UNC-Chapel Hill

Transfer Guide

UNC-Chapel Hill
Business Administration, BSBA

Transfer Guide for Associate in Science

2025-2026

Delivery Method: On-Campus

Program Admission Notes:

Complete Your Application

Apply online through the Common Application.  Your application and application fee or fee waiver are due by February 15. Then, be sure to have your supporting materials sent to us, which will help us gain a fuller understanding of you as a student and the contributions that you make in the classroom.

Direct Admit Transfer for Business consideration is limited to students entering UNC as a junior (minimum 60 credit hrs.) and having spent two years at another 2- or 4-year institution. Students entering UNC as a sophomore or after one year at university must apply via our internal admissions process. Visit our Current Student page for more information on that process.

To apply directly to the business major as a prospective junior transfer student, you must select the Business Administration program type within your UNC transfer application to access the supplemental requirements for business consideration, which includes an additional essay and resume. Applicants will also receive the opportunity to complete a video essay post-application submission.

Applicants are first reviewed by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions (see University’s requirements for admission). and successful candidates will then receive a supplemental review by the Undergraduate Business Program based on the following criteria:

  • Progress and performance in business prerequisites (provided below).
  • Relevant and impactful engagement outside of the classroom.
  • Motivation for business at Kenan-Flagler, including career focus and alignment with our core values.

Capacity for the business major is limited, and therefore, the admissions process is highly selective. Applicants not admitted directly to the business major may still receive an offer of general admission for the College of Arts & Sciences. Explore the various other business-related major options offered at Carolina, including but not limited to Economics, Management & Society, Communications, Physics-Quantitative Finance, and Media & Journalism-Advertising/Public Relations.  We encourage students to keep in mind that all business organizations, including our career clubs, are open to students outside of the major. Non-Business majors also have limited access to business courses.

Eligibility

Plan to complete most, if not all, of the following business prerequisites* prior to your first semester at UNC with the exception of BUSI 100, which will be a requirement to complete within your first semester at UNC.

  • Calculus (one of the following transfer equivalencies): MAT 263 (UNC MATH 152), MAT 271 (UNC MATH 231).
  • Introduction to Statistics MAT 152 (UNC STOR 155).
  • Introduction to Economics ECO 251 & ECO 252 (UNC ECON 101 & GENR 119).
  • Introduction to Business: People, Profit, Planet, & Purpose (taken at UNC).

*ECON 410 is a business core requirement. However, we require that junior transfer students complete this requirement in their first semester.

Supplemental Items

  • Resume – to be uploaded to students MyCarolina account
  • Personal Statement- to be addressed within the Common Application.
  • Video Interview (After Application Submission):
    • Upon application submission, students should anticipate an invitation to complete a video interview. The interview is not conducted live, but simply a recorded response to two common interview questions.

Contact:

Undergraduate Admissions
unchelp@admissions.unc.edu

Revised: May, 2025

College Level Foreign Language Requirements:

All UNC-Chapel Hill students are required to complete the Global Language requirement, which requires students to demonstrate proficiency equivalent to at least level 3 (third semester, NCCC Foreign Language 211) of a language other than English. Some majors may require additional language levels.

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
ECO 251: Prin of Microeconomics 3 GENR 119: IDEAs in Action General Education Credit for FC-KNOWING UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences Required Course
MAT 263: Brief Calculus
OR
MAT 271 Calculus I 		4 University Equivalencies UGETC Math Required Course
ECO 252: Prin of Macroeconomics 3 ECON 101: Introduction to Economics Additional General Education Courses Required Course
MAT 152: Statistical Methods I 4 STOR 155: Introduction to Data Models and Inference Elective/Pre-Major Courses Required Course
COM 231: Public Speaking 3 COMM 113: Public Speaking UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts Suggested Course
Foreign Lang. 111: Elementary Level I 3 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses Suggested Course
Foreign Lang. 112: Elementary Level II 3 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses Suggested Course
Foreign Lang. 211: Intermediate Level I 3 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses Suggested Course
COM 120: Intro Interpersonal Com 3 COMM 120: Introduction to Interpersonal and Organizational Communication Elective/Pre-Major Courses Suggested Course
PED 110: Fit and Well for Life 2 LFIT 998: Lifetime Fitness Transfer Credit Elective/Pre-Major Courses Suggested 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 NCCC Course Credit
Hours		 University Equivalent Associate Degree
Requirement Fulfilled		 University Requirement Fulfilled
ENG 111: Writing and Inquiry 3 ENGL 100: Basic Writing English Composition General Education
ENG 112: Writing/Research in the Disc 3 ENGL 105: English Composition and Rhetoric 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
MAT 171: Precalculus Algebra 4 MATH 110P: ALGEBRA UGETC Math General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 8 University Equivalencies UGETC Natural Sciences General Education
ACA 122: College Transfer Success 1 GENR ----: GENR GENERAL ELECTIVE Academic Transition Elective
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 5 University Equivalencies Elective/Pre-Major Courses Elective

