North Carolina Central University

Transfer Guide

North Carolina Central University
Interdisciplinary Studies, BA

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

2024-2025

Concentration(s): Communication Arts
Delivery Method: On-Campus

Program Admission Notes:

Admissions Requirements

  • Transfer applicants must have a cumulative average of a "C" (2.0) GPA or higher.
  • Transfer applicants must have earned 24 or more transferable credit hours.
  • Transfer applicants must not presently be on probation, suspended or expelled from their last or current school of attendance.
  • Some academic programs at NCCU may have admission requirements that exceed those listed above.

Additional Notes:

  1. Math labs are accepted but are not required. If completed, they will count towards electives.
  2. Courses COM 110 and COM 231 are the preferred courses for communications at North Carolina Central University.
  3. Additional course requirements: HEA 110 and PED 110 to satisfy the University's Health and Wellness requirement.

Contact:

Office of Transfer Services
transfer@nccu.edu

Revised: June, 2024

College Level Foreign Language Requirements:

  1. Transfer students who have earned an AA, AS, or AAS from any accredited US college may instead satisfy the language requirement by completing a "culture" course (Fren 1000, 1020, 3130; Germ 2010, 2104 or Span 1000, 1020, 2010, 2020, 2150.
  2. If transferring prior to completion of the AA, AS, or AAS 2 semesters of foreign language at the college level is required.
  3. Foreign Language labs are accepted but are not required. If completed they will count towards electives.

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
HIS 112: World Civilizations II 3 HIST 1320: World Societies UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences Required Course, General Education
COM 110: Introduction to Communication
OR
COM 231: Public Speaking 		3 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses Required Course, General Education
HEA 110: Personal Health/Wellness 3 HEDU 1531: Health Elective/Pre-Major Courses Required Course, General Education
PED 110: Fit and Well for Life 2 KIN 1541: Fitness Elective/Pre-Major Courses Required Course, General Education
ENG 231: American Literature I
OR
ENG 232: American Literature II 		3 University Equivalencies UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts Suggested Course, General Education
Any CAA Natural Science Course (Approved Course Options) 4 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses Suggested Course, General Education

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 1110: English Composition I English Composition General Education
ENG 112: Writing/Research in the Disc 3 ENG 1210: English Composition II English Composition General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 6 University Equivalencies UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 6 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
ACA 122: College Transfer Success 1 UNIV 1100: First Year Seminar Academic Transition General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 7 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses General Education
Foreign Lang. 111: Elementary Level I 3 University Equivalencies Elective/Pre-Major Courses General Education
Foreign Lang. 112: Elementary Level II 3 University Equivalencies Elective/Pre-Major Courses General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 3 University Equivalencies Elective/Pre-Major Courses Elective

Additional Information From North Carolina Central University:

  1. Complete a minimum of 120 semester hours with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher.  The last 30 credit hours must be completed at NCCU.
  2. General Electives:  Students must also complete 25 hours of general electives selected from the courses listed above (that are not used to meet concentration or core requirements) or as approved by their advisor.

Remaining Bachelor’s Degree Requirements at University:

University Course Credit
Hours		 University Course Notes
INDS 2000: Intro to Interdisciplinary Stu 3
GLST 1000: The Global Experience 24

Complete additional 24 hours from the following list of courses for a total of 30 required hours in the Core:

  • DRAM 1000 Appreciation of Drama*
  • PHIL 1000 Introduction to Philosophy (GEC Requirement)*+
  • ECON 2100 Principles of Microeconomics
  • ECON 2200 Principles of Macroeconomics
  • ART 1000 Introduction to the Study of Art*
  • ENG 1500 Writing about Literature
  • ART 1500  -  Survey of Art History ( 3 )*
  • 2000-Level Literature survey from the following: ENG 2310, ENG 2320, ENG 2340, ENG 2410
  • GEOG 1000 Introduction to Geography
  • HIST 2210 United States History to 1865
  • HIST 2210 United States History to 1865
  • MKT 3210 Principles of Marketing
  • MSCM 2430 Mass Media and Society
  • MUSL 1000 Survey of Music*
  • POLS 2100 American Government
  • PSY 2100 General Psychology
  • SOCI 2100 Principles of Sociology
ART 1510: African-American Art History 6

