University Transfer

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College Transfer programs are designed to parallel the freshman and sophomore years of a four-year college or university. During the first two years of college, students take a program of general education coursework in the areas of English composition, humanities and fine arts, social and behavioral sciences, and natural sciences and mathematics. These general education courses will enable students to gain a well-rounded education before going on to a four-year college or university.

College Transfer students may work toward an Associate in Arts (A.A.), Associate in Fine Arts - Visual Arts (A.F.A.), Associate in Arts in Teacher Preparation (A.A.T.P.), Associate in Science (A.S.), Associate in Science in Teacher Preparation (A.S.T.P.), or Associate in Engineering (A.E.) Degree. Students may attend classes full time or part time during the day, evening, or online.

During the first semester, students are assigned an advisor who will help select appropriate courses. All courses are approved by the State’s Transfer Advisory Committee and will meet general education requirements in all schools in the University of North Carolina system. Students must meet the receiving university’s health and physical education requirements, if applicable, prior to or after transfer to the senior institution. 

Community College graduates of the Associate in Arts, Associate in Fine Arts - Visual Arts, or Associate in Science degree programs who have earned 60 semester hours in approved transfer courses with a grade of “C” or better in each course and an overall GPA of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 scale will receive at least 60 semester hours of academic credit upon admission to a UNC institution. Due to degree requirements in some majors, additional courses at the UNC institution may be required beyond the general education courses and pre-major courses taken at the community college. Courses offered through bilateral agreements may not transfer to all receiving institutions.

Community College graduates completing the Associate in Engineering Degree who have a GPA of at least 2.5 and a grade of C or better in all AE courses will have fulfilled the program entry requirements and will receive at least 60 semester hours of academic credit upon admission to a UNC institution.

Courses that have been approved by the North Carolina Community College System and the University of North Carolina system as Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) courses are designated in bold in this catalog within the programs of study.

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