Transfer Degree, A.S.

DEGREE: ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
DIVISION: ARTS AND HUMANITIES

The Associate of Science Louisiana Transfer degree program is designed to facilitate transfer from community colleges to related Baccalaureate degree programs at public universities in Louisiana. The purpose of the Associate of Science Louisiana Transfer degree program is to provide rigorous general education coursework coupled with related preparatory instruction in pre-defined discipline specific tracks to allow seamless transition from Associate degree to Baccalaureate degree with maximization of credits awarded. The General Education courses will transfer as a total block rather than by individual course review.

The total credit hours required for the degree is 60, with 39 hours required in approved General Education coursework and the remaining 21 credit hours consisting of pre-approved discipline-specific coursework as preparatory coursework for continued studies in a related Baccalaureate degree program.  Students in the Associate of Science Louisiana Transfer Degree program may choose from two concentrations: 1) Biological Sciences, or 2) Physical Sciences. 

Advising and planning are key to a student’s success in maximizing the transfer experience. All students who might eventually transfer from community college to a university should develop, with an advisor’s assistance, a written degree plan of courses to take for the transfer associate degree. Whenever possible, students should use the transfer degree requirements to satisfy the specific course requirements for the baccalaureate degree and major at the university to which they wish to transfer.  This information is available through the university’s website linked to www.latransferdegree.com (Schools Participating). 

Degree Plan templates may be reviewed by clicking on the following links: Biological Sciences Concentration Degree Plan Template , Physical Sciences Concentration Degree Plan Template  

Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the Louisiana Transfer Degree Associate of Science program, the learner will be able to:

• Complete college-level material in the general education curriculum of English Composition, Mathematics/Analytical Reasoning, Natural Science, Humanities, Behavioral and Social Sciences, and Fine Arts (SLO #1)
• Master basic concepts derived from concentration/track specific courses in disciplines based upon the student’s area of interest and anticipated baccalaureate major (SLO #2)