Skyline College Catalog 2011-2012 Program & course descriptions ...

REQUIREMENTS FOR THEASSOCIATE IN ARTS FORTRANSFER (AA-T) ORASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE FORTRANSFER (AS-T)The Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act (SenateBill 1440, now codified in California Education Code sections66746-66749) guarantees admission to a Cali forniaState University (CSU) campus for any community collegestudent who completes an “associate degree for transfer”,a newly established variation of the associatedegrees traditionally offered at a California communitycollege. The Associate in Arts for Transfer (AA-T) or theAssociate in Science for Transfer (AS-T) is intended forstudents who plan to complete a bachelor’s degree in asimilar major at a CSU campus. Students completingthese degrees (AA-T or AS-T) are guaranteed admissionto the CSU system, but not to a particular campus ormajor. In order to earn one of these degrees, studentsmust complete a minimum of 60 required semester unitsof CSU-transferable coursework with a minimum GPA of2.0. Students transferring to a CSU campus that doesaccept the AA-T or AS-T will be required to complete nomore than 60 units after transfer to earn a bachelor’sdegree (unless the major is a designated “high-unit”major). This degree may not be the best option for studentsintending to transfer to a particular CSU campus orto university or college that is not part of the CSU system.Students should consult with a counselor when planningto complete the degree for more information on universityadmission and transfer requirements.At the time of catalog publication, the followingdegrees are pending approval by the State Chancellor’sOffice: AS-T in Mathematics and AA-T in Psychology.Additional majors are being developed. Please see acounselor for more information.RequirementsThe following is required for all AA-T or AS-T degrees:1. Minimum of 60 CSU-transferable semester units.2. Minimum grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0in all CSU-transferable coursework. While a minimumof 2.0 is required for admission, some majorsmay require a higher GPA. Please consult with acounselor for more information.3. Completion of a minimum of 18 semester units in an“AA-T” or “AS-T” major as detailed in theDegrees/Certificates section of the catalog. Allcourses in the major must be completed with agrade of C or better or a “P” if the course is takenon a “pass-no pass” basis (title 5 § 55063).4. Certified completion of the California StateUniversity General Education-Breadth pattern (CSUGE Breadth) (see page 247 for more information);OR the Intersegmental General Education TransferCurriculum (IGETC) pattern (see page 249 for moreinformation).TRANSFER OF CREDIT ANDGRADUATION AND/ORCERTIFICATE PROGRAMREQUIREMENTSFOR STUDENTS WHO TRANSFER AMONG THE DIS -TRICT’S COLLEGES OR OTHER COLLEGES OR UNI-VERSITIES OUTSIDE THE DISTRICTThe San Mateo County Community College DistrictBoard of Trustees has adopted Board Policy 6.26, whichprovides for reciprocity of course credit among theDistrict’s three colleges for purposes of meeting graduationrequirements.A. Students may transfer from one College within theDistrict to another without penalty, although differencesin curriculum offerings among the Collegesmay exist.B. Individual courses students have taken at a particularCollege within the District that satisfy an area inthe general education pattern, elective, statutory,and/or specific area requirements at one DistrictCollege shall be accepted by the other DistrictColleges as satisfying those same requirements.C. Students who have completed an entire GeneralEducation pattern, electives, residency, competency,statutory and specific area requirements, atone District College shall be determined to havecompletely fulfilled all area requirements for graduationor certificate programs at any of the DistrictColleges. Upon transferring to another DistrictCollege, students shall be required to complete onlythose courses applicable toward their major for theAssociate Degree or Certificate Program.D. District students who transfer to another Collegewithin the District shall receive full transfer credit forinstruction completed in their major field but, inorder to graduate, they shall be expected to meetthe major-field graduation requirements establishedby the College to which they have transferred.R E Q U I R E M E N T S2 011 – 2 012 C ATA L O G w w w. S k y l i n e C o l l e g e . e d u85