Office of the Registrar
Transfer Guide
for NCCCS Transfer Students
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Transitioning from a North Carolina Community College System institution can be both exciting and
stressful. The Office of the Registrar’s Transfer Guide will help alleviate anxiety you may have about
the transfer credit evaluation process and how your credits will apply to your degree.
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How does the Transfer Equivalency Process Work?
• ECU will award all potential transfer credit from your previous institutions. There is no limit; however, all
students must meet the graduation requirements for ECU which require at least 60 credits (of the
required 120) to be completed at ECU.
• The NCCCS and UNC System offices signed the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement, creating an
agreement for NCCCS courses approved under the CAA to transfer to UNC System universities.
• The CAA does not specify the subject or number those courses transfer as at the transfer institution.
• At ECU, individual departments determine how their courses match a potential equivalency for courses
from other institutions.
• Course equivalencies are based on the subject, number of credit hours, and course description of the
incoming courses. For a department to decide a course is a direct equivalent, it must have the same
credit hours and cover the same material as the course offered at ECU.
• When you submit your official transcript (s) from your community college, the Office of the Registrar at
ECU will complete your Credit Evaluation.
• If a direct equivalency has already been articulated by the department responsible for the course, you
will receive specific credit.
For example, ENG 111 transfers as ENGL 1100; whereas, ENG 274 will transfer as ENGL
2XXX as ECU does not offer/teach a direct equivalency of Literature by Women.
• If an equivalency does not already exist for a course you have taken, you will receive credit for the
course as “1XXX” or “2XXX.”
This does not mean you do not receive transfer credit; it just means an articulated transfer
equivalency for that course does not exist at the time of your transfer.
• Once admitted to ECU, you and your advisor will work to petition substitutions for those types of
courses to count in certain places within your major.
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If you have questions about your Transfer Credit Evaluation (once it is completed), please email
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Transfer Guide
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What do 1XXX and 2XXX mean?
• 1XXX and 2XXX are generic numbers showing previously taken courses are either at a 1000 or 2000
course level.
• Course levels reflect the increasing difficulty of a course, as well as whether that course is
undergraduate, graduate, or doctorate level.
0001-0999 are Remedial Courses*
1000-1999 are Freshman Courses
2000-2999 are Sophomore Courses
3000-3999 are Junior Courses
4000-4999 are Senior Courses
*Remedial courses allow you to build skills to be successful in college-level coursework, but they generally
do not count toward your degree/major.
• NCCCS transfer courses generally transfer as 1000 or 2000 level courses.
This is because your major courses are specialized and should be taken at ECU, not at the
community college level.
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What is General Education?
• General Education allows you to explore a broad range of subjects which will help you become a well-
rounded student.
• Most universities require a General Education core or program.
• At ECU, there are 7 competency areas under General Education:
o Humanities and Fine Arts,
o Natural Sciences,
o Social Sciences,
o Health Promotion and Health-Related Physical Activity,
o Written Communication,
o Mathematics, and
o General Education Elective.
• Every ECU student must complete 40 hours of general education before graduation.
• Students who complete an AA or AS from a NCCCS institution may have their General
Education requirements waived as long as they complete HEA 110 as part of their degree. If a
student does not complete HEA 110 as part of their AA or AS, once they complete the equivalent
courses at ECU, they can ask to have their General Education waived.
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• There may be certain courses within the General Education Core that a certain major prefers or
requires, these may be prerequisites to apply for a major or
a. These are noted as recommendations on ECU’s Baccalaureate Degree Plans (BDPs).
b. Students who do not complete these recommendations may still transfer to ECU with Junior
status, but will need to complete any prerequisite or cognate courses per a major’s admission
standards.
• If you decide to transfer without completing your AA or AS degree, pay close attention to the courses
you are taking at the community college as you will not qualify for a potential General Education waiver.
• At the end of this document, you will find the General Education competency areas and examples of
courses, including any direct NCCCS transfer equivalencies.
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What are Attributes?
• Attributes are course designations noting the type of a course.
• All General Education courses have a type related to their competency area.
