Transfer Guide

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
PSY 150: General Psychology	3	PSYC 101: General Psychology	UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences	Required Course, General Education
MAT 271: Calculus I	4	MATH 231: Calculus of Functions of One Variable I	UGETC Math	Required Course, General Education
MAT 272: Calculus II	4	MATH 232: Calculus of Functions of One Variable II	UGETC Math	Required Course, General Education
BIO 111: General Biology I	4	BIOL 101: Principles of Biology & BIOL 101L: Introductory Biology Laboratory	Additional General Education Courses	Required Course
CHM 151: General Chemistry I	4	CHEM 101: General Descriptive Chemistry I & CHEM 101L: Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory I	Elective/Pre-Major Courses	Required Course
CHM 152: General Chemistry II	4	CHEM 102: General Descriptive Chemistry II & CHEM 102L: Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory II	Elective/Pre-Major Courses	Required Course
PHY 151: College Physics I OR PHY 251: General Physics I	4	University Equivalencies	UGETC Natural Sciences	Suggested Course, General Education
PHY 152: College Physics II OR PHY 252: General Physics II	4	University Equivalencies	UGETC Natural Sciences	Suggested Course, General Education
CHM 251: Organic Chemistry I	4	CHEM 261: Introduction to Organic Chemistry I & CHEM 262L: Laboratory in Organic Chemistry	Elective/Pre-Major Courses	Suggested Course
MAT 172: Precalculus Trigonometry	4	MATH 130: Precalculus Mathematics	Elective/Pre-Major Courses	Suggested Course

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	ENGL 100: Basic Writing	English Composition	General Education
ENG 112: Writing/Research in the Disc	3	ENGL 105: English Composition and Rhetoric	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)	3	University Equivalencies	UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences	General Education
Foreign Lang. 111: Elementary Level I	3	University Equivalencies	Additional General Education Courses	General Education
Foreign Lang. 112: Elementary Level II	3	University Equivalencies	Additional General Education Courses	General Education
Foreign Lang. 211: Intermediate Level I	3	University Equivalencies	Additional General Education Courses	General Education
ACA 122: College Transfer Success	1	GENR ----: GENR GENERAL ELECTIVE	Academic Transition	Elective

This is a suggested course plan. It is highly recommended that you meet regularly with your academic advisor to determine your course selection and progress toward graduation.

Students who transfer to UNC under the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) have all lower-level General Education requirements completed, but must complete these requirements through transfer or UNC coursework: Global Language, Research and Discovery, Lifetime Fitness, Communication Beyond Carolina, Campus Life Experience, and, where applicable, Supplemental General Education. Students who do not transfer in under the CAA should work closely with their advisor to determine which requirements apply to them for the IDEAs in Action General Education curriculum.

IDEAs In Action General Education Requirements not covered by the North Carolina Comprehensive Articulation Agreement that could be completed at the Community College:

COM 231 (UNC COMM 113) can fulfill COMMBEYOND; COM 120 (UNC COMM 120), CHM 251 (UNC CHEM 261 + CHEM 262L) or CHM 252 (UNC CHEM 262 + CHEM 262L) can fulfill RESEARCH, and PED 110 (LFIT 998) can fulfill LIFE-FIT.

Advising and Community College Course Selection 

For UGETC, Pre-Major, Elective, or GEC course options, please refer to the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement transfer course list.

Students should work with their community college academic advisor to ensure appropriate course selection for AA/AS degree completion.

Additional Resources 

To find out how your N.C. community college coursework will transfer to UNC, please view the transfer credit list for your community college campus.

Program Notes:   

A complete list of requirements for the Neuroscience major B.S. degree can be found in the UNC Chapel Hill Undergraduate Catalog.

Students who complete BIO 111 General Biology I will receive credit for BIOL 101 Principles of Biology, BIOL 101L Principles of Biology Lab, and BIOL 103 How Cells Function.

University Notes:

In addition to the program requirements, students must

1. Earn a minimum final cumulative GPA of 2.000
2. Complete a minimum of 45 academic credit hours earned from UNC–Chapel Hill courses
3. Take at least half of their major core requirements (courses and credit hours) at UNC–Chapel Hill
4. Earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.000 in the major core requirements. Some programs may require higher standards for major or specific courses.

For more information, please consult the degree requirements section of the catalog.

University Course	Credit Hours	University Course Notes
LIFE-FIT	1	If requirement not fulfilled through transfer of an NCCC course. PED 110 is the only NCCC course approved to fulfill this requirement by transfer.
COMMBEYOND	3	If requirement not fulfilled through transfer of an NCCC course.
NSCI 175: Introduction to Neuroscience	3
PSYC 210: Statistical Principles of Psychological Research	3	Or STOR 120: Foundations of Statistics and Data Science, or STOR 155: Introduction to Data Models and Inference.
Select one NSCI or PSYC research methods course	3	See course list in the Undergraduate Catalog. The courses on this list also fulfill the Research & Discovery Gen Ed requirement.
Select two NSCI courses from the following options	6	NSCI 221: Neuropsychopharmacology NSCI 222: Learning NSCI 225 Sensation and Perception
Select two courses from the Knowledge Electives list	6	See course list in the Undergraduate Catalog.
Select two courses from the Mathematics, Methods, Statistics Elective list	6	See course list in the Undergraduate Catalog.
CHEM 262: Introduction to Organic Chemistry II	3
COMP 110: Introduction to Programming and Data Science	3	Or COMP 116: Introduction to Scientific Programming.
CHEM 241: Modern Analytical Methods for Separation and Characterization	3
CHEM 241L: Laboratory in Separations and Analytical Characterization of Organic and Biological Compounds	1
BIOL 220: Molecular Genetics	3
Additional hours needed for graduation	12	Additional hours can be made up of second major courses, minor courses, IDEAs in Action General Education courses and/or elective courses. A total of 120 credit hours is required for this degree program.