Assembly Bill 928 requires that students who declare an educational goal of transfer be placed on an
Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) pathway if one exists at your home college. It also requires a single new general
education pattern California Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) for students who plan to transfer. The goal of this change is to increase student success and minimize the number of
units to completion.
Explore this list of frequently asked questions below to determine how these changes may affect students preparing to transfer to a 4-year institution.
If a student meets the parameters listed under the question above “Who will be affected by the changes to ADT placement?”, they will have a registration hold beginning Summer/Fall 2025 