East Carolina University

Transfer Guide

East Carolina University
Nursing, BSN

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

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

Students completing an AA and looking to transfer and major in Nursing must complete two applications:

  1. ECU Admissions Application
  2. BSN Application

Prospective students should contact the College of Nursing, Student Services and Academic Advising for an unofficial transcript review to verify their readiness for the admission application process to ECU's BSN.

To be eligible, applicants must

  • Have a minimum, cumulative GPA of 2.75
    • This will include all grades from all colleges.
    • The average cumulative GPA of students admitted to the College of Nursing is 3.5 or higher.
  • Have a final grade of “C” or higher in the following courses:
    •  MATH 1065 (NCCCS Equivalent is MAT 171)
    • CHEM 1120 (NCCCS Equivalent is CHM 131/131A)
    • CHEM 1130 (NCCCS Equivalent is CHM 132)
    • BIOL 2140 & 2141 (Take BIO 168)
    • BIOL 2150 & 2151 (Take BIO 169)
    • BIOL 2110 & 2111 (Take BIO 275)
  • Complete all, or be enrolled in, final set of General Education and pre-requisite courses at the time of application.
  • Complete at least one attempt on the HESI A2 pre-nursing entrance exam
    • Applicants may take the HESI a maximum of 2 times with a mandatory 3 month waiting period between attempts.

Completed BSN Online Application, with all required documents, must be submitted by the application deadline:

  • For Fall Admission, applications open early December with a February 1st deadline.
  • For Spring Admission, applications open early July with a September 1st deadline.

To be considered for the BSN, transfer students must have applied to, and been admitted to, ECU by the advertised deadlines.

Transfer Applicants may apply to the traditional BSN major a maximum of three times.

If you are pursuing the ADN at a community college, please view the RN to BSN options versus the BSN application.

Contact:

College of Nursing Advising
conadvising@ecu.edu

Revised: February, 2025

College Level Foreign Language Requirements:

There is no foreign language requirement for this major.

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 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
PSY 150: General Psychology 3 PSYC 1000: Introductory Psychology UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences Required Course
SOC 210: Introduction to Sociology 3 SOCI 2110: Introduction to Sociology UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences Required Course
MAT 171: Precalculus Algebra 4 MATH 1065: College Algebra & MATH 1XXX: College Algebra UGETC Math Required Course
CHM 151: General Chemistry I 4 CHEM 1150: General Chemistry I & CHEM 1151: General Chemistry I Lab UGETC Natural Sciences Required Course
PSY 241: Developmental Psych 3 PSYC 3206: Developmental Psychology Additional General Education Courses Required Course
CHM 152: General Chemistry II 4 CHEM 1160: General Chemistry II & CHEM 1161: General Chemistry II Lab Additional General Education Courses Required Course
MAT 152: Statistical Methods I 4 MATH 2228: Elementary Statistical Mthds I Additional General Education Courses Required Course
HEA 110: Personal Health/Wellness 3 HLTH 1000: Health in Modern Society & KINE 1000: Lifetime Phys Act and Fit Lab Elective/Pre-Major Courses Required Course
BIO 168: Anatomy and Physiology I 4 BIOL 2XXX Elective/Pre-Major Courses Required Course
BIO 169: Anatomy and Physiology II 4 BIOL 2XXX Elective/Pre-Major Courses Required Course
BIO 275: Microbiology 4 BIOL 2110: Fundamentals of Microbiology & BIOL 2111: Fundamentals Microbiology Lab Elective/Pre-Major Courses Required Course
PHI 240: Introduction to Ethics 3 PHIL 1175: Introduction to Ethics UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts Suggested Course
ART 111: Art Appreciation 3 ART 1910: Art Appreciation UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts 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 NCCC 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) 3 University Equivalencies UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 2 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses General Education
ACA 122: College Transfer Success 1 COAD 1XXX: College Transfer Success Academic Transition Elective

Additional Information From East Carolina University:

The courses suggested on this Transfer Guide may not completely satisfy the requirements to apply for the BSN; remaining classes you may need may not be covered by General Education in the NCCCS degrees.

The courses you should take, if possible, are listed on the BSN Eligibility Worksheet for Prospective Transfer Students. This is updated each academic year; please make sure the admission requirements have not changed every time you register for classes at your NCCCS institution.

Please note:

  • Students who complete both BIO 168 and BIO 169 priror to transferring will receive ECU Credits BIOL 2140, 3142 and BIOL 2150, 2151. BIO 168 alone will transfer as BIOL 2XXX.
  • CHM 151 & 152 may count as the CHEM 1120 and 1130 requirements for the BSN application. However, they will not transfer in as those courses.

If you are not completing an AA or AS and are pursuing an ADN, you should view the RN to BSN Options. The RN to BSN may be completed fully online.

Additional courses are required beside the ones listed under "remaining courses to be taken at university." These will depend on your specialization. Please seek advising assistance from conadvising@ecu.edu.

General Education waiver information, for students completing an AA, AS, AATP, or ASTP, can be found on our Transfer Hub.

ECU does not have a transfer credit limit.

  • A minimum of 25 percent of the credit hours required for the degree and at least 50 percent of the total hours required in the major must be completed through enrollment in East Carolina University.

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.

Remaining Bachelor’s Degree Requirements at University:

University Course Credit
Hours		 University Course Notes
NURS 3210: Nurse as Care Provider 6
NURS 3211: Nurse Care Provider Clinical 0
NURS 3280: Concept Pathophysiology Nurs 3
NURS 3290: Basic Foundations 4
NURS 3291: Basic Foundations Laboratory 0
NURS 3330: Nursing Care Childbearing 4
NURS 3331: Nurs Care Childbearing Clinic 0
NURS 3340: Nursing Care of Children 4
NURS 3341: Nursing Care of Children 0
NURS 3380: Pharmacotherapeutic in Nursing 3
NURS 3390: Advanced Foundations 4
NURS 3391: Advanced Foundations Lab 0
NURS 4010: Care Clients Mental Health 5
NURS 4011: Care Client Mental Hlth Clinic 0
NURS 4020: Nursing Care of Adults 6
NURS 4021: Nursing Care Adults Clinical 0
NURS 4140: Research in Nursing 3