East Carolina University

Transfer Guide

East Carolina University
Applied Atmospheric Science, BS

Transfer Guide for Associate in Science

2024-2025

Delivery Method: On-Campus

Program Admission Notes:

To apply to ECU as a transfer student:

  • Complete, or have in progress, a minimum of 24 transferable college-level courses
  • Have a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA for all college-level coursework attempted

Contact:

Transfer Admissions
transfer@ecu.edu

Revised: March, 2024

College Level Foreign Language Requirements:

There is no foreign language requirement for this major.

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
ENG 111: Writing and Inquiry 3 ENGL 1100: Foundations of College Writing English Composition Required Course
ENG 112: Writing/Research in the Disc 3 ENGL 2201: Writing About the Disciplines English Composition Required Course
MAT 175: Precalculus 5 MATH 1083: Precalculus UGETC Math Required Course
MAT 271: Calculus I 4 MATH 2171: Calculus I UGETC Math Required Course
PHY 151: College Physics I 4 PHYS 1250: General Physics I & PHYS 1251: General Physics Laboratory I UGETC Natural Sciences Required Course
PHY 152: College Physics II 4 PHYS 1260: General Physics II & PHYS 1261: General Physics Laboratory II UGETC Natural Sciences Required Course
MAT 272: Calculus II 4 MATH 2172: Calculus II Additional General Education Courses Required Course
MAT 273: Calculus III 4 MATH 2173: Calculus III Additional General Education Courses Suggested Course
CHM 151: General Chemistry I 4 CHEM 1150: General Chemistry I & CHEM 1151: General Chemistry I Lab Elective/Pre-Major Courses Suggested Course
MAT 285: Differential Equations 3 MATH 4331: Intro Ordinary Differential Eq Elective/Pre-Major Courses Suggested Course
PHY 251: General Physics I 4 PHYS 2350: University Physics I Elective/Pre-Major Courses Suggested Course
PHY 252: General Physics II 4 PHYS 2360: University Physics II Elective/Pre-Major Courses 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 CC Course Credit
Hours
University Equivalent Associate Degree
Requirement Fulfilled
University Requirement Fulfilled
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 Additional General Education Courses General Education
ACA 122: College Transfer Success 1 COAD 1XXX: Univ Studies for Early College Academic Transition Elective

Additional Information From East Carolina University:

All baccalaureate degrees must include courses in Domestic Diversity (1 DD course), Global Diversity (1 GD course), and Writing Intensive (4 WI courses). Completion of an AA or AS waives the General Education requirements at ECU with the exception of

  • the Writing Intensive requirement
  • Domestic and Global Diversity requirements
  • Health-Promotion and Health-Related Physical Activity requirements
  • any foreign language requirement
  • any Cognate, prerequisite, or major specific course requirement

Notes:

  • ENG 111 and 112 satisfy 2 of the 4 WI courses;
    • The Writing Across the Curriculum committee does not recommend taking more than 2 WI courses before transferring, so you don't need worry about the rest of the requirement until at ECU.
  • HIS 111, 112, 131, & 132 taken at a NCCCS after Fall 2018 count as humanities credits at ECU.
  • ECU does not have a transfer credit limit. However, keep in mind to earn a bachelor's degree at ECU, you must
    • complete 50% of your courses at a senior institution
      • approximately 60 semester hours
    • complete 25% of total credit hours needed for degree at ECU
      • approximately 30 semester hours
    • complete 50% of the total hours required in the major at ECU
      • approximately 30 semester hours

Most majors at ECU require 120 semester hours; additional electives or credits may be needed to complete this major.

New updates of ECU's Undergraduate Catalog are published in July each year. For the most up to date information, visit https://registrar.ecu.edu.

For more transfer information, visit ECU’s Transfer Hub, https://transfer.ecu.edu.

For this major:

  • Complete 31 Core hours
  • Complete 28-30 Cognate hours
Atmospheric science electives - 6 s.h.

(Choose from the following courses.)

 

 

 

Remaining Bachelor’s Degree Requirements at University:

University Course Credit
Hours
University Course Notes
ATMO 1300: Weather and Climate 3
ATMO 2510: Physical Meteorol & Thermodyn 3
ATMO 3230: Global Climates 3
ATMO 3550: Prin of Synoptic Meteorology 3
ATMO 4510: Meteor Instruments and Observ 3
ATMO 4525: Dynamic Meteorology II 3
ATMO 4550: Appl Synptc Meteor: Anlys Fore 3
ATMO 4580: Radar Satellite Meteorology 3
GEOG 3430: Geographic Info Systems I 3
GEOG 4999: Geography Professional Seminar 1