View Transfer Guide - AS - ECU - Biology (BS) - Ecology/Evolution

Program Admission Notes:

To apply to ECU as a transfer student:

Complete, or have in progress, a minimum of 24 transferable college-level courses
Have a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA for all college-level coursework attempted

Contact:

Transfer Admissions
transfer@ecu.edu

Revised: May, 2025

College Level Foreign Language Requirements:

There is no foreign language requirement for this major.

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
ENG 111: Writing and Inquiry	3	ENGL 1100: Foundations of College Writing	English Composition	Required Course
ENG 112: Writing/Research in the Disc	3	ENGL 2201: Writing About the Disciplines	English Composition	Required Course
MAT 171: Precalculus Algebra	4	MATH 1065: College Algebra & MATH 1XXX: College Algebra	UGETC Math	Required Course
CHM 151: General Chemistry I	4	CHEM 1150: General Chemistry I & CHEM 1151: General Chemistry I Lab	UGETC Natural Sciences	Required Course
CHM 152: General Chemistry II	4	CHEM 1160: General Chemistry II & CHEM 1161: General Chemistry II Lab	UGETC Natural Sciences	Required Course
MAT 263: Brief Calculus OR MAT 172: Precalculus Trigonometry	4	University Equivalencies	UGETC Math	Suggested Course
BIO 111: General Biology I	4	BIOL 1100: Principles of Biology I & BIOL 1101: Principles of Biology Lab I	Additional General Education Courses	Suggested Course
BIO 112: General Biology II	4	BIOL 1200: Principles of Biology II & BIOL 1201: Principles of Biology II Lab	Additional General Education Courses	Suggested Course
MAT 152: Statistical Methods I	4	MATH 2228: Elementary Statistical Mthds I	Additional General Education Courses	Suggested Course
PHY 151: College Physics I	4	PHYS 1250: General Physics I & PHYS 1251: General Physics Laboratory I	Elective/Pre-Major Courses	Suggested Course
PHY 152: College Physics II	4	PHYS 1260: General Physics II & PHYS 1261: General Physics Laboratory II	Elective/Pre-Major Courses	Suggested Course
HEA 110: Personal Health/Wellness	3	HLTH 1000: Health in Modern Society & KINE 1000: Lifetime Phys Act and Fit Lab	Elective/Pre-Major Courses	Suggested Course
BIO 145: Ecology	4	BIOL 2250: Ecology & BIOL 2251: Ecology Laboratory	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
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options)	6	University Equivalencies	UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts	General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options)	6	University Equivalencies	UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences	General Education
ACA 122: College Transfer Success	1	COAD 1XXX: College Transfer Success	Academic Transition	Elective

Additional Information From East Carolina University:

General Education waiver information, for students completing an AA, AS, AATP, or ASTP, can be found on our Transfer Hub.

ECU does not have a transfer credit limit.

A minimum of 25 percent of the credit hours required for the degree and at least 50 percent of the total hours required in the major must be completed through enrollment in East Carolina University.

New updates of ECU's Undergraduate Catalog are published in July each year. For the most up to date information, visit https://registrar.ecu.edu.

Remaining Bachelor’s Degree Requirements at University:

