UNC Pembroke

Transfer Guide

UNC Pembroke
English, BA

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

2024-2025

Concentration(s): Literary Studies, Middle Grades Language Arts (6-9), Professional Writing, or Secondary Education (9-12)
Delivery Method: On-Campus

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 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
ACA 122: College Transfer Success 1 UNV 1000: Freshman Seminar Academic Transition Required Course
ENG 111: Writing and Inquiry 3 ENG 1050: Composition I English Composition Suggested Course, General Education
ENG 112: Writing/Research in the Disc 3 ENG 1060: Composition II English Composition Suggested 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
ENG 241: British Literature I
OR
ENG 242: British Literature II 		3 University Equivalencies UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts Suggested Course, General Education
MAT 143: Quantitative Literacy 3 MAT 1050: Intro to College Mathematics UGETC Math 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
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 3 University Equivalencies UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 9 University Equivalencies UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 4 University Equivalencies UGETC Natural Sciences General Education
Any CAA Natural Science Course (Approved Course Options) 4 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses General Education
Any CAA Humanities/Fine Arts Course (Approved Course Options) 3 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses General Education
Any CAA Social/Behavioral Science Course (Approved Course Options) 3 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 4 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
ENG 3040: Principles Of Lit Study 3
ENGS 4XXX Seminar in Literature 3
Literary Studies Emphasis 27-33

Core Requirements: 6-12 Sem. Hrs.

  • ENG 2050. World Literature Before 1660 (3 credits) or ENG 2060. World Literature After 1660 (3 credits)
  • ENG 4570. Shakespeare (3 credits)
  • Competency in a foreign language

Writing and Rhetoric: 3 Sem. Hrs.

  • ENG 2990. Writing Center Theory and Practice (3 credits)
  • ENG 3070. Professional Editing (3 credits)
  • ENG 3570. History of Rhetoric (3 credits)
  • ENG 3580. Professional Writing (3 credits)
  • ENG 3650. Writing in Digital Environments (3 credits)
  • ENG 3700. Advanced Composition (3 credits)
  • ENG 3720. Civic Writing (3 credits)
  • ENG 4210. Grant Writing (3 credits)
  • ENG 4250. African American Rhetorics (3 credits)
  • ENGS 4090-4129. Special Topics in Composition and Rhetoric (3 credits)

Literary Studies Coursework: 18 Sem. Hrs. no more than one of the following:

  • ENG 2010. Southern Literature (3 credits)
  • ENG 2020. Contemporary Literature (3 credits)
  • ENG 2080. Women’s Literature (3 credits)
  • ENG 2090. Literature and Film (3 credits)
  • ENG 2100. African American Literature (3 credits)
  • ENG 2180. Asian American Literature (3 credits)
  • ENG 2190. Latino Literature (3 credits)
  • ENG 2200. Native American Literature (3 credits)
  • ENG 2410. Environmental Literature (3 credits)

at least 4 courses (12 hours) of the following:

  • ENG 3100. The Harlem Renaissance (3 credits)
  • ENG 3110. Medieval British Literature (3 credits)
  • ENG 3120. Early Modern British Literature (3 credits)
  • ENG 3130. American Romanticism (3 credits)
  • ENG 3140. American Realism and Naturalism (3 credits)
  • ENG 3150. British Romantic Literature (3 credits)
  • ENG 3160. Victorian Literature (3 credits)
  • ENG 3170. Post-Colonial Literature (3 credits)
  • ENG 3420. The British Novel (3 credits)
  • ENG 3430. The American Novel (3 credits)
  • ENG 3440. The Native American Novel (3 credits)
  • ENG 3470. Native American Poetry (3 credits)
  • ENG 3540. Modern Drama (3 credits)
  • ENG 3560. Modernist Fiction (3 credits)
  • ENG 3660. Modernist Poetry (3 credits)
  • ENG 3670. Contemporary Fiction (3 credits)
  • ENG 3680. Contemporary Poetry (3 credits)
  • ENG 3900. Study Abroad (3 credits)
  • ENG 4020. Literary Criticism (3 credits)
  • ENGS 33xx. Special Topics in Literature (3 credits)
  • ENGS 4xxx. Seminar in Literature (3 credits)

