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Transfer Admission Guidelines 

All transfer students must:

  • Submit an online application
  • Pay the $70 nonrefundable application fee
  • Submit ALL official transcripts (in signed/sealed envelopes) from each college/university attended
  • ECU will accept official electronic transcripts from the eScripSafe and AVOW transcript services

Note:  All applicants who have attended a post-secondary institution for any length of time since graduating high school are considered transfer students.  Applicants must also meet all minimum transfer requirements

Only courses with a grade of C or higher from regionally accredited institutions are considered transferable 

Please click here to access our Transfer Course Equivalency page.

Students under the age of 24 must also submit an official final high school transcript

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions will consider appropriate placement scores for college credits (i.e. CLEP, DANTE'S, AP).

Meeting the minimum admission qualifications does not guarantee admission. Offers of admission are extended on the basis of a competitive review process, and are subject to enrollment limits

Transferring with an AA, AS or AFA Degree or the 44-hr North Carolina Transfer Core Diploma
  • Cumulative 2.5 GPA or higher on all attempted courses from the degree granting institution 

Note: Completion of an AA, AS, AFA or the 44-hr NC Transfer Core Diploma will satisfy any Minimum Course Requirements (MCR) deficiency from high school.

Transferring with an Associate of Applied Science Degree
  • Cumulative 2.5 GPA from all post-secondary institutions attended.
  • Must have completed a minimum of 30 transferable credit hours including the equivalents to ECU's ENGL 1100 Composition, 1200 Composition and MATH 1065 College Algebra. 
  • If under the age of 24 on the first day of enrollment at ECU, student must have completed the Minimum Course Requirements (MCR) prior to high school graduation or have completed 6 transferable credit hours in each of the following:  English, Math, Science, Social Science and Foreign Language at the college level.

Note: Completion of an AAS degree will not satisfy a Minimum Course Requirements (MCR) deficiency from high school.

Students transferring with an Associate of Applied Science Degree, earned at a North Carolina Community College, into one of the following programs: Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology (BSIT) and Bachelor of Science in Construction Management (effective Spring 2013)
  • Completed Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree in approved technical area by the first day of enrollment at ECU.  The approved AAS programs can be viewed at www.ecu.edu/tecs/bsit
  • Cumulative 2.5 GPA from all post-secondary institutions attended.
  • Must have completed a minimum of 30 transferable credit hours including the equivalents to ECU's ENGL 1100 Composition, 1200 Composition and MATH 1065 College Algebra.
    Note: Applicants with an approved AAS degree on the list located at www.ecu.edu/tecs/bsit will meet the 30 transferable hours required for admission, but still must have the equivalents to ECU's ENGL 1100 Composition, 1200 Composition and MATH 1065 College Algebra.
  • If under the age of 24 on the first day of enrollment at ECU, student must have completed the Minimum Course Requirements (MCR) prior to high school graduation or have completed 6 transferable credit hours in each of the following:  English, Math, Science, Social Science and Foreign Language at the college level.
    Note: Completion of an AAS degree will not satisfy a Minimum Course Requirements (MCR) deficiency from high school.
 
Transferring without a 2 Year Degree or with a GED*
  • Cumulative 2.5 GPA from all post-secondary institutions attended
  • Completion of minimum course requirements prior to high school graduation or completion of 6 transferable credit hours in each of the following:  English, Math, Science, Social Science and Foreign Language at the college level.*
  • Must have completed a minimum of 30 transferable credit hours including the equivalents to ECU's ENGL 1100, 1200 an MATH 1065
  • Final High School Transcript unless 24 years of age or older/ or GED
Transferring with credits from foreign institutions
  • Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher
  • Official Final College Transcript from all institutions attended
  • All official documents must be in English
  • Evaluation of official documents from an accredited agency.  Click here for a list of accredited agencies. 
Deadlines: Transfer Applications for Admission
  • Fall Semester: April 15
  • Spring Semester: November 1
  • Summer 1 & 11 week Session: May 1
  • Summer 2  Session: June 1
IMPORTANT NOTE: 

Admission of applicants residing outside the State of North Carolina to an online degree, certificate program or individual online course offered by East Carolina University, is dependent on ECU’s ability to secure authorization from the applicant’s state of residence, if such authorization is required.

Due to recent changes in higher education regulations, ECU will no longer be able to offer online programs or courses for students residing in Alabama, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Maryland.  ECU will work with state authorities to allow students in these states who are currently enrolled in an ECU online or certificate program to complete their degree.

For questions specific to the state authorization process, call 252/737-1268 or email destateauth@ecu.edu.