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Status Report:Associate Degrees for

Transfer to CSUCharles Jennings

Dean of Student Learning and Assessment

Jack Saunders

Articulation Officer

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Background

The Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act (SB 1440 – Padilla), signed into legislation on September 29, 2010, enables the California Community Colleges and California State University to collaborate on the creation of Associate in Arts Degree (AA-T) and Associate in Science (AS-T) Degree transfer programs. 

The law requires community colleges to grant a 60-unit associate degree for transfer once a student has met general education and major requirements. Upon completion of the associate degree for transfer, the student is eligible for admission with junior standing into the California State University (CSU) system.

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Benefits

Guaranteed admission into CSU systemPriority admission when applying to a particular

program that is similar to the student’s community college major

The law prohibits CSU from requiring a transferring student to repeat courses similar to those taken at the community college that counted toward their associate degree for transfer

The law prohibits CSU from requiring more than an additional 60 units for the Bachelor’s degree

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Transfer Model Curriculum

In response to Senate Bill 1440 (Padilla, 2010), the Academic Senates for California Community Colleges and California State University decided to develop a faculty-led, state-wide, effort to identify course content for the new associate degrees for transfer.  The C-ID infrastructure is being used to develop and vet the transfer model curriculum (TMC) in the most common transfer majors. 

Associate degrees for transfer are either AS-T degrees (for STEM and CTE programs) or AA-T degrees (for all other programs). 

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Goals

The Board of Governors has established a goal that by Fall 2013, each community college shall offer AA-T/AS-T degrees in 80% of the majors they currently offer for which there is a TMC.

The Board of Governors has established a goal that by Fall 2014, each community college shall offer AA-T/AS-T degrees in 100% of the majors they currently offer for which there is a TMC.

6AA-T/AS-T Degrees at Delta College

Finalized Transfer Model Curriculum (Jan. 2013)

Current SJDC Major

Approved/Active

Pending Approval

Under Developmen

tAdministration of Justice/Criminal Justice X     XAnthropology     XArt History      Business Administration     XCommunication Studies X X    Computer Science      Early Childhood Education (ECE) X   X  Elementary Education X     XEnglish X   X  Geography      Geology   X  History X     XJournalism      Kinesiology   X  Mathematics X X    Music X     XPhilosophy      Physics X    Political Science   X  Psychology X X    Sociology      Spanish     XStudio Arts X   X  Theatre X     X

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7Status of Transfer Degrees at Delta College

Status

Current SJDC Majors with TMC 11

Active AA-T/AS-T Degrees 4

Transfer Degrees Pending Approval 6

Transfer Degrees Under Development 8

Planned for Fall 13 (90%) 10

Planned for Fall 14 (163%) 18