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2013-2014 Catalog

The Transfer Associate Degrees

Western Piedmont offers three associate degrees which are for transfer to senior colleges and universities. They are the Associate in Arts (AA), the Associate in Science (AS), and the Associate in Fine Arts (AFA) degrees.

The AA and AS degrees are designed in compliance with the Com­prehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) between the NC Community College System and the constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina. The CAA provides the following upon admission to the university:

  1. Graduates of the AA or AS degree program, as outlined on the following pages, will transfer 64 SHC and receive junior status;
  2. Students who transfer the 44 SHC general education core (see page 54 for General Education Competencies and Outcomes) with at least a “C” in each course shall be considered to have completed the institution wide, lower division requirement of the receiving institution, whether or not they have earned the associate degree. Students completing the 44 SHC general education core should petition to have this information recorded on their academic transcript prior to transferring to a four year university.
  3. Students who are awarded a pre major transfer degree will not be eligible to also receive the general AA (A10100) or AS (A10400) degree of the same discipline.

The Associate in Fine Arts (AFA) degrees are approved for transfer through the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA); however, students who do not enter the Bachelor of Fine Arts program should expect to take further general education courses upon transfer to a senior institution.

Local Associate Degree Requirements

Local associate degree requirements include the following:

  1. 2 SHC physical education (Most AA, AS and AFA);
  2. HIS 111 and HIS 112 (AA);
  3. Students planning to transfer are strongly recommended to take ENG 112 or ENG 113;
  4. The SACS oral communication competency requirement must be met by either COM 110 or COM 120 or COM 140 or COM 231 (AA, AS, and AFA);
  5. The SACS computer literacy requirement must be met either by CIS 110; successful completion of credit by exam for CIS 110 prior to graduation; or completion of courses indicated in the program of study as meeting the computer literacy requirement; and
  6. ACA 122 must be completed in students’ first or second semester after completion of all developmental reading and writing requirements.

All students must meet the receiving institution’s foreign language and/or health and physical education requirements, if applicable, either before or after transfer. Students who wish to transfer to a private or out of state institution are subject only to the local degree requirements.

Students should request information about program requirements from the institution to which they plan to transfer as early as possible to ensure that they select the appropriate courses.

Other Requirements are as Follows:

  1. Admission to the AA, AFA, or AS degree programs requires high school or GED completion;
  2. All AA, AFA, and AS degree students must demonstrate proficiency in basic reading, writing, and mathematics before enrolling in 100 level English and mathematics courses. Proficiency in basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills may be demonstrated by satisfactory performance on the College’s placement tests or by successful completion of appropriate basic skills courses. (See Developmental Studies Program for details.) Basic skills requirements other than English or Mathematics courses, if applicable, are indicated in other course prerequisite(s);
  3. Students may not receive credit for both MAT 172 and MAT 175. Students may receive credit for only one the following courses: MAT 161, MAT 171 or MAT 175;
  4. 1 SHC Cooperative Education (COE) may be included (transfer associate degrees which include COE credit require a minimum of 65 SHC);
  5. Courses numbered 190 199 and 290 299 may be included up to a maximum of 3 SHC. The receiving institution will determine the transferability of these courses on a course by course basis;
  6. Students must complete 30 SHC, including the final 10 SHC at Western Piedmont; and one half of the required General Education core requirements;
  7. Graduates must hold a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00;
  8. Students must submit a Petition for Graduation to the Director of Records and Registration during the final semester of enrollment;

Approved General Education Transfer Courses

Please also see the course restrictions following this list.