• General Education courses are marked as
HU for Humanities,
FA for Fine Arts,
SC for Natural Sciences,
SO for Social Sciences,
HL for Health Promotion,
EX for Health-Related Physical Activity,
EN for Written Communication, or
MA for Mathematics.
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What are Additional Requirements for Degrees?
• Most baccalaureate programs have additional requirements besides General Education, Major, and
Minor fields.
• Every ECU graduate must complete two, 3-hour diversity courses, one in Domestic Diversity,
and one in Global Diversity.
Courses meeting the diversity requirements will be marked as:
DD for Domestic Diversity or
GD for Global Diversity.
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• Every ECU graduate must complete four writing intensive courses. This requirement
includes ENGL 1100 (ENG 111) and ENGL 2201 (ENG 112), as well as one writing intensive
course in their major, and an additional course marked as writing intensive.
Courses meeting the writing intensive requirements will be marked as:
WI for Writing Intensive.
• At the community college, you will complete ENG 111 and 112, which will complete 2 of the 4
Writing Intensives.
• You do not need to worry about the Domestic Diversity, Global Diversity, and Writing Intensive
requirements until you transfer to ECU, though some courses in the NCCCS will transfer with those
attributes. This is noted under the course options.
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Do I have to take a Foreign Language?
• Foreign Language is NOT a General Education requirement.
• Most BA degrees require foreign language through level 4.
• If your major requires language, you should start early to ensure you complete the requirement by the
time you graduate.
• ECU offers the following languages:
o French
o German
o Greek
o Japanese
o Latin
o Russian
o Spanish
You may need a placement test to determine your foreign language placement. Visit www.ecu.edu/foreign for
placement test information.
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General Education Competency Areas
Here are the 7 competency areas under General Education:
Humanities and Fine Arts, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Health Promotion and Health-Related Physical
Activity, Written Communication, Mathematics, and General Education Elective.
Remember, if you graduate with your Associate in Arts or Associate in Science from your North
Carolina Community College, your General Education requirements may be waived if you complete
HEA 110 as part of your degree.
Continue to next page for specific humanities, fine arts, natural science, and social science course options,
with their NCCCS equivalents (if available).
Mathematics
GE: MA
3 semester hours required
At the community college, you may pick MAT 143 or higher to meet this
requirement. MAT 171 is generally recommended, but some majors will have a
higher requirement. You can view this in the Undergraduate Catalog.
Written Communication
GE: EN
ENGL 1100 (ENG 111) and ENGL 2201 (ENG 112) are both required to satisfy the
Written Communication competency area.
Health Promotion and
Health-Related Physical
Activity
GE: HL
GE: EX
A minimum of three (3) hours are required to graduate.
Take
• HLTH 1000 Health in Modern Society and
• KINE 1000 Lifetime Physical Activity or
• RCTX 2200 Principles and Practices in Stress Management
HEA 110 from the community college will waive this requirement, transferring
as both HLTH 1000 & KINE 1000.
Humanities and Fine Arts
GE: HU
GE: FA
Nine (9) hours of HU and FA combined are required.
• You must have at least one HU course and one FA course.
• The 3
rd
course can be a HU or FA.
Social Sciences
GE: SO
Nine (9) hours are required.
• You must pick from two different disciplines (subjects).
• Note:
History is not considered a Social Science at ECU.
Click here to go directly to Social Science course options.
Natural Sciences
GE: SC
Seven (7) hours of Natural Science courses are required.
Some majors require specific courses not on the list. Consult the Undergraduate
Catalog, or the BDP for your major, for major specific courses.
Click here to go directly to Natural Science course options.
General Education Elective
Pick an additional three (3) hours from a course designated as HU, FA, MA, SC, or
SO.
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HUMANITIES (must have at least 1 humanity)
NCCCS Direct Equivalents*
*Remember, just because there is not a direct equivalent does not mean you will not receive transfer credit for an approved CAA
course. It will be transferred as a 1XXX or 2XXX.
