Transfer Guide

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.

In order to declare a Social Work Major, students are required to:

• submit an application for admission to the BSW Program (while enrolled in SWK 3050);
• complete 40 hours of volunteer experience (while enrolled in SWK 3050)
• demonstrate and maintain a minimum overall GPA of 2.50;
• submit two reference letters (while enrolled in SWK 3050);
• be accepted by the BSW Program Committee;
• complete all the foundation year or Junior Year Semester I courses with a minimum grade of C or a QPA of 2.0 in each course;
• complete with a passing grade, all general education courses that are prerequisites for core social work courses. These include ENG 3700, BIO 1030 or EXPH 2100 or equivalent; PSY 1010; SOC 1020, 1050 or 2090; PLS 1000 or 1010; ECN 1000, 2020, 2030, 2410 or ECN (GGY) 2060, and MAT 1050 or MAT 1070;
• complete at least 13 of the 17 general education courses. 

Note: Students must read The BSW Student Handbook and BSW Advisement Guide for more details about the BSW admission and curriculum policies or requirements.

Students cannot be accepted in the Social Work Program until they have completed ENG 3700, SWK 2000, SWK 3800, SWK 2450, and SWK 3050 with a minimum grade of C or QPA 2.0.

Contact:

Undergraduate Admissions
transfer@uncp.edu

Revised: June, 2024