Additional Information From UNC-Chapel Hill:

This is a suggested course plan. It is highly recommended that you meet regularly with your academic advisor to determine your course selection and progress toward graduation.

Students who transfer to UNC under the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) have all General Education requirements completed, but must complete these requirements through transfer or UNC coursework: Global Language, Research and Discovery, Lifetime Fitness, Communication Beyond Carolina, Campus Life Experience, and, where applicable, Supplemental General Education. Students who do not transfer in under the CAA should work closely with their advisor to determine which requirements apply to them for the IDEAs in Action General Education curriculum.

IDEAs In Action Graduation Requirements not covered by the North Carolina Comprehensive Articulation Agreement that could be completed at the Community College:

COM160 (UNC COMM 223), COM 231 (UNC COMM 113) SPH151 (UNC COMM 113) can fulfill COMMBEYOND; COM 120 (UNC COMM 120), CHM 251 (UNC CHEM 261 + CHEM 262L) or CHM 252 (UNC CHEM 262 + CHEM 262L) can fulfill RESEARCH, and PED 110 (LFIT 998) can fulfill LIFE-FIT.

Advising and Community College Course Selection 

For UGETC, Pre-Major, Elective, or GEC course options, please refer to the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement transfer course list.

Students should work with their community college academic advisor to ensure appropriate course selection for AA/AS degree completion.

Additional Resources 

To find out how your N.C. community college coursework will transfer to UNC, please view the transfer credit list for your community college campus.

Program Notes:   

A complete list of requirements for the Business Administration degree can be found in the UNC Chapel Hill Undergraduate Catalog.

ECO 251 + 252 = UNC ECON 101 + GENR 119

University Notes:

In addition to the program requirements, students must

  1. Earn a minimum final cumulative GPA of 2.000
  2. Complete a minimum of 45 academic credit hours earned from UNC–Chapel Hill courses
  3. Take at least half of their major core requirements (courses and credit hours) at UNC–Chapel Hill
  4. Earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.000 in the major core requirements. Some programs may require higher standards for major or specific courses.

For more information, please consult the degree requirements section of the catalog.

Remaining Bachelor’s Degree Requirements at University:

University Course Credit
Hours		 University Course Notes
LIFE-FIT 1

If requirement not fulfilled through transfer of an NCCC course. PED 110 is the only NCCC course approved to fulfill this requirement by transfer.
RESEARCH 3

If requirement not fulfilled through transfer of an NCCC course.
BUSI 100: Introduction to Business: People, Profits, Planet 1.5
BUSI 402: Applied Microeconomics for Business 1.5

Or ECON 410 (Intermediate Microeconomics)
BUSI 401: Management and Corporate Communication 3

This course also fulfills the COMMBEYOND Gen Ed requirement. 
BUSI 403: Operations Management 3
BUSI 404: Business Ethics 1.5
BUSI 405: Leading and Managing: An Introduction to Organizational Behavior 3
BUSI 406: Marketing 3

Prerequisite for marketing electives.
BUSI 407: Financial Accounting 3
BUSI 408: Corporate Finance 3

Prerequisite for finance electives.
BUSI 410: Business Analytics 3
BUSI 411: Strategic Management at the Business Level 1.5

BUSI 411 must be taken prior to BUSI 412.
BUSI 412: Strategic Management in the Modern Corporation 1.5

BUSI 412 must be taken in last 2 semesters.
Business Electives 19.5

Eighteen credit hours of business electives. Please see Undergraduate Catalog for complete course listing.
Courses Outside the Kenan-Flagler Business School 15

At least five courses outside the Kenan–Flagler Business School and any additional business or nonbusiness courses needed to complete a minimum of 120 credit hours, including transfer credit, to graduate