Transfer Guide

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, General Education
ENG 241: British Literature I OR ENG 242: British Literature II	3	University Equivalencies	UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts	Required Course, General Education
Foreign Lang. 111: Elementary Level I	3	University Equivalencies	Additional General Education Courses	Required Course, General Education
Foreign Lang. 112: Elementary Level II	3	University Equivalencies	Additional General Education Courses	Required Course, General Education
ENG 251: Western World Literature I OR ENG 252: Western World Literature II; ENG 261: World Literature I; ENG 262: World Literature II	3	University Equivalencies	Additional General Education Courses	Required Course, General Education
ENG 125: Creative Writing I OR ENG 127: Fiction Writing + ENG 128: Poetry Writing + ENG 129 Creative Nonfiction Writing	3	University Equivalencies	Elective/Pre-Major Courses	Required Course
ENG 126: Creative Writing II OR ENG 127: Fiction Writing + ENG 128: Poetry Writing + ENG 129 Creative Nonfiction Writing	3	University Equivalencies	Elective/Pre-Major Courses	Required Course
EDU 216: Foundations of Education	3	EDCI 201: Teacher Ldrshp Div Society & ELMG 201: Sem for Teacher Leadershp	Elective/Pre-Major Courses	Required Course

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 101: Writing and Rhetoric	English Composition	General Education
ENG 112: Writing/Research in the Disc	3	ENGL 202: Writing and Critical Inquiry	English Composition	General Education
COM 231: Public Speaking	3	COMM 201: Foundations of Communication	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)	5	University Equivalencies	Additional General Education Courses	General Education
ACA 122: College Transfer Success	1	ELEC 19A: Lower Level Electives	Academic Transition	Elective
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options)	5	University Equivalencies	Elective/Pre-Major Courses	Elective

** Students should complete the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators Exam during their EDU 216 semester in anticipation of Admission to the TEP prior to beginning classes at WCU.

Admission to the English, BSEd Program

Students seeking admission to the English BSEd Program must declare their major and meet the requirements for admission to the Teacher Education Program.

Admission to the Professional Education Sequence

English BSEd students should apply to the Teacher Education Program during their sophomore year. To take Professional Education Sequence courses, English BSEd students must be admitted to the Teacher Education Program and are subject to all teacher education requirements. EDCI 201 and SPED 240 are the only courses in the Professional Education Sequence that students may take before being admitted to the Teacher Education Program.

Continuation in the English BSEd Program

To continue in the program, students must meet the continuation requirements of the Teacher Education Program.  In addition to these requirements, students must achieve a minimum 2.75 GPA in the major before they can be recommended for Internship I, and no grade below a C (2.00) for any required course in the core 34 hours in English will be accepted.

Teacher Education Program Admission Criteria

All requirements for admission to teacher education should be met by the end of the semester if the student completes the “Introduction to Teacher Education” requirement (EDCI 201 or, for BK majors only, either BK 250 or completion of the AAS to BS/Early Childhood Program). To meet the minimum requirements for admission, students should have met all the following criteria:

• Completed at least 30 hours (which can also include transfer hours)
• Earned a C (2.00) or higher grade in ENGL 101–NOTE: Earning a C (2.00) or higher grade in ENGL 202 is required before beginning Internship 1
• Earned a C (2.00) or higher in EDCI 201 or, for BK majors only, BK 250 (Not applicable for BK majors that have completed the AAS to BS/Early Childhood Program)
• Earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75; that minimum GPA must be maintained to remain in the program
• Achieved the minimum required scores on the SAT, ACT, or Praxis Core (Reading, Writing, Mathematics)
• Subscribed to Tk20, our electronic portfolio system
• Completed the Professional Dispositions Contract
• Completed the background check approved by the WCU Teacher Education program
• Submitted the application for Admission to Teacher Education on Tk20

Applicants already holding non-teacher education degrees and seeking a teaching license must meet all the above requirements, except they are not required to take the Praxis Core. Applicants with non-teaching degrees from accredited institutions who did not have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.75 should consult with the Coordinator of Teacher Education Admissions.

Students must have maintained satisfactory conduct and citizenship records in keeping with the ethics of the teaching profession. Applicants with a record of legal offenses may not be eligible for admission to teacher education.

