UNC Charlotte

Transfer Guide

UNC Charlotte
Environmental Studies, BA

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

2025-2026

Delivery Method: On-Campus

Program Admission Notes:

  • 24 transferable credit hours
  • 2.0 cumulative college GPA
  • Must be in good academic standing at most recently attended institution

Contact:

University Transfer Center
transfercenter@charlotte.edu

Revised: May, 2025

College Level Foreign Language Requirements:

The College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences requires two levels of foreign language (Language 111 and 112). Students who complete their associate degree are exempt from the language requirement.

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
MAT 152: Statistical Methods I 4 STAT 1222: Intro to Statistics & STAT 1ELE: Statistics Elective UGETC Math Required Course, General Education
GEO 131: Physical Geography I 4 ESCI 1101: Earth Science - Geog & ESCI 1101L: Earth Science - Geography Lab Elective/Pre-Major Courses Suggested Course
GEO 111: World Regional Geography 3 GEOG 1501: Global Social Science 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 WRDS 1103: Wrtng & Inqry Acdmc Ctx I & II English Composition General Education
ENG 112: Writing/Research in the Disc 3 CTCM 2530: Critical Thinking English Composition General Education
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
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 4 University Equivalencies UGETC Natural Sciences General Education
ACA 122: College Transfer Success 1 TRNF 1ELE: Transfer Elective Academic Transition General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 13 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 7 University Equivalencies Elective/Pre-Major Courses Elective

Additional Information From UNC Charlotte:

None

Remaining Bachelor’s Degree Requirements at University:

University Course Credit
Hours		 University Course Notes
GEOG 1105: Intro to Human Geography 3

AP Human Geography can fulfill this requirement.
ESCI 2222: Environmental Science 3

AP Environmental Science can fulfill this requirement.
ESCI 3101: Global Environmental Change 3
ESCI 4190: Cont. Environmental Issues 3
Resources and Conservation 9

Choose 9 credit hours from the following:

  • BIOL 3144 - Ecology (3)
  • BIOL 3144L - Ecology Laboratory (1)
  • BIOL 3244 - Field Ecology (3)
  • BIOL 4244 - Conservation Biology (3)
  • BIOL 4244L - Conservation Biology Laboratory (1)
  • ECON 4181 - Energy and Environmental Economics (3)
  • ESCI 3190 - Biogeography (3)
  • ESCI 3205 - Water Resources (3)
  • ESCI 3220 - Air Quality (3)
  • ESCI 3310 - National Parks: The Science Behind the Scenery (3)
  • ESCI 4146 - The Business of Ecological Restoration (3)
  • ESCI 4214 - Global Ecosystems: Human Dimensions and Environmental Dynamics (3)
  • GEOG 3102 - Plant Geography (3)
  • GEOG 3220 - Renewable Energy and Regional Energy Markets (3)
  • GEOG 4215 - Urban Ecology (3)
  • GEOG 4216 - Landscape Ecology (3)
  • GEOL 3105 - Mineral Resources (3)
  • GEOL 3190 - Environmental Geology (3)
Health and Development 9

Choose 9 credit hours from the following: (Note: Some extradepartmental courses may have additional prerequisites.)

  • AFRS 2170 - Introduction to Health and Environmental Issues in the Africana World (3)
  • AFRS 2174 - Environmental Literature in Africa and the Caribbean (3)
  • AFRS 4630 - Environmental and Public Health in Africa (3)
  • AFRS 4640 - Environment, State, and Society in the Caribbean and Latin America (3)
  • ANTH 2127 - Environmental Anthropology (3)
  • ANTH 3122 - Culture, Health, and Disease (3)
  • ANTH 3124 - Food, Nutrition, and Culture (3)
  • ANTH 3135 - Origins of Globalization (3)
  • BIOL 4258 - Epidemics and Plagues (3)
  • BIOL 4274 - Environmental Toxicology and Health (3)
  • COMM 3115 - Health Communication (3)
  • COMM 3130 - Rhetoric and Public Culture (3)
  • ECON 4181 - Energy and Environmental Economics (3)
  • GEOG 2121 - Introduction to Development Studies (3)
  • GEOG 3180 - Hazards and Disasters (3)
  • GEOG 3250 - World Food Problems (3)
  • GEOG 3260 - Medical Geography (3)
  • GEOG 4255 - Applied Population Analysis (3)
  • HLTH 4103 - Environmental Health: A Global Perspective (3)
  • HLTH 4104 - Epidemiology (3)
  • HLTH 4290 - Health Management Information Systems (3)
  • INTL 3001 - Topics In Development and Sustainability Studies (3)
  • INTL 3125 - Food and Globalization (3)
  • SOCY 2126 - World Population Problems (3)
  • SOCY 4121 - Globalization and Development (3)
Planning, Policy and Society 6

Choose 6 credit hours from the following:

  • AFRS 4640 - Environment, State, and Society in the Caribbean and Latin America (3)
  • ESCI 3170 - Environmental Quality Management (3)
  • GEOG 3106 - Sustainable Cities (3)
  • GEOG 3200 - Land Use Planning (3)
  • GEOG 3205 - City Regions and Systems (3)
  • GEOG 3215 - Environmental Planning (3)
  • GEOG 4160 - The Geography of Transportation Systems (3)
  • GEOG 4200 - Environmental Justice, Injustice, and Planning (3)
  • GEOG 4209 - Small Town and Community Planning (3)
  • GEOG 4210 - Urban Planning Methods (3)
  • GEOG 4220 - Housing Policy and Planning (3)
  • GEOG 4315 - The Urban Form (3)
  • POLS 2120 - Introduction to Public Policy (3)
Major Electives 9

Choose 9 additional credit hours from the Resources and Conservation, Health and Development, and Planning, Policy, and Society subgroups. In addition, ESCI and GEOG 3000 and 4000 level topics courses, as well as ESCI 4600 or ESCI 4800 may count toward these elective credits.

Note: Only 6 credits of 3xxx and 4xxx level coursework can be double counted between the EVST and EVSI and GEOG degrees.
Unrestricted Electives 15

As needed to complete the credit hours required for graduation.