Elizabeth City State University

Transfer Guide

Elizabeth City State University
Homeland Security, BS

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

2024-2025

Delivery Method: On-Campus

Program Admission Notes:

ECSU requires transfer students with 24 or more college credits to have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher (this includes students with an AA/AS degree complete). Students under the age of 21 with less than 24 credit hours should review additional admissions criteria:

https://www.ecsu.edu/admissions/transfer-students.php

Contact:

ECSU Transfer Admissions
transfer@ecsu.edu

Revised: May, 2024

College Level Foreign Language Requirements:

No college-level foreign language is required 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 231: American Literature I
OR
ENG 232: American Literature II, or ENG 241 British Literature I, or ENG 242: British Literature II 		3 University Equivalencies UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts Required Course, General Education
COM 140: Intro Intercultural Com 3 COM 201: Intercultural Communication Additional General Education Courses Suggested Course
HEA 110: Personal Health/Wellness 3 HLTH 185: Health Concepts Elective/Pre-Major Courses Suggested Course
PED: PED Activity Courses 1 PE 1TR: Yoga I Elective/Pre-Major Courses Suggested Course
CJC 111: Intro to Criminal Justice 3 CJ 201: Intro to Criminal Justice Elective/Pre-Major Courses Suggested Course
CJC 121: Law Enforcement Operations 3 CJ 206: Police in American Society Elective/Pre-Major Courses Suggested Course
CJC 141: Corrections 3 CJ 205: Law of Criminal Corrections Elective/Pre-Major 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 NCCC Course Credit
Hours		 University Equivalent Associate Degree
Requirement Fulfilled		 University Requirement Fulfilled
ENG 111: Writing and Inquiry 3 ENGL 102: Composition I English Composition General Education
ENG 112: Writing/Research in the Disc 3 ENGL 103: 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) 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) 10 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses General Education
ACA 122: College Transfer Success 1 UNIV 110: Freshman Seminar I Academic Transition Elective
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 1 University Equivalencies Elective/Pre-Major Courses Elective

Additional Information From Elizabeth City State University:

None

Remaining Bachelor’s Degree Requirements at University:

University Course Credit
Hours		 University Course Notes
HMLS 215: Intro to Homeland Security 3
HMLS 222: Ethical & Legal Issues in Secu 3
HMLS 230: Border and Immigration Control 3
HMLS 310: Res, Writing and Comm in HMLS 3
HMLS 325: Critical Infrastructure Protec 3
HMLS 360: Intro to Intelligence Analysis 3
HMLS 391: Terrorism 3
HMLS 480: Nat'l Security & Globalization 3
HMLS 490: Sr Seminar in Homeland Securit 3
Core Elective Courses 18

Students will choose 18 hours from the following courses:

  • EM 200 - Introduction to Emergency Management 
  • CJ 206 - Police in American Society 
  • CJ 381 - Crime, Media, and Myths 
  • CJ 391 - Criminological Theory 
  • CJ 410 - Prosecution and the Courts 
  • CJ 492 - Public Policy in Criminal Justice
  • CJ 496 - Comparative Criminal Justice
  • EM 315 - Weapons of Mass Destruction 
  • HMLS 385 - Special Topics in Security Concerns 
  • HMLS 499 - Intenship 
  • PHS 110 - Intro to Public Health
  • PHS 210 - Community Health, Safety, and Disease 
  • SOC 207 - Race and Ethnic Relations 
Related Area Requirements 15

Students will choose 15 hours from the following courses:

  • CJ 204 - Corrections
  • CJ 217 - Victimology 
  • CJ 311 - Advanced Criminal Law and Jurisprudence 
  • COM 201 - Intercultural Communication
  • EM 240 - Disaster Command and Control Principles of ICS & NIMS 
  • EM 382 - Emergency Planning 
  • EM 480 - Hazard Analysis 
  • EM 495 - EM Leadership & Policy Management 
  • HIST 200 - Introduction to History 
  • HIST 331 - Prophets, Priests, and Radicals in the Atlantic World 
  • HIST 332 - Global Religion 
  • HIST 358 - United States and the World, 1919-present 
  • HIST 473 - Africa and the Making of the Modern World 
  • HIST 475 - History of the Islamic World 
  • PHS 310 - Environmental Health and Sanitation 
  • PHS 410 - Terrorism, Disasters, and Epidemics 
HMLS 350: Conflict Negot and Resolution 3
Free Electives 21