East Carolina University

Transfer Guide

East Carolina University
Music Education, BM

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

2025-2026

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, students must

  • have a minimum 2.5 GPA
  • complete an audition

Admission to the School of Music is determined through a competitive audition process. Click here for more information.

  • Because the requirements Bachelor of Music degrees are complex, transfer students should contact the School of Music as early as possible during their college-level studies.
  • Due to the nature of this program, transfer students should expect 3-4 years at ECU for completion of degree.

Contact:

School of Music Advising
somadvising@ecu.edu

Revised: May, 2025

College Level Foreign Language Requirements:

No foreign language is required 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
PSY 150: General Psychology 3 PSYC 1000: Introductory Psychology UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences Required Course
SOC 225: Social Diversity 3 SOCI 1010: Race, Gender, Class Additional General Education Courses Suggested Course
MUS 114: Introduction to World Music 3 MUSC 2248: Intro to World Music Cultures Additional General Education 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) 6 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
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 8 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) 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
MUSC 1156: Basic Musicianship I 3
MUSC 1166: Basic Musicianship II 3
MUSC 1176: Basic Musicianship Lab I 1
MUSC 1186: Basic Musicianship Laboratory 1
MUSC 2406: Music History & Literature II 3
MUSC 2416: Music History & Literature III 3
MUSC 2156: Basic Musicianship III 3
MUSC 2166: Basic Musicianship IV 3
MUSC 2176: Basic Musicianship Laboratory 1
MUSC 2186: Basic Musicianship Laboratory 1
MUSC 3156: Conducting 1
MUSC 3166: Conducting 1
MUSC Elective 1
Performance Groups 2-7

The performance groups total requirement is seven semester hours (7 s.h.). Five semester hours (5 s.h.) of large ensemble (1 s.h. per semester) may count toward the general education fine arts (GE:FA) requirement, resulting in this section only counting for 2 s.h. of the total 120 s.h. minimum degree requirement. Music education majors whose primary instrument is wind/percussion take large ensemble courses that are not designated as fine arts and will be required to earn 5 s.h. of large ensemble courses to satisfy the performance groups requirement. See below notes.

1. A minimum of 5 semester hours (5 s.h.) of large ensemble is required.

Choose from the following:

  •     MUSC 1615 - Varsity Choir
  •     MUSC 1635 - University Chorale
  •     MUSC 1665 - Women’s Glee Club
  •     MUSC 1675 - Chamber Singers
  •     MUSC 1705 - Marching Band
  •     MUSC 1715 - Concert Band
  •     MUSC 1735 - Wind Ensemble
  •     MUSC 1745 - Symphony Orchestra
  •     MUSC 1765 - Symphonic Band
  •     MUSC 1775 - Jazz Ensemble

Notes:

  •     Approval of student’s major applied instructor and ensemble directors is required for ensemble registration.
  •     Music education majors whose primary instrument is wind/percussion must include either two semesters of MUSC 1706 - Marching Band Field Experience or one semester of MUSC 1706 - Marching Band Field Experience and one semester of MUSC 3277 - Marching Band Practices and Techniques. These courses are not designated as fine arts and cannot be counted towards the general education 40 s.h. requirement.
  •     Music majors may count only two semester hours of MUSC 1706 - Marching Band Field Experience (1 s.h.) for large ensemble credit. MUSC 1705 - Marching Band (2 s.h.) may not count toward large ensemble credit for music majors. Music majors taking more than 2 s.h. of MUSC 1706 or MUSC 1705 must sign a release form. The form is available in the music office and clarifies that hours above the required 2 s.h. of MUSC 1706 will not count as part of the music education degree plan at ECU, and that these extra hours may lead to additional hours on a student’s transcript before graduation.

2. A minimum of 2 semester hours (2 s.h.) of small ensemble is required.

Small ensemble credits do not count toward the general education fine arts requirement.

Choose from the following:

  •     MUSC 1605 - Opera Theatre
  •     MUSC 1805 - String Chamber Music
  •     MUSC 1815 - Woodwind Chamber Music
  •     MUSC 1825 - Percussion Chamber Music
  •     MUSC 1835 - Saxophone Chamber Music
  •     MUSC 1845 - Collegium Musicum
  •     MUSC 1855 - Jazz Chamber Music
  •     MUSC 1865 - Brass Chamber Music
  •     MUSC 1875 - Keyboard Chamber Music
  •     MUSC 1885 - Contemporary Chamber Music
  •     MUSC 1895 - Vocal Chamber Music
  •     MUSC 2455 - Accompanying
  •     MUSC 3455 - Accompanying I
  •     MUSC 3465 - Accompanying II
  •     MUSC 4455 - Accompanying III

 
Music Education 14

Students must earn at least a C in each course with an asterisk and in MUSC 2123 to be admitted to the internship (MUSC 4324).

  •     MUSC 1123 - Introduction to Music Education
  •     MUSC 2123 - Early Experiences for the Prospective Teacher *
  •     MUSC 2345 - Music in Adolescence *
  •     MUSC 3147 - Music in Childhood *
  •     MUSC 3218 - Introduction to Ensemble Teaching *

    Choose one of the following courses:

  •     MUSC 3347 - Advanced Choral Rehearsal Techniques *
  •     MUSC 3447 - Advanced Instrumental Rehearsal Techniques *
  •     Choose one of the following courses:
  •     MUSC 4323 - Materials and Methods of Instrumental Music Teaching *
  •     MUSC 4333 - Materials and Methods of Vocal-General Music Teaching *

 
Professional Studies 17
  •     EDUC 4400 - Foundations of School Learning, Motivation, and Assessment or
  •     PSYC 4305 - Educational Psychology

    

  •     MUSC 4324 - Internship in Music Education
  •     MUSC 4325 - Internship Seminar: Issues in Music Education
  •     READ 3990 - Teaching Reading in the Content Areas in the Secondary School
  •     SPED 4010 - Effective Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms

 
Applied Music 22

(keyboard, string, voice, wind or percussion) A. Applied major - 14 s.h.

  •     No more than 6 semesters of 1000 level applied courses and 3 semesters of 3000 level applied courses can be counted toward this requirement.
  •     Students must present a half senior recital.

B. Applied minor - 8 s.h.

A student who is exempt from any applied minor courses specified must take other applied minor courses to complete the total required hours. Keyboard students have one additional elective in music studies.  

Applied minor for non-keyboard majors (8 s.h.)

  •     MUSC 1105 - Beginning Group Piano
  •     MUSC 1115 - Beginning Group Piano

    Choose an additional 6 s.h. from the following:

  •     MUSC 1205 - Beginning Voice Group I
  •     MUSC 1215 - Beginning Voice Group II
  •     MUSC 1415 - Woodwind Group
  •     MUSC 1435 - Brass Group
  •     MUSC 1445 - Percussion Group
  •     MUSC 2105 - Intermediate Group Piano
  •     MUSC 2115 - Intermediate Group Piano
  •     MUSC 2315 - String Class
  •     MUSC 3105 - Functional Guitar Class I

Applied minor for keyboard majors (8 s.h.)

  •     Choose 7 s.h. from the following courses:
  •     MUSC 1205 - Beginning Voice Group I
  •     MUSC 1215 - Beginning Voice Group II
  •     MUSC 1415 - Woodwind Group
  •     MUSC 1435 - Brass Group
  •     MUSC 1445 - Percussion Group
  •     MUSC 2315 - String Class
  •     MUSC 3105 - Functional Guitar Class I

MUSC elective - 1 s.h.