UNC Pembroke

Transfer Guide

UNC Pembroke
Philosophy and Religion, BA

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

2024-2025

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
PHI 215: Philosophical Issues 3 PHI 1000: Introduction to Philosophy UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts Suggested Course, General Education
MAT 143: Quantitative Literacy 3 MAT 1050: Intro to College Mathematics UGETC Math Suggested Course, General Education
REL 110: World Religions 3 REL 1300: Introduction to Religion 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 CC Course Credit
Hours		 University Equivalent Associate Degree
Requirement Fulfilled		 University Requirement Fulfilled
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 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) 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
PHI 1000: Introduction to Philosophy 3

If not completed at NCCC.
REL 1300: Introduction to Religion 3

If not completed at NCCC.
PHI 1010: Logic 3
Core Philosophy and Religion Curriculum 21

At least 15 of these 21 hours must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Special topic or independent study courses are part of the Core Curriculum; which distributional area they fall under is determined by the Department Chair.

PHI/REL 3600–Internship in Philosophy and Religion counts towards the Core Philosophy and Religion Curriculum only when a total of three credit hours is completed.

At least four of these areas must be represented:

General

  • PHI 2220. Introduction to Asian Studies (3 credits)
  • PHI 1020. Perspectives on Humanity (3 credits) or REL 1020. Perspectives on Humanity (3 credits)
  • REL 1050. Introduction to the Old Testament (3 credits)
  • REL 1060. Introduction to the New Testament (3 credits)
  • REL 1080. Introduction to Religious Thought (3 credits)
  • REL 1220. Understanding Religious Practices (3 credits)
  • REL 1430. Society and Religion (3 credits)

History of Philosophy

  • PHI 2110. American Philosophy (3 credits)
  • PHI 3080. The Great Philosophers: Ancient and Medieval (3 credits)
  • PHI 3090. Modern Philosophy (3 credits)
  • PHI 3110. Theories of Knowledge and Reality (3 credits)
  • PHI 4000. Contemporary Philosophy (3 credits)

Philosophy and Culture

  • PHI 2040. Introduction to Ethics (3 credits)
  • PHI 2050. Social and Political Philosophy (3 credits)
  • PHI 2070. Contemporary Moral Issues (3 credits)
  • PHI 3010. Moral Theory (3 credits)
  • PHI 3160. Sports Ethics (3 credits)
  • PHI 3200. Ethics, Politics, and Law (3 credits)
  • PHI 3210. Philosophy of Science (3 credits)
  • PHI 3300. Environmental Ethics (3 credits)
  • PHI 3600. Internship in Philosophy and Religion (1-3 credits)
  • PHI 3760. Medical Ethics (3 credits)
  • PHI 4030. War and Morality (3 credits)
  • PHI 4230. Philosophy of Art and Beauty (3 credits)
  • PHI 4430. Business Ethics (3 credits)

Biblical

  • REL 3160. Biblical Wisdom Literature (3 credits)
  • REL 3180. The End Times in the Bible (3 credits)
  • REL 3290. Life and Letters of Paul (3 credits)
  • REL 3310. The Books of Moses (3 credits)
  • REL 3360. Life of Jesus (3 credits)
  • REL 3370. Prophetic Literature of the Bible (3 credits)

Religious Thought and Cultural Expression

  • REL 2050. Religion, Art, and Culture (3 credits)
  • REL 2090. Religion in America (3 credits)
  • REL 2140. Introduction to Religious Ethics (3 credits)
  • REL 2340. Classical Mythology (3 credits)
  • REL 3025. Fundamentalisms (3 credits)
  • REL 3190. Modern Religious Thought (3 credits)
  • REL 3270. History of Western Religious Thought (3 credits)
  • REL 3280. Violence and Religion (3 credits)
  • REL 3600. Internship in Philosophy and Religion (1-3 credits)
  • REL 4170. Sociology of Religion (3 credits)
  • REL 4230. Jerusalem In Time, Space, and Imagination (3 credits)
  • PHI 3220. Religion and Science (3 credits) or REL 3220. Religion and Science (3 credits)
  • PHI 3550. Philosophy of Religion (3 credits) or REL 3550. Philosophy of Religion (3 credits)
  • REL 4080. The Paranormal (3 credits)

World Religions

  • REL 2130. American Indian Religious Traditions (3 credits)
  • REL 2160. Asian Religions (3 credits)
  • REL 2180. Middle Eastern Religions (3 credits)
  • REL 3028. Cultural and Religious History of China (3 credits)
  • REL 3029. Cultural and Religious History of Korea and Japan (3 credits)
  • REL 3030. Islam (3 credits)
  • REL 3150. Judaism (3 credits)
  • REL 3420. Hindu Traditions (3 credits)
  • REL 3430. Buddhist Traditions (3 credits)
  • REL 4150. Amerindian Oral Traditions (3 credits)
  • REL 4270. Sects, “Cults,” and New Religions (3 credits)
  • REL 4350. Greek and Roman Religion (3 credits)
  • PHI 4500. Advanced Studies in Eastern Philosophies and Religions (3 credits) or REL 4500. Advanced Studies in Eastern Philosophies and Religions (3 credits)

Students taking 18 or more hours with only a REL prefix must take the following course, which is part of the Core Curriculum

  • REL 4410. Theories and Methods in Religion (3 credits)
PHI 3400: Writing in PHI & REL 3

or REL 3400. Writing in Philosophy and Religious Studies (3 credits)
Physical Education and Wellness 2
University Electives 45