2024-2025
Transfer Guide
UNC-Chapel Hill
Biology, BS
Transfer Guide for Associate in Science
Delivery Method: On-Campus
Program Admission Notes: Contact:
Complete Your Application Undergraduate Admissions
[email protected] Apply online through the Common Application. Your application
and application fee or fee waiver are due by February 15. Then, Revised: June, 2024
be sure to have your supporting materials sent to us, which will
help us gain a fuller understanding of you as a student and the
contributions that you make in the classroom.
Some majors and professional school programs at Carolina
have additional application requirements.
What’s on the Common Application?
Extracurricular Activities
Essay and Two Short Answers
Application Fee or Fee Waiver
What supporting materials are required?
Letter of Recommendation
Official Transcripts (Submit transcripts by secure
electronic delivery from your high school and all colleges
and universities attended, regardless of whether you
received credit.)
SAT or ACT Scores (see Admission website for
requirement details)
College Level Foreign Language Requirements:
All UNC-Chapel Hill students are required to complete the Global Language requirement, which
requires students to demonstrate proficiency equivalent to at least level 3 (third semester, NCCC
Foreign Language 211) of a language other than English. Some majors may require additional
language levels.
Major-Specific Course Recommendations:
Students are encouraged to build the Community College course recommendations below into the
associate degree to best prepare for the intended major.
Associate
University
Recommended Credit Degree
University Equivalent Requirement
CC Course Hours Requirement
Fulfilled
Fulfilled
BIO 111: 4 BIOL 101: Principles of Biology & BIOL UGETC Required
General 101L: Introductory Biology Laboratory Natural Course,
Biology I Sciences General
Education
BIO 112: 4 BIOL 104: Biodiversity UGETC Required
General Natural Course,
Biology II Sciences General
Education
CHM 151: 4 CHEM 101: General Descriptive Chemistry Additional Required
General I & CHEM 101L: Quantitative Chemistry General Course
Chemistry I Laboratory I Education
Courses
CHM 152: 4 CHEM 102: General Descriptive Chemistry Elective/Pre- Required
General II & CHEM 102L: Quantitative Chemistry Major Course
Chemistry II Laboratory II Courses
CHM 251: 4 CHEM 261: Introduction to Organic Elective/Pre- Required
Organic Chemistry I & CHEM 262L: Laboratory in Major Course
Chemistry I Organic Chemistry Courses
MAT 271: 4 MATH 231: Calculus of Functions of One Elective/Pre- Required
Calculus I Variable I Major Course
Courses
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.
Associate
University
Recommended Credit Degree
University Equivalent Requirement
CC Course Hours Requirement
Fulfilled
Fulfilled
ENG 112: 3 ENGL 105: English Composition and English General
Writing/Research Rhetoric Composition Education
in the Disc
Student 6 University Equivalencies UGETC General
Choice/No Humanities/Fine Education
Preference Arts
Associate
University
Recommended Credit Degree
University Equivalent Requirement
CC Course Hours Requirement
Fulfilled
Fulfilled
(Approved
Course Options)
Student 6 University Equivalencies UGETC General
Choice/No Social/Behavioral Education
Preference Sciences
(Approved
Course Options)
MAT 171: 4 MATH 110P: ALGEBRA UGETC Math General
Precalculus Education
Algebra
MAT 172: 4 MATH 130: Precalculus UGETC Math General
Precalculus Mathematics Education
Trigonometry
Foreign Lang. 3 University Equivalencies Additional General
111: Elementary General Education
Level I Education
Courses
Foreign Lang. 3 University Equivalencies Additional General
112: Elementary General Education
Level II Education
Courses
Foreign Lang. 3 University Equivalencies Additional General
211: General Education
Intermediate Education
Level I Courses
ENG 111: Writing 3 ENGL 100: Basic Writing English Elective
and Inquiry Composition
ACA 122: 1 GENR ----: GENR GENERAL Academic Elective
College Transfer ELECTIVE Transition
Success
Student 2 University Equivalencies Elective/Pre- Elective
Choice/No Major Courses
Preference
(Approved
Course Options)
Additional Information From UNC-Chapel Hill:
This is a suggested course plan. It is highly recommended that you meet regularly with your academic
advisor to determine your course selection and progress toward graduation.
Students who transfer to UNC under the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) have all lower-
level General Education requirements completed, but must complete these requirements through
transfer or UNC coursework: Global Language, Research and Discovery, Lifetime Fitness,
Communication Beyond Carolina, Campus Life Experience, and, where applicable, Supplemental
General Education. Students who do not transfer in under the CAA should work closely with their
advisor to determine which requirements apply to them for the IDEAs in Action General Education
curriculum.