Humanities/Fine Arts

The following courses have been approved to satisfy the Humanities/Fine Arts requirement for the Associate in Arts, Associate in Fine Arts, Associate in Science and Associate in General Education Degree programs:

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ART 111Art Appreciation

3

FA, SP, SU
ART 114Art History Survey I

3

FA
ART 115Art History Survey II

3

SP
ART 116Survey of American Art

3

FA, SP, SU
ART 117Non-Wesern Art Hisotry

3
ASL 111Elementary ASL I

3

FA, SP
ASL 112Elementary ASL II

3

FA, SP
ASL 211Intermediate ASL I

3
ASL 212Intermediate ASL II

3
DRA 111Theatre Application

3
DRA 112Literature of the Theatre

3

FA
DRA 122Oral Interpretation

3

FA, SP
DRA 126Storytelling

3

FA, SP, SU
ENG 231American Literature II

3

FA, SP
ENG 232American Literature II

3

FA, SP
ENG 241British Literature I

3

FA, SU
ENG 242British Literature II

3

FA, SP
ENG 251Western World Literature I

3

FA
ENG 252Western World Literature II

3

SP
GER 111Elementary German I

3
GER 112Elementary German II

3
GER 211Intermediate German I

3
GER 212Intermediate German II

3
HUM 110Technology and Society

3
HUM 120Cultural Studies

3

SP, SU
HUM 130Myth in Human Culture

3
HUM 160Introduction to Film

3

FA, SP
MUS 110Music Appreciation

3

FA, SP
MUS 112Introduction to Jazz

3
MUS 113American Music

3
MUS 210History of Rock Music

3

SP
MUS 211History of Country Music

3

SP
PHI 210History of Philosophy

3

FA, SP
PHI 240Introduction to Ethics

3

FA, SP, SU
REL 110World Religions

3

FA, SP
REL 211Introduction to Old Testament

3

FA, SP
REL 212Introduction to New Testament

3

FA, SP
SPA 111Elementary Spanish I

3

FA, SP, SU
SPA 112Elementary Spanish II

3

FA, SP, SU
SPA 211Intermediate Spanish I

3

FA, SP
SPA 212Intermediate Spansh II

3

Social/Behavioral Science

The following courses have been approved to satisfy the Social/Behavioral Science requirement for the Associate in Arts, Associate in Fine Arts, Associate in Science and Associate in General Education Degree programs:

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ANT 210General Anthropology

3
ANT 220Cultural Anthropology

3
ANT 230Physical Anthropology

3
ANT 240Archaeology

3

SP
ECO 151Survey of Economics

3

FA, SP
ECO 251Principles of Microeconomics

3

FA, SU
ECO 252Principles of Macroeconomics

3

SP, SU
GEO 111World Regional Geography

3

SP
GEO 112Cultural Geography

3
HIS 111World Civilizations I

3

FA, SP, SU
HIS 112World Civilizations II

3

FA, SP, SU
HIS 131American History I
HIS 132American History II

3

SP
POL 120American Government

3

FA, SP, SU
POL 210Comparative Government

3
POL 220International Relations

3
PSY 150General Psychology

3

FA, SP, SU
PSY 237Social Psychology
PSY 239Psychology of Personality

3

SP
PSY 241Developmental Psychology

3

FA, SP, SU
PSY 281Abnormal Psychology

3

FA, SP, SU
SOC 210Introduction to Sociology

3

FA, SP, SU
SOC 213Sociology of the Family

3

FA, SP
SOC 220Social Problems

3

SP
SOC 225Social Diversity

3

Natural Science

The following courses have been approved to satisfy the Natural Science requirement for the Associate in Arts, Associate in Fine Arts, Associate in Science and Associate in General Education Degree programs:

