A new program has been introduced to community colleges of California which allows students wanting to transfer to a CSU an easier path to being accepted.

A new program has been introduced to community colleges of California which allows students wanting to transfer to a CSU an easier path to being accepted.

The program commences 2014 and will be necessary for students starting at community college this year.

The Associate Degree of Transfer was created to enable community college students a guaranteed path to the CSU of their choice with priority admission.

This also forbids the California State University from having students take classes at their campus that have met the same requirements as those they took at their community college. Students will not have to take any pointless courses to save time on getting their degree and transferring.

This process streamlines the transfer process by ensuring students only take the required 60 units at community college. Students must still follow guidelines hashed out in the IGETC.

The degree of transfer will not change anything for students expecting to transfer to UC, but still counts as an Associate’s degree.

The majors that are involved with the transfer program right now are Administration of Justice, Art History, Business, Communication Studies, Early Childhood Education/Child Development, English, Geology, History, Kinesiology/PE, Mathematics, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Studio Art, and Theater. The list will expand later in the year.

“In general, I think it’s a good program. I don’t see anything wrong with it as of right now,” said Mark Torres.

This program changes the basic purpose of community college in that previously, community colleges were a place for failing students and local community seeking enrichment to take low-cost classes with the option of transfer. This program will transform community colleges into tertiary schooling geared towards preparing students for four-year college.