If you are older than 21 and have attended a four-year post-secondary institution but have not earned a bachelor’s degree, the UNC System classifies you as a non-traditional transfer student.
Calling older and returning students “non-traditional” makes it sound as if this contingent is an aberration in the UNC System. But non-traditional students make up an increasingly sizable percentage of our student body. In fact, a number of System-wide and institution-specific initiatives are designed to encourage “part-way home students” to return to the University to complete their studies.
In an effort to bring adult learners back into the classroom, the UNC System has explored ways to grow statewide partnerships with community and higher education organizations, four-year institutions, and community colleges. These collaborative efforts have helped to create greater access to higher education and simplified adult learners’ pathways toward graduation by:
- making it easier to transfer credit from one institution to another;
- establishing flexible degree pathways;
- increasing online course availability;
- establishing military articulation agreements;
- and developing system-wide policies to maximize Prior Learning Assessments (evaluating prior learning or employment experience to determine competency in exchange for academic credit).
If you have earned a bachelor’s degree and would like to earn a second bachelor’s degree, you are classified as a second degree student and not a transfer student.
TRANSFERRING TO A UNC SYSTEM Institution AS A NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENT:
Non-traditional students wishing to transfer to a UNC System university should reach out directly to the institution of their choice. Many campuses in the UNC System have pathways designed to help transfer students chose the right classes, so doing a bit of research now will help speed your progress toward graduation.
The following procedure outlines the basic steps non-traditional students can take to find the most complete information they need to make the most out of the credits they’ve earned previously at other institutions.
- After choosing an institution, review the individual campus admission requirements.
- Use the table below to contact the transfer counselor at the campus of your choice.
- Choose a degree and field of study at one of the UNC System’s 16 universities using the table below.
- Fill out a free application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and visit the Financial Aid office on the campus of your choice.
- Review course equivalencies at the campus of your choice.
TRANSFER COUNSELORS
Campus | Name | Title | Phone Number | |
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Appalachian State University | Jeni Wyatt | Sr. Director of Online & Transfer Services | 828.262.6647 | wyattjl@appstate.edu |
Appalachian State University | Jayne Dowdy | Associate Director of Transfer & Military Recruitment | 828.262.2860 | dowdyjl@appstate.edu |
Appalachian State University | Pressley Laton | Associate Director of Transfer Recruitment | 828.262.2562 | latonpd@appstate.edu |
Appalachian State University | Beth Watts | Associate Director of Transfer & Online Advising | 828.262.7453 | wattsbl@appstate.edu |
Appalachian State University | Buffy Sisk | Associate Director, Online & Transfer Recruitment | 828.262.2550 | siskbe@appstate.edu |
Appalachian State University | Karen Laws | Online & Transfer Recruitment Program Manager | 828.262.6261 | lawsks@appstate.edu |
Appalachian State University | Sam Shireman | Online & Transfer Recruitment Program Manager | 828.262.6806 | shiremansc@appstate.edu |
East Carolina University | Joshua Dail | Veterans Affairs Coordinator | 252.328.1731 | dailj@ecu.edu |
East Carolina University | Jeffrey Netznik | Associate Director for Military Outreach | 252.737.2018 | netznikj@ecu.edu |
East Carolina University | Millicent Thomas | Online Learning Support Advisor | 252-328-9206 | online@ecu.edu |
East Carolina University | Erica Hoyt | Associate Director for Transfer Recruitment | 252.328.6640 | hoyte@ecu.edu |
Elizabeth City State University | Andre Hill | Director of Transfer Services | 252.335.3351 | arhill@ecsu.edu |
Elizabeth City State University | Sherry Franks | Assistant Director of Transfer Services | 252.335.3308 | safranks@ecsu.edu |
Fayetteville State University | Jonathan Cobb | Assistant Director of Admission Transfers | 910.672.1010 | jmcobb@uncfsu.edu |
Fayetteville State University | Darnette Hall | Senior Assistant Director of Admissions | 910.672.1373 | dlhall01@uncfsu.edu |
Fayetteville State University | Brooke Vann | Admissions Counselor | 910.672.1376 | bvann@uncfsu.edu |