(cannot duplicate)

no more than two of the following:

  • ENG 3250. Language in Society (3 credits)
  • ENG 3460. Aspects of the English Language (3 credits)
  • ENG 3710. English Grammar (3 credits)
  • ENG 4230. Special Topics in American English (3 credits) or ENG 4240. Special Topics in American English (3 credits)
  • ENG 4810. Phonetics and Phonology (3 credits)
  • ENG 4830. Second Language Acquisition (3 credits)
  • ENG 4850. Cultural Issues of English as a Second Language (3 credits)

no more than one of the following:

  • ENG 3740. Writing Poetry II (3 credits)
  • ENG 3750. Writing Fiction II (3 credits)
  • ENG 3760. Writing Creative Nonfiction II (3 credits)
Middle Grades Language Arts (6-9) Emphasis 54

Middle Grades Language Arts Emphasis: 21 Sem. Hrs.

  • required:
    • ENG 3250. Language in Society (3 credits)
    • ENG 3460. Aspects of the English Language (3 credits)
  • one of the following courses:
    • ENG 2010. Southern Literature (3 credits)
    • ENG 2020. Contemporary Literature (3 credits)
    • ENG 2050. World Literature Before 1660 (3 credits)
    • ENG 2060. World Literature After 1660 (3 credits)
    • ENG 2080. Women’s Literature (3 credits)
    • ENG 2090. Literature and Film (3 credits)
    • ENG 2100. African American Literature (3 credits)
    • ENG 2180. Asian American Literature (3 credits)
    • ENG 2190. Latino Literature (3 credits)
    • ENG 2200. Native American Literature (3 credits)
    • ENG 2410. Environmental Literature (3 credits)
  • any three or four of the following courses:
    • ENG 3100. The Harlem Renaissance (3 credits)
    • ENG 3110. Medieval British Literature (3 credits)
    • ENG 3120. Early Modern British Literature (3 credits)
    • ENG 3130. American Romanticism (3 credits)
    • ENG 3140. American Realism and Naturalism (3 credits)
    • ENG 3150. British Romantic Literature (3 credits)
    • ENG 3160. Victorian Literature (3 credits)
    • ENG 3170. Post-Colonial Literature (3 credits)
    • ENG 3420. The British Novel (3 credits)
    • ENG 3430. The American Novel (3 credits)
    • ENG 3440. The Native American Novel (3 credits)
    • ENG 3470. Native American Poetry (3 credits)
    • ENG 3540. Modern Drama (3 credits)
    • ENG 3560. Modernist Fiction (3 credits)
    • ENG 3660. Modernist Poetry (3 credits)
    • ENG 3670. Contemporary Fiction (3 credits)
    • ENG 3680. Contemporary Poetry (3 credits)
    • ENG 4570. Shakespeare (3 credits)
    • ENGS 33xx. Special Topics in Literature (3 credits)
    • ENGS 4xxx. Seminar in Literature (3 credits)
  • no more than one of the following courses:
    • ENG 2990. Writing Center Theory and Practice (3 credits)
    • ENG 3070. Professional Editing (3 credits)
    • ENG 3570. History of Rhetoric (3 credits)
    • ENG 3580. Professional Writing (3 credits)
    • ENG 3650. Writing in Digital Environments (3 credits)
    • ENG 3700. Advanced Composition (3 credits)
    • ENG 3720. Civic Writing (3 credits)
    • ENG 4210. Grant Writing (3 credits)
    • ENG 4250. African American Rhetorics (3 credits)
    • ENGS 4090-4129. Special Topics in Composition and Rhetoric (3 credits)

Professional Studies Core: 15 Sem. Hrs.

  • EDN 2100. Introduction to Education (3 credits)
  • EDN 3130. Disciplinary Literacy (3 credits)
  • EDN 3140. Aspects of Human Development and Educational Psychology (Grades 6-12) (3 credits)
  • EDN 3400. Philosophy and Curriculum of Middle Grades (3 credits)
  • SED 3310. Introduction to the Exceptional Child (3 credits)

Content Pedagogy: 18 Sem. Hrs.

