UNCW Subject Availability for Exchange students
Before you apply to UNCW as an exchange student, please review the list below to find out if sufficient courses will be available in your field of study.
Warning: UNCW Professors will review an exchange student's transcript before granting him/her permission to take the class. If the transcript does not show that the student has met the pre-requisites, the student will not be granted permission.
| Focus of Study | |
| College of Arts & Sciences | Availability - 'average' unless specific notes are provided |
| Anthropology | |
| Art & Art History | |
| Biology & Marine Biology | |
| Chemistry & Biochemistry | Submit previous course syllabi with your requests so that UNCW professors can determine if you are prepared. |
| Communication Studies | Specific COM courses are available on exchange |
| Creative Writing | Occasionally, exchange students can obtain CRW 201 & CRW 203. Creative writing courses at the 300 level are UNAVAILABLE to exchange students. |
| English | Courses with only 1 section fill quickly |
| Environmental Studies | |
| Film Studies | FST 110 & FST 210 are available on exchange. One additional FST course may be granted to film-studies majors. |
| Foreign Language & Literatures | Students must take the online language placement test for German, Spanish, French and Latin courses. Please indicate if you have NEVER taken a course in a particular langauge when requesting the 101 level. 101 Language courses fill quickly and may be difficult to obtain. |
| Geography & Geology | GGY220 - Cartography fills quickly |
| History | Courses with only 1 section fill quickly |
| Mathematics & Statistics |
Most MAT and STT courses will fill before exchange students are able to register. STT courses have a pre-requisite of college level math (Algebra, Calculus, etc) |
| Music | |
| Philosophy & Religion | |
| Physics | |
| Psychology |
Most PSY courses require PSY 105 - Introduction to Psychology as a pre-requisite. Unavailable: PSY 410 - Advanced Cognitive Psychology, PSY 464 - Advanced Social and Personality Psychology. These two subjects are capstone courses which students must take before graduation. Due to the high demand, seats are only available to graduating students. |
| Public and International Affairs | |
| Sociology & Criminology | Most CRM courses require SOC 105 - Introduction to Sociology or CRM 105 - Introduction to Criminology as a pre-requisite. |
| Theatre | Specific THR courses are available on exchange |
| College of Health & Human Services |
Availability - 'average' unless specific notes are provided |
| Athletic Training | Unavailable for exchange students - no exceptions |
| Exercise Science | Difficult to find empty seats* |
| Gerontology | Undergraduate courses are taught online. Exchange students are not allowed to take online classes due to their visa requirements. |
| Health & Health Education | Difficult to find empty seats* |
| Recreation and Sports Management | Difficult to find empty seats* |
| Nursing | Unavailable for exchange students |
| Social Work | Professors will thoroughly examine students' transcripts to make sure they have met the pre-requisites |
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*Typically, exchange students are only able to obtain one EXS, HEA, PED or REC course (one total out of the 4 subjects). Specific courses cannot be guaranteed. |
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| Cameron School of Business | Availability - 'average' unless specific notes are provided |
| Accountancy & Business Law | Professors will closely examine student's transcripts to determine if they have met the pre-requisites |
| Economics & Finance | Professors will closely examine student's transcripts to determine if they have met the pre-requisites |
| Information Systems & Operations Management | Professors will closely examine student's transcripts to determine if they have met the pre-requisites |
| Management |
Professors will closely examine student's transcripts to determine if they have met the pre-requisites QMM 280 - Business Statistics requires college level math as a pre-requisite (Algebra, Calculus, etc) |
| Marketing | Professors will closely examine student's transcripts to determine if they have met the pre-requisites |
| graduate level business classes | Not available on exchange, only available on a fee paying basis |
| Watson School of Education | Availability - 'average' unless specific notes are provided |
| Early Childhood and Special Education |
Several courses will only be available as a block (all 4 courses must be taken together). Block course co-requisites will be listed in SeaNet. Block courses should be requested ~ 6 months in advance. Courses with field experience require that you submit a criminal background report from your home country. |
| Elementary, Middle Level & Literacy Education |
Several courses will only be available as a block (all 4 courses must be taken together). Block course co-requisites will be listed in SeaNet. Block courses should be requested ~ 6 months in advance. Courses with field experience require that you submit a criminal background report from your home country. |
| Secondary Education |
Several courses will only be available as a block (all 4 courses must be taken together). Block course co-requisites will be listed in SeaNet. Block courses should be requested ~ 6 months in advance. Courses with field experience require that you submit a criminal background report from your home country. |
