North Carolina Central University

Transfer Guide

North Carolina Central University
Early Childhood Education, BS

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

2024-2025

Delivery Method: Fully Online, On-Campus, Hybrid

Program Admission Notes:

  • All students who are majoring in Early Childhood Education must have an updated CPR/First Aid Certification for infants and children, current TP test,and Criminal record Check issued by the Department of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE). These are required for any practicum and field experience.
  • Students must maintain a 2.7 GPA
  • Students must pass The Praxis® Core Academic Skills for Educators Tests before being admitted to TEP and enrolling in upper division courses.

General Admissions Requirements

  • Transfer applicants must have a cumulative average of a "C" (2.0) GPA or higher.
  • Transfer applicants must have earned 24 or more transferable credit hours.
  • Transfer applicants must not presently be on probation, suspended or expelled from their last or current school of attendance.
  • Some academic programs at NCCU may have admission requirements that exceed those listed above.

Additional Notes:

  1. Math labs are accepted but are not required. If completed, they will count towards electives.
  2. Courses COM 110 and COM 231 are the preferred courses for communications at North Carolina Central University.
  3. Additional course requirements: HEA 110 and PED 110 to satisfy the University's Health and Wellness requirement.

Contact:

Office of Transfer Services
transfer@nccu.edu

Revised: June, 2024

College Level Foreign Language Requirements:

  1. Transfer students who have earned an AA, AS, or AAS from any accredited US college may instead satisfy the language requirement by completing a "culture" course (Fren 1000, 1020, 3130; Germ 2010, 2104 or Span 1000, 1020, 2010, 2020, 2150.
  2. If transferring prior to completion of the AA, AS, or AAS 2 semesters of foreign language at the college level is required.
  3. Foreign Language labs are accepted but are not required. If completed they will count towards electives.

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
HIS 112: World Civilizations II 3 HIST 1320: World Societies UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences Required Course, General Education
HEA 110: Personal Health/Wellness 3 HEDU 1531: Health Elective/Pre-Major Courses Required Course, General Education
PED 110: Fit and Well for Life 2 KIN 1541: Fitness Elective/Pre-Major Courses Required Course, General Education
EDU 144: Child Development I 3 FCSC 2900: Prenatal, Infant & Toddler Dev Elective/Pre-Major Courses Required Course
COM 110: Introduction to Communication
OR
COM 231: Public Speaking 		3 University Equivalencies Elective/Pre-Major Courses Required Course, General Education
EDU 221: Children With Exceptionalities 3 ECED 2910: Typical & Atypical Presc Deve Elective/Pre-Major Courses Required Course
ENG 231: American Literature I 3 HUM 2410: Arts and Humanities I UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts Suggested Course, General Education
ENG 232: American Literature II 3 HUM 2420: Arts & Humanities II UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts Suggested Course, General Education
PSY 150: General Psychology 3 PSY 2100: General Psychology UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences Suggested Course, General Education
MAT 171: Precalculus Algebra 4 MATH 1100: College Algebra and Trig I UGETC Math Suggested Course, General Education
BIO 110: Principles of Biology 4 BIOL 1100: General Biology UGETC Natural Sciences Suggested Course, General Education
Foreign Lang. 111: Elementary Level I 3 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses Suggested Course, General Education
Foreign Lang. 112: Elementary Level II 3 University Equivalencies 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 NCCC Course Credit
Hours		 University Equivalent Associate Degree
Requirement Fulfilled		 University Requirement Fulfilled
ENG 111: Writing and Inquiry 3 ENG 1110: English Composition I English Composition General Education
ENG 112: Writing/Research in the Disc 3 ENG 1210: English Composition II English Composition General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 3 University Equivalencies UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 3 University Equivalencies UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education
ACA 122: College Transfer Success 1 UNIV 1100: First Year Seminar Academic Transition General Education
Any CAA Natural Science Course (Approved Course Options) 4 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 3 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses General Education, Elective

Additional Information From North Carolina Central University:

The degree is offered face to face and online.

There are select courses offered ONLY online. (ECED: 3621, 3630, 3631, 3640, 3650, 4930, 4940, 4941, 4990) TOTAL MINIMUM CREDIT HOURS: 120

Distribution of Hours

  • General Education Curriculum (GEC) - 39
  • Early Childhood Education Required Courses - 49
  • Education Required Courses - 14
  • Child Development and Family Studies Required Courses - 9
  • Electives - 9
  • Upper division courses/Required Courses

To continue in the program students should pass Praxis® Core Academic Skills for Educators Tests and have a 2.7 GPA or better

Remaining Bachelor’s Degree Requirements at University:

University Course Credit
Hours		 University Course Notes
EDU 2800: Computer Utilizations in Instr 3
ECED 1000: Intro to Early Childhood Edu 3
EDU 2010: Praxis Core Preparation 2
ECED 2800: Health, Nutri & Safety in EC 3
EDU 2600: Orientation to Teaching 3
EDU 3030: Diversity, Pedagogy, and Socia 3
FCSC 3210: Creative Activities for Young 3
ECED 3600: Guiding Behave in Young Child 3
ECED 3620: Prgm Dev for Infants & Toddler 3
ECED 3621: Practicum w/ Infants & Toddler 1
EDU 3005: Edu Psychology & Hum Dev 3
ECED 3630: Prgm Dev for Prschl & Kinder 3
ECED 3631: Practicum in Prschl & Kinder 1
ECED 3640: Assessment & Eval in EC 3
ECED 3650: Lang & Lit in Early Childhood 3
FCSC 4200: Family and Social Systems 3
ECED 4930: Reading & Reschr in EC 3
ECED 4940: Fam, Pro, & Comm: Team Collab 3
ECED 4941: Practicum with Families 2
ECED 4900: Senior Seminar in ECE 3
ECED 4990: Direct Teach in B Thru K 12