  • EED 3840. Literature and Reading for Adolescents (6-12): Methods and Materials (3 credits) (spring only)
  • EED 3890. The Teaching of Writing and Speech (6-12): Methods and Materials (3 credits) (fall only)
  • and the courses below in the semester of student teaching:
  • EED 4490. Internship for English/Language Arts in Secondary/Middle Schools (9 credits) (spring only)
  • EED 4750. Professional Seminar in Secondary/Middle Grades English/Language Arts (3 credits) (spring only)
Professional Writing Emphasis 27-33

Core Requirements: 6-12 Sem. Hrs.

  • ENG 2050. World Literature Before 1660 (3 credits) or ENG 2060. World Literature After 1660 (3 credits)
  • ENG 4570. Shakespeare (3 credits)
  • Competency in a foreign language

Literature: 3 Sem. Hrs.

  • ENG 3100. The Harlem Renaissance (3 credits)
  • ENG 3110. Medieval British Literature (3 credits)
  • ENG 3120. Early Modern British Literature (3 credits)
  • ENG 3130. American Romanticism (3 credits)
  • ENG 3140. American Realism and Naturalism (3 credits)
  • ENG 3150. British Romantic Literature (3 credits)
  • ENG 3160. Victorian Literature (3 credits)
  • ENG 3170. Post-Colonial Literature (3 credits)
  • ENG 3420. The British Novel (3 credits)
  • ENG 3430. The American Novel (3 credits)
  • ENG 3440. The Native American Novel (3 credits)
  • ENG 3470. Native American Poetry (3 credits)
  • ENG 3540. Modern Drama (3 credits)
  • ENG 3560. Modernist Fiction (3 credits)
  • ENG 3660. Modernist Poetry (3 credits)
  • ENG 3670. Contemporary Fiction (3 credits)
  • ENG 3680. Contemporary Poetry (3 credits)
  • ENG 3900. Study Abroad (3 credits)
  • ENG 4020. Literary Criticism (3 credits)
  • ENGS 33xx. Special Topics in Literature (3 credits)
  • ENGS 4xxx. Seminar in Literature (3 credits)

Professional Writing Coursework: 18 Sem. Hrs. required:

  • ENG 3580. Professional Writing (3 credits)
  • at least 4 courses (12 hours) of the following:
    • ENG 2990. Writing Center Theory and Practice (3 credits)
    • ENG 3070. Professional Editing (3 credits)
    • ENG 3570. History of Rhetoric (3 credits)
    • ENG 3650. Writing in Digital Environments (3 credits)
    • ENG 3700. Advanced Composition (3 credits)
    • ENG 3720. Civic Writing (3 credits)
    • ENG 4210. Grant Writing (3 credits)
    • ENG 4250. African American Rhetorics (3 credits)
    • ENG 4990. Professional Internship (3 credits)
    • ENGS 4090-4129. Special Topics in Composition and Rhetoric (3 credits)
    • PRE 3450. Publication Design (3 credits)
  • no more than one of the following:
    • ENG 3740. Writing Poetry II (3 credits)
    • ENG 3750. Writing Fiction II (3 credits)
    • ENG 3760. Writing Creative Nonfiction II (3 credits)
  • no more than one of the following:
    • ENG 3250. Language in Society (3 credits)
    • ENG 3460. Aspects of the English Language (3 credits)
    • ENG 3710. English Grammar (3 credits)
    • ENG 4230. Special Topics in American English (3 credits)
    • ENG 4240. Special Topics in American English (3 credits)
    • ENG 4810. Phonetics and Phonology (3 credits)
    • ENG 4830. Second Language Acquisition (3 credits)
    • ENG 4850. Cultural Issues of English as a Second Language (3 credits)
Secondary Education (9-12) Emphasis 24-30

Content Knowledge Core Requirements: 12-18 Sem. Hrs.

  • ENG 2050. World Literature Before 1660 (3 credits) or
  • ENG 2060. World Literature After 1660 (3 credits)
  • ENG 3250. Language in Society (3 credits)
  • ENG 3460. Aspects of the English Language (3 credits)
  • ENG 4570. Shakespeare (3 credits)
  • competency in a foreign language at the 1320 course level

Content Knowledge Electives: 12 Sem. Hrs.

