Mar 29, 2024  
2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

University College


Mark C. Ginn, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education

University College at Appalachian State University was founded in 2007 in order to coordinate programs that meet a broad range of needs for 21st-century students as they prepare to live and work in a complex network of local, regional and global communities. We cross many of the boundaries that separate traditional colleges and departments, and we are committed to the idea that a college education should connect what goes on inside and outside the classroom.

University College curricular programs are designed to help students achieve the essential learning outcomes of a liberal education, emphasizing reflective, life-long learning and the transferable skills necessary for navigating today’s ever-changing world. Through co-curricular programs, students learn from distinguished authors and speakers, blend their classroom learning with community service, and pursue independent research with faculty mentors.

All students begin their education in University College: both freshmen and transfer students are introduced to the university and given their initial academic guidance through the Office of Advising and Orientation. Throughout their time at Appalachian, students benefit from other support services to improve their writing, work on other academic skills, and take the tests necessary to advance their careers at Appalachian and beyond. University College provides faculty members with innovative teaching opportunities and supports them in developing practices of engaged and successful learning. For more information, please call the University College office at (828) 262-7660 or visit the website at www.universitycollege.appstate.edu.

University College Programs and Services

www.universitycollege.appstate.edu

Academic Support Services

Orientation Programs  
Academic Advising 
Student Learning Center  
Testing Services 
University Documentary Film Services 
University Writing Center  

Co-Curricular Programs

Forum Lecture Series 
Office of Student Research  
Common Reading Program  
Academic Civic Engagement  

General Education Program

General Education 
Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC)  
First Year Seminar  

Programs

Courses

  • U S 1001 - College Success Seminar (2)


    When Offered: Fall
    This survey course provides opportunities to identify, discuss, and practice a variety of strategies to foster success in college, including information on campus resources and opportunities. Direct instruction in study strategies is combined with reflective activities on personal goals, interests, and learning preferences.
    Students may not earn credit for both US 1001 and U S 1002 .
  • U S 1002 - Academic Strategies (3)


    When Offered: Summer Session
    In addition to what is covered in U S 1001 , this course includes applied practice with study strategies, effective use of online resources for research and writing, academic integrity topics, and presentation skills.
    Students may not earn credit for both U S 1001  and US 1002.
  • U S 1530-1531 - Selected Topics (1-4)


    When Offered: Fall; Spring. On Demand
  • U S 2000 - Time Management in College (1)


    When Offered: Fall; Spring
    This class provides opportunities to identify and practice skills that college students use to set goals, manage time, keep up with assignments, take notes effectively, study efficiently, and manage procrastination.
  • U S 2001 - Effective Study Skills (1)


    When Offered: Fall; Spring
    This course provides students with opportunities to identify effective and efficient ways to work with textbooks, master complex material, structure review sessions, and address different learning styles with a focus on the student’s individual needs.
  • U S 2500 - Independent Study (1-4)


    When Offered: Fall; Spring
  • U S 3500 - Independent Study (1-4)


    When Offered: Fall; Spring
  • U S 3520 - Instructional Assistance (1)


    When Offered: Fall; Spring
    A supervised experience in the instructional process on the University level through direct participation in a classroom situation.
    May be repeated for a total credit of three semester hours. Graded on an S/U basis.
    Prerequisite: junior or senior standing.
  • U S 3530-3549 - Selected Topics (1-4)


    When Offered: Fall; Spring. On Demand
  • U S 3800 - International Study (12)


    When Offered: Fall; Spring
    A course title for Appalachian students studying abroad within an approved exchange program. Course title is restricted to students approved by the Director of International Programs. Students will complete courses overseas and transfer work into appropriate Appalachian credits within one semester upon return.
    May be repeated once.
  • U S 3801 - International Study: Internship, Practicum, Field Experience, or Clinical (1-12)


    When Offered: Fall; Spring
    A course title for Appalachian students including an internship, practicum, field experience, or clinical in their study abroad experience with an approved study abroad program. Course title is restricted to students approved by their academic department/unit for the internship, practicum, field experience, or clinical and certified by the Office of International Education & Development verifying country safety and the student’s completion of required pre-departure paperwork. A course substitution form will be included in the student record in the Internship Inventory confirming the departmental course number to be used when the transcript is processed.
    May be repeated as student’s degree program allows.
  • U S 4559 - Wilderness Education Practicum (4)


    When Offered: Fall; Spring
    Through wilderness challenges supervised by an Outward Bound School or the Wilderness Center at the University, the student will have the opportunity to learn such skills as bicycle touring and rockclimbing or ski mountaineering and primitive caving. The goals of this course will be centered around encouraging self-awareness and personal responsibility, developing a sense of conscience and competence, stimulating awareness of nature and human relationships and integrating all aspects of one’s personal life.
    Graded on an S/U basis.
  • UCO 1200 - First Year Seminar (3)


    When Offered: Fall; Spring
    GEN ED: First Year Seminar
    The First Year Seminar (UCO 1200) provides students with an introduction to the four goals of a liberal education at Appalachian State University. Specifically, students will practice (1) thinking critically and creatively and (2) communicating effectively. In addition, students will be introduced to the learning goals of (3) making local-to-global connections and (4) understanding responsibilities of community membership. (Global Learning Opportunity course) While each First Year Seminar course engages a unique topic examined from multiple perspectives, each course also introduces students to a common set of transferable skills. As such, First Year Seminar facilitates student engagement with: fellow students, the university, the community, and the common reading; essential college-level research and information literacy skills; and the habits of rigorous study, intellectual growth, and lifelong learning.
    Note: UCO 1200 or an equivalent “First Year Seminar” course (such as HON 1515 , Freshman Honors Seminar, or WRC 1103 - Investigations: Local (6) ) is required of all freshmen completing General Education requirements. It is also required of all transfer students with less than 30 semester hours of transferable work or who graduated from high school less than one year before their matriculation date. Transfer students with 30-59 semester hours of transferable work are eligible to enroll, but it is not required. Students with 60 or more earned hours are not eligible to enroll without permission from the Office of General Education.
  • UCO 2530-2549 - Selected Topics (1-4)


    When Offered: On Demand
  • UCO 3520 - Instructional Assistance (1)


    When Offered: Fall; Spring
    A supervised experience in the instructional process on the University level through direct participation in a classroom situation.
    May be repeated for a total credit of three semester hours. Graded on an S/U basis.
    Prerequisite: junior or senior standing or permission of instructor.