East Carolina University

Transfer Guide

East Carolina University
Public Health, BS

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

2024-2025

Concentration(s): Worksite Health Promotion
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 this major and concentration, students must have a 2.75 GPA.

Transfer students with over 60 credit hours must meet declaration requirements within one semester.

This degree does not award or accept academic credit for life experiences/previous employment experience, including course credit granted by noncollegiate organizations/certifications.

Contact:

Health & Human Performance Advising
hhpadvising@ecu.edu

Revised: February, 2025

College Level Foreign Language Requirements:

There is no foreign language requirement for this degree.

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
PSY 150: General Psychology 3 PSYC 1000: Introductory Psychology UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences 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
OR
BIO 111: General Biology I
4 University Equivalencies UGETC Natural Sciences Required Course
MAT 152: Statistical Methods I 4 MATH 2228: Elementary Statistical Mthds 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 155: Nutrition 3 NUTR 2105: Nutrition Science Elective/Pre-Major Courses Required Course
BUS 115: Business Law I 3 FINA 2244: Legal Environment of Business 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

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) 6 University Equivalencies UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 9 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses General Education
ACA 122: College Transfer Success 1 COAD 1XXX: Univ Studies for Early College Academic Transition 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.

Additional elective courses may be required for this major.

Remaining Bachelor’s Degree Requirements at University:

University Course Credit
Hours
University Course Notes
EHST 2110: Intro Environmental Hlth Scie 3
HLTH 2000: Principles of Public Health 3
HLTH 3010: Health Problems 3
Choose one: 3
  • HLTH 3020: Understanding and Achieving Health Equity
  • HLTH 3025: LGBT Population Health and Disparities
  • HLTH 3100: Issues in Latino Health
HLTH 3050: Public Hlth Systems and Policy 3
HLTH 4011: Intro to Epidemio in Publ Hlth 3
HLTH 4609: Needs Assess and Program Plan 3
HLTH 4611: Program Evaluation 3
HLTH 4880: Capstone: Appl Prin Hlth Promo 3
PSYC 3241: Personnel and Industrial Psych 3
HLTH 3600: Wellness Assess & Disease Mgmt 3
HLTH 4006: Hlth Promtn in the Workplace 3

WI

HLTH 4991: Hlth Educ Promot Internship 12
Choose one: 3
  • EHST 3900: Intro to Occupational Health
  • ITEC 3292: Industrial Safety.