Associate Degree for Transfer Students
Two programs can help you transfer from one of the California Community Colleges (CCC) to the California State University (CSU) and complete your bachelor's degree in a timely and cost-effective way. The programs are:
- Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADT)
- Through in Two, California Promise Two-Year Pledge Program
Learn more below.
Where are you in your transfer journey?
- Just beginning at a CCC? Discover the benefits of an ADT and explore your transfer options.
- Considering an ADT? Find out which majors are accepted for transfer 91传媒 and other participating four-year universities.听
- Already started an ADT pathway? Make sure the CSU you plan to attend accepts your major as a 鈥渓ike major鈥 for transfer.
IMPORTANT: ADT applicants, please also review CSUN Transfer Admissions.
The Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) is designed to help California community college students transfer to California State University (CSU) schools. Unlike regular AA or AS degrees, the Associate in Art for Transfer (AA-T) and the Associate in Science for Transfer (AS-T) degrees come with certain benefits.
ADT Benefits 91传媒
If you meet CSUN's upper-division transfer admission eligibility requirements and earn a verified AA-T or AS-T degree that matches a major 91传媒, you will:
- Receive priority admission consideration even when a CSUN major is impacted.*
- Enter CSUN with junior standing, ready for upper-division course work.
- Be able to complete the transfer major in 60 more semester units as long as you do not change your major.
- Receive priority registration each semester.听
* Learn more at CSUN Transfer Impaction.
As a student with a verified AA-T or AS-T degree who also meets the CSU鈥檚 upper-division transfer admission eligibility requirements, you are guaranteed admission to a CSU though not necessarily to a particular campus or major.
Verify Your ADT Major for CSUN听
IMPORTANT!
- If you plan to earn an ADT at a California community college and transfer to CSUN, verify that your ADT major matches one 91传媒. Matching majors are listed In the table on this page.
- For transfer admission to CSUN under this program, your final transcript听must show that you have earned a verified ADT from a California community college.
Find Matching ADT & CSUN Majors.
Keep Your ADT Advantage
Once you're admitted to CSUN as an ADT student, you'll want to maintain your ADT status. Review how to keep your advantage in the CSUN University Catalog at . There, you will also find Degree Road Maps for completing your major in 60 additional units. Your CSUN academic advisor will also assist you.
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If you are admitted to CSUN with a verified Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a matching major, you can participate in the Through in Two Program (formerly known as California Promise). You will take the Two-Year Pledge to complete your bachelor鈥檚 degree in two additional college years. This means you will take 30 semester units per year, which may include enrolling in summer and winter terms.
If you qualify for the Through in Two Program, you will:
- Receive priority registration each semester.
- Receive routine and thorough academic advisement especially for ADT students.
For program requirements, qualifications and the pledge form, visit CSUN鈥檚 Through in Two Program.
For systemwide details, visit the , and scroll down to the bottom of the page to search for CSUs participating in the four-year and two-year pledge programs.
Verify Your ADT Major for CSUN
Make sure your California community college major matches one at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). To qualify for admission to an ADT degree-completion program and/or the California Promise Program 91传媒, you must:
- Be pursuing one of the California Community College ADT听majors listed in the table below (left column),听and
- Apply for admission to the matching CSUN-approved major and option if applicable (right column of table),听and
- Meet the eligibility criteria at听CSUN Transfer Admissions听补苍诲 Transfer Student Requirements.
Note:听As a California resident with an AA-T or AS-T degree, you will also be affected by听transfer impaction听if you have chosen an impacted major.
