UNC Pembroke

Transfer Guide

UNC Pembroke
American Indian Studies, BA

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

2024-2025

Delivery Method: Fully Online, On-Campus, Hybrid

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

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
MAT 143: Quantitative Literacy 3 MAT 1050: Intro to College Mathematics UGETC Math 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 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) 1 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:

  • 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
AIS 1010: Intro To Amer Ind Studies 3
AIS 1100: Amer Ind To 1865 3

or HST 1100. History of the American Indian to 1865 (3 credits)
AIS 1110: Amer Ind Since 1865 3

or HST 1110. History of the American Indian since 1865 (3 credits)
AIS 2200: Native American Literature 3

or ENG 2200. Native American Literature (3 credits)
AIS 3600: His & Cult Lumbee 3
Track 15

Complete 5 courses in one of the focus areas below:

15 credit hours taken across the focus area and AIS electives must be courses taught at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Peoples and Histories Focus:

  • AIS 2130. American Indian Religious Traditions (3 credits) or REL 2130. American Indian Religious Traditions (3 credits)
  • AIS 2170. North American Indian Art (3 credits) or ART 2170. North American Indian Art (3 credits)
  • AIS 3240. Indians of Latin America (3 credits) or HST 3850. Indians of Latin America (3 credits)
  • AIS 3260. Indians of the Southeast (3 credits) or HST 3260. Indians of the Southeast (3 credits)
  • AIS 3950. Archaeology in North Carolina (3 credits)
  • AIS 4020. Federal Policy and the American Indian (3 credits)
  • AIS 4230. Indigenous Women (3 credits) or HST 4230. Indigenous Women (3 credits)
  • AIS 4640. Colonial Encounters in the Eastern Woodlands (3 credits)
  • AIS 4660. Indian Slavery in Colonial North America (3 credits)

Social and Cultural Issues Focus:

  • AIS 1050. Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 credits) or SOC 1050. Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 credits)
  • AIS 2010. American Indian Cultures (3 credits)
  • AIS 2310. Race, Culture, and the Lumbee Experience (3 credits) or EDN 2310. Race, Culture, and the Lumbee Experience (3 credits)
  • AIS 3880. Native American Populations (3 credits) or SOC 3880. Native American Populations (3 credits) or SWK 3880. Native American Populations (3 credits) 
  • AIS 4050. Contemporary Issues of American Indians (3 credits)
  • AIS 4600. American Indian Health (3 credits)

Stories and Literatures Focus:

  • AIS 2410. Environmental Literature (3 credits) or ENG 2410. Environmental Literature (3 credits)
  • AIS 3400. American Indians and Film (3 credits)
  • AIS 3440. The Native American Novel (3 credits) or ENG 3440. The Native American Novel (3 credits)
  • AIS 3470. Native American Poetry (3 credits) or ENG 3470. Native American Poetry (3 credits)
  • AIS 4150. Amerindian Oral Traditions (3 credits) or REL 4150. Amerindian Oral Traditions (3 credits)
  • AIS 4500. Seminar in Native American Literature (3 credits) or ENG 4500. Seminar in American Indian Literature (3 credits)

General Focus:

  • Choose five courses from at least two focus areas.
AIS Electives 9

Complete 3 of the following courses:

  • AIS 2390. American Indian Education (3 credits)
  • AIS 4520. Meso-America Before European Contact (3 credits)
  • AIS 4990. Independent Study in American Indian Studies (3 credits)
  • AISS 2xxx. Special Topics in American Indian Studies (1-3 credits) to AISS 4xxx. Special Topics in American Indian Studies (1-3 credits)
  • any AIS course not from the focus area chosen for the track
Physical Education and Wellness 2
University Electives 36