North Carolina Central University

Transfer Guide

North Carolina Central University
English, BA

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

2024-2025

Concentration(s): Writing
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 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
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
PHI 240: Introduction to Ethics 3 PHIL 2210: Ethics UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts Suggested Course, General Education
HIS 112: World Civilizations II 3 HIST 1320: World Societies UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences Suggested Course, General Education
COM 110: Introduction to Communication
OR
COM 231: Public Speaking 		3 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses Suggested Course, General Education
ENG 131: Introduction to Literature 3 ENG 1500: Writing about Literature Additional General Education Courses Suggested Course, General Education
ENG 251: Western World Literature I
OR
ENG 252: Western World Literature II 		3 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 CC 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) 3 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
Any CAA Natural Science Course (Approved Course Options) 4 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses General Education
Foreign Lang. 111: Elementary Level I 3 University Equivalencies Elective/Pre-Major Courses Elective
Foreign Lang. 112: Elementary Level II 3 University Equivalencies Elective/Pre-Major Courses Elective
ENG 241: British Literature I
OR
ENG 242: British Literature II 		3 University Equivalencies Elective/Pre-Major Courses Elective

Additional Information From North Carolina Central University:

  1. Complete a maximum of 120 semester hours with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better.  The last 30 hours must be completed at NCCU.  Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in the following courses:  ENG 1110, ENG 1210, ENG 1300 or ENG 1400, and ENG 1500.

Remaining Bachelor’s Degree Requirements at University:

University Course Credit
Hours		 University Course Notes
ENG 3110: Advanced English Grammar 3
ENG 3120: Advanced Composition 3
ENG 3310: American Literature I 3

Or: ENG 3320: American Literature II
ENG 3410: African American Literature I 3

Or: ENG 3420: African American Literature II
ENG 2105: Introduction to Technical Writ 3

Or: ENG 3105: Professional and Technical Writing
ENG 2115: Introduction to Linguistics 3
ENG 2720: Intro to Creative Writing 3
ENG 4000: The History of the English Lan 3
ENG 4510: History of Retoric 3
ENG 4910: Theories of Writing 3
ENG 2130: Sociolinguistics 12

Or: Students must take at least 12 credit hours of Writing Concentration courses.

ENG 2105 - Introduction to Technical Writing

ENG 2130 - Sociolinguistics

ENG 2510 - Language, Culture, and Communication

ENG 3010 - The Basics of Legal Writing

ENG 3030 - Forensic Linguistics

ENG 3040 - Special Topics in Language and Literature

ENG 3105 - Professional and Technical Writing

ENG 3130 - Writing for Social Change

ENG 3400 - Junior-Senior Seminar

ENG 3510 - Visual Rhetoric and Composing

ENG 3700 - Creative Writing: Prose

ENG 3800 - Creative Writing: Poetry

ENG 3910 - Creative Writing: Nonfiction

ENG 4140 - Writing for Digital Media