UNC Pembroke

Transfer Guide

UNC Pembroke
Applied Professional Studies, BIS

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

2024-2025

Concentration(s): General, Financial Administration, Office Administration
Delivery Method: Fully Online, On-Campus, Hybrid

Program Admission Notes:

Students who attended a college or university after graduating from high school should apply for admission as a transfer applicant and meet the following requirements:

  • Minimum 24 hours of transferable college-level coursework (completed or in progress)
  • Applicants with less than 24 transferable credit hours may be reviewed based on freshman criteria.
  • Students under the age of 21 will also be expected to meet the freshman admission criteria.
  • Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA for all college courses as calculated by the UNC Pembroke Undergraduate Admissions Office.

Some academic programs at UNCP may have admission requirements that exceed those listed above.

Contact:

Undergraduate Admissions
transfer@uncp.edu

Revised: June, 2024

College Level Foreign Language Requirements:

Not Applicable. 

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
ENG 111: Writing and Inquiry 3 ENG 1050: Composition I English Composition Required Course, General Education
ENG 112: Writing/Research in the Disc 3 ENG 1060: Composition II English Composition Required Course, General Education
ECO 252: Prin of Macroeconomics 3 ECN 2030: Prin Of Macroeconomics UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences Required Course, General Education
SOC 210: Introduction to Sociology 3 SOC 1020: Introduction to Sociology UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences Required Course, General Education
MAT 171: Precalculus Algebra 4 MAT 1070: Coll Algebra & ELEC 0010: General Electives UGETC Math Required Course, General Education
ACA 122: College Transfer Success 1 UNV 1000: Freshman Seminar Academic Transition Required Course
MAT 152: Statistical Methods I 4 MAT 2100: Intro To Statistics & MAT 0010: Math Electives Additional General Education Courses Required Course, General Education
ECO 251: Prin of Microeconomics 3 ECN 2020: Principles Of Microeconomics 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
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 9 University Equivalencies UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 3 University Equivalencies UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 4 University Equivalencies UGETC Natural Sciences General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 6 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 14 University Equivalencies Elective/Pre-Major Courses Elective

Additional Information From UNC Pembroke:

  • Satisfy University graduation requirements outlined in the academic catalog. 
  • Writing Intensive Program
    • As a requirement for graduation, students must complete nine semester credit hours of Writing Enriched and Writing in the Discipline courses. One course must be a Writing in the Discipline course.
  • Indigenous Cultures & Communities (ICC) Requirement
    • Students transferring to UNCP with 60 (or more) transfer credit hours are required to take EITHER one (1) approved ICC designated 3-credit hour course
    • OR one (1) ICC designated and department-approved co-curricular learning experience.
    • Students transferring to UNCP with fewer than 60 transfer credit hours are required to take EITHER two (2) approved ICC designated 3-credit hour courses OR one (1) approved ICC designated 3-credit hour course AND one (1) ICC designated and department-approved co-curricular learning experience.

Remaining Bachelor’s Degree Requirements at University:

University Course Credit
Hours		 University Course Notes
DSC 2090: Spreadsheet & Database Mgt 3
ECN 2020: Principles Of Microeconomics 3
ENG 3580: Professional Writing 3

or MGT 3030. Business Communications (3 credits)
FIN 2400: Foundations of Finance 3
MGT 3060: Organization And Management 3
MKT 3120: Principles of Marketing 3
SOC 3000: Sociological Writing/Rhetoric 3
SOC 4250: Organizations In Society 3
General Track 15

15 hours from the following list of courses without other specific Track; at least 9 hours must be at the 3000-4000 level.  Only 12 hours taken from this list may be courses that have ACC, BLAW, BUS, ECN, FIN, MGT, or MKT prefixes.  No more than 6 of the 15 hours may come from any single academic discipline.

Students who take a course marked with a double asterisk (**) must also take additional prerequisites, which will add credit hours to their program.