Classical Studies
CLAS 1300 Greek and Latin
CLAS 1500 Classical Mythology (GD)
CLAS 1600 Sex, Spells & Sacrifices: Religion in Classical World (GD)
CLAS 2000 Intro to Classics LAT 141
CLAS 2220 Great Works of Ancient Lit: Greece (GD)
CLAS 2230 Great Works of Ancient Lit: Rome (GD) LAT 142
CLAS 2400 Women in Classical Antiquity
CLAS 2500 Greek Tragedy in Translation
English
ENGL 1000 Appreciating Literature ENG 113 or 131
ENGL 1500 Topics in Words, Images, and Ideas
ENGL 2000 Interpreting Literature
ENGL 2100 Major British Writers (WI) ENG 243
ENGL 2200 Major American Writers (WI) ENG 233
ENGL 2230 Southern Literature (DD)
ENGL 2260 Topics Contemporary African American Cultural Texts (DD)
ENGL 2400 World Literature in English (GD) (WI) ENG 261
ENGL 2420 Short Story
ENGL 2470 Topics in Popular Literature
ENGL 2480 Science Fiction
ENGL 2570 The Supernatural
ENGL 2630 The Bible as Literature
Ethnic Studies
ETHN 2001 Intro to Ethnic Studies (DD)
Film Studies
FILM 2900 Intro to Film Studies
Global Studies
GLST 1000 Intro to Global Studies (GD)
GLST 1050 Dis/Order @the Border (GD)
GLST 1060 Global Understanding through literature (GD)
GLST 1551 Intro to Russia: Land of the (GD)
GLST 1662 Intro to Hispanic Studies (GD)
GLST 2000 Fashion Representations in Culture (GD)
GLST 2220 Sci-Fi: East and West (GD)
GLST 2520 Special Topics in Global Cinema (GD)
GLST 2600 The Holocaust (GD)
GLST 2665 Don Quixote (GD)
GLST 2680 Fairy Tales (GD)
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NCCCS Direct Equivalents*
*Remember, just because there is not a direct equivalent does not mean you will not receive transfer credit for an approved CAA
course. It will be transferred as a 1XXX or 2XXX.
Great Books
GRBK 2000 Intro to the Great Books
GRBK 2010 Great Books of Modern China
GRBK 2400 Great Books of the Middle Ages & Renaissance (WI)
GRBK 2500 Great Books of the Enlightenment (WI)
History
HIST 1030 World Civilizations to 1500 (GD) HIS 111
HIST 1031 World Civilizations since 1500 (GD) HIS 112
HIST 1050 American History to 1877 (DD) HIS 131
HIST 1051 American History since 1877 (DD) HIS 132
HIST 2300 Passion and Sex in Asian History (GD)
International Studies
INTL 2003 Intro to Chinese Culture
Language Studies:
LING 2700 Intro to Language Studies (DD)
LING 2720 Invented Languages
LING 2740 Language in the USA (DD)
Medieval and Renaissance Studies:
MRST 2000 Intro to Medieval and Renaissance Studies
MRST 2400 Intro to Medieval Studies
MRST 2500 Intro to Renaissance Studies
Philosophy
PHIL 1110 Intro to Philosophy PHI 151
PHIL 1175 Intro to Ethics (DD) PHI 240
PHIL 1176 Intro to Social and Political Philosophy (GD)
PHIL 1180 Critical Reasoning PHI 230 or HUM 115
PHIL 1290 Intro to Philosophy of Religion (GD)
PHIL 1300 Great Philosophers from Antiquity to Present
PHIL 1500 Intro to Logic
(also counts as math requirement)
PHIL 2261 Intro to Philosophy of Science PHI 250
PHIL 2271 Intro to Philosophy of Art
PHIL 2274 Business Ethics (DD) PHI 251 or BUS 240
PHIL 2275 Professional Ethics
PHIL 2280 Intro to Philosophy of Sport
PHIL 2282 Philosophy of Law
PHIL 2453 Existentialism and Phenomenology
PHIL 2455 Introduction to Africana Philosophy
PHIL 3281 Intro Phil Ethics in Health Care
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NCCCS Direct Equivalents*
*Remember, just because there is not a direct equivalent does not mean you will not receive transfer credit for an approved CAA
course. It will be transferred as a 1XXX or 2XXX.