University Course	Credit Hours	University Course Notes
BIOL 2300: Principles of Genetics	3
CHEM 2750: Organic Chemistry I	3
CHEM 2753: Organic Chemistry Laboratory I	1
CHEM 2760: Organic Chemistry II	3
CHEM 2763: Organic Chem Laboratory II	1
BIOL 2250: Ecology	3	If not taken at the community college.
BIOL 2251: Ecology Laboratory	1	If not taken at the community college.
Choose one:	3	BIOL 3030: Principles of Physiology BIOL 3260: Cell and Developmental Biology
BIOL 3620: Biological Evolution	3
Electives	21	Choose 12 s.h. from the ecology/evolution concentration specific electives list (choose at least one course in organismal diversity and one course in ecological/evolutionary processes). Choose 3 s.h. from the molecular/cell biology concentration specific electives list. Choose 6 s.h. of any biology electives (at least one class must be at the 3,000 or 4,000 level). Note: a maximum of 4 hours of 2000-level human physiology and anatomy coursework may count toward the Biology, BS major.
Ecology/Evolution Specific Electives	0	a. Organismal diversity BIOL 2015 Introduction to Biological Anthropology BIOL 2016 Introduction to Biological Anthropology Laboratory BIOL 3150 Plant Biology BIOL 3220 Microbiology BIOL 3221 Microbiology Laboratory BIOL 3230 Field Botany BIOL 3231 Field Botany Laboratory BIOL 3660 Introduction to Marine Biology BIOL 3661 Introduction to Marine Biology Laboratory BIOL 4400 Terrestrial Field Ecology BIOL 4450 Aquatic Parasitology and Disease BIOL 4451 Aquatic Parasitology and Disease Laboratory BIOL 4600 Biology of Invertebrates BIOL 4601 Biology of Invertebrates Laboratory BIOL 4640 Entomology BIOL 4641 Entomology Laboratory BIOL 4770 Ornithology BIOL 4771 Ornithology Laboratory BIOL 5150 Herpetology BIOL 5151 Herpetology Laboratory BIOL 5550 Ichthyology BIOL 5551 Ichthyology Laboratory BIOL 5950 Taxonomy of Vascular Plants BIOL 5951 Taxonomy of Vascular Plants Laboratory b. Ecological/evolutionary process BIOL 3660 Introduction to Marine Biology BIOL 3661 Introduction to Marine Biology Laboratory BIOL 3740 Animal Behavior BIOL 3741 Animal Behavior Laboratory BIOL 4010 Estuarine Ecology BIOL 4011 Estuarine Ecology Laboratory BIOL 4200 Population and Community Ecology BIOL 4201 Population and Community Ecology Laboratory BIOL 4205 Population Genetics BIOL 4210 Phylogenetic Theory BIOL 4240 Genome Evolution BIOL 4250 Biological Oceanography BIOL 4280 Marine Community Ecology BIOL 4300 Ecosystem Ecology BIOL 4301 Ecosystem Ecology Laboratory BIOL 4320 Ecological Responses to Global Climate Change BIOL 4360 Introduction to Fisheries Management BIOL 4440 Wetland Ecology and Management BIOL 4441 Wetland Ecology and Management Laboratory BIOL 4450 Aquatic Parasitology and Disease BIOL 4451 Aquatic Parasitology and Disease Laboratory BIOL 4560 Microbial Ecology BIOL 4630 Ecology of Infectious Diseases BIOL 4631 Ecology of Infectious Diseases Laboratory BIOL 4740 Behavioral Ecology BIOL 4741 Behavioral Ecology Laboratory BIOL 4810 Topics in Ecology and Evolution BIOL 4920 Conservation Biology BIOL 5260 Microbial Ecology BIOL 5261 Microbial Ecology BIOL 5600 Fisheries Techniques BIOL 5601 Fisheries Techniques Laboratory BIOL 5680 Current Topics in Coastal Biology GEOL 5300 Geology of Coastal Processes and Environments
Molecular/Cell Biology Electives	0	BIOL 2100 Biotechnology I BIOL 2101 Biotechnology Laboratory I BIOL 3110 Biotechnology II BIOL 3220 Microbiology BIOL 3221 Microbiology Laboratory BIOL 3310 Cellular Physiology BIOL 3311 Cellular Physiology Discussion BIOL 3320 Principles of Animal Physiology BIOL 3820 Plant Biotechnology BIOL 4030 Principles of Toxicology BIOL 4040 Human Genetics BIOL 4050 Comparative Anatomy BIOL 4051 Comparative Anatomy Laboratory BIOL 4060 Advanced Developmental Biology BIOL 4061 Advanced Developmental Biology Laboratory BIOL 4170 Immunology I BIOL 4205 Population Genetics BIOL 4220 Microbes and Immunity BIOL 4230 Concepts in Cell Biology BIOL 4260 Cell Biology BIOL 4270 Behavioral Neurobiology BIOL 4420 Microbial Biotechnology BIOL 4490 Applied Cell Biology BIOL 4491 Applied Cell Biology Laboratory BIOL 4650 Biology of Cancer BIOL 4820 Topics in Molecular and Cell Biology BIOL 4860 Research Experience in Cell Biology BIOL 4880 Principles of Biochemistry I BIOL 4890 Principles of Biochemistry II BIOL 4891 Principles of Biochemistry Laboratory BIOL 5260 Microbial Ecology BIOL 5261 Microbial Ecology BIOL 5450 Histology BIOL 5451 Histology Laboratory BIOL 5870 Molecular Biology of the Gene BIOL 5890 Virology BIOL 5900 Biotechniques BIOL 5901 Biotechniques Laboratory CHEM 3770 Biological Chemistry
Research Skills	6	Choose 3 hours from statistics options if MAT 152 is taken at the community college: BIOS 1500 Introduction to Biostatistics MATH 2228 Elementary Statistical Methods I (MAT 152) MATH 2283 Statistics for Business (MAT 152) PSYC 2101 Psychological Statistics Choose 3 hours from writing options: ENGL 3820 Scientific Writing ENGL 3880 Writing for Business and Industry ITEC 3290 Technical Writing

Transfer Guide

East Carolina University
Biology, BS

Transfer Guide for Associate in Science

Program Admission Notes:

Contact:

College Level Foreign Language Requirements:

Major-Specific Course Recommendations:

Remaining Associate Degree Requirements:

Additional Information From East Carolina University:

Remaining Bachelor’s Degree Requirements at University:

Transfer Guide

East Carolina University Biology, BS

Transfer Guide for Associate in Science

Program Admission Notes:

Contact:

College Level Foreign Language Requirements:

Major-Specific Course Recommendations:

Remaining Associate Degree Requirements:

Additional Information From East Carolina University:

Remaining Bachelor’s Degree Requirements at University:

East Carolina University
Biology, BS