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ECU will award credit for listed AP exams earning a score of 3 or higher, with no limit to the amount of credit possible. However, students are still required to meet the following graduation requirements: a minimum of 25 percent of the credit hours required for the degree and at least 50 percent of the total hours required in the major must be completed through enrollment in East Carolina University. Specific exams and score breakdowns are found here: https://admissions.ecu.edu/placement-credit/.

Business Administration and Management, General

Accounting

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Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry

Finance, General

Speech Communication and Rhetoric

Information Technology

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Computer Science

Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services

Elementary Education and Teaching

Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching

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Reading Teacher Education

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Social Studies Teacher Education

Drama and Dance Teacher Education

Educational Leadership and Administration, General

Adult and Continuing Education Administration

Educational/Instructional Technology

Special Education and Teaching, General

Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities

Engineering, General

Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

Computer Software Engineering

Construction Engineering Technology/Technician

Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General

Engineering/Industrial Management

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English Language and Literature, General

Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing

Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General

Human Development and Family Studies, General

Family and Community Services

Apparel and Textiles, General

Foreign Languages and Literatures, General

City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning

African-American/Black Studies

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Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology

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Management Information Systems, General

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Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies

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Chemistry, General

Geology/Earth Science, General

Physics, General

Psychology, General

Health/Medical Psychology

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School Psychology

Social Work

Public Administration

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics

Geography

National Security Policy Studies

Political Science and Government, General

Sociology

Anthropology

Economics, General

Dance, General

Interior Design

Drama and Dramatics/Theater Arts, General

Fine/Studio Arts, General

Music, General

ECU offers 88 baccalaureate degree programs, 16 undergraduate certificates, 69 master's degrees, 32 accelerated baccalaureate/master's programs, 5 professional doctoral degrees, 13 research doctoral degrees, 82 post-baccalaureate certificates, and almost a dozen dual, integrated, or specialist options. Additionally, ECU is the only university in North Carolina with a Dental School, Medical School, and College of Engineering at the same institution. It is also the state's leader in distance education, with more than 100 online degree and certificate programs. In Fall 2023, ECU employed over 5,800 personnel; over 2,000 of these employees held a faculty appointment. In 2022-2023, ECU conferred almost 7,400 degrees and certificates and, in the most recent data reported to the National Center for Educational Statistics (for fiscal year 2021), had core expenses of almost $600 million. ECU's total enrollment in Fall 2023 was 26,785 with 21,423 undergraduates and 5,362 graduate, professional, and post-baccalaureate students. All 100 counties in North Carolina, 47 states and the District of Columbia, and 69 countries were represented in the student body. Ethnic minorities made up 35 percent of undergraduate students, 29 percent of graduate students, 52 percent of medical students, and 46 percent of dental students.* Almost 30 percent of all students were enrolled in online courses only. Over 40% of ECU students are in a STEM-related program.

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