Overview
This A.A. is designed as a University Preparation, Emphasis in Language Studies. The
University Preparation degree, distinctive of the University Preparation "pathway,"
is designed to prepare you for transfer to a California State University (CSU) or
University of California (UC) campus. While completion of this program does not guarantee
admission to a specific college or university, it allows you to complete preparatory
courses that may apply toward the area of study in which you plan to major at your
targeted transfer university, and to complete general education requirements required
by CSU and UC for bachelor's (baccalaureate) degree. It entails an interdisciplinary
approach to learning that will allow you to simultaneously meet your unique transfer
goals and fulfill lower division requirements for bachelor's degree at many CSU or
UC institutions. You will do this by completing a rigorous general education experience
with the Cal-GETC general education pattern, in addition to completing an emphasis
in a particular field or program. How does it work? Each emphasis has been crafted
to help you prepare for upper-division coursework in a baccalaureate major at a four-year
university. By fulfilling the requirements of the MJC emphasis, you will also be completing
some or all lower division preparation for baccalaureate major at the university.
ASSIST (www.assist.org) is a statewide database of recorded transfer agreements between
community colleges and universities. You are advised to use ASSIST in selecting courses
from the emphasis to ensure that the coursework applies to your baccalaureate major.
University Preparation with Emphasis Prepare for transfer with some majors at MJC.
Not every program at MJC offers a degree designed for transfer-oriented students.
However, many programs do offer AA or AS majors which function like the emphasis for
transfer-oriented students. Those majors are included on the following pages to help
you make the right decision when determining the best transfer-oriented path of study.
