Elizabeth City State University

Transfer Guide

Elizabeth City State University
Sustainability Studies, BS

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

2024-2025

Concentration(s): Environmental Technology, Behavioral Health, Sustainability Entrepreneurship
Delivery Method: On-Campus

Program Admission Notes:

ECSU requires transfer students earning an AA/AS degree to have a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA in college-level coursework.

If transferring prior to earning the AA/AS degree, please review transfer admissions criteria: https://www.ecsu.edu/admissions/transfer-students.php

Contact:

ECSU Transfer Admissions
transfer@ecsu.edu

Revised: May, 2024

College Level Foreign Language Requirements:

College-level foreign language is not required.

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
CHM 151: General Chemistry I 4 CHEM 101: General Chemistry I & CHEM 101L: General Chemistry I Lab UGETC Natural Sciences Required Course, General Education
MAT 172: Precalculus Trigonometry 4 MATH 118: Precalculus Additional General Education Courses Required Course
MAT 271: Calculus I 4 MATH 165: Calculus of Single Variable I Additional General Education Courses Required Course
BIO 111: General Biology I 4 BIOL 101: General Biology for Majors I Additional General Education Courses Suggested Course
CHM 152: General Chemistry II 4 CHEM 102: General Chemistry II & CHEM 102L: General Chemistry II Lab Elective/Pre-Major Courses Suggested Course
BIO 112: General Biology II 4 BIOL 102: General Biology for Majors II & BIOL 102: General Biology for Majors II Elective/Pre-Major Courses Suggested Course
HEA 110: Personal Health/Wellness 3 HLTH 185: Health Concepts Elective/Pre-Major Courses Suggested Course, General Education
PED: PED Activity Courses 1 PE 1TR: Yoga I Elective/Pre-Major 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 ENGL 102: Composition I English Composition General Education
ENG 112: Writing/Research in the Disc 3 ENGL 103: Composition II English Composition General Education
ENG 231: American Literature I
OR
ENG 232 American Literature II or ENG 241 British Literature I or ENG 242 British Literature II 		3 University Equivalencies UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts General Education
ART 111: Art Appreciation
OR
MUS 110: Music Appreciation, MUS 112: Jazz Appreciation 		3 University Equivalencies UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 3 University Equivalencies UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts General Education
HIS 111: World Civilizations I
OR
HIS 112: World Civilizations II 		3 University Equivalencies UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 6 University Equivalencies UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education
MAT 171: Precalculus Algebra 4 MATH 115: College Algebra UGETC Math General Education
ACA 122: College Transfer Success 1 UNIV 110: Freshman Seminar I Academic Transition General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 1 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 2 University Equivalencies Elective/Pre-Major Courses Elective

Additional Information From Elizabeth City State University:

Additional CC course options for major:

  • PHY 151

Additional CC course options for Sustainability Entrepreneurship Concentration:

  • BUS 110
  • BUS 115
  • ACC 120
  • ECO 251
  • ECO 252

Additional CC course options for Behavioral Health Concentration:

  • PSY 150
  • PSY 241
  • SOC 220

 

Remaining Bachelor’s Degree Requirements at University:

University Course Credit
Hours		 University Course Notes
SUST 100: Introduction to Sustainability 3
SUST 200: Global Solutions 3
SUST 300: Ecology of Sustainability 4
SUST 400: Sustainabil Project Management 6
ENSC 110: Basic Biol & Chemistry of Env 4
ENSC 120: Organismal Biol & Chem of Env 4
ENSC 440: Global Environmental Issues Se 3
BIOL 394: Biodiversity 3
BIOL 369: Principles of Human Nutrition 3
Related Area Electives 3

Directions:  Please select 3 credits from the courses below.

  • STAT 251 - Basic Statistics
  • BIOL 487 - Statistical Applications in the Sciences 
  • CJ 392 - Statistics in Criminal Justice
  • SOC 346 - Social Statistics 
  • PSY 301 - Statistics and Research
Behavioral Health Concentration 26

Directions:  Please select 26 credits from the courses below.

  • PHS 110 - Introduction to Public Health 
  • PHS 310 - Environmental Health and Sanitation 
  • PHS 322 - Principles of Epidemiology 
  • PSY 250 - Developmental Psychology 
  • PSY 260 - Psychology of Adjustment 
  • PSY 296 - Environmental Psychology 
  • PSY 340 - Psychology of Cultural Diversity
  • PSY 410 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology 
  • SOC 202 - Social Problems 
  • SOWK 220 - Human Diversity 
  • HMLS 480 - National Security and Globalization 
  • ENSC 301 - Environmental Pollution
  • SUST 489 - Special Problems in Sustainability
  • SUST 493 - Field Experience in Sustainability 
  • SUST 496 - Science and Human Values   
Environmental Technology Concentration 26

Concentration Core (9 hours)

  • ENSC 301 - Environmental Pollution 
  • ENGT 200 - Introduction to Renewable Energy Technologies
  • ENGT 250 - Introduction to Wind and Hydro Power Systems

Concentration Electives (17 Hours) Directions:  Please select 17 credits from the courses below.

  • SUST 489 - Special Problems in Sustainability 
  • SUST 493 - Field Experience in Sustainability
  • SUST 496 - Science and Human Values
  • BIOL 300 - General Ecology 
  • BIOL 304 - Organic Evolution
  • BIOL 350 - Introduction to Experimental Methods 
  • BIOL 460 - Advanced Experimental Methods 
  • ENGT 210 - Materials and Processes
  • ENGT 210L - Material and Process Lab 
  • ENGT 300 - Solar Photovoltaic Systems
  • GEOL 360 - Principles of Geographic Information System (GIS)
  • GEOL 365 - Introduction to Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing
  • GEOL 461 - Advanced Geographic Information System 
Sustainable Entrepreneurship Concentration 26

Concentration Core (3 Hours)

  • BUAD 115 - Introduction to Business

Concentration Electives (23 Hours) Please select 18 hours from the courses below.

  • ACCT 210 - Financial Accounting
  • BFIN 210 - Personal Financial Management 
  • BUAD 200 - Business Communication 
  • BUAD 241 - Business Law 
  • BUAD 322 - Entrepreneurship 
  • ECON 201 - Principles of Economics I 
  • ECON 202 - Principles of Economics II 
  • MRKT 231 - Principles of Marketing 
  • ENSC 301 - Environmental Pollution 
  • SUST 489 - Special Problems in Sustainability 
  • SUST 493 - Field Experience in Sustainability 
  • SUST 496 - Science and Human Values 
ENSC 101: General Environmental Science 3
ENSC 101L: Gen Environmental Science Lab 1
Free Electives 15