An AA-T/AS-T degree is “similar” to a CSU baccalaureate degree “when a specific CSU campus, by its processes, determines that a student so prepared can successfully complete the bachelor's degree within 60 additional units.” CSU discipline faculty have reviewed and identified the Transfer Model Curriculum (TMC) which can be considered “similar” to the campus baccalaureate program in that discipline. To be considered in the admission, enrollment, and graduation processes, students must complete an AA-T/AS-T degree that has been deemed similar to the CSU campus at which they plan to enroll.
Transfer associate degrees (AA-T/AS-T) deemed “similar” are aligned with the CSU degree majors, eliminating the need for AA-T/AS-T students to repeat courses taken at the community college. Students completing an AA-T/AS-T in a program that has been deemed similar to the CSU major or option within a major to which they have been admitted will be considered to have met all lower-division general education and major preparation requirements for that major or option within the major unless a unique lower-division requirement can be accommodated within the remaining 60-semester units.
Description of the CSU Similar Designation Process:
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Students who successfully complete an AA-T/AS-T degree and transfer to a California State University campus in a similar major are guaranteed the ability to complete the BA/BS degree within 60-semester (90 quarter) units. In addition, students completing these degrees may not be required to complete additional lower-division general education courses or lower-division major preparation upon transfer unless a unique lower-division requirement can be accommodated within the remaining 60-semester units.
View a List of CSU Similar Programs by TMC (TMC Database)
View a list of Associate Degrees for Transfer by CCC & CSU