East Carolina University

Transfer Guide

East Carolina University
Political Science, BS

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

2025-2026

Concentration(s): Pre-Law
Delivery Method: On-Campus

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: April, 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
POL 120: American Government 3 POLS 1010: National Government UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences Required Course
POL 210: Comparative Government 3 POLS 2010: Intro Compar Govt and Politics Additional General Education Courses Suggested Course
POL 220: International Relations 3 POLS 2020: Intro to Internatl Relations Additional General Education 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

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) 9 University Equivalencies UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 6 University Equivalencies UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 4 University Equivalencies UGETC Math General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 4 University Equivalencies UGETC Natural Sciences General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 8 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses General Education
ACA 122: College Transfer Success 1 COAD 1XXX: College Transfer Success Academic Transition Elective
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 11 University Equivalencies Elective/Pre-Major Courses 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
POLS 1010: National Government 3

If equivalent not taken at the community college.
POLS 2010: Intro Compar Govt and Politics 3
POLS 2020: Intro to Internatl Relations 3
POLS 2090: Writing for Political Science 3
POLS 3031: Rsrch Design for Political Sci 3
POLS 3032: Stat Methods for Political Sci 3
Choose 3 hours: 3
  • POLS 2070 - Introduction to Political Theory
  • POLS 3008 - Topics in Political Theory
  • POLS 3050 - Theory and Politics of Social and Protest Movements in the United States
POLS 3204: The American Judiciary 3
POLS 3223: Constitutional Powers 3
POLS 3224: Civil Liberties 3
POLS 4175: Legal Negotiation and Analysis 3
Choose 4 courses: 12
  •     CLAS 1300 - Greek and Latin for Vocabulary Building
  •     HIST 3010 - Constitutional History of the United States to 1888
  •     HIST 3011 - Constitutional History of the United States Since 1888
  •     PHIL 1175 - Introduction to Ethics
  •     PHIL 1180 - Introduction to Critical Reasoning
  •     PHIL 1500 - Introduction to Logic
  •     PHIL 2275 - Professional Ethics
  •     PHIL 2282 - Philosophy of Law
  •     PHIL 4270 - Ethics
  •     PHIL 4276 - Social and Political Philosophy
  •     POLS 3205 - The US Supreme Court
  •     SOCI 4320 - Sociology of Law
  •     SOCI 4322 - Law and Social Change
Choose 9 hours: 9

Choose 3 POLS courses above 2999.
Minor (or second major) and electives 0-30

Completion of a minor (or second major) and electives to reach 120 total hours for degree.

No course counted for the POLS major may count for the POLS minor.