Fayetteville State University

Transfer Guide

Fayetteville State University
Middle Grades Education, BS

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

2025-2026

Concentration(s): Science
Delivery Method: On-Campus

Program Admission Notes:

For general transfer admission to FSU, students should have 24 hours with a cumulative 2.0 GPA and should be eligible to return to the last institution attended.

Students under the age of 21 and with fewer than 24 hours should review additional requirements for admission: https://www.uncfsu.edu/admission-and-aid/transfer-to-fsu/transfer-admissions

Additional admissions requirements for Teacher Education majors in the College of Education:

  • Completion of FSU's EDUC 211 with a grade of C or better (waived for AA/AS degree holders)
  • Completion of a minimum of 24 credit hours earned with a minimum grade point average of 2.7 (3.0 preferred)
  • Completion of a Declaration of Major form 
  • Completion of the Praxis CASE tests (or SAT/ACT scores) required by the State of North Carolina for the admission to educator preparation programs.

Contact:

Office for Adult Learners, Transfer, and Military
adultlearnerstransfermilitary@uncfsu.edu

Revised: May, 2025

College Level Foreign Language Requirements:

No college-level foreign languge is required for the major if earning the AA or AS degree/transferring with 60+ credits.

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 231: American Literature I
OR
ENG 232: American Literature II 		3 University Equivalencies UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts Required Course
MAT 143: Quantitative Literacy
OR
MAT 171: Precalculus Algebra 		3 University Equivalencies UGETC Math Required Course, General Education
ACA 122: College Transfer Success 1 UNIV 110: University Studies Academic Transition Required Course
ART 111: Art Appreciation
OR
MUS 110: Music Appreciation or PHI 240: Introduction to Ethics 		3 University Equivalencies UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts Suggested Course, General Education
COM 231: Public Speaking 3 SPEE 200: Introduction to Speech UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts Suggested Course, General Education
HIS 111: World Civilizations I
OR
HIS 112: World Civilizations II 		3 University Equivalencies UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences Suggested Course, General Education
POL 120: American Government 3 POLI 210: Principles of American Govt. UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences Suggested Course, General Education
PSY 150: General Psychology 3 PSYC 210: General Psychology UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences Suggested Course, General Education
BIO 111: General Biology I
OR
CHM 151: General Chemistry I 		4 University Equivalencies UGETC Natural Sciences Suggested Course, General Education
HEA 110: Personal Health/Wellness
OR
PED Courses (2 hours) 		3 University Equivalencies Elective/Pre-Major Courses Suggested Course
Any CAA Natural Science Course (Approved Course Options) 4 University Equivalencies Elective/Pre-Major Courses Suggested Course
EDU 216: Foundations of Education 3 EDUC 211: Lab Experiences in Area School Elective/Pre-Major Courses Suggested Course
EDU 221: Children With Exceptionalities 3 SPED 320: Edu of the Excep Child 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 ENGL 110: English Composition I English Composition General Education
ENG 112: Writing/Research in the Disc 3 ENGL 120: English Composition II English Composition General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 14 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses General Education
HUM 115: Critical Thinking 3 PHIL 110: Critical Thinking Elective/Pre-Major Courses General Education

Additional Information From Fayetteville State University:

FSU will accept some EDU courses from NCCCs that are not part of the CAA (see "Remaining University Requirements" section for more information). 

Students are encouraged to review the College of Education catalog page for more information about admission into Teacher Education majors: http://acalog.uncfsu.edu/content.php?catoid=22&navoid=1955

Second Academic Concentration: 18 Credits

Remaining Bachelor’s Degree Requirements at University:

University Course Credit
Hours		 University Course Notes
Professional Education Courses 26

EDUC 450 may not be taken until student is admitted to Teacher Education. EDUC 497 and EDUC 490 may not be taken until student is admitted to Clinical Experience (Student Teaching) and are taken during the last and final semester.

EDUC 210 - Technology Applications for Teachers EDUC 211 - Laboratory Experiences in Area Schools EDUC 310 - Foundations of Education EDUC 330 - Educational Psychology and Human Development EDUC 331 - Instructional Design and Assessment of Learning EDUC 450 - Classroom Management EDUC 490 - Professional Education Seminar EDUC 497 - Clinical Experience in the Middle and Secondary Schools
Middle Grades Core Courses 17

(Admission to Teacher Education required for EDMG 400, READ 320, EDUC 467, EDMG 498)

EDMG 400 - The Middle School READ 300 - New Literacies of 21st Century READ 320 - Teaching Reading in the Content Areas SPED 320 - Education of the Exceptional Child EDUC 467 - Methods and Materials in Middle and Secondary School Subjects EDMG 498 - Middle Grades Capstone Course
Science Concentration 19

BIOL 160 - Principles of Biology II BIOL 160L - Principles of Biology II Laboratory BIOL 200 - Cellular Biology BIOL 200L - Cellular Biology Laboratory GEOL 311 - Introduction to Geology I CHEM 141 - General Chemistry I Lecture CHEM 141L - General Chemistry I Laboratory PHYS 115 - General Physics I PHYS 125L - College Physics I Laboratory
Second Academic Concentration 18

Select from the following:

Language Arts Concentration ENGL 231 - Advanced Grammar ENGL 301 - Adolescent Literature ENGL 341 - Advanced Research and Argumentation READ 390 - Methods and Materials in Teaching Reading

Select one: ENGL 321 - American Literature I ENGL 322 - American Literature II

Select one course that was not chosen to fulfill University College Core Curriculum requirements: ENGL 211 - World Literature I ENGL 212 - World Literature II

 

Social Studies Concentration HIST 390 - North Carolina History POLI 210 - Principles of American Government

Select one course from each of the four course choices below that was not chosen to fulfill University College Core Curriculum requirements:

Select one: ECON 200 - Entrepreneurship and the Economy ECON 211 - Principles of Macroeconomics ECON 212 - Principles of Microeconomics

Select one: HIST 110 - World History to 1600 HIST 120 - World History since 1600

Select one: HIST 211 - The United States to 1865 HIST 212 - The United States since 1865 HIST 375 - Women In Africa

Select one: GEOG 210 - Principles of Geography GEOG 220 - World Regional Geography

 

Mathematics Concentration MATH 129 - Precalculus Mathematics I MATH 130 - Precalculus Mathematics II MATH 142 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I MATH 241 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry II MATH 251 - Linear Algebra MATH 262 - Modern Geometry

 

Special Education Concentration SPED 410 - Classroom Management Strategies for Exceptional Children SPED 415 - Read Skills-Student Disability SPED 418 - Math/Write Skill-Student Disab SPED 460 - Diagnosis and Evaluation of Exceptional Children SPED 465 - Meeting the Instructional Needs of Students with Disabilities SPED 480 - Seminar II Exceptional Student Field Experience

 

Reading Concentration READ 316 - Corrective and Remedial Reading READ 370 - Linguistics and Reading READ 390 - Methods and Materials in Teaching Reading READ 400 - Practicum in the Correction of Reading and Related Disorders READ 422 - Teaching Reading to Culturally Diverse Children READ 441 - The Psychology of Reading