UNC Pembroke

Transfer Guide

UNC Pembroke
Art, BA

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

2024-2025

Concentration(s): Studio
Delivery Method: On-Campus

Program Admission Notes:

Students who attended a college or university after graduating from high school should apply for admission as a transfer applicant and meet the following requirements:

  • Minimum 24 hours of transferable college-level coursework (completed or in progress)
  • Applicants with less than 24 transferable credit hours may be reviewed based on freshman criteria.
  • Students under the age of 21 will also be expected to meet the freshman admission criteria.
  • Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA for all college courses as calculated by the UNC Pembroke Undergraduate Admissions Office.

Some academic programs at UNCP may have admission requirements that exceed those listed above.

Contact:

Undergraduate Admissions
transfer@uncp.edu

Revised: June, 2024

College Level Foreign Language Requirements:

Not Applicable. 

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
ACA 122: College Transfer Success 1 UNV 1000: Freshman Seminar Academic Transition Required Course
ENG 111: Writing and Inquiry 3 ENG 1050: Composition I English Composition Suggested Course, General Education
ENG 112: Writing/Research in the Disc 3 ENG 1060: Composition II English Composition Suggested Course, General Education
MAT 143: Quantitative Literacy 3 MAT 1050: Intro to College Mathematics UGETC Math 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 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
Any CAA Natural Science Course (Approved Course Options) 4 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses General Education
Any CAA Humanities/Fine Arts Course (Approved Course Options) 3 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses General Education
Any CAA Social/Behavioral Science Course (Approved Course Options) 3 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 4 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 14 University Equivalencies Elective/Pre-Major Courses Elective

Additional Information From UNC Pembroke:

  • Students must complete a foundation portfolio review designed to demonstrate competencies in foundations; therefore, all foundation courses should be completed by December of the sophomore year. Before graduating from the studio track, seniors are required to present acceptable exhibitions of work from their areas of concentration and undergo a critique of that exhibition by faculty.​
  • Satisfy University graduation requirements outlined in the academic catalog. 
  • Writing Intensive Program
    • As a requirement for graduation, students must complete nine semester credit hours of Writing Enriched and Writing in the Discipline courses. One course must be a Writing in the Discipline course.
  • Indigenous Cultures & Communities (ICC) Requirement
    • Students transferring to UNCP with 60 (or more) transfer credit hours are required to take EITHER one (1) approved ICC designated 3-credit hour course
    • OR one (1) ICC designated and department-approved co-curricular learning experience.
    • Students transferring to UNCP with fewer than 60 transfer credit hours are required to take EITHER two (2) approved ICC designated 3-credit hour courses OR one (1) approved ICC designated 3-credit hour course AND one (1) ICC designated and department-approved co-curricular learning experience.

Remaining Bachelor’s Degree Requirements at University:

University Course Credit
Hours		 University Course Notes
ART 1010: Elem Of Design 3
ART 1020: Three Dim Design 3
ART 1320: Intro To Drawing 3
ART 1050: Intro To Sculpture 3
ART 1110: Ceramics 1:Intro to Handbldg 3
ART 1330: Intro To Painting 3
ART 1400: Introduction to Printmaking 3
ART 1500: Introduction to Digital Arts 3
ART 2150: Figure Drawing 3
Primary Studio Area 9

Choose 9 semester hours beyond the studio core from one of the following areas: Ceramics, Digital Arts, Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, or Sculpture.

  • ART 2320. Intermediate Drawing (3 credits)
  • ART 2330. Intermediate Painting (3 credits)
  • ART 2350. Intermediate Sculpture (3 credits)
  • ART 2400. Intermediate Printmaking (3 credits)
  • ART 2410. Intermediate Ceramics (3 credits)
  • ART 2500. Intermediate Digital Arts (3 credits)
  • ART 3000. Advanced Digital Arts I (3 credits)
  • ART 3150. Advanced Sculpture I (3 credits)
  • ART 3200. Advanced Drawing I (3 credits)
  • ART 3310. Advanced Painting I (3 credits)
  • ART 3410. Advanced Ceramics I (3 credits)
  • ART 3500. Advanced Printmaking I (3 credits)
  • ART 4140. Advanced Sculpture II (3 credits)
  • ART 4150. Advanced Sculpture III (3 credits)
  • ART 4340. Advanced Painting II (3 credits)
  • ART 4350. Advanced Painting III (3 credits)
  • ART 4400. Advanced Ceramics II (3 credits)
  • ART 4410. Advanced Ceramics III (3 credits)
  • ART 4620. Advanced Digital Arts II (3 credits)
  • ART 4630. Advanced Digital Arts III (3 credits)
  • ART 4690. Advanced Drawing II (3 credits)
  • ART 4700. Advanced Drawing III (3 credits)
  • ART 4750. Drawing into New Forms (3 credits)
  • ART 4810. Advanced Printmaking II (3 credits)
  • ART 4820. Advanced Printmaking III (3 credits)
Intermediate Studio Elective 3

Choose one of the following that is NOT repeated from the Primary Studio Area:

  • ART 2320. Intermediate Drawing (3 credits)
  • ART 2330. Intermediate Painting (3 credits)
  • ART 2350. Intermediate Sculpture (3 credits)
  • ART 2400. Intermediate Printmaking (3 credits)
  • ART 2410. Intermediate Ceramics (3 credits)
  • ART 2500. Intermediate Digital Arts (3 credits)
ART 2080: Survey Of Art I:Ancient-Med 3
ART 2090: Survey Of Art II-Ren-Cont 3
ART 4330: Contemporary Art 3
Art History Electives 6

Choose 6 semester hours of advanced art history beyond the Art History Core.

  • ART 2170. North American Indian Art (3 credits)
  • ART 3700. Ancient Greek Art (3 credits)
  • ART 3710. Ancient Roman Art (3 credits)
  • ART 3730. Italian Renaissance Art (3 credits)
  • ART 3750. Art of the United States (3 credits)
  • ART 4320. 20th-Century Art (3 credits)
  • ARTS 3xxx. Special Topics (3 credits)
  • ARTS 4xxx. Special Topics (3 credits)
ART 4031: Professional Art Practices 3
Physical Education and Wellness 2
University Electives 18