East Carolina University

Transfer Guide

East Carolina University
Environmental Health, BS

Transfer Guide for Associate in Science

2024-2025

Concentration(s): Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene
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

To declare Environmental Health as a major, transfer students must have: 

  • a minimum 2.0 GPA in all 1000 level basic science and math courses
  • completion of a minimum of 30 semester hours 
  • completion of EHST 2110

Contact:

Health & Human Performance Advising
hhpadvising@ecu.edu

Revised: May, 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 171: Precalculus Algebra 4 MATH 1065: College Algebra & MATH 1XXX: Math for Liberal Arts UGETC Math Required Course
BIO 110: Principles of Biology 4 BIOL 1050: General Biology & BIOL 1051: General Biology Laboratory Additional General Education Courses Required Course
MAT 152: Statistical Methods I 4 MATH 2228: Elementary Statistical Mthds I Additional General Education Courses Required Course
PHY 151: College Physics I 4 PHYS 1250: General Physics I & PHYS 1251: General Physics Laboratory 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 275: Microbiology 4 BIOL 2110: Fundamentals of Microbiology & BIOL 2111: Fundamentals Microbiology Lab Elective/Pre-Major Courses Required Course
BIO 163: Basic Anat & Physiology 5 BIOL 2130: Survey Hum Physiol and Anatomy & BIOL 2131: Surv Hum Physiol Anatomy Lab Elective/Pre-Major Courses Required Course
CIS 110: Introduction to Computers 3 MIS 2223: Introduction to Computers Elective/Pre-Major Courses Required Course
CHM 151: General Chemistry I 4 CHEM 1150: General Chemistry I & CHEM 1151: General Chemistry I Lab UGETC Natural Sciences Suggested Course
CHM 152: General Chemistry II 4 CHEM 1160: General Chemistry II & CHEM 1161: General Chemistry II Lab UGETC Natural Sciences 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
ACA 122: College Transfer Success 1 COAD 1XXX: Univ Studies for Early College Academic Transition Elective
MAT 172: Precalculus Trigonometry
OR
MAT 263: Brief Calculus
4 University Equivalencies UGETC Math General Transfer Credit

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.

Note: CHM 151 and 152 may be considered in lieu of CHEM 1120/1130 (CHM 131, 132) requirement for this major. 

Remaining Bachelor’s Degree Requirements at University:

University Course Credit
Hours
University Course Notes
EHST 2110: Intro Environmental Hlth Scie 3
EHST 3003: Environmental Epidemiology 3

Complete EHST 3003 or HLTH 4011.

EHST 4010: Toxicolog Fdtns Risk Assessmnt 3
EHST 4200: Environmntl Hlth Mgmt and Law 3

WI

EHST 4990: Environmental Hlth Internship 6
HLTH 2000: Principles of Public Health 3
HLTH 3010: Health Problems 3
HLTH 3020: Understand Achieve Hlth Eqty 3

DD

EHST 3060: Environmental Issues in Constr 3
EHST 3600: Air Pollution 3
EHST 3700: Industrial Hygiene 3
EHST 3701: Industrial Hygiene Laboratory 1
EHST 3900: Intro to Occupational Health 3
Choose 4 hours: 4
  • EHST 3200: Food Sanitation Principles & EHST 3201: Food Sanitation Principles Lab
  • EHST 3350: Safe Water & EHST 3351: Safe Water Lab
  • EHST 3370: Waste Water Management & EHST 3371: Waste Water Management Lab
  • EHST 4300: Institutional and Recreational Sanitation & EHST 4301: Institutional and Recreational Sanitation Lab
  • EHST 4350: Vector Borne Disease Ecology & EHST 4351: Vector Borne Disease Ecology Lab
  • EHST 5001: Seminar in Environmental Health
  • EHST 5800: Solid and Hazardous Waste Management & EHST 5801: Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Lab