UNC Pembroke

Transfer Guide

UNC Pembroke
Public and Non-Profit Administration, BIS

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

2024-2025

Concentration(s): General, Allied Health Administration, Public Management, or Substance Abuse Tracks
Delivery Method: Fully Online, On-Campus, Hybrid

Program Admission Notes:

Students who attended a college or university after graduating from high school should apply for admission as a transfer applicant and meet the following requirements:

  • Minimum 24 hours of transferable college-level coursework (completed or in progress)
  • Applicants with less than 24 transferable credit hours may be reviewed based on freshman criteria.
  • Students under the age of 21 will also be expected to meet the freshman admission criteria.
  • Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA for all college courses as calculated by the UNC Pembroke Undergraduate Admissions Office.

Some academic programs at UNCP may have admission requirements that exceed those listed above.

Contact:

Undergraduate Admissions
transfer@uncp.edu

Revised: June, 2024

College Level Foreign Language Requirements:

Not Applicable. 

Major-Specific Course Recommendations:

Students are encouraged to build the Community College course recommendations below into the associate degree to best prepare for the intended major.

Recommended CC Course Credit
Hours		 University Equivalent Associate Degree
Requirement Fulfilled		 University Requirement Fulfilled
ACA 122: College Transfer Success 1 UNV 1000: Freshman Seminar Academic Transition Required Course
ENG 111: Writing and Inquiry 3 ENG 1050: Composition I English Composition Suggested Course, General Education
ENG 112: Writing/Research in the Disc 3 ENG 1060: Composition II English Composition Suggested Course, General Education
ECO 251: Prin of Microeconomics
OR
ECO 252: Prin of Macroeconomics 		3 University Equivalencies UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences Suggested Course, General Education
POL 120: American Government 3 PLS 1010: Intro to Amer Nationl Govermnt UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences Suggested Course, General Education
SOC 210: Introduction to Sociology 3 SOC 1020: Introduction to Sociology UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences Suggested Course, General Education
MAT 143: Quantitative Literacy 3 MAT 1050: Intro to College Mathematics UGETC Math Suggested Course, General Education
SOC 220: Social Problems 3 SOC 2090: Social Problems Modern Society Elective/Pre-Major Courses Suggested Course
POL 130: State & Local Government 3 PLS 2010: Amer State Gov'T Admin/Policy Elective/Pre-Major Courses Suggested Course

Remaining Associate Degree Requirements:

In addition to major-specific course recommendations above, students should work with a community college advisor to select additional community college courses to fulfill the remaining associate degree requirements identified below.

Recommended CC Course Credit
Hours		 University Equivalent Associate Degree
Requirement Fulfilled		 University Requirement Fulfilled
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 9 University Equivalencies UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 4 University Equivalencies UGETC Natural Sciences General Education
Any CAA Natural Science Course (Approved Course Options) 4 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses General Education
Any CAA Humanities/Fine Arts Course (Approved Course Options) 3 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses General Education
Any CAA Social/Behavioral Science Course (Approved Course Options) 3 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 3 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 8 University Equivalencies Elective/Pre-Major Courses Elective

Additional Information From UNC Pembroke:

  • You will be required to take the following courses to meet your general education and Public and Non-Profit Administration requirements including:
    • ECN 1000. Economics of Social Issues (3 credits) or ECN 2020. Principles of Microeconomics (3 credits) or ECN 2030. Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits)
    • PLS 1010. Introduction to American National Government (3 credits)
    • SOC 1020. Introduction to Sociology (3 credits)
  • Satisfy University graduation requirements outlined in the academic catalog. 
  • Writing Intensive Program
    • As a requirement for graduation, students must complete nine semester credit hours of Writing Enriched and Writing in the Discipline courses. One course must be a Writing in the Discipline course.
  • Indigenous Cultures & Communities (ICC) Requirement
    • Students transferring to UNCP with 60 (or more) transfer credit hours are required to take EITHER one (1) approved ICC designated 3-credit hour course
    • OR one (1) ICC designated and department-approved co-curricular learning experience.
    • Students transferring to UNCP with fewer than 60 transfer credit hours are required to take EITHER two (2) approved ICC designated 3-credit hour courses OR one (1) approved ICC designated 3-credit hour course AND one (1) ICC designated and department-approved co-curricular learning experience.

Remaining Bachelor’s Degree Requirements at University:

University Course Credit
Hours		 University Course Notes
MGT 3060: Organization And Management 3
MGT 3090: Organizational Leadership 3
MKT 3120: Principles of Marketing 3
PAD 3100: Introduction to Public Admin. 3
PLS 2010: Amer State Gov'T Admin/Policy 3

If not completed at NCCC.
PLS 2330: Intro To Theory and Methods 3
PLS 3520: Writing in Pol Sci 3
SOC 2090: Social Problems Modern Society 3

If not completed at NCCC.
SOC 4180: Vol Assoc & Non-Profit Organ 3
SOC 4420: Community Resource Devel 3
General Track 18

18 hours from the following list of courses without other specific Track; at least 12 hrs must be at the 3000‑4000 level. Only 12 hours taken from this list may be courses that have ACC, BLAW, ECN, FIN, MGT, or MKT prefixes.

Students who take a course marked with a double asterisk (**) must also take additional prerequisites, which will add credit hours to their program.

