What's Required to Earn a Bachelor's Degree?
Your UNCW Bachelor's Degree is comprised of four elements. In total, all UNCW students must earn at least 120 credit hours and a 2.0 GPA to graduate.
- University Studies requirements (often called "general education courses") provide students with a well-rounded world-view and are often liberal-arts focused. This component is typically about 64 credit hours or roughly half of your Bachelor's degree.
- Major requirements are specialized courses within a particular subject or field of study. For business students, these are your CSB admission, Cameron Core courses, and Concentration courses. This component is about 40-45 credit hours.
- Concentration requirements are a subset of the major for business students and are even more specialized with a focus on a particular function in business (like marketing, management, accounting, etc.). Concentration courses are 18-21 credit hours.
- Electives and Minors make up the final element of your degree. These are often "free-choices" students select to complement their degree plan or utilize to explore other areas of interest. Minors are not required, but can be a valuable way to utilize elective hours.
Step 1: Complete Cameron Admission Requirements
Students arrive at UNCW as a Pre-Business major. To be admitted to the Cameron School and declare your required Concentration, students must apply to Cameron and meet the CSB Admission requirements.
Step 2: Complete Cameron Core Requirements
In addition to the CSB Admission courses, Pre-Business students must complete the Cameron Core requirements. You can begin taking Core courses once the prerequisite has been satisfied and you can take many Core courses as a Pre-Business student. Read more about Cameron Core Courses.
