2012 college night volunteers - Tulare County Office of Education

TULARE COUNTY COLLEGE NIGHTwww.tcoe.org/collegenightASSOCIATE OF ART-ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCETRANSFER DEGREES (AA-T/ AS-T)AA-T/ AS-TThe Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act (SB 1440) establishes a transfer Associate of Arts (AA-T) or transferAssociate of Science (AS-T) degree for California Community College student and is designed to provide a clear pathwayto the CSU degree major.Transfer Associate Degree AdmissionCalifornia Community College students that have earned an AA-T/AS-T degree are guaranteed junior standing andpriority admission consideration over all other transfer students when applying to a CSU baccalaureate (BA/BS)degree program that has been deemed similar to the student’s community college area of emphasis. Once admittedto a similar baccalaureate (BA/BS) degree program, the transfer associate degree student will only be required tocomplete 60 additional prescribed units to qualify for the similar baccalaureate (BA/BS) degree.Transfer AA-T/AS-T PriorityAA-T/AS-T degree applicants are guaranteed priority admission over all other transfer students when applying to alocal or non-impacted campus, or priority admission consideration to an impacted campus when applying to a CSUundergraduate degree program that has been deemed similar to the student’s community college area of emphasis.Transfer AA-T/AS-T Admission VerificationTo be eligible for the admission priority consideration at those CSU campuses with similar programs that receivedyour application, California Community College AA-T/AS-T degree applicants may have to submit verification thatthey are finishing the remaining requirements for the AA-T/AS-T degree (Please check with the CSU that you are applyingto see if this is a requirement).For this verification to be accomplished, the California Community Colleges have established a priority schedule fortransfer associate degree eligible students. Please check with your local Community College for the timelineschedule at your school.• The community college will provide eligible applicants with an official document that indicates remaining requirementsfor the AA-T/AS-T degree.• Transfer applicants must send a copy of the evaluation form to the admissions office at each CSU campus towhich you applied if requested by the CSU campus.All CSUs will require a final verification that the AA-T/AS-T degree was granted through the submission of a finalofficial transcript from the community college that shows the degree posted.36