East Carolina University

Transfer Guide

East Carolina University
Security Studies, BS

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

2025-2026

Delivery Method: Fully Online

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

About this major: Security studies takes an interdisciplinary approach to understand and address diverse domestic and international threats to US security. Students learn how to evaluate threats and develop responses at the international, national, state, and local levels. These threats may be posed by natural disasters or by human agency, whether through governments or non-state actors, such as terrorist groups.

Contact:

ECU Online: Flight Path Programs
flightpath@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
CJC 111: Intro to Criminal Justice 3 CRIM 1000: Intro to Criminal Justice Elective/Pre-Major Courses Required Course
POL 220: International Relations 3 POLS 2020: Intro to Internatl Relations Additional General Education Courses Suggested Course
REL 110: World Religions 3 RELI 1690: World Religions Additional General Education 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 1100: Foundations of College Writing English Composition General Education
ENG 112: Writing/Research in the Disc 3 ENGL 2201: Writing About the Disciplines 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) 3 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) 7 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses General Education, Elective
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
SECS 1000: Intro to Security Studies 3
SECS 4000: Sr Semr in Security Studies 3
POLS 3031: Rsrch Design for Political Sci 3
POLS 2090: Writing for Political Science 3
Elective Courses 24
  •     CRIM 3620 - Homeland Security
  •     CRIM 4005 - Organized Crime
  •     CRIM 4615 - Terrorism and Criminal Justice
  •     CRIM 4620 - Transnational and Global Crime
  •     EHST 2110 - Introduction to Environmental Health Sciences
  •     GEOG 2300 - Environment and Society
  •     GEOG 2350 - Climate Change: Science and Society
  •     GEOG 3430 - Geographic Information Systems I
  •     GEOG 4430 - Geographic Information Systems II
  •     HIST 3121 - American Military History to 1900
  •     HIST 3122 - American Military History Since 1900
  •     HIST 3260 - The United States and the Middle East, 1783 to the Present
  •     HIST 3350 - War and Society
  •     HIST 3670 - History of the Middle East Since 1500
  •     PLAN 1900 - Sustainable Cities
  •     PLAN 4015 - Disaster Planning
  •     POLS 3080 - Security and Weapons of Mass Destruction
  •     POLS 3144 - American Foreign Policy
  •     POLS 3155 - National Security Policy
  •     POLS 3180 - The US Intelligence Community
  •     POLS 3260 - Middle Eastern Political Systems
  •     POLS 3290 - Communities in Conflict: Causes, Dynamics, and Resolutions of Civil Wars
  •     POLS 3293 - International Organizations
  •     POLS 4382 - Politics of Terrorism
  •     POLS 4383 - Clash of Nations: The Drivers Behind Interstate Conflict
  •     RELI 1690 - World Religions (REL 110)
  •     RELI 2691 - Classical Islam
Minor or Second Major and Additional Electives 1-30

Complete a minor (or second major) and electives to meet graduation requirements.