Transfer Information

 

What you will find here is advice on what you need to know before applying to UNC Charlotte, particularly if you will be pursuing an engineering major. If you are looking to find out information regarding admissions requirements, please click this link: Transfer Admissions Requirements.

Students taking courses at any of the North Carolina Community Colleges prior to coming to UNC Charlotte are encouraged to take the following engineering foundations courses in addition to university general education requirements. The recommended courses listed below will greatly increase the rate of progression through any or our four-year engineering programs if taken prior to coming to our institution.

For a listing of what general education courses will fulfill UNC Charlotte requirements, please click here: General Education Requirements

Recommended Transfer Courses for Engineering Majors

NC Comm College Course Number UNC Charlotte Course Number UNCC Course Name
CHM 151 CHEM 1251 Chemistry
ECO 252 ECON 2101 Macro Economics
MAT 271 MATH 1241 Calculus I
MAT 272 MATH 1242 Calculus II
MAT 273 MATH 2241 Calculus III
MAT 285 MATH 2171 Differential Equations
PHY 251 PHYS 2101 Physics I
PHY 252 PHYS 2102 Physics II

Additionally, students bringing in one of the following courses will receive credit towards their Science Elective requirement in any of the following engineering majors: Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical.(Note: Computer Engineering majors are not required to take an additional science elective other than Chemistry 1251.)

NC Comm College Course Number UNC Charlotte Course Number UNCC Course Name
AST 111/151 PHYS 1130 Astronomy
BIO 110/111 BIOL 1110 General Biology
CHM 152 CHEM 1252 General Chemistry
GEL 111 GEOL 1200 Geology

Students attending a North Carolina Community College who desire to pursue a Bachelor of Science Degree in either Computer or Electrical Engineering in the future at UNC Charlotte, should review the information on the Electrical and Computer Engineering website concerning the two-year course sequence. This can be found at: http://www.ece.uncc.edu/transfer.htm.