East Carolina University

Transfer Guide

East Carolina University
Psychology, BA

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

2025-2026

Delivery Method: Fully Online, 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 a major in Psychology, students must have

  • completed 40 hours of courses
  • a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.3 or higher
  • completed PSYC 1000 with a "C" or higher

For the online version of this major, please visit onlineprograms.ecu.edu.

There is a different admissions application for the online option for Psychology, BA.

Contact:

Transfer Admissions
transfer@ecu.edu

Revised: April, 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
PSY 150: General Psychology 3 PSYC 1000: Introductory Psychology UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences Required Course
MAT 152: Statistical Methods I 4 MATH 2228: Elementary Statistical Mthds I UGETC Math Required Course
PSY 241: Developmental Psych 3 PSYC 3206: Developmental Psychology Additional General Education Courses Suggested Course
PSY 281: Abnormal Psychology 3 PSYC 3375: Abnormal Psychology Additional General Education Courses Suggested Course
Foreign Lang. 111: Elementary Level I 3 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses Suggested Course
Foreign Lang. 112: Elementary Level II 3 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses Suggested Course
Foreign Lang. 211: Intermediate Level I 3 University Equivalencies 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
PSY 230: Biological Psychology 3 PSYC 3310: Introduction to Neuroscience Elective/Pre-Major Courses Suggested Course
PSY 237: Social Psychology 3 PSYC 3221: Social Psychology 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 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) 5 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
PSYC 2210: Research Methods in Psychology 4
Choose one: 3
  • PSYC 3225 - Psychology of Learning
  • PSYC 3226 - Cognitive Psychology
  • PSYC 3227 - Learning Theories and Applications
Choose one: 3
  • PSYC 3310 - Introduction to Neuroscience (PSY 230)
  • PSYC 3311 - Neuropsychology
  • PSYC 3312 - Sensation and Perception
Choose two: 6
  •     PSYC 3206 - Developmental Psychology (PSY 241)
  •     PSYC 3221 - Social Psychology (PSY 237)
  •     PSYC 3300 - Psychology of Personality
  •     PSYC 3325 - Introduction to Psychological Testing
  •     PSYC 3375 - Abnormal Psychology (PSY 281)

 
Choose one: 3
  • PSYC 4000 - Advanced General Psychology
  • PSYC 4250 - Advanced Topics Seminar
  • PSYC 4280 - History of Psychology
  • PSYC 4402 - Senior Thesis/Project
  • PSYC 4602 - Senior Honors Thesis
PSYC Electives 9-10

Choose 9 hours (10 hours if using MATH 2228/2283 instead of PSYC 2101) of any PSYC course below 6000 level.
Minor 18-30
  • No more than 9 credit hours required for satisfying a major can count towards the credits required for satisfying a minor, excluding specified cognates (required courses but outside of the major discipline).
  • Individual programs may have additional restrictions.
  • A student may not major and minor in the same discipline as defined by the program’s 6-digit CIP code.