UNC Pembroke

Transfer Guide

UNC Pembroke
American Indian Studies, BA

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

2025-2026

Delivery Method: Fully Online, On-Campus, Hybrid

Program Admission Notes:

Students who attended a college or university after graduating from high school should apply for admission as a transfer applicant and meet the following requirements:

  • Minimum 24 hours of transferable college-level coursework (completed or in progress)
  • Applicants with less than 24 transferable credit hours may be reviewed based on freshman criteria.
  • Students under the age of 21 will also be expected to meet the freshman admission criteria.
  • Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA for all college courses as calculated by the UNC Pembroke Undergraduate Admissions Office.

Some academic programs at UNCP may have admission requirements that exceed those listed above.

Contact:

Undergraduate Admissions
transfer@uncp.edu

Revised: May, 2025

College Level Foreign Language Requirements:

Not Applicable. 

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 ENG 1050: Composition I English Composition Suggested Course, General Education
ENG 112: Writing/Research in the Disc 3 ENG 1060: Composition II English Composition Suggested Course, General Education
MAT 143: Quantitative Literacy 3 MAT 1055: Quantitative Reasoning UGETC Math Suggested Course, General Education
ACA 122: College Transfer Success 1 UNV 1000: Freshman Seminar Academic Transition 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) 14 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 14 University Equivalencies Elective/Pre-Major Courses Elective

Additional Information From UNC Pembroke:

  • Satisfy University graduation requirements outlined in the academic catalog. 
  • Writing Intensive Program
    • As a requirement for graduation, students must complete nine semester credit hours of Writing Enriched and Writing in the Discipline courses. One course must be a Writing in the Discipline course.
  • Indigenous Cultures & Communities (ICC) Requirement
    • Students transferring to UNCP with 60 (or more) transfer credit hours are required to take EITHER one (1) approved ICC designated 3-credit hour course
    • OR one (1) ICC designated and department-approved co-curricular learning experience.
    • Students transferring to UNCP with fewer than 60 transfer credit hours are required to take EITHER two (2) approved ICC designated 3-credit hour courses OR one (1) approved ICC designated 3-credit hour course AND one (1) ICC designated and department-approved co-curricular learning experience.
  • Foundations of American Democracy
    • As a requirement for graduation, students must successfully complete a course or courses covering the foundations of American democracy. UNCP courses that satisfy this requirement include: HST 1010, 1020, 1030, 1150, or PLS 1010. Alternatively, this requirement may be fulfilled with equivalent transfer coursework, including coursework from Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and/or Cambridge credits or 60+ transferrable credit hours.

Remaining Bachelor’s Degree Requirements at University:

University Course Credit
Hours		 University Course Notes
AIS 1010: Intro To Amer Ind Studies 3
AIS 1100: Native American Hist to 1750 3

or HST 1100. Native American History to 1750 (3 credits)
AIS 1110: Native American Hist since 1750 3

or HST 1110. Native American History since 1750 (3 credits)
AIS 2200: Native American Literature 3

or ENG 2200. Native American Literature (3 credits)
AIS 3600: His & Cult Lumbee 3
Focus Area 15

Complete 5 courses in one of the focus areas below: (15 credit hours taken across the focus area and AIS electives must be courses taught at the 3000 or 4000 level.) For a General Focus: Choose five courses from at least two focus areas.

Peoples and Histories Focus:

  • AIS 2130. Native American Spirituality and Religions (3 credits) or REL 2130. Native American Spirituality and Religions (3 credits)
  • AIS 2170. North American Indian Art (3 credits) or ART 2170. North American Indian Art (3 credits)
  • AIS 3240. Indians of Latin America (3 credits) or HST 3850. Indians of Latin America (3 credits)
  • AIS 3260. The Native South (3 credits) or HST 3260. The Native South (3 credits)
  • AIS 3950. Archaeology in North Carolina (3 credits)
  • AIS 4020. Federal Policy and the American Indian (3 credits)
  • AIS 4230. Indigenous Women (3 credits) or HST 4230. Indigenous Women (3 credits)
  • AIS 4660. Native Slavery in Colonial America (3 credits)

Social and Cultural Issues Focus:

  • AIS 1050. Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 credits) or SOC 1050. Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 credits)
  • AIS 2010. American Indian Cultures (3 credits)
  • AIS 2310. Race, Culture, and the Lumbee Experience (3 credits) or EDN 2310. Race, Culture, and the Lumbee Experience (3 credits)
  • AIS 3880. Native American Populations (3 credits) or SOC 3880. Native American Populations (3 credits) or SWK 3880. Native American Populations (3 credits)
  • AIS 4050. Contemporary Issues of Native Americans (3 credits)
  • AIS 4600. American Indian Health (3 credits)

Stories and Literatures Focus:

  • AIS 2410. Environmental Literature (3 credits) or ENG 2410. Environmental Literature (3 credits)
  • AIS 3400. American Indians and Film (3 credits)
  • AIS 3440. The Native American Novel (3 credits) or ENG 3440. The Native American Novel (3 credits)
  • AIS 3470. Native American Poetry (3 credits) or ENG 3470. Native American Poetry (3 credits)
  • AIS 4150. Amerindian Oral Traditions (3 credits) or REL 4150. Amerindian Oral Traditions (3 credits)
  • AIS 4500. Seminar in Native American Literature (3 credits) or ENG 4500. Seminar in American Indian Literature (3 credits)
AIS Electives 9

Complete 3 of the following courses:

  • AIS 2390. American Indian Education (3 credits)
  • AIS 4520. Meso-America Before European Contact (3 credits)
  • AIS 4990. Independent Study in American Indian Studies (3 credits)
  • AISS 2xxx. Special Topics in American Indian Studies (1-3 credits) to AISS 4xxx. Special Topics in American Indian Studies (1-3 credits)
  • any AIS course not from the focus area chosen for the track
Physical Education and Wellness 2
University Electives 36