Religious Studies
RELI 1000 Intro to Religious Studies
RELI 1500 Use and Abuse of the Bible (DD)
RELI 1600 Sex, Spells & Sacrifices: Religion in Classical World (GD)
RELI 1690 World Religions (GD) REL 110
RELI 2340 Religion & Science (DD)
RELI 2350 Religion & Sexuality (GD)
RELI 2400 Religion and Film (GD)
RELI 2691 Classical Islam (GD)
RELI 2692 Buddhism (GD)
RELI 2693 Hinduism (GD)
RELI 2694 Indigenous Religions (GD)
RELI 2695 Intro to Old Testament (GD) REL 211
RELI 2696 Intro to New Testament (GD) REL 212
RELI 2697 Judaism (GD)
Russian Studies
RUSI 2001 Intro to Russian Studies (taught in English) (GD)
RUSS 2120 Intro to Russian Culture (taught in English)
Theatre Arts
THEA 2235 Global Theater (GD)
FINE ARTS (must have at least 1 fine art)
Art and Design
ART 1001 Color and Design
ART 1105 Ceramics Appreciation
ART 1250 Digital Photography for non-art majors
ART 1827 Photography Changes Everything (DD)
ART 1910 Art Appreciation (GD) ART 111
Communication
COMM 2020 Fundamentals of Speech ENG 115 or BUS 260
COMM 2410 Public Speaking COM 231
Dance
DNCE 1000 Intro to Dance (DD) DAN 110
DNCE 1001 Fundamentals of Ballet
DNCE 3703 International Ballroom & Folk-Dance Styles
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NCCCS Direct Equivalents*
*Remember, just because there is not a direct equivalent does not mean you will not receive transfer credit for an approved CAA
course. It will be transferred as a 1XXX or 2XXX.
English
ENGL 2815 Intro to Creative Writing ENG 125
Ethnic Studies
ETHN 2003 Intro to Ethnic Studies
Music
MUSC 1008 Music Theory for non-music majors MUS 111
MUSC 1018 Music Reading & Fundamentals for non-music majors
(2 s.h.)
MUSC 1208 Non-music major group piano I (must contact instructor)
MUSC 1308 Non-music major group guitar I (1 s.h.)
MUSC 1625 Concert Choir (audition -contact instructor) (1 s.h.)
MUSC 1635 University Chorale (audition -contact instructor) (1 s.h.) MUS 131
MUSC 1705 Marching Band
MUSC 1715 Concert Band (1 s.h.) MUS 133
MUSC 2207 Enjoyment of Music (GD) MUS 110
MUSC 2249 Music in World Cultures (GD)
MUSC 2257 Jazz Appreciation (DD) MUS 112
Russian Studies
RUSI 2003 Intro to Russian Studies RUS 211
(taught in English)
Theatre Arts
THEA 1000 Intro to Theater (GD) DRA 111
THEA 1010 Intro to Acting DRA 130
*typically open to non-majors in spring
THEA 2015 Voice & Articulation DRA 120
*typically open to non-majors in spring.
NATURAL SCIENCE (7 hours; at least 1 lab)
Sciences with labs
(must have at least 1 lab science to graduate)
Anthropology
ANTH 2015/2016 Intro to Biological Anthropology (GD) (3,1) ANT 230, 230A
Biology
BIOL 1050/1051 General Biology (3,1) BIO 110
BIOL 1060/1061 Environmental Biology (3,1) BIO 140, 140A
BIOL 2015/2016 Intro to Biological Anthropology (GD) (3,1)
Geography
GEOG 1250/1251 Water & Environment (3,1)
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NCCCS Direct Equivalents*
*Remember, just because there is not a direct equivalent does not mean you will not receive transfer credit for an approved CAA
course. It will be transferred as a 1XXX or 2XXX.
