC)
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH (MHCH)
MATHEMATICS (MATH)
MEDIA AND JOURNALISM (MEJO)
MICROBIOLOGY (MCRO)
MUSIC (MUSC)
NAVAL SCIENCE (NAVS)
NEUROBIOLOGY (NBIO)
NEURODIAGNOSTICS AND SLEEP SCIENCE (NDSS)
NEUROSCIENCE (NSCI)
NURSING (NURS)
NUTRITION (NUTR)
OCCUPATIONAL SCIENCE (OCSC)
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY (OCCT)
OPERATIVE DENTISTRY (OPER)
ORAL PATHOLOGY (ORPA)
ORAL RADIOLOGY (ORAD)
ORTHODONTICS (ORTH)
PATHOLOGY (PATH)
PEACE, WAR, AND DEFENSE (PWAD)
PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY (PEDO)
PERIODONTOLOGY (PERI)
PERSIAN (PRSN)
PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES (PHRS)
PHARMACOENGINEERING AND MOLECULAR PHARMACEUTICS (DPMP)
PHARMACOLOGY (PHCO)
PHARMACY (NON-​DEPARTMENTAL) (PHCY)
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PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES (PHYA)
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES (PASC)
PHYSICS (PHYS)
POLISH (PLSH)
POLITICAL SCIENCE (POLI)
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PRACTICE ADVANCEMENT AND CLINICAL EDUCATION (PACE)
PROSTHODONTICS (PROS)
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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (PUBA)
PUBLIC HEALTH (PUBH)
PUBLIC POLICY (PLCY)
RADIOLOGIC SCIENCE (RADI)
RECREATION AND LEISURE STUDIES (RECR)
RELIGIOUS STUDIES (RELI)
ROMANCE LANGUAGES (ROML)
RUSSIAN (RUSS)
SCHOOL OF CIVIC LIFE AND LEADERSHIP (SCLL)
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH GENERAL (SPHG)
SLAVIC LANGUAGES (SLAV)
SOCIAL WORK (SOWO)
SOCIOLOGY (SOCI)
SPANISH (SPAN)
SPEECH AND HEARING SCIENCES (SPHS)
STATISTICS AND OPERATIONS RESEARCH (STOR)
STUDIO ART (ARTS)
SWAHILI (SWAH)
TOXICOLOGY (TOXC)
TURKISH (TURK)
UKRAINIAN (UKRN)
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH (URES)
VIETNAMESE (VIET)
WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES (WGST)
WOLOF LANGUAGE (WOLO)
YORUBA LANGUAGE (YORU)
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