East Carolina University

Transfer Guide

East Carolina University
Public Health, BS

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

2025-2026

Concentration(s): Prehealth Professions
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

To declare this major and concentration, students must have a 2.75 GPA.

Transfer students with over 60 credit hours must meet declaration requirements within one semester.

This degree does not award or accept academic credit for life experiences/previous employment experience, including course credit granted by noncollegiate organizations/certifications.

Contact:

Health & Human Performance Advising
hhpadvising@ecu.edu

Revised: May, 2025

College Level Foreign Language Requirements:

There is no foreign language requirement for this degree.

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
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
MAT 171: Precalculus Algebra 4 MATH 1065: College Algebra & MATH 1XXX: College Algebra UGETC Math Required Course
BIO 111: General Biology I 4 BIOL 1100: Principles of Biology I & BIOL 1101: Principles of Biology Lab I UGETC Natural Sciences Required Course
MAT 152: Statistical Methods I 4 MATH 2228: Elementary Statistical Mthds I Additional General Education Courses Required Course
CHM 151: General Chemistry I 4 CHEM 1150: General Chemistry I & CHEM 1151: General Chemistry I Lab Additional General Education Courses Required Course
CHM 152: General Chemistry II 4 CHEM 1160: General Chemistry II & CHEM 1161: General Chemistry II Lab Additional General Education Courses Required 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 Required Course
BIO 163: Basic Anat & Physiology 5 BIOL 2130: Survey Hum Physiol and Anatomy & BIOL 2131: Surv Hum Physiol Anatomy Lab Elective/Pre-Major Courses Required Course
BIO 155: Nutrition 3 NUTR 2105: Nutrition Science Elective/Pre-Major Courses Required Course
BIO 175: General Microbiology
OR
BIO 275: Microbiology 		3 University Equivalencies Elective/Pre-Major Courses Required 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

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) 3 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
EHST 2110: Intro Environmental Hlth Scie 3
HLTH 2000: Principles of Public Health 3
HLTH 3010: Health Problems 3
Choose one: 3
  • HLTH 3020 - Understanding and Achieving Health Equity
  • HLTH 3025 - LGBTQ+ Population Health and Disparities
  • HLTH 3100 - Issues in Latino Health
HLTH 3050: Public Hlth Systems and Policy 3
HLTH 4011: Intro to Epidemio in Publ Hlth 3
HLTH 3030: Health Behavior 3
HLTH 3300: Intro to Patient Education 3
HLTH 4200: Plan and Eval in Hlth Promo 3
Choose 22 hours 22

Please note: some of these courses may be completed at the community college.

  •     BIOL 2110 - Fundamentals of Microbiology (BIO 175)
  •     BIOL 2111 - Fundamentals of Microbiology Laboratory
  •     BIOL 2300 - Principles of Genetics (BIO 250)
  •     BIOL 3310 - Cellular Physiology
  •     BIOL 3311 - Cellular Physiology Discussion
  •     CHEM 2750 - Organic Chemistry I (CHM 251)
  •     CHEM 2753 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
  •     CHEM 2760 - Organic Chemistry II (CHM 252)
  •     CHEM 2763 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
  •     CHEM 3770 - Biological Chemistry
  •     CHEM 3771 - Biological Chemistry Laboratory
  •     HLTH 4901 - Prehealth Professions Field Experience
  •     HLTH 4902 - Prehealth Professions Field Experience
  •     HLTH 4910 - Prehealth Professions Internship
  •     HLTH electives 2000 level or above
  •     KINE 2850 - Structural Kinesiology
  •     KINE 3805 - Physiology of Exercise
  •     NUTR 2105 - Nutrition Science (BIO 155)
  •     PHYS 1250 - General Physics I (PHY 151)
  •     PHYS 1251 - General Physics Laboratory I
  •     PHYS 1260 - General Physics II (PHY 152)
  •     PHYS 1261 - General Physics Laboratory II
Electives 0-15

Complete electives to meet graduation requirements.