Must complete a total of 30 semester hours in the Communication Arts Concentration with no more than 6 semester hours at each of 1000 or 2000 levels.  Must include 3-hour capstone course at the 4000 level

1000 Level Options : No more than 6 hours from the following list courses

  • ART   1500 Survey of the History of Art
  • MUSL 1000 Survey of Music
  • MUSL 1300 Twentieth-Century Music
  • ENG 1700 Religion and Literature
  • ENG 1300 World Literature I
  • ENG 1400 World Literature II
  • DRAM 1000 Appreciation of Drama

 
MSCM 2400: Introduction to Mass Communica 6

2000 Level Options: No more than 6 hours from the following list of courses

  • MSCM 2400 Introduction to Mass Communication: Structure and Social Impact (Prerequisite—ENG 1210)
  • MSCM 2430 Mass Media and Society (Prerequisite—ENG 1210)
  • DRAM 2130 Dramatic Literature I
  • ARTF 2110 Drawing I: Observation and Techniques
  • ARTF 2120 Drawing II (Prerequisite—ARTF 2110)
  • FREN 2300 Introduction to Francophone Literature (Prerequisite—FREN 2200)
  • SPAN 2300 Introduction to Hispanic Literature (Prerequisite-SPAN 2200)
  • GERM 2104 Introduction to German Civilization (Prerequisite—GERM 1192)
  • ENG 2310 British Literature I (Prerequisite-ENG 1500)
  • ENG 2320 British Literature II (Prerequisite-ENG 1500)
  • ENG 2340 Contemporary African American Literature (Prerequisite— ENG 1110)
DRAM 3020: Dramatic Literature II 6

3000 Level Options

  • DRAM 3020 Dramatic Literature II
  • MSCM 3450 History of Mass Communication (Prerequisite— ENG 1210)
  • MSCM 3460 International Communication (Prerequisite — ENG 1210)
  • ART 3010 Renaissance Art
  • ART 3020 Modern Art (Prerequisite— HUM 2410 and HUM 2420, or ART 1500)
  • SPAN 3300 Introduction to African-Hispanic Literature (Prerequisite-SPAN 2200)
  • ENG 3410 African American Literature I (Prerequisite—ENG 1500)
  • ENG 3420 African American Literature II (Prerequisite-ENG 1500)
  • ENG 3430 Social Inequality in South Asia through Literature and Film
  • ENG 3700 Creative Writing: Prose
MSCM 4610: Communication Law and Ethics 6

4000 Level Options

  • MSCM 4610 Communication Law and Ethics (Prerequisite— MSCM 2400, ENG 1210)
  • DRAM 4110 Children’s Drama
  • ENG 4120 The Twentieth-Century Novel (Prerequisite—ENG 1500, ENG 2310, or ENG 2320)
  • ENG 4200 Modern African Literature (Prerequisite—ENG 1500)
ENG 3400: Junior-Senior Seminar 3

Capstone Options in the Communication Arts:  Select one course (3 hours) from the following list of capstone courses:

  • ENG 3400 Junior-Senior Seminar
  • MSCM 4625 Advanced Audio Production
  • MSCM 4645 Public Issues Reporting
  • MUSL 4600 Seminar in Contemporary Music
  • FREN 4800 Senior Seminar
  • GERM 4230 Special Topics
  • HIST 4040 Seminar in African History
  • HIST 4050 Seminar in African American History
  • HIST 4630 The African Presence in Latin America
  • PSY 4910 Undergraduate Honors Seminar
  • PSY 4920 Senior Seminar
  • SOCW 4410 Senior Seminar in Social Work
INDS 4000: Senior Seminar in Ind Studies 3
General Electives 25