East Carolina University

Transfer Guide

East Carolina University
Foreign Languages and Literatures, BA

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

2024-2025

Concentration(s): Global Studies
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

Contact:

Transfer Admissions
transfer@ecu.edu

Revised: February, 2025

College Level Foreign Language Requirements:

Complete 12 hours of foreign language.

At the community college, students take levels 111-212, such as SPA 111, SPA 112, SPA 211, and SPA 212.

Students are encouraged to complete the foreign language requirement before transferring, but it is not required to transfer.

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
Foreign Lang. 111: Elementary Level I 3 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses Required Course
Foreign Lang. 112: Elementary Level II 3 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses Required Course
Foreign Lang. 211: Intermediate Level I 3 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses Required Course
Foreign Lang. 212: Intermediate Level II 3 University Equivalencies 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

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) 9 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 Math General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 4 University Equivalencies UGETC Natural 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: Univ Studies for Early College Academic Transition Elective
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 11 University Equivalencies Elective/Pre-Major Courses Elective

Additional Information From East Carolina University:

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.

  • This major and concentration require completion of a minor.

Remaining Bachelor’s Degree Requirements at University:

University Course Credit
Hours		 University Course Notes
GLST 1000: Introduction to Global Studies 3
GLST 4500: Seminar in Global Studies 3
GLST 1050: Dis/Order@the Border 9

Choose 9 hours of GLST electives from:

  •     GLST 1050 - Dis/Order@the Border
  •     GLST 1060 - Global Understanding Through Literature
  •     GLST 1551 - Introduction to Russia: Land of the Firebird
  •     GLST 1662 - Introduction to Hispanic Studies
  •     GLST 2000 - Fashion Representations in Culture
  •     GLST 2220 - Sci-Fi: East and West
  •     GLST 2520 - Special Topics in Global Cinema
  •     GLST 2600 - The Holocaust
  •     GLST 2665 - Don Quixote
  •     GLST 2680 - Fairy Tales
  •     GLST 3700 - Special Topics in Global Studies
  •     GLST 4700 - Special Topics in Foreign Languages and Literatures
Additional Language Electives 15

Students should also choose:

  • 15 hours of FREN, GERM, or SPAN electives above 2004

or

  • Choose 9 hours of FREN, GERM, or SPAN electives above 2999 and 6 hours of a different language prefix above 1002 (CHIN, GRK, ITAL, JAPN, LATN, or RUSS).