All BSEd Secondary Education-English majors must also enroll in the BA-English degree program. Any BA English concentration may be selected (i.e. Literature, Professional Writing, Motion Picture Studies or English Studies Pedagogy) but the English Studies Pedagogy (ESP) concentration allows completion of both degrees within 120 hours. BSEd Secondary Education-English students who enroll in the BA-English ESP concentration satisfy the BA language requirement with the language requirement of the BSEd  Secondary Education-English (six hours in any foreign language or languages). Selection of any other BA-English concentration requires completion of the prescribed BA foreign language requirement (six hours MFL 231/232 or 240) and may require students to take coursework beyond 120 hours to complete the requirements of both programs. BA English (Literature, Professional Writing, English Studies Pedagogy or Motion Picture Studies) students who elect to enroll in the Professional Writing, Film Studies, Literature or Creative Writing minor may not use an ENGL course for both the major and the minor; double counting of a course between those majors and this minor is not allowed.

University Course	Credit Hours	University Course Notes
Grammar/Writing/Methods	12	ENGL 312 - Grammar for Teachers Credits: 3 ENGL 319 - Grammar, Language, and Discourse Credits: 3 ENGL 414 - Fundamentals of Teaching Composition Credits: 3 and ENGL 413 - ESL Methods for Content Teachers Credits: 3 or ENGL 416 - Teaching English as a Second Language Credits: 3
Required Literature	6	ENGL 418 - Fundamentals of Teaching Literature Credits: 3 ENGL 422 - Adolescent Literature in Secondary Schools Credits: 3
Literature Electives	9	Nine hours (three courses) from any 300-400 level literature courses with an ENGL prefix or EDRD 467 - Adolescent Literature. Three of these hours may be a course in film studies with an ENGL prefix (♦).  NOTE: NO more than ONE liberal studies course may be used to meet the major requirements for the English degree. ENGL 333 - Introduction to Shakespeare Credits: 3 ENGL 350 - The Renaissance Credits: 3 ENGL 351 - The Beats, Radicals, and Avant-Garde Literature Credits: 3 ENGL 352 - The Journey in Literature Credits: 3 ENGL 353 - Stories Retold Credits: 3 ENGL 366 - Literature and Immigration Credits: 3 ENGL 367 - Appalachian Literature Credits: 3 ENGL 368 - Film Genres Credits: 3, R6 ENGL 378 - Motion Picture Histories Credits: 3 ♦ ENGL 390 - The Bible as Literature Credits: 3 ENGL 394 - Film Adaptation Credits: 3, R6 ♦ ENGL 419 - Medieval Literature Credits: 3 ENGL 420 - Chaucer and His Age Credits: 3 ENGL 421 - Fairy Tale, Myth, and Legend Credits: 3 ENGL 430 - English Literature of the Renaissance Credits: 3 ENGL 431 - Shakespeare and His Age Credits: 3 ENGL 440 - Milton and His Age Credits: 3 ENGL 450 - Seminar in English Studies Credits: 3, R6 ENGL 451 - Nineteenth-Century British Writers Credits: 3 ENGL 459 - Southern Literature Credits: 3 ENGL 463 - Contemporary Literature Credits: 3 ENGL 464 - Native American Literature Credits: 3 ENGL 465 - Topics in African American Literature Credits: 3 ♦ ENGL 470 - Twentieth-Century and Contemporary Postcolonial Literature Credits: 3 ENGL 474 - Literary Theory Credits: 3 ENGL 475 - Modernism and the Little Magazine Credits: 3 ENGL 477 - Literature, Gender, and Culture Credits: 3 ENGL 478 - Film Theory Credits: 3 ♦ ENGL 479 - Studies in Literature Credits: 3, R6 ENGL 480 - Studies in English Credits: 1-3, R6 ENGL 496 - Seminar in World Literature Credits: 3 ENGL 498 - Jobs in the Changing Workplace Credits: 3
Professional Education Sequence	24	SPED 240 - The Exceptional Child Credits: 3 EDCI 430 - Culturally Relevant Classroom Management Credits: 3 ENGL 417 - Methods for Teaching English Credits: 3 EDSE 484 - Supervised Internship I Credits: 1-3 EDSE 485 - Internship II Credits: 6 EDSE 495 - Seminar Credits: 3 ENGL 491 - Supervised Student Teaching in English, 9-12 Credits: 3 Note: You must be fully admitted into the Teacher Education program and have a 2.75 cumulative GPA to enroll in all courses in the Professional Education Sequence except for EDCI 201 and SPED 240.
English Education Core	3	ENGL 213 - Introduction to Professional Writing and Editing Credits: 3 (ENG 114: Prof Reserach & Reporting and ENG 116: Technical Report Writing)
General Electives	30	To complete 120 hours, students may need to take additional General Electives (the number depends on how many Liberal Studies courses also count toward the major). English Education students are encouraged to take ENGL classes as general electives to meet the 120 hour requirement. Students are encouraged to use ENGL classes as their general electives to meet the 120-hour requirement. If courses taken in the major also are used to meet Liberal Studies requirements, more hours will need to be completed to reach the 120 hours required for the degree.