IDEAs In Action General Education Requirements not covered by the North Carolina Comprehensive
Articulation Agreement that could be completed at the Community College:
COM 231 (UNC COMM 113) can fulfill COMMBEYOND; COM 120 (UNC COMM 120), CHM 2512 (UNC
CHEM 261 + CHEM 262L) or CHM 2522 (UNC CHEM 262 + CHEM 262L) can fulfill RESEARCH, and
PED 110 (LFIT 998) can fulfill LIFE-FIT.
Advising and Community College Course Selection
For UGETC, Pre-Major, Elective, or GEC course options, please refer to the Comprehensive Articulation
Agreement transfer course list.
Students should work with their community college academic advisor to ensure appropriate course
selection for AA/AS degree completion.
Additional Resources
To find out how your N.C. community college coursework will transfer to UNC, please view the
transfer credit list for your community college campus.
Program Notes:
The University Catalog includes a complete list of requirements for the Biology, B.S. degree.
Students who complete BIO 111 General Biology I will receive credit for BIOL 101 Principles of
Biology, BIOL 101L Principles of Biology Lab, and BIOL 103 How Cells Function.
Students who complete BIO 112 General Biology II will receive credit for BIOL 101 Principles of
Biology, BIOL 101L Principles of Biology Lab, and BIOL 104 Biodiversity.
Students who complete both BIO 111 General Biology I and BIO 112 General Biology II will receive
credit for BIOL 101 Principles of Biology, BIOL 101L Principles of Biology Lab, BIOL 103 How Cells
Function, BIOL 104 Biodiversity, and BIOL 190L Laboratory in Special Topics in Biology at an
Introductory Level.
Junior transfer biology B.S. students MUST meet with Dr. Gidi Shemer when planning their courses at
Carolina. If choosing to complete a minor, please work closely with your academic advisor to ensure
you can complete all requirements and to discuss sequencing.
Both BIOL 103 and BIOL 104 need to be completed before taking a 400-level BIOL class in the major.
Core courses taken beyond the two required ones may be used as electives.
At least two courses in the major must be numbered above 400 (not including BIOL 501 and
BIOL 692H). One additional elective may consist of a total of three hours of courses numbered above
600 (not including BIOL 692H).
BIOL 395 counts as a laboratory course for students entering in Fall 2022 or later. Other laboratory
courses include all of the Organismal Structure and Diversity courses listed below, any course with an
"L" designation (except BIOL 253/BIOL 253L, which does not count as an elective in the major), and
the following courses: BIOL 255H, BIOL 256, BIOL 459, BIOL 461, BIOL 463, BIOL 526H, BIOL 535,
BIOL 562, and BIOL 563.
University Notes:
In addition to the program requirements, students must
1. Earn a minimum final cumulative GPA of 2.000
Complete a minimum of 45 academic credit hours earned from UNC–Chapel Hill courses
3. Take at least half of their major core requirements (courses and credit hours) at UNC–Chapel Hill
4. Earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.000 in the major core requirements. Some programs may
require higher standards for major or specific courses.
For more information, please consult the degree requirements section of the catalog.
Remaining Bachelor’s Degree Requirements at University:
Credit
University Course University Course Notes
Hours
Lifetime Fitness 1
(LIFE-FIT) Course If the requirement is not fulfilled through transfer of an NCCC
course. PED 110 is the only NCCC course approved to fulfill this
requirement by transfer.
Communication 3
Beyond Carolina If the requirement is not fulfilled through transfer of an NCCC
(COMMBEYOND) course.
Course
Research and 3
Discovery If the requirement is not fulfilled through transfer of an NCCC
(RESEARCH) Course course.
BIOL 105L: 1
Biological Research
Skills
Intermediate Level 6-8
Core Courses Students must complete two intermediate level core courses.
Course listings can be found in the UNC Academic Catalog.
Biology Major 15
Electives Four biology electives (each of three or more credits) numbered
above 200 (with some exclusions). Course listings can be found in
the UNC Academic Catalog.
Additional Major 4
Requirement One of the following:
PHYS 114 General Physics I: For Students of the Life Sciences
Credit
University Course University Course Notes
Hours
PHYS 118 Introductory Calculus-based Mechanics and Relativity
Additional Major 6-8
Requirement Two of the following:
MATH 232 Calculus of Functions of One Variable II, PHYS 115
General Physics II: For Students of the Life Sciences or PHYS 119
Introductory Calculus-based Electromagnetism and Quanta,
COMP 110 Introduction to Programming and Data Science or
COMP 116 Introduction to Scientific Programming or BIOL 222
Introduction to Programming with Biological Data, STOR 120
Foundations of Statistics and Data Science or STOR 215
Foundations of Decision Sciences or STOR 151 Introduction to Data
Analysis or STOR 155 Introduction to Data Models and Inference
Allied Science 6
Electives A choice of two additional allied sciences electives selected from
the course list found in the UNC Academic Catalog.
Additional hours 11-15
needed for Additional hours can be made up of second major courses or minor
graduation courses or IDEAs in Action General Education courses or elective
courses.
