UNC Greensboro

Transfer Guide

UNC Greensboro
English, Secondary Education, BA

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

2024-2025

Delivery Method: On-Campus

Program Admission Notes:

To qualify for admission, applicants with at least 24 transferable hours must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 scale from all post-secondary coursework.

Contact:

Stewart Self, Asst. Dir. of Transfer Initiatives
transfer@uncg.edu

Revised: June, 2024

College Level Foreign Language Requirements:

Within the College of Arts and Sciences, students are required to demonstrate intermediate-level proficiency in an additional language. Students who transfer 60 or more credits to UNCG can satisfy this requirement by successfully completing a 102 course (equivalent of foreign language 112 at a NC Community College).

 

Major-Specific Course Recommendations:

Students are encouraged to build the North Carolina Community College (NCCC) course recommendations below into the associate degree to best prepare for the intended university and major.

Recommended NCCC Course Credit
Hours		 University Equivalent Associate Degree
Requirement Fulfilled		 University Requirement Fulfilled
Foreign Lang. 111: Elementary Level I 3 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses Required Course
Foreign Lang. 112: Elementary Level II 3 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses Required Course
ENG 241: British Literature I
OR
ENG 231: American Literature I 		3 University Equivalencies UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts Suggested Course
ENG 242: British Literature II
OR
ENG 232: American Literature II 		3 University Equivalencies UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts 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 NCCC Course Credit
Hours		 University Equivalent Associate Degree
Requirement Fulfilled		 University Requirement Fulfilled
ENG 111: Writing and Inquiry 3 ENG 101: Exploring Writing English Composition General Education
ENG 112: Writing/Research in the Disc 3 ENG 102: Academic Research and Writing English Composition General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 3 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) 3 University Equivalencies UGETC Math General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 4 University Equivalencies UGETC Natural Sciences General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 8 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses General Education
ACA 122: Transfer & Career Success 1 ELE 1XX: Misc Elective Academic Transition Elective
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 14 University Equivalencies Elective/Pre-Major Courses Elective

Additional Information From UNC Greensboro:

In this 33 credit hour major, students take 12 credits (4 courses) from the 4 categories below. The remaining 21 credits leave room for students to pursue elective courses in a range of topics in literature, rhetoric, and creative writing. Courses must be taken at the 200-level or above. 18 credits must be taken at the 300-level or above, excluding ENG 327. 

The Bachelor of Art in English requires a minimum of 120 semester hours (sh). Students must earn a grade of C- or better in all courses used toward Major Course Requirements. UNCG requires a minimum 2.0 overall GPA for graduation. Additional elective courses may be required to meet the 120 credit hours required.

Remaining Bachelor’s Degree Requirements at University:

University Course Credit
Hours		 University Course Notes
Big Questions: 3

These courses explore how the study of literature and rhetoric addresses significant philosophical, historical, and social issues. Each course will have its own question that will vary depending on the instructor. Students should select one of the following:

  • ENG 270: Big Questions in the Humanities and Fine Arts
  • ENG 271: Big Questions in Health and Wellness
  • ENG 272: Big Questions in Diversity and Equity
  • ENG 273: Big Questions in Global Engagement and Intercultural Learning
Historical Depth and Context: 3

These courses emphasize how authors, rhetors, and texts participate in the historical dynamics of their time. Classes may focus on earlier writers and writings, longer spans of time, or an in-depth analysis of a particular historical moment. Students should select one of the following:

  • ENG 315: Postcolonial Literatures
  • ENG 335: Dante in English
  • ENG 336: Introdution to Chaucer
  • ENG 337: English Literature to 1500
  • ENG 339: Shakespeare: Early Plays and Sonnets
  • ENG 340: Shakespeare: Later Plays
  • ENG 342: The Seventh Century
  • ENG 343: Topics in Pre-1800 Literature
  • ENG 344: The Romantic Period
  • ENG 345: The Victorian Period
  • ENG 346: British Literature from Victorian to Modern
  • ENG 351: The American Novel through World War I
  • ENG 360: The Restoration and the Eigteenth Century
  • ENG 371: Literary Study of the Bible
  • ENG 372: Early American Literature
  • ENG 373: American Romanticism
  • ENG 377: American Realism and Naturalism
  • ENG 381: English Drama to 1800
Marginalized and Minoritized Writers: 3

These courses focus on writers and rhetors from groups that have been marginalized, historically and in the present. Students should select one of the following:

  • ENG 316: Studies in Human Rights and Literature
  • ENG 331: Women in Literature
  • ENG 332: English WOmen Writers before 1800
  • ENG 374: Early African American Writers
  • ENG 375: Topics in Native America and Indigenous Studies
  • ENG 376: African American Writers after the 1920s
  • ENG 379: American Women's Writing
  • ENG 383: Topics in Queer and Trans Studies
  • ENG 431: Feminist Thry/Women Writers
Theories and Methods: 3

In these courses, students develop facility with critical tools for analysis, inquiry, interpretation, and research that they can use to approach many different types of texts. Studies should select one of the following:

  • ENG 301: Topics in Theory and Methods
  • ENG 303: Literary Theory
  • ENG 304: History and Theory of Rhetoric
  • ENG 305: Contemporary Rhetoric
  • ENG 306: Digital Rhetoric
World Literature: 3

Students should choose one of the following:

  • ENG 201: European Literary Classics: Ancient to Renaissance
  • ENG 204: Nonwestern Literary Classics
  • ENG 208: Topics in Global Literature
  • ENG 209: Topics in Non-Western Literature
ENG 321: Linguistics for Teachers 3
ENG 322: The Teaching of Writing 3
Additional Elective Requirements: 12

Students should select 12 additional hours of ENG elective courses at the 200-level or above. At least 3 credits must be at the 300-level or above.
TED 435: Literacy in the Content Area 3
ERM 405: Msrmnt/Assessment in Teaching 3
TED 444: Edctnl Psych for Scndry Grades 3
TED 445: Human Diversity,Teachng,Learng 3
TED 451: Tchng Practces/Curr in English 3
TED 465: Studnt Tch:Secondary Sch 9
TED 466: Student Teaching Seminar 3
LIS 120: Intro to Technlgy Educ Setting 1

This course is strongly recommended but not required.