Geology
GEOL 1500/1501 Dynamic Earth (3,1) GEL 111
GEOL 1550/1551 Oceanography (3,1) GEL 220
Physics
PHYS 1080/1081 Physics & Universe/Astronomy (3,1) AST 111. 111A
Sciences without labs
Atmospheric Science
ATMO 1300 or
GEOG 1300 Weather & Climate
Chemistry
CHEM 1020 General Descriptive Chemistry CHM 135
Environmental Health Science
EHST 2110 Intro to Environmental Health Science
Geology
GEOL 1010 Geology Goes to Hollywood: Natural Disasters
GEOL 1600 Earth & Life through time GEL 113
GEOL 1700 Environmental Geology GEL 230
GEOL 1800 Geology of National Parks
Physics
PHYS 1050 Physics & Environment PHY 110
SOCIAL SCIENCE (9 hours; 2 disciplines)
African and African American Studies
AAAS 1000 Intro to African and African American Studies (DD)
Anthropology
ANTH 1000 Intro to Anthropology (GD) ANT 210
ANTH 1001 Aliens, Atlantis and Archaeology (GD)
ANTH 1050 Global Understanding (GD)
ANTH 1200 (001) Anthropology of Monsters, Zombies, and Vampires
ANTH 1200 (002) Anthropology of War & Violence
ANTH 2000 Archaeology Around the World (GD) ANT 240, 240A
ANTH 2005 Environmental Anthropology (GD)
ANTH 2010 Societies Around the World (GD) ANT 220
ANTH 2025 Sexual Behavior/ANTH Perspective
(pre-req: ANTH, PSYC, SOCI) (GD)
ANTH 2200 Cultural Anthropology (GD) ANT 220
ANTH 2250 Race & Ethnic Relations (DD)
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NCCCS Direct Equivalents*
*Remember, just because there is not a direct equivalent does not mean you will not receive transfer credit for an approved CAA
course. It will be transferred as a 1XXX or 2XXX.
Communication
COMM 1001 Intro to Communications COM 110
Economics
ECON 2113 Principles of Microeconomics ECO 251
ECON 2133 Principles of Macroeconomics (pre-req: ECON 2113) ECO 252
Ethnic Studies
ETHN 2002 Intro to Ethnic Studies
Gender Studies
GENS 2400 Intro to Gender Studies (DD) HIS 162
Geography
GEOG 1000 People, Places, and Environments (GD) GEO 110
GEOG 2003 Geography in the Global Economy (GD) GEO 113
GEOG 2019 Geography of Recreation
GEOG 2100 World Geography: Developed regions (GD) GEO 111
GEOG 2110 World Geography: Less developed regions (GD) GEO 152
GEOG 2300 Environment and Society (GD)
GEOG 2350 Climate Change: Science and Society (GD)
GERO/HDFS/SOCW 2400 Intro to Gerontology
History
HIST 2012 American Business History HIS 225
HIST 2150 Shop Til You Drop: Consumerism (GD)
HIST 2444 History of Sports in Western Society (DD) HIS 164
International Studies
INTL 1000 Intro to International Studies
Linguistics
LING/COMM 2050 English for Global Communication (GD)
LING 2710 English Grammar
Planning
PLAN 1900 Sustainable Cities (GD)
PLAN 2030 Global Cities (GD)
Political Science
POLS 1010 National Government POL 120
POLS 1050 Politics and Global Understanding (GD)
POLS 2010 Intro to Comparative Gov’t and Politics (GD) POL 210
POLS 2020 International Relations POL 220
Office of the Registrar
Transfer Guide
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NCCCS Direct Equivalents*
*Remember, just because there is not a direct equivalent does not mean you will not receive transfer credit for an approved CAA
course. It will be transferred as a 1XXX or 2XXX.
Psychology
PSYC 1000 Intro to Psychology PSY 150
PSYC 2777 Ethnocultural Psychology (pre-req: PSYC 1000) (DD)
Recreation Sciences
RCSC 2601 Leisure in Society
Russian Studies
RUSI 2002 Intro to Russian Studies (taught in English)
Security Studies
SECS 1000 Intro to Security Studies
Sociology
SOCI 1010 Race, Gender, Class (DD) SOC 225
SOCI 1025 Courtship and Marriage SOC 213
SOCI 1050 Global Understanding: Sociological perspectives (GD)
SOCI 2110 Intro to Sociology (DD) SOC 210
SOCI 2111 Modern Social Problems (DD) SOC 220