  • ACC 2270. Fundamentals of Financial Accounting and Reporting (3 credits)
  • ACC 2280. Accounting Tools for Managerial Decisions (3 credits)
  • BLAW 2150. Legal and Ethical Issues in the Business Environment (3 credits)
  • BUS 2000. Introduction to Business (3 credits)
  • **  ECN 3010. Managerial Economics (3 credits)
  • ECN 3070. Internet Economics (3 credits)
  • ECN 3080. Environmental Economics (3 credits)
  • **  ECN 3300. Public Finance (3 credits)
  • ECN 3500. Survey of Ethics in Economics and Finance (3 credits)
  • ECN 3740. Health Economics (3 credits)
  • ECN 4020. Industrial Organization (3 credits)
  • ECN 4070. Labor Economics (3 credits)
  • ECN 4080. Development Economics (3 credits)
  • ENV 4100. Environmental Laws and Regulations (3 credits)
  • FIN 3000. Finance for Small and Entrepreneurial Businesses (3 credits)
  • **  FIN 3100. Business Finance (3 credits)
  • **  FIN 4100. Financial Management (3 credits)
  • MGT 3010. Organizational Crisis Management (3 credits)
  • MGT 3030. Business Communications (3 credits)
  • MGT 3090. Organizational Leadership (3 credits)
  • MGT 3150. International Management (3 credits)
  • MGT 4010. Fundamentals of Project Management (3 credits)
  • MGT 4070. Organization Theory (3 credits)
  • MGT 4080. Human Resource Management (3 credits)
  • MGT 4100. Small Business Management (3 credits)
  • MGT 4300. Business Ethics and Social Responsibility (3 credits)
  • MGT 4310. Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (3 credits)
  • MKT 3130. International Marketing (3 credits)
  • MKT 3200. Consumer Behavior (3 credits)
  • MKT 4050. Retail Management (3 credits)
  • MKT 4200. Personal Selling and Sales Management (3 credits)
  • MKT 4300. Integrated Marketing Communications (3 credits)
  • MKT 4800. Marketing Strategy (3 credits)
  • MCM 2100. Introduction to Mass Communication (3 credits)
  • MCM 2400. Writing for the Media (3 credits)
  • MCM 3600. Media and Society (3 credits)
  • PHI 2040. Introduction to Ethics (3 credits)
  • PHI 4430. Business Ethics (3 credits)
  • PRE 2200. Introduction to Public Relations (3 credits)
  • PRE 3500. Organizational Communication (3 credits)
  • PSY 2160. Social Psychology (3 credits)
  • PSY 2700. Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3 credits)
  • PSY 3160. Psychology of Leadership (3 credits)
  • SOC 3130. The Community and Urban Sociology (3 credits)
  • SOC 3180. Community Development (3 credits)
  • SOC 3540. Gender and Society (3 credits)
  • SOC 4400. Conflict Management (3 credits)
  • SOC 4620. Sociological Social Psychology (3 credits)
Financial Administration Track 15
  • ACC 2270. Fundamentals of Financial Accounting and Reporting (3 credits)
  • ACC 2280. Accounting Tools for Managerial Decisions (3 credits)
  • FIN 3100. Business Finance (3 credits)
  • FIN 4100. Financial Management (3 credits)
  • FIN 4180. Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management (3 Credits)
Office Administration Track 15
  • MCM 2100. Introduction to Mass Communication (3 credits)
  • MCM 2400. Writing for the Media (3 credits)
  • MGT 3090. Organizational Leadership (3 credits)

And 6 additional hours from the following:

  • MGT 4080. Human Resource Management (3 credits)
  • PRE 2200. Introduction to Public Relations (3 credits)
  • PRE 3500. Organizational Communication (3 credits)
  • SOC 4400. Conflict Management (3 credits)
Physical Education and Wellness 2
University Electives 37

*Students entering the BIS Program with an Associate of Applied Science or Associate of Applied Arts degree from a two-year institution recognized by an accepted institutional accreditor may receive up to 30 hours of transfer credit towards Electives upon verification of such degree.  Accepted institutional accreditors include but are not limited to the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Higher Learning Commission (HLC), Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), and WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC).  Other US Department of Education recognized national accreditors which are not listed above may also be considered acceptable.