Associate Degree for Transfer
Cerritos College boasts 30 unique Associate Degrees for Transfer (AA-T or AS-T) to CSUs. With an AA-T or AS-T, you can walk into any CSU as a junior and complete two degrees with only 120 units if you are admitted into a similar* degree program. AA-T/AS-T degrees have specific deadlines** to receive benefits*** during and after the CSU transfer process. Video tutorial - Brief overview of the Associates degree to transfer (10:39). AAT/AST powerpoint.
File for Graduation: Petition for Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer (AA-T/AS-T)Once the petition has been filled out and saved, submit it to the Admissions Office at admissions-info@cerritos.edu.
AA-T/AS-T Majors List and Requirements
- Administration of Justice AS-T
- Anthropology AA-T
- Art History AA-T
- Biology AS-T
- Business Administration AS-T For students who started before Fall 2022. Students not completing these degree requirements by Summer 2023 are not guaranteed to receive the benefits from a degree deemed "similar" by CSU. Please see a counselor for details.
- Business Administration AS-T 2.0 For students beginning fall 2022 or returning after a break of one or more years
- Chemistry AS-T
- Communication Studies AA-T
For students who started before Fall, 2023. Students not completing these degree requirements by Summer, 2025 are not guaranteed to receive the benefits from a degree deemed "similar" by CSU. Please see a counselor for details.
- Communication Studies AA-T 2.0
- Computer Science AS-T
- Early Childhood Education AS-T
- Economics AA-T
- Elementary Teacher Education AA-T
- English AA-T
- Film, Television and Electronic Media
- Geography AA-T
- Geology AS-T
- Global Studies
- History AA-T
- Hospitality Management AS-T
- Journalism AA-T
- Kinesiology AA-T
- Mathematics AS-T
- Music AA-T
- Philosophy AA-T
- Physics AS-T
- Political Science AA-T
- Psychology AA-T
- Public Health Science AS-T
- Social Justice Studies: Africana Studies
- Social Justice Studies: Chicano Studies AA-T
- Social Justice Studies: Gender Studies AA-T
- Social Justice Studies: LGBTQ Studies (AA-T)
- Sociology AA-T
- Spanish AA-T
- Studio Arts AA-T
- Theatre Arts AA-T
- AA-T/AS-T information and website for students
- CSU Similar Degree Report-Campus & Discipline AA-T/AS-Ts
*CSU Similar Degree Report-Campus & Discipline AA-T/AS-Ts To search: select ADT major, then select Cerritos College and finally select the CSU campus(es).
**CSU ADT deadlines: Spring transfer – Completion of AA-T/AS-T by the end of summer
Fall transfer – Completion of AA-T/AST by the end of spring
Completion of AA-T/AS-T includes: 1) AA-T/AS-T major requirements as listed above, 2) Plan B or Plan C (including Oral Communication), 3) 60 CSU transferable units, and 4) 2.0 CSU transfer GPA
***What are the benefits for transfer? 1) receive a 0.10 GPA bump during admissions process, 2) guaranteed spot to a participating CSU, 3) admission advantage when applying to certain campus or majors, 4) 60 units of coursework to complete degree after transfer (in most cases) and 5) opportunity to participate in the California Promise (i.e., priority registration, guaranteed classes).
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