Students with the 44-Hour Core

Students who complete the North Carolina Community College Articulation Agreement 44-hour General Education Core are guaranteed to receive credit for certain ILS requirements.

What is this?

The 44-hour Core is "a statewide agreement governing the transfer of credits between N.C. community colleges and N.C. public universities and has as its objective the smooth transfer of students. This agreement has been approved by the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina and the N.C. State Board of Community Colleges. The CAA provides certain assurances to the transferring student; for example, the CAA identifies community college courses that are appropriate for transfer as electives. Courses that will satisfy pre-major and general education requirements are also specified"... more

Who completes the 44-hour Core?

Students who complete the courses prescribed to them by their North Carolina Community College, and complete each of these courses with a grade of C or higher may complete the 44-hour Core. more

 How do I know if I have the Core?

Whether or not you have completed the Core is determined by our Transfer Evaluator. If it is determined that you've completed the Core, a notation of "44-Hour Core Completed" will be added to the bottom of your transfer evaluation. You can see this on your Transfer Articulation or Unofficial Academic Transcript in OnePort.

What ILS requirements does the Core fulfill?

The Core completes these requirements: Academic Writing, Laboratory Science, Math, HUM 124, HUM 214, the complete Topical Cluster, Quantitative Intensive, 1 (of 2) Information Literacy Intensive, 1 (of 3) Writing Intensive. Click here(.pdf) for a printable checklist that gives detailed information about each requirement.