East Carolina University

Transfer Guide

East Carolina University
Special Education, BS

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

2025-2026

Concentration(s): Adapted Curriculum
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

Students interested in pursuing this degree online should contact partnershipteach@ecu.edu for guidance on course selection, admission deadlines, and testing requirements as early in the transfer process as possible.

  • For Main Campus Advising: coeadvising@ecu.edu
  • For Online Advising: partnershipteach@ecu.edu

Contact:

College of Education Advising
coeadvising@ecu.edu or partnershipteach@ecu.edu

Revised: May, 2025

College Level Foreign Language Requirements:

There is no foreign language requirement 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
MAT 171: Precalculus Algebra
OR
MAT 152: Statistics Methods I 		4 University Equivalencies UGETC Math Required Course
EDU 216: Foundations of Education 3 EDUC 3200: Foundations of American Educ Elective/Pre-Major 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
ASL 111: Elementary ASL I 3 ASLS 2020: Sign Language Studies I 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) 9 University Equivalencies UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 4 University Equivalencies UGETC Natural Sciences General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 13 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) 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
EDTC 4001: Technology in Education 2
EDUC 3002: Introduction to Diversity 3
READ 3501: Foundational Literacy Skills 3
SPED 2123: Early Exp for Prosp Teachers 1
SPED 4320: Comm and Coll in Sp Education 2
SPED 4324: Internship in Special Educ 10
SPED 2000: Intro to Exceptional Children 2
SPED 2200: Stdts with Disabl Adaptd Curr 3
SPED 3003: Acad Inst Students Adapt Curr 3
SPED 3004: Managing the Learning Envrmnt 3
SPED 3005: Inst Programming in Sp Ed 3
SPED 3006: Aug/Alt Comm Stdnts w Disabl 3
SPED 3007: Mang Phys Needs of Learn w/Dis 2
SPED 3200: Inst Mtds Stds Disbl Adtd Curr 4
SPED 3209: Inst Prct Stdt Dsbl Adt Cur 2
SPED 4000: Technolgy in Special Education 2
SPED 4001: Instr Prog Tran Plan Adapt Cur 3
SPED 4100: Issues Strat Stdnts w/Dis 3
SPED 4300: Practicum in Special Educ 3
SPED Electives 6

Select two courses from:

  • ASLS 2020 Sign Language Studies (ASL 111) or
  • SPED 2420 Introduction to Manual Communication for Students with Disabilities
  • KINE 3904 Adapted Aquatics or
  • KINE 4303 Physical Activity Programs for Individuals with Developmental, Emotional, and Learning Disabilities or
  • KINE 4903 Physical Activity Programs for
  • Individuals with Orthopedic, Neurologic, and Sensory Impairments
  • READ 3000 Literacy Learning in a Diverse World
  • SPED 3600 Issues, Trends, and Laws in Disability
  • SPED 3602 Introduction to Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • SPED 3603 Language and Communication for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • SPED 3750 Global Studies in Special Education
  • any course(s) approved by the program coordinator
MATE 3050: Math Method for Grades P-K-2 3
MATE 3051: Field Exp in Math Grades K-2 1
MATE 3060: Math and Method for Grades 3-6 4
READ 3502: Reading for Understanding 3
SCIE 3216: Teaching Scie in Elem School 3