East Carolina University

Transfer Guide

East Carolina University
Geography, BS

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

2024-2025

Concentration(s): Global Environment and Development
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: May, 2024

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
MAT 143: Quantitative Literacy
OR
MAT 171: Precalculus Algebra 		3 University Equivalencies UGETC Math Required Course
GEO 111: World Regional Geography 3 GEOG 2100: World Geog: Developed Regions 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
Foreign Lang. 111: Elementary Level I 3 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses Suggested Course
Foreign Lang. 112: Elementary Level II 3 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses Suggested Course
Foreign Lang. 211: Intermediate Level I 3 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses Suggested Course
Foreign Lang. 212: Intermediate Level II 3 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses 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) 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 Natural Sciences 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:

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.

Minor and general electives may be needed to complete requirements for graduation.

Remaining Bachelor’s Degree Requirements at University:

University Course Credit
Hours		 University Course Notes
GEOG 2400: Spatial Data Analysis 3
GEOG 2420: Cartography 3
GEOG 4999: Geography Professional Seminar 1
GEOG 2003: Geog of the Global Economy 3

Choose GEOG 2003 or GEOG 2110.
GEOG 1000: People Places and Environments 24

Choose 21-24 Geography courses:

  •     GEOG 1000 - People, Places, and Environments
  •     GEOG 1250 - Water in the Environment
  •     GEOG 1251 - Water in the Environment Laboratory
  •     GEOG 1300 - Weather and Climate
  •     GEOG 2003 - Geography of the Global Economy
  •     GEOG 2019 - Geography of Recreation
  •     GEOG 2100 - World Geography: Developed Regions
  •     GEOG 2110 - World Geography: Less Developed Regions
  •     GEOG 2250 - Earth Surface Systems
  •     GEOG 2300 - Environment and Society
  •     GEOG 2350 - Climate Change: Science and Society
  •     GEOG 3003 - Political Geography
  •     GEOG 3004 - Urban Geography
  •     GEOG 3025 - Racial Geographies
  •     GEOG 3049 - Latin America
  •     GEOG 3050 - Africa
  •     GEOG 3051 - Asia
  •     GEOG 3055 - North Carolina
  •     GEOG 3230 - Global Climates
  •     GEOG 3250 - Environmental Hazards
  •     GEOG 3420 - Remote Sensing of the Environment I
  •     GEOG 3430 - Geographic Information Systems I
  •     GEOG 3450 - Introduction to the Global Positioning System
  •     GEOG 3460 - GIS Applications Programming
  •     GEOG 4140 - Research Methods in Human Geography
  •     GEOG 4150 - Advanced Spatial Analysis
  •     GEOG 4191 - Supervised Study in Regional Geography
  •     GEOG 4192 - Supervised Study in Regional Geography
  •     GEOG 4193 - Supervised Study in Regional Geography
  •     GEOG 4210 - Fluvial and Hydrological Processes
  •     GEOG 4220 - Coastal Geography
  •     GEOG 4230 - Earth Surface Processes
  •     GEOG 4250 - Environmental Impact Analysis
  •     GEOG 4270 - Water Resources Management and Planning
  •     GEOG 4291 - Supervised Study in Physical Geography
  •     GEOG 4292 - Supervised Study in Physical Geography
  •     GEOG 4293 - Supervised Study in Physical Geography
  •     GEOG 4320 - Gender, Environment, and Development
  •     GEOG 4325 - Resources, Population, and Development
  •     GEOG 4330 - Agricultural Geography
  •     GEOG 4335 - Geography of Tourism
  •     GEOG 4340 - GIS for Health Studies
  •     GEOG 4345 - Human Migration and Global Restructuring
  •     GEOG 4360 - Geographies of Global Climate and Environmental Change
  •     GEOG 4391 - Supervised Study in Human Geography
  •     GEOG 4392 - Supervised Study in Human Geography
  •     GEOG 4393 - Supervised Study in Human Geography
  •     GEOG 4410 - Advanced Cartographic Design and Production
  •     GEOG 4420 - Remote Sensing II
  •     GEOG 4430 - Geographic Information Systems II
  •     GEOG 4440 - Coastal Applications of GIS
  •     GEOG 4450 - GIScience, Society and Technology
  •     GEOG 4460 - Digital Terrain Analysis
  •     GEOG 4491 - Supervised Study in Geographic Techniques
  •     GEOG 4492 - Supervised Study in Geographic Techniques
  •     GEOG 4493 - Supervised Study in Geographic Techniques
  •     GEOG 4540 - Coastal Storms
  •     GEOG 4590 - Tropical Meteorology
  •     GEOG 4900 - Honors Research
  •     GEOG 4901 - Senior Honors Thesis
  •     GEOG 5220 - Physical Geography Field Experience
  •     GEOG 5281 - Selected Topics in Physical Geography
  •     GEOG 5282 - Selected Topics in Physical Geography
  •     GEOG 5283 - Selected Topics in Physical Geography
  •     GEOG 5393 - Seminar in Human Geography
GEOG 4801: Geographic Internship 6

Choose an internship (3 hours) or study abroad (6 hours).

GEOG 4801, 4802, or 4803.