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Title of AA-T or AS-T Degree | 听Major/Option Matches 91传媒 |
Administration of Justice | BA - Criminology and Justice Studies - General |
Anthropology | BA - Anthropology - General |
Art History | BA - Art - General |
Studio Arts | BA - Art - General |
Biology | BA - Biology - General BS - Biology / Biotechnology option BS - Biology / Ecology and Evolutionary Biology option** BS - Biology / Marine Biology option** |
Business Administration* | BS - Business Administration / Business Analytics option BS - Business Administration / Business Law option BS - Business Administration / Global Supply Chain Management option BS - Business Administration / Management option BS - Business Administration / Marketing option* BS - Business Administration / Pre-Finance option BS - Business Administration / Real Estate option BS - Business Administration / Systems and Operations Management option BS - Consumer Sciences / Consumer Affairs option** BA - Economics - General |
Chemistry | BA - Chemistry - General |
Child and Adolescent Development | BA - Child and Adolescent Development / Applied Developmental Science option BS - Family and Consumer Sciences / Family Studies option |
Chicana/o Studies, Latina/o Studies | BA - Chicano and Chicana Studies - General** |
Communication Studies | BA - Communication Studies - General |
Computer Science | BS - Computer Science - General |
Early Childhood Education | BA - Child and Adolescent Development / Early Childhood Development option |
Economics | BA - Economics - General |
Elementary Teacher Education | BA - Liberal Studies / Pre-Credential option |
English | BA - English / Creative Writing option BA - English / Honors option BA - English / Literature option BA - English / Subject Matter Program option |
Environmental Science | BA - Environmental Science - General** BS - Geography and Environmental Studies BS -听Geography and Environmental Studies - Honors BS - Geology - General |
Film, Television and Electronic Media | BA - Cinema and Television Arts / Emerging Media Production option BA - Cinema and Television Arts /听Entertainment Media Management option BA - Cinema and Television Arts / Media Theory and Criticism option BA - Cinema and Television Arts / Screenwriting option |
Geography | BS - Geographic Information Science - General** BS - Geographic Information Science - Honors BS - Geography and Environmental Studies - General** BS - Geography and Environmental Studies - Honors |
Geology | BS - Geology - General |
Global Studies | BA - Anthropology - General BA - Asian American Studies - General BA - Central American Studies - General BA - Chicana and Chicano Studies - General BS - Consumer Sciences / Consumer Affairs option** BS -听Consumer Sciences / Family and Consumer Sciences option** BA - English / Creative Writing option BA - English / Honors option BA - English / Literature option BA - English / Subject Matter Program option BA - Gender and Women's Studies - General BS - Geography and Environmental Studies - General BS -听Geography and Environmental Studies - Honors BA - History - General BA - Interdisciplinary Studies BA - Linguistics - General BA - Philosophy - General BA - Religious Studies - General BA - Sociology - General Sociology option BA - Spanish / Hispanic Linguistics option BA - Spanish / Language and Culture option BA - Spanish / Literature option BA - Spanish / Translation and Interpretation option BA - Urban Studies and Planning - General |
History | BA - History - General |
Hospitality Management | BS - Tourism, Hospitality, and Recreation Management |
Journalism | BA - Journalism - General BA - Journalism - Broadcast option BA - Journalism - Public Relations option |
Kinesiology | BS - Kinesiology / Dance option BS - Kinesiology / Sport Studies option |
Law, Public Policy, and Society | BA - Criminology and Justice Studies BA - Political Science / Law and Society option BA - Political Science / Politics and Government option BA - Political Science / Public Policy and Management option |
Mathematics | BA - Mathematics - General BA - Mathematics / Secondary Teaching option BS - Mathematics / General BS - Mathematics 听/ Applied Mathematical Sciences option BS - Mathematics / Statistics option |
Music | BA - Music / Breadth Studies option BA - Music / Directed Studies option** |
Nutrition and Dietetics | BS - Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science / Food Science option** |
Philosophy | BA - Philosophy - General BA - Jewish Studies - General BA - Religious Studies - General |
Physics | BA - Physics - General BS - Physics - General BS - Physics / Astrophysics option |
Political Science | BA - Political Science / Law and Society option BA - Political Science / Politics and Government option BA - Political Science / Public Policy and Management option |
Psychology | BA - Psychology - General BS - Family and Consumer Sciences / Family Studies option |
Social Justice Studies | BA - Asian American Studies - General BA - Central American Studies - General BA - Chicana and Chicano Studies - General BA - English / Creative Writing option BA - English / Honors option BA - English / Literature option BA - English / Subject Matter Program option BA - Gender and Women's Studies - General BA - Interdisciplinary Studies option BA - Linguistics - General BA - Philosophy - General BA - Religious Studies - General BA - Sociology - General Sociology option BA - Spanish / Hispanic Linguistics option BA - Spanish / Language and Culture option BA - Spanish / Literature option BA - Spanish / Translation and Interpretation option BA - Urban Studies and Planning - General |
Social Work and Human Services | BA - Sociology - General |
Sociology | BA - Criminology and Justice Studies - General BA - Sociology - General |
Spanish | BA - Central American Studies - General BA - Chicana and Chicano Studies - General BA - Spanish / Hispanic Linguistics option BA - Spanish / Language and Culture option BA - Spanish / Literature option BA - Spanish / Translation and Interpretation option |
Theatre Arts** | BA - Theatre / Theatre Arts option BA - Theatre / Acting and Directing option BA - Theatre / Design and Production option |
*Starting with fall 2022 admission,听only the new听Business Administration 2.0 ADT, which includes statistics, will match听the CSUN Business Administration听Marketing option. Please consult with your community college counselor.
**Available on starting spring 2026.
How to Apply
Please return to CSUN Transfer Admissions听补苍诲 Transfer Student Requirements听to review admission application instructions, transcript requirements and deadlines.
Questions? Please contact the Office of Admissions at (818) 677-3400 or email admissions@csun.edu.