QUICKTIPSforTRANSFERSTUDENTS
AdmissiontoUNCWandtheWatsonCollegeofEducationisatwostepprocess:
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Admissiontotheuniversityhttp://www.uncw.edu/transferadmissions
ApplytotheWatsonCollegeofEducationaftermeetingallrequirements,includingthecompletionof9
hoursofUNCWcourseworkwithanaverageGPAof2.7orhigher.Transferstudentstypicallyapplytobe
admittedattheendofthefirstsemesterorsummeratUNCW.
AdmissiontoElementaryEducation,MiddleGradesEducation,SpecialEducation,Educationof
YoungChildren,ForeignLanguage,MusicEducationandPhysicalEducationrequire:
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CompletionofEnglishComposition(Eng100or101andEng200or201,orEng103),onemath(3hours
ofMATorSTT101orhigher)andasciencelaboratorycoursewithagradeof“C‐“orbetterineachcourse.
Completionofintroductoryeducationalfoundationscoursework,EDN200withagradeof"C‐"orbetter.
Completionof45ormorecollegecredithourswithaminimumoverallgradepointaverageof2.70ona4.00
scaleonworkattemptedatUNCW.Transferstudentsmustearna2.70onaminimumof9hourscompleted
atUNCW.
PassingscoresonteachereducationentrytestsspecifiedandmandatedbytheBoardofEducationofthe
StateofNorthCarolina.(PraxisCoreAcademicSkillsforEducators).
FormoreinformationonexemptionsfromthePraxisCoreAcademicSkillstests,pleasevisit
http://www.uncw.edu/ed/advising/praxis.html.
AdmissionstoSecondaryEducation(Grades9‐12)programsrequire:
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CompletionofEnglishComposition(Eng100or101andEng200or201,orEng103),onemath(3hours
ofMATorSTT101orhigher)andasciencelaboratorycoursewithagradeof“C‐“orbetterineachcourse.
Completionof45ormorecollegecredithourswithaminimumoverallgradepointaverageof2.70ona4.00
scaleonworkattemptedatUNCW.Transferstudentsmustearna2.70onaminimumof9hourscompleted
atUNCW.
PassingscoresonteachereducationentrytestsspecifiedandmandatedbytheBoardofEducationofthe
StateofNorthCarolina.(PraxisCoreAcademicSkillsforEducators).
FormoreinformationontheexemptionsfromthePraxisCoreAcademicSkillstests,pleasevisit
http://www.uncw.edu/ed/advising/praxis.html.
MajorsandLicensureavailablein:
*EducationofYoungChildren(B‐K)
*ElementaryEducation(K‐6)
*MiddleGradesEducation(6‐9)
*SpecialEducation–GeneralCurriculum (K‐12) *SpecialEducation– Adapted Curriculum(K‐12)
Licensureforgrades9‐12availablein:
*English
*Science(Biology,Chemistry,Geology)
*Mathematics
*SocialStudies(History,PoliticalScience,Sociology,Anthropology)
LicensureforgradesK‐12availablein:
*Music
*PhysicalEducation
*French
*Spanish
UNCWDepartmentalWebsites:
Elementary:http://www.uncw.edu/ed/eemls/elementary/index.html
MiddleGrades:http://www.uncw.edu/ed/eemls/middlegrades/index.html
SpecialEducation:http://www.uncw.edu/ed/eemls/sped/index.html
Secondary(grades9‐12)orAlliedSubject:http://www.uncw.edu/ed/itfse/secondary/index.html
EducationMajorQuestions:
GeneralTransferQuestions:
Tel:910.962.7745
Tel:910.962.3243
Email:watsonadvising@uncw.edu
Email:uncwtransfer@uncw.edu
ImportantWebsites:
Transferadmissions:http://www.uncw.edu/transferadmissions
WatsonCollegeinformation:http://www.uncw.edu/ed/advising
Frequentlyaskedquestions:http://www.uncw.edu/ed/advising/faq_ds.html
CommunityCollege/UNCW2+2Plans:http://www.uncw.edu/admissions/NCCCDegreePlans.html
Programsheetsforalllicensureareas:http://uncw.edu/ed/degree_under.html
RecommendedNCCommunityCollegeCourses
Theplanslistedattheabovelinkincludethecoursesnecessarytocompleteyourprograminatimely
manner,ifyouintendtotransfertoUNCWasaneducationmajor.Somestudentsfindthatourprograms
take2½+yearsuponentrancetoUNCWifoptimalcoursesarenotselectedatthecommunitycollege.
ThefollowingcoursesarehelpfulformosteducationmajorsatUNCW:
PleasefollowguidancefromyourNCCommunityCollegeAdvisorandthe2+2Plans:
http://www.uncw.edu/admissions/NCCCDegreePlans.html
UNCWCourse
NCCommunityCollegeCourse
EDU216FoundationsinEducation
EDN200&EDNL200
MAT171*Pre‐calculusAlgebra
MAT111
AND
MAT141*MathematicalConceptsI
MAT141
Inadditiontotheabovecourses,additionalhelpfulcoursesbyUNCWmajor:
EducationofYoungChildren:
*EDU221ChildrenwithExceptionalities
SED250 (by
substitution)
*SOC213SociologyoftheFamily
SOC345 (by
substitution)
PSY150GeneralPsychology
PSY105 (by
substitution)
*Qualifiesforcoursesubstitution.
ElementaryEducation:
Coursesequivalenttothoseinyourrequiredacademicareaofconcentration,suchaslanguagearts
MiddleGradesEducationMajors:
Collegetransferablecoursesfromyourtwoteachingareas:Languagearts,socialstudies,mathand/or
science
SpecialEducationMajors:
PSY150GeneralPsychology
Secondary(grades9‐12)orAlliedSubjects:
Collegetransferablecoursesinthesubjectyouwillteach:English,socialstudies,math,science,
foreignlanguage,music,orPE