Program 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 either the CSU-GE or IGETC general education patterns, 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.
