Transfer Admission - Course Requirements
To be considered for admission to UNCW, transfer student applicants who are under the age of 24 must meet North Carolina's minimum course requirements (MCR) upon graduating from high school. If you have questions about a course fulfilling a requirement in a MCR category, please consult your former high school guidance counselor and/or contact the Office of Admissions.
- Four (4) Course Units of English
Emphasizing grammar, composition and literature.
- Two (2) Course Units of the Same Foreign Language
Two consecutive units of the same foreign language. American Sign Language (ASL) does fulfill the foreign language requirement in North Carolina.
- Four (4) Course Units of Mathematics
Including algebra I, geometry, algebra II, and a fourth mathematics course for which algebra II was the prerequisite (typically, this may include pre-calculus, advanced functions and modeling, discrete math, college algebra, an AP- or IB-level calculus or statistics course, etc.).
- Two (2) Course Units of Social Studies
Including at least one course unit of United States history.
- Three (3) Course Units of Science
Including at least one course unit of a physical or chemical science (chemistry, physics, physical science, etc.), and one course unit of a life or biological science (biology, oceanography, anatomy and physiology, etc.). At least one course unit must contain a laboratory portion.
Meeting MCR does not guarantee admission to UNCW.
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