UNC Pembroke

Transfer Guide

UNC Pembroke
Cybersecurity, BS

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

2024-2025

Delivery Method: On-Campus

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
MAT 171: Precalculus Algebra
OR
MAT 175: Precalculus 		4 University Equivalencies UGETC Math Suggested Course, General Education
CSC 130: Computing Fundamentals II 4 CSC 1750: Intro To Algorithms Elective/Pre-Major Courses Suggested Course
CSC 249: Data Structure & Algorithms 3 CSC 2850: Data Structures Elective/Pre-Major Courses Suggested Course
MAT 263: Brief Calculus
OR
MAT 271: Calculus I 		4 University Equivalencies 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) 9 University Equivalencies UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences 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) 3 University Equivalencies Elective/Pre-Major Courses Elective

Additional Information From UNC Pembroke:

  • Prospective Cyber Security majors are advised to start with MAT 1070 as their first General Education MATH elective.  MAT 1090, MAT 2150, or MAT 2210 may be used in place of MAT 1070.
  • 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
CSC 1750: Intro To Algorithms 3

If not completed at the NCCC.  
CSC 1760: Introduction To Programming 3
CSC 1850: Object Oriented Programming 3
CSC 2150: Discrete Struct 3
CSC 2250: Fundamentals Of Compu System 3
CSC 2260: Intro to Operating Systems 3
CSC 2850: Data Structures 3

If not completed at the NCCC.
CSC 2920: Software Dev & Prof Practices 3
ITC 2080: Intro to Sys Admin & Shell 3
CSC 3360: Network Architecture and Proto 3

or ITC 3070. Computer Network and Data Communication (3 credits)
CYB 3020: Introduction to Cybersecurity 3
CYB 4020: Network Security 3
CYB 4220: Cyber Security Management 3
CYB 4900: Cybersecurity Capstone Project 4
MAT 2100: Intro To Statistics 3
MAT 2210: Calculus I 4

or MAT 2150. Calculus with Applications (4 credits)

(If not completed at the NCCC.)
Major Electives 15

Select five courses from the following list (at least two of them should be at 4000 level)

  • CSC 3380. Web Programming and Security (3 credits)
  • CSC 3800. Database Management Systems and Security (3 credits)
  • ITC 3300. Secure System Integration & Administration (3 credits)
  • ITC 4800. Advanced Computer Systems and Security (3 credits)
  • CYB 3500. Laws, Ethics and Compliance in Cybersecurity (3 credits)
  • CYB 4030. Introduction to Digital Forensics (3 credits)
  • CYB 4120. Applied Cryptography (3 credits)
  • CYB 4600. AI in Cybersecurity (3 credits)
  • CYB 4700. Cloud Security (3 credits)
  • CYB 4800. Securing Self-driving Networks (3 credits)
  • CYB 4900. Cybersecurity Capstone Project (4 credits)
  • CYB 4920. Secure Software Development and Testing (3 credits)
  • CYB 4970. Internship in Cybersecurity (3 credits)
  • CYB 4990. Independent Study in Cybersecurity (3 credits)
  • CYBS 4XXX. Special Topics in Cybersecurity (3 credits)
Physical Education and Wellness 2
University Electives 10