Fayetteville State University | R. Donte’ Wise | Senior Assistant Director of Admission/Transfer Coordinator | 910.672.1372 | rdwise01@uncfsu.edu |
North Carolina A&T State University | Chanel Quick | Associate Director of Admissions | 336.285.4120 | cquick@ncat.edu |
North Carolina A&T State University | Kalen Delapp | Admissions Counselor | 336.285.3708 | krdelapp@ncat.edu |
North Carolina Central University | Denettia Shaw | Director of Transfer Services | 919.530.6687 | dshaw9@nccu.edu |
North Carolina Central University | Hepston H. Henry, II | Veterans Affairs Coordinator | 919.530.5312 | hhenryii@nccu.edu |
North Carolina Central University | Paul B. Phipps | Student Services Specialist | 919.530.6688 | pphipps@nccu.edu |
NC State University | Emmanuella Martin | Associate Director of Transfer | 919.513.7202 | emarti28@ncsu.edu |
UNC Asheville | Lindsey Prather | Transfer Admissions Counselor | 828.251.6080 | laprathe@unca.edu |
UNC-Chapel Hill | Hayes Boylston | Senior Assistant Director of Admissions | 919.966.3621 | unchelp@admissions.unc.edu |
UNC-Chapel Hill | Olivia Miller | Senior Assistant Director of Admissions | 919.966.3621 | unchelp@admissions.unc.edu |
UNC-Chapel Hill | Allee Olive | Senior Assistant Director of Admissions | 919.966.3621 | unchelp@admissions.unc.edu |
UNC-Chapel Hill | Maria Lofton | Senior Assistant Director of Admissions | 919.966.3621 | unchelp@admissions.unc.edu |
UNC-Chapel Hill | Madeline Snider | Assistant Director of Admissions | 919.966.3621 | unchelp@admissions.unc.edu |
UNC-Chapel Hill | Brian Woodard | Assistant Director of Admissions | 919.966.3621 | unchelp@admissions.unc.edu |
UNC-Chapel Hill | Alex Wadsworth | Assistant Director of Admissions | 919.966.3621 | unchelp@admissions.unc.edu |
UNC-Chapel Hill | Carla Salas | Assistant Director of Admissions | 919.966.3621 | unchelp@admissions.unc.edu |
UNC-Chapel Hill | Isaac Bell | Assistant Director of Admissions | 919.966.3621 | unchelp@admissions.unc.edu |
UNC-Chapel Hill | Robert Noffsinger | Assistant Director of Admissions | 919.966.3621 | unchelp@admissions.unc.edu |
UNC Charlotte | Barbara Seyter | Senior Associate Director (Undergraduate Admissions) | 704.687.7281 | barbara.seyter@uncc.edu |
UNC Charlotte | Jami Dawkins | Assistant Director, Transfer Outreach (Undergraduate Admissions) | 704.687.1922 | jami.dawkins@uncc.edu |
UNC Charlotte | Lauren Grimes | Transfer Admissions Counselor (Undergraduate Admissions) | 704.687.7293 | lwils120@uncc.edu |
UNC Charlotte | Kaitlyn Kubacki | Transfer Admissions Counselor (Undergraduate Admissions) | 704.687.0297 | kkubacki@uncc.edu |
UNC Greensboro | Melissa Garrison | Associate Director | 336.334.5243 | admissions@uncg.edu |
UNC Pembroke | Amber Dial | Data Coordinator | 910.521.6302 | amber.dial@uncp.edu |
UNC Pembroke | Engle Revels | Associate Director of Admissions | 910.521.6369 | engle.revels@uncp.edu |
UNC Wilmington | Micah Jarrett | Transfer Admission Coordinator | 910.962.2550 | jarrettm@uncw.edu |
UNC Wilmington | Cassidy Bailey | Transfer Admission Coordinator | 910.962.7324 | baileycb@uncw.edu |
UNC Wilmington | Jessica Horne | Assistant Director of Transfer Admission | 910.962.4096 | hornej@uncw.edu |
UNC Wilmington | Jo Hannah Fitzwater | Transfer Admission Coordinator | 910.962.7038 | fitzwaterj@uncw.edu |
UNC Wilmington | Erica Bowen | Transfer Admission Coordinator | 910.962.2096 | bowene@uncw.edu |
UNC Wilmington | Karla Blanton | Assistant Director of Transfer Admission | 910.962.7127 | blantonk@uncw.edu |
UNC Wilmington | Emilee Farnes | Transfer Admission Coordinator (Onslow Campus) | 910.938.6736 | farnese@uncw.edu |
UNC Wilmington | Nile McKibben | Transfer Admission Coordinator (Camp Lejune) | 910.450.5507 | mckibbenn@uncw.edu |
Western Carolina University | Heather Hill | Senior Assistant Director of Admission | 828.227.3170 | hchill@wcu.edu |
Western Carolina University | Emily Bingham | Transfer Counselor | 828.227.2672 | ebingham@wcu.edu |
Western Carolina University | Hannah Scott | Transfer Counselor | 828.227.2687 | hfharper@wcu.edu |
Western Carolina University | Keri Clark | Transfer Counselor | 828.227.2680 | kclark@wcu.edu |
Winston-Salem State University | Marquita Graves | Associate Registrar | 336.750.8697 | gravesmj@wssu.edu |
Winston-Salem State University | Chenetta Mallette | Assistant Registrar | 336.750.3336 | mallettecd@wssu.edu |
Winston-Salem State University | Kerwin Graham | Director of Admissions | 336.750.2078 | grahamkw@wssu.edu |
Please contact Dr. Bethany D. Meighen (bdmeighen@northcarolina.edu) of Academic Planning with any updates to this list.