University of North Carolina at Charlotte Parent & Family Guide
Introducing You to UNC Charlotte
Our Goals and Purpose
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is the distinctively urban-oriented university within the 16 institutions of the North Carolina state system. It provides instructional, research and public service programs primarily to meet the educational needs of the citizens of North Carolina and welcomes participation by scholars and students from other states and nations.
As a comprehensive university with doctoral programs, it is committed to a balanced curriculum in the liberal arts and sciences and selected professions. The University meets its responsibilities through campus programs and collaborative relationships with the human service, cultural, corporate and governmental resources of the region.
The primary commitment of the University is to inform and teach effectively. All faculty emphasizes undergraduate instruction as the foundation upon which lifelong learning and advanced education are based and extend educational services by offering programs in the evening hours and at off-campus sites.
The University is committed to excellence in its teachings, research and public service programs. The policies and practices of the University are designed to promote in each of its members:
- Attitudes and opportunities for creative, critical and independent inquiry;
- High standards for the acquisition of knowledge and the achievement of intellectual understanding;
- Freedom from the limitations of ignorance, prejudice and intolerance,
- Self-knowledge and an of the relationships of the individual to society; and,
- Understanding of cultures and circumstances that differ from the familiar in location, time or values.
