UNC Pembroke

Transfer Guide

UNC Pembroke
Philosophy and Religion, BA

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

2026-2027

Delivery Method: On-Campus

Program Admission Notes:

To qualify for admission, applicants with at least 24 transferable hours must have a cumulative GPA of at least a 2.00 on a 4.00 scale from all post-secondary work.

Students transferring prior to earning 24 hours must also meet freshman admission requirements.

Contact:

Undergraduate Admissions
transfer@uncp.edu

Revised: May, 2026

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
PHI 215: Philosophical Issues 3 PHI 1000: Introduction to Philosophy UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts Suggested Course, General Education
MAT 143: Quantitative Literacy 3 MAT 1055: Quantitative Reasoning UGETC Math Suggested Course, General Education
ACA 122: Transfer & Career Success 1 UNV 1000: Freshman Seminar Academic Transition Suggested Course
REL 110: World Religions 3 REL 1300: Introduction to Religion Additional General Education Courses Suggested Course, General Education
PHI 230: Introduction to Logic 3 PHI 1010: Logic Additional General Education Courses Suggested Course, General Education

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) 6 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) 8 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
PHI 1000: Introduction to Philosophy 3

If not completed at NCCC.
REL 1300: Introduction to Religion 3

If not completed at NCCC.
PHI 1010: Logic 3

If not completed at NCCC.
PHI 4400: Writing in Phi and Rel Stud 3

or

REL 4400 Writing in Philosophy and Religious Studies
Core Philosophy and Religion Curriculum 18

At least 12 of these 18 hours must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Special topic or independent study courses are part of the Core Curriculum.

PHI/REL 3600–Internship in Philosophy and Religion counts towards the Core Philosophy and Religion Curriculum only when a total of three credit hours is completed.

General

  • PHI 1020. Perspectives on Humanity (3 credits) or REL 1020. Perspectives on Humanity (3 credits)
  • REL 1050. Introduction to the Old Testament (3 credits)
  • REL 1060. Introduction to the New Testament (3 credits)
  • REL 1080. Introduction to Religious Thought (3 credits)
  • REL 1430. Society and Religion (3 credits)
  • PHI 2220. Introduction to Asian Studies (3 credits)

History of Philosophy

  • PHI 2110. American Philosophy (3 credits)
  • PHI 3080. The Great Philosophers: Ancient and Medieval (3 credits)
  • PHI 3090. Modern Philosophy (3 credits)
  • PHI 3110. Theories of Knowledge and Reality (3 credits)
  • PHI 4000. Contemporary Philosophy (3 credits)

Philosophy and Culture

  • PHI 2040. Introduction to Ethics (3 credits)
  • PHI 2050. Social and Political Philosophy (3 credits)
  • PHI 2070. Contemporary Moral Issues (3 credits)
  • PHI 3010. Moral Theory (3 credits)
  • PHI 3100. Superheroes and Philosophy (3 credits)
  • PHI 3160. Sports Ethics (3 credits)
  • PHI 3170. Serial Killers and Philosophy (3 credits)
  • PHI 3200. Ethics, Politics, and Law (3 credits)
  • PHI 3210. Philosophy of Science (3 credits)
  • PHI 3300. Environmental Ethics (3 credits)
  • PHI 3600. Internship in Philosophy and Religion (1-3 credits)
  • PHI 3760. Medical Ethics (3 credits)
  • PHI 4030. War and Morality (3 credits)
  • PHI 4230. Philosophy of Art and Beauty (3 credits)
  • PHI 4430. Business Ethics (3 credits)

Biblical

  • REL 3180. The End Times in the Bible (3 credits)
  • REL 3290. Life and Letters of Paul (3 credits)
  • REL 3310. The Books of Moses (3 credits)
  • REL 3360. Life of Jesus (3 credits)
  • REL 3370. Prophetic Literature of the Bible (3 credits)

Religious Thought and Cultural Expression

  • REL 2050. Religion, Art, and Culture (3 credits)
  • REL 2090. Religion in America (3 credits)
  • REL 2140. Introduction to Religious Ethics (3 credits)
  • REL 3025. Fundamentalisms (3 credits)
  • PHI 3220. Religion and Science (3 credits) or REL 3220. Religion and Science (3 credits)
  • REL 3270. History of Western Religious Thought (3 credits)
  • REL 3280. Violence and Religion (3 credits)
  • REL 3300. American Gods and Hallmark Angels: Religion and Popular Culture in America (3 credits)
  • REL 3350. Sexuality and Religion (3 credits)
  • PHI 3550. Philosophy of Religion (3 credits) or REL 3550. Philosophy of Religion (3 credits)
  • REL 3600. Internship in Philosophy and Religion (1-3 credits)
  • REL 3700. Religion and Film (3 credits)
  • REL 4170. Sociology of Religion (3 credits)
  • REL 4230. Jerusalem In Time, Space, and Imagination (3 credits)
  • REL 4080. The Paranormal (3 credits)
  • REL 4100. Religion and the Media (3 credits)

World Religions

  • REL 2130. Native American Spirituality and Religions (3 credits)
  • REL 2160. Asian Religions (3 credits)
  • REL 2180. Middle Eastern Religions (3 credits)
  • REL 3028. Cultural and Religious History of China (3 credits)
  • REL 3029. Cultural and Religious History of Korea and Japan (3 credits)
  • REL 3030. Islam (3 credits)
  • REL 3150. Judaism (3 credits)
  • REL 3420. Hindu Traditions (3 credits)
  • REL 3430. Buddhist Traditions (3 credits)
  • REL 3500. Antisemitism: Ethnicity, Race, Religion, Culture (3 credits)
  • REL 3590. Religion in American History (3 credits)
  • REL 4150. Amerindian Oral Traditions (3 credits)
  • REL 4270. Sects, “Cults,” and New Religions (3 credits)
  • PHI 4500. Advanced Studies in Eastern Philosophies and Religions (3 credits) or REL 4500. Advanced Studies in Eastern Philosophies and Religions (3 credits)
University Electives 45