East Carolina University

Transfer Guide

East Carolina University
Criminal Justice, BS

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

2025-2026

Delivery Method: Fully Online, 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

Students seeking to complete the Criminal Justice major online have a separate application process. For more information visit onlineprograms.ecu.edu.

Students must complete CRIM 2004 before enrolling in courses above CRIM 2999. The community college equivalent to this course, CJC 112, is not part of the AA or AS, but can be taken at the community college as an additional transfer course. 

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
PSY 150: General Psychology 3 PSYC 1000: Introductory Psychology UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences Required Course
SOC 210: Introduction to Sociology 3 SOCI 2110: Introduction to Sociology UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences Required Course
CJC 111: Intro to Criminal Justice 3 CRIM 1000: Intro to Criminal Justice Elective/Pre-Major Courses Required Course
CJC 141: Corrections 3 CRIM 2009: Correctional Systems Elective/Pre-Major Courses Suggested Course
CJC 121: Law Enforcement Operations 3 CRIM 2012: Police and Society 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

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) 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) 13 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) 2 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
CRIM 2004: Crime and Criminality 3

Students may choose, and are encouraged if able to pay for an additional course, to take CJC 112, as a course not covered under the CAA, which transfers to ECU as CRIM 2004 (a required prerequisite for upper-level CRIM courses). 
CRIM 3700: Race, Gender and Special Populations in the Criminal Justice System 3
CRIM 3800: Research Methods in Criminal Justice 3
CRIM 3900: Introductory Statistics for Criminal Justice 3
CRIM 4500: Issues and Problems in Criminal Justice 3
Criminology courses 6

Choose two of the following courses:

  • CRIM 3003 - Drugs and Crime
  • CRIM 3400 - Introduction to Victimology
  • CRIM 3525 - Media and Crime
  • CRIM 3605 - White-Collar Crime
  • CRIM 4005 - Organized Crime
  • CRIM 4615 - Terrorism and Criminal Justice
  • CRIM 4620 - Transnational and Global Crime
  • CRIM 4625 - Crime and Health

 
Justice systems courses 6

Choose two of the following courses:

  • CRIM 2009 - Corrections in the United States
  • CRIM 2012 - Police and Society
  • CRIM 3007 - Criminal Investigation
  • CRIM 3112 - Advanced Seminar in Law Enforcement
  • CRIM 3200 - The Juvenile Justice System
  • CRIM 3503 - Courts and Judicial Process
  • CRIM 3620 - Homeland Security
  • CRIM 4006 - Community Corrections
Writing intensive course 3

Choose one of the following courses:

  • CRIM 3501: Criminal Procedure
  • CRIM 3502: Legal Aspects of Corrections
  • CRIM 4300: Criminal Justice Organizational Roles and Leadership
Choose 18 hours of CRIM electives above 2999 18

Choose from the below courses or courses listed in Criminology, Justice systems, or Writing intensive.

Crime analysis

  • CRIM 3150 - Introduction to Crime Analysis
  • CRIM 4150 - Introduction to Crime Mapping
  • CRIM 4250 - Applied Crime Analysis

Diversity

  • CRIM 4602 - Gender-Based Violence
  • CRIM 4605 - Hate Crime

Forensic science

  • CRIM 3020 - Introduction to Forensic Science
  • CRIM 3022 - Crime Scene Investigation
  • CRIM 3023 - Forensic Impressions and Markings

General criminal justice electives

  • CRIM 3006 - Security Systems
  • CRIM 3101 - Conflict Management
  • CRIM 3102 - Interviewing in Criminal Justice
  • CRIM 3500 - Principles of Criminal Law
  • CRIM 4000 - Comparative Criminal Justice
  • CRIM 4004 - Criminal Justice History
  • CRIM 4330 - Field Education and Seminar I
  • CRIM 4450 - Accountability and Ethics in Criminal Justice
  • CRIM 4600 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice
  • CRIM 4660 - Field Education and Seminar II
  • CRIM 4990 - Field Education and Seminar III
Minor or general electives to complete requirements for graduation 29