North Carolina Central University

Transfer Guide

North Carolina Central University
Criminal Justice, BS

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

2024-2025

Delivery Method: Fully Online, On-Campus, Hybrid

Program Admission Notes:

Admissions Requirements

  • Transfer applicants must have a cumulative average of a "C" (2.0) GPA or higher.
  • Transfer applicants must have earned 24 or more transferable credit hours.
  • Transfer applicants must not presently be on probation, suspended or expelled from their last or current school of attendance.
  • Some academic programs at NCCU may have admission requirements that exceed those listed above.

Additional Notes:

  1. 1. Math labs are accepted but are not required. If completed, they will count towards electives.
  2. Courses COM 110 and COM 231 are the preferred courses for communications at North Carolina Central University.
  3. Additional course requirements: HEA 110 and PED 110 to satisfy the University's Health and Wellness requirement.

Contact:

Office of Transfer Services
transfer@nccu.edu

Revised: June, 2024

College Level Foreign Language Requirements:

  1. Transfer students who have earned an AA, AS, or AAS from any accredited US college may instead satisfy the language requirement by completing a "culture" course (Fren 1000, 1020, 3130; Germ 2010, 2104 or Span 1000, 1020, 2010, 2020, 2150.
  2. If transferring prior to completion of the AA, AS, or AAS 2 semesters of foreign language at the college level is required.
  3. Foreign Language labs are accepted but are not required. If completed they will count towards electives.

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
HEA 110: Personal Health/Wellness 3 HEDU 1531: Health Elective/Pre-Major Courses Required Course, General Education
CJC 111: Intro to Criminal Justice 3 CRJU 2250: Intro to Criminal Justice Elective/Pre-Major Courses Required Course
PED 110: Fit and Well for Life 2 KIN 1541: Fitness Elective/Pre-Major Courses Required Course, General Education
CJC 121: Law Enforcement Operations 3 CRJU 2350: Intro to Policing Elective/Pre-Major Courses Required Course
CJC 141: Corrections 3 CRJU 2450: Introduction to Corrections Elective/Pre-Major Courses Required Course
ENG 231: American Literature I
OR
ENG 232: American Literature II 		3 University Equivalencies UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts Suggested Course, General Education
HIS 112: World Civilizations II 3 HIST 1320: World Societies UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences Suggested Course, General Education
PSY 150: General Psychology
OR
SOC 210: Introduction to Sociology 		3 University Equivalencies UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences Suggested Course, General Education
MAT 152: Statistical Methods I 4 MATH 1110: Elementary Statistics UGETC Math Suggested Course, General Education
Foreign Lang. 111: Elementary Level I 3 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses Suggested Course, General Education
Foreign Lang. 112: Elementary Level II 3 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses Suggested Course, General Education
COM 110: Introduction to Communication
OR
COM 231: Public Speaking 		3 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses Suggested Course, General Education

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
ENG 111: Writing and Inquiry 3 ENG 1110: English Composition I English Composition General Education
ENG 112: Writing/Research in the Disc 3 ENG 1210: English Composition II English Composition General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 6 University Equivalencies UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 4 University Equivalencies UGETC Natural Sciences General Education
ACA 122: College Transfer Success 1 UNIV 1100: First Year Seminar Academic Transition General Education
Any CAA Natural Science Course (Approved Course Options) 4 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 3 University Equivalencies UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective

Additional Information From North Carolina Central University:

Distribution of Hours

  • General Education Curriculum (GEC) Requirements: 39 credit hours (required)
  • Criminal Justice Core Courses: 38 credit hours (required)
  • Criminal Justice Electives: 12 credit hours (required)

Note:

  1. No more than 10 percent of the criminal justice major credits are completed through knowledge-based examination (e.g., CLEP)
  2. The department cannot accept credit for life experience, military, police academy or other professional training as a subsitute for any criminal justice course.

Remaining Bachelor’s Degree Requirements at University:

University Course Credit
Hours		 University Course Notes
CRJU 2650: Intro to Juvenile Justice 3
CRJU 3000: Criminology 3
CRJU 3060: Ethics in Criminal Justice 3
CRJU 4050: Research Methods in Crim Just 4
CRJU 3900: Prof Dev in Criminal Justice 3
CRJU 4000: Criminal Justice Practicum 3
CRJU 4060: Stat Meth in Criminal Justice 4
CRJU 4600: Senior Seminar 3
Criminal Justice Electives 12