  • ACC 2270. Fundamentals of Financial Accounting and Reporting (3 credits)
  • ACC 2280. Accounting Tools for Managerial Decisions (3 credits)
  • ACC 4500. Governmental and Not‑For‑Profit Accounting (3 credits)
  • AIS 4020. Federal Policy and the American Indian (3 credits)
  • AIS 4600. American Indian Health (3 credits)
  • BLAW 2150. Legal and Ethical Issues in the Business Environment (3 credits)
  • ECN 3070. Internet Economics (3 credits)
  • ECN 3080. Environmental Economics (3 credits)
  • **  ECN 3300. Public Finance (3 credits)
  • ECN 3500. Survey of Ethics in Economics and Finance (3 credits)
  • ECN 3740. Health Economics (3 credits)
  • **  ECN 4070. Labor Economics (3 credits)
  • **  ECN 4080. Development Economics (3 credits)
  • ENV 4100. Environmental Laws and Regulations (3 credits)
  • **  FIN 3100. Business Finance (3 credits)
  • HLTH 3770. Drugs, Society, and Behavior (3 credits)
  • MGT 3010. Organizational Crisis Management (3 credits)
  • MGT 3030. Business Communications (3 credits)
  • MGT 4070. Organization Theory (3 credits)
  • MGT 4080. Human Resource Management (3 credits)
  • MGT 4300. Business Ethics and Social Responsibility (3 credits)
  • MCM 2100. Introduction to Mass Communication (3 credits)
  • MCM 2400. Writing for the Media (3 credits)
  • MCM 3600. Media and Society (3 credits)
  • PAD 3190. Public Policy and Analysis (3 credits)
  • PAD 3440. Introduction to Budgeting and Financial Management (3 credits)
  • PAD 4770. Topics in Public Policy (3 credits)
  • PAD 4500. Policy Studies (3 credits)
  • PHI 2040. Introduction to Ethics (3 credits)
  • PHI 4430. Business Ethics (3 credits)
  • PRE 2200. Introduction to Public Relations (3 credits)
  • PRE 3500. Organizational Communication (3 credits)
  • **  PLS 3010. Political Parties and Interest Groups in the United States (3 credits)
  • PLS 3600. Introductory Internship in Political Science (3 credits)
  • PLS 3800. International Organizations (3 credits)
  • PSY 2160. Social Psychology (3 credits)
  • PSY 2700. Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3 credits)
  • PSY 3160. Psychology of Leadership (3 credits)
  • SOC 3010. Community Health Organizations & Services (3 credits)
  • SOC 3030. The Family (3 credits)
  • SOC 3130. The Community and Urban Sociology (3 credits)
  • SOC 3140. Collective Behavior and Social Movements (3 credits)
  • SOC 3180. Community Development (3 credits)
  • SOC 3210. Social Inequalities (3 credits)
  • SOC 3240. Sociology of Poverty (3 credits)
  • SOC 3540. Gender and Society (3 credits)
  • SOC 3610. Social Research (3 credits)
  • SOC 3670. Social Deviance (3 credits)
  • SOC 3690. Sociology of Mental Disorders (3 credits)
  • SOC 3730. Health Promotion and Wellness (3 credits)
  • SOC 3750. Death and Dying (3 credits)
  • SOC 3780. Sociology of Drug Use (3 credits)
  • SOC 3790. Substance Abuse Prevention (3 credits)
  • SOC 4250. Organizations in Society (3 credits)
  • SOC 4400. Conflict Management (3 credits)
  • SOC 4530. Family Violence (3 credits)
  • SOC 4610. Addiction and Women (3 credits)
  • SOC 4620. Sociological Social Psychology (3 credits)
  • SPE 3580. Discussion and Debate (3 credits)
  • SPN 2310. Intermediate Spanish I (3 credits) or SPN 2320. Intermediate Spanish II (3 credits) or SPN 3120. Spanish Conversation (3 credits)
    • Students interested in taking Spanish courses under the General Track must also take the beginning SPN 1310/1320 sequence unless they are placed into one of the listed intermediate Spanish courses based on transferred credits or test.
Allied Health Administration Track 18
  • HLTH 3770. Drugs, Society, and Behavior (3 credits)
  • HLTH 4100. Health and Fitness Behavior Changes (3 credits)
  • SOC 2800. Health and Society (3 credits)
  • SOC 3010. Community Health Organizations & Services (3 credits)
  • SOC 3730. Health Promotion and Wellness (3 credits)
  • SOC 3750. Death and Dying (3 credits)
Public Management Track 15
  • PAD 3190. Public Policy and Analysis (3 credits)
  • PAD 3440. Introduction to Budgeting and Financial Management (3 credits)
  • PAD 4770. Topics in Public Policy (3 credits)
  • 6 additional hours at the 3000-4000 level of courses with a PLS, PLSS, PAD, or PADS prefix
Substance Abuse Track 18
  • CRJ 2830. Interviewing Skills (3 credits) or CRJ 3610. Social Research (3 credits)
  • HLTH 3770. Drugs, Society, and Behavior (3 credits)
  • SOC 3780. Sociology of Drug Use (3 credits)
  • SOC 3790. Substance Abuse Prevention (3 credits)
  • SOC 4610. Addiction and Women (3 credits)
  • And 3 hours from the following:
    • CRJ 3500. Offender Rehabilitation (3 credits) or
    • CRJ 3670. Social Deviance (3 credits) or
    • SOC 3690. Sociology of Mental Disorders (3 credits) or
    • SOC 4530. Family Violence (3 credits)
Physical Education and Wellness 2
University Electives 27-30