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
AST 151General Astronomy I

3
AST 151AGeneral Astronomy I Lab

1

FA
AST 152General Astronomy II

3

SP
AST 152AGeneral Astronomy II Lab

1

SP
BIO 110Principles of Biology

4

FA, SP, SU
BIO 111General Biology I

4

FA, SP, SU
BIO 112General Biology II

4

FA, SP, SU
BIO 120Introductory Botony

4

FA, SP
BIO 130Introductory Zoology

4

SP
BIO 140Environmental Biology

3

FA, SP, SU
BIO 140AEnvironmental Biology Lab

1

FA, SP, SU
CHM 131Introduction to Chemistry

3

FA, SP
CHM 131AIntroduction to Chemistry Lab

1

FA, SP
CHM 132Organic and Biochemistry

4

SP
CHM 151General Chemistry I

4

FA, SP
CHM 152General Chemistry II

4

SP, SU
GEL 120Physical Geology

4

SP, SU
PHY 110Conceptual Physics

3

SU
PHY 110AConceptual Physics Lab

1

SU
PHY 151College Physics I

4

FA
PHY 152College Physics II

4

SP
PHY 251General Physics I

4

FA
PHY 252General Physics II

4

SP

BIO 110 does not satisfy the requirement for the AS degrees.

Courses Approved for Transfer under the CAA

The following courses have been approved for transfer to all UNC institutions under the CAA. Other courses offered by WPCC may transfer to selected public and private colleges and universities. Students should see their advisors for additional information.

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ACA 122College Transfer Success

1

FA, SP, SU
ACC 120Principles of Financial Accounting

4

FA, SP, SU
ACC 121Principles of Managerial Accounting

4

SP, SU
ANT XXXAll Anthropology courses
ART XXXAll Art courses
ASL XXXAll American Sign Language courses
AST XXXAll Astronomy courses
BIO XXXAll Biology courses
BUS 110Introduction to Business

3

FA, SP, SU
BUS 115Business Law I

3

FA, SP, SU
BUS 137Principles of Management

3

FA, SP, SU
CHM XXXAll Chemistry courses
CIS 110Introduction to Computers

3

FA, SP, SU
CIS 115Intro to Programming & Logic

3

SP
CJC 111Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

FA
CJC 121Law Enforcement Operations

3

SP
CJC 141Corrections

3

FA
COM XXXAll Communications courses
CSC XXXAll Computer Science courses
DFT 170Engineering Graphics

3
DRA XXXAll Drama courses
ECO XXXAll Economics courses
EDU 216Foundations of Education

4
EDU 221Children With Exceptionalities

3

SP
EGR 150Intro to Engineering

2

FA
EGR 220Engineering Statistics

3
EGR 225Engineering Dynamics

3
EGR 228Intro To Solid Mechanics

3
EGR 230Engineering Materials

3
ENG XXXAll English courses
GEL XXXAll Geology courses
GEO XXXAll Geography courses
GER XXXAll German courses
HEA XXXAll Health courses
HIS XXXAll History courses
HUM XXXAll Humanities courses
MAT XXXAll Mathematics courses
MUS XXXAll Music courses
PED XXXAll Physical Education courses
PHI XXXAll Philosophy courses
PHS XXXAll Physical Science courses
PHY XXXAll Physics courses
POL XXXAll Political Science courses
PSY XXXAll Psychology courses
REL XXXAll Religion courses
SOC XXXAll Sociology courses
SPA XXXAll Spanish courses

BIO 110: Does not satisfy the requirement for the AS Degrees

EDU 221: (selective)

Restrictions to Approved General Education Transfer Courses

The following courses in each category are not approved:

BIO Biology Courses:

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
BIO 106Intro to Anatomy/Physiology/Microbiology

3

FA, SP

CSC Computer Science Courses

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
CSC 133C Programming

3

SP
CSC 143Object-Oriented Programming

3

SP
CSC 246Realtime Programming

3

ENG English Courses

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ENG 102Applied Communications II

3

FA, SP

MAT Mathematics Courses

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
MAT 101Applied Mathematics I

3
MAT 120Geometry and Trigonometry

3
MAT 121Algebra/Trigonometry I

3

FA, SP, SU
MAT 122Algebra/Trigonometry II

3

SP
MAT 223Applied Calculus

3

FA

PHY Physics Courses

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
PHY 131Physics-Mechanics

4

FA, SP
PHY 132Physics-Electricity & Magnetism

4