View Transfer Guide - AA - ECU - History (BA) - Public History Concentration

Concentration(s): Public History Concentration
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: May, 2025

College Level Foreign Language Requirements:

Complete 12 hours of foreign language.
At the community college, students take levels 111-212, such as SPA 111, SPA 112, SPA 211, and SPA 212.
Students are encouraged to complete the foreign language requirement before transferring, but it is not required to transfer.

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
HIS 111: World Civilizations I	3	HIST 1030: World Civilizations to 1500	UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences	Required Course
HIS 112: World Civilizations II	3	HIST 1031: World Civilizations Since 1500	UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences	Required Course
HIS 131: American History I OR HIS 132: American History II	3	University Equivalencies	Additional General Education Courses	Required Course
Foreign Lang. 111: Elementary Level I	3	University Equivalencies	Additional General Education Courses	Required Course
Foreign Lang. 112: Elementary Level II	3	University Equivalencies	Additional General Education Courses	Required Course
Foreign Lang. 211: Intermediate Level I	3	University Equivalencies	Additional General Education Courses	Required Course
Foreign Lang. 212: Intermediate Level II	3	University Equivalencies	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	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
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
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
HIST 2000: Introduction to History	3
HIST 4000: Senior Seminar	3
Choose one:	3	HIST 3900 - Introduction to Public History HIST 3993 - Approaches to Historical Objects
Choose 9 hours:	9	HIST 3900 - Introduction to Public History * HIST 3980 - Shipwreck Archaeology HIST 3985 - History of American Architecture HIST 3993 - Approaches to Historical Objects * HIST 4940 - Public History Internship HIST 5910 - Introduction to the Administration of Archives and Historical Manuscripts HIST 5920 - Techniques of Museum and Historic Site Development HIST 5930 - Field and Laboratory Studies in Museum and Historic Site Development HIST 5960 - Introduction to Oral History HIST 5985 - Historic Preservation Planning Note: HIST 3900 and HIST 3993 may not count for more than one requirement within the public history concentration.
Choose 9 hours:	9	HIST Electives American: HIST 3010 - Constitutional History of the United States to 1888 HIST 3011 - Constitutional History of the United States Since 1888 HIST 3100 - North Carolina History HIST 3110 - History of African-Americans HIST 3121 - American Military History to 1900 HIST 3122 - American Military History Since 1900 HIST 3140 - Women in American History HIST 3170 - History of Native Americans HIST 3200 - Diplomatic History of the United States HIST 3210 - Colonial America to 1763 HIST 3215 - American Revolution and the Federal Era, 1763-1800 HIST 3225 - The Era of Sectionalism and Civil War, 1848-1877 HIST 3230 - The Birth of Modern America, 1865-1892 HIST 3240 - The Age of Franklin Roosevelt, 1919-1945 HIST 3245 - The United States Since 1945 HIST 3260 - The United States and the Middle East, 1783 to the Present HIST 3907 - Pirate Nation: An ECU History HIST 4170 - Native American Maritime History HIST 5122 - Social and Cultural History of the United States Since 1865 HIST 5140 - The Old South HIST 5141 - The South Since 1877 HIST 5220 - Selected Topics in US Women’s History HIST 5230 - Themes in African American History HIST 5520 - Maritime History Since 1815 HIST 5960 - Introduction to Oral History European: HIST 3405 - History of Ancient Greece to 146 BC HIST 3406 - War and Society in Ancient Greece and Rome HIST 3410 - History of Ancient Rome HIST 3412 - A History of Christianity to 1300 HIST 3413 - A History of Christianity 1300-present HIST 3415 - The Middle Ages HIST 3420 - Early Modern Europe to 1648 HIST 3430 - History of Europe, 1815-1914 HIST 3435 - History of Europe Since 1914 HIST 3444 - Old Regime and Revolutionary France HIST 3445 - Modern France, 1815-present HIST 3460 - Germany, 1790-1914 HIST 3461 - Germany Since 1914 HIST 3462 - History of the Holocaust HIST 3480 - Britain to 1688 HIST 3482 - Britain, 1688-1832 HIST 3484 - Britain from 1832 HIST 3551 - Medieval Russia, 862-1682 HIST 3552 - Imperial Russia, 1682-1917 HIST 3553 - Soviet Russia, 1917-1991 HIST 4445 - The European Enlightenments HIST 5350 - The Renaissance in European History HIST 5360 - The Reformation, 1450-1598 HIST 5440 - Twentieth-Century England HIST 5470 - History of Soviet Russia Since 1917 HIST 5480 - Weimar and the Rise of Hitler HIST 5505 - Maritime History to 1415 HIST 5660 - Imperialism in Theory and Practice, 1800 to the Present World: HIST 3340 - The Ancient Middle East from Prehistory to Muhammad HIST 3610 - History of East Asia to 1600 HIST 3611 - History of East Asia Since 1600 HIST 3615 - History of Traditional Japan HIST 3620 - History of Modern Japan HIST 3625 - Field Study in Japanese Historical Culture HIST 3626 - Field Study in Japanese Historical Texts HIST 3627 - History of Japanese Buddhism HIST 3629 - History of Traditional China HIST 3630 - History of Modern China HIST 3635 - Samurai History and Cinema HIST 3669 - History of the Middle East, 600-1500 HIST 3670 - History of the Middle East Since 1500 HIST 3680 - Women and Gender in the Middle East HIST 3710 - Introduction to Latin-American History: Colonial Period HIST 3711 - Introduction to Latin-American History: Since 1808 HIST 3780 - Mexico and Central America HIST 3810 - History of Africa HIST 3820 - History of South Africa HIST 3830 - Africa and Islam HIST 3832 - African and Caribbean Maritime Archaeology and History HIST 3840 - Africa and the Atlantic World HIST 3850 - Kingdoms, Empires and States of Pre-Colonial Africa HIST 4610 - History of Southeast Asia HIST 5300 - Comparative History of Non-Western Civilizations HIST 5340 - The Ancient Near East HIST 5680 - Diplomatic History of Modern Asia HIST 5765 - Latin America, 1492 to the Present HIST 5800 - Africa and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade HIST 5810 - Africa during the Colonial Era, 1884-1994 HIST 5830 - African Independence Movements of the Twentieth Century HIST 5840 - Anti-Apartheid Movement in South Africa Note: The following courses vary in content and will be classified according to topic. HIST 3005 - Selected Topics in History HIST 3350 - War and Society HIST 3981 - History and Archaeology of Small Watercraft HIST 4005 - Selected Topics in History HIST 4531 - Directed Readings in History HIST 4532 - Directed Readings in History HIST 4533 - Directed Readings in History HIST 5005 - Selected Topics
Minor and Electives	0-30	Complete a minor and electives to complete graduation requirements.

Transfer Guide

East Carolina University
History, BA

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

Program Admission Notes:

Contact:

College Level Foreign Language Requirements:

Major-Specific Course Recommendations:

Remaining Associate Degree Requirements:

Additional Information From East Carolina University:

Remaining Bachelor’s Degree Requirements at University:

Transfer Guide

East Carolina University History, BA

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

Program Admission Notes:

Contact:

College Level Foreign Language Requirements:

Major-Specific Course Recommendations:

Remaining Associate Degree Requirements:

Additional Information From East Carolina University:

Remaining Bachelor’s Degree Requirements at University:

East Carolina University
History, BA