  • no more than one of the following courses:
    • ENG 2010. Southern Literature (3 credits)
    • ENG 2020. Contemporary Literature (3 credits)
    • ENG 2080. Women’s Literature (3 credits)
    • ENG 2090. Literature and Film (3 credits)
    • ENG 2100. African American Literature (3 credits)
    • ENG 2180. Asian American Literature (3 credits)
    • ENG 2190. Latino Literature (3 credits)
    • ENG 2200. Native American Literature (3 credits)
    • ENG 2410. Environmental Literature (3 credits)
  • any of the following courses:
    • ENG 3100. The Harlem Renaissance (3 credits)
    • ENG 3110. Medieval British Literature (3 credits)
    • ENG 3120. Early Modern British Literature (3 credits)
    • ENG 3130. American Romanticism (3 credits)
    • ENG 3140. American Realism and Naturalism (3 credits)
    • ENG 3150. British Romantic Literature (3 credits)
    • ENG 3160. Victorian Literature (3 credits)
    • ENG 3170. Post-Colonial Literature (3 credits)
    • ENG 3420. The British Novel (3 credits)
    • ENG 3430. The American Novel (3 credits)
    • ENG 3440. The Native American Novel (3 credits)
    • ENG 3470. Native American Poetry (3 credits)
    • ENG 3540. Modern Drama (3 credits)
    • ENG 3560. Modernist Fiction (3 credits)
    • ENG 3660. Modernist Poetry (3 credits)
    • ENG 3670. Contemporary Fiction (3 credits)
    • ENG 3680. Contemporary Poetry (3 credits)
    • ENG 4020. Literary Criticism (3 credits)
    • ENGS 33xx. Special Topics in Literature (3 credits)
    • ENGS 4xxx. Seminar in Literature (3 credits)
  • no more than one of the following courses:
    • ENG 2990. Writing Center Theory and Practice (3 credits)
    • ENG 3070. Professional Editing (3 credits)
    • ENG 3570. History of Rhetoric (3 credits)
    • ENG 3580. Professional Writing (3 credits)
    • ENG 3650. Writing in Digital Environments (3 credits)
    • ENG 3700. Advanced Composition (3 credits)
    • ENG 3720. Civic Writing (3 credits)
    • ENG 4210. Grant Writing (3 credits)
    • ENG 4250. African American Rhetorics (3 credits)
    • ENGS 4090-4129. Special Topics in Composition and Rhetoric (3 credits)
  • no more than one of the following courses:
    • ENG 3740. Writing Poetry II (3 credits)
    • ENG 3750. Writing Fiction II (3 credits)
    • ENG 3760. Writing Creative Nonfiction II (3 credits)
  • no more than one of the following courses:
    • ENG 3710. English Grammar (3 credits)
    • ENG 4230. Special Topics in American English (3 credits)
    • ENG 4240. Special Topics in American English (3 credits)
    • ENG 4810. Phonetics and Phonology (3 credits)
    • ENG 4830. Second Language Acquisition (3 credits)
    • ENG 4850. Cultural Issues of English as a Second Language (3 credits)

Professional Studies Core: 12 Sem. Hrs.

  • EDN 2100. Introduction to Education (3 credits)
  • EDN 3130. Disciplinary Literacy (3 credits)
  • EDN 3140. Aspects of Human Development and Educational Psychology (Grades 6-12) (3 credits)
  • SED 3310. Introduction to the Exceptional Child (3 credits)

Content Pedagogy: 18 Sem. Hrs.

  • EED 3840. Literature and Reading for Adolescents (6-12): Methods and Materials (3 credits) (spring only)
  • EED 3890. The Teaching of Writing and Speech (6-12): Methods and Materials (3 credits) (fall only)
  • And the courses listed below in the semester of student teaching:
  • EED 4490. Internship for English/Language Arts in Secondary/Middle Schools (9 credits) (spring only)
  • EED 4750. Professional Seminar in Secondary/Middle Grades English/Language Arts (3 credits) (spring only)
Physical Education and Wellness 2
University Electives 9-36