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What is an Associate Degree for Transfers (AA-T/AS-T)?

The Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act (SB-1440) was signed into legislation on September 29, 2010. The Policy supports transfer students from the California community colleges to earn an Associate in Arts (AA-T) or Associate in Science (AS-T) degree, while preparing students for CSU transfer. This degree is defined by having sixty transferrable units that include 18 units in a major or area of emphasis and the IGETC or CSU GE Breadth pattern.

The benefits to students earning an AA-T or AS-T include: 

• Guaranteed admission into a CSU.
• Students can earn a Bachelor’s degree in 60 units upon transfer, including any lower division General Education (GE) courses, all upper division GE courses, all major and elective course requirements.
• CSUs are prohibited from requiring students to repeat courses that are similar to those completed at the community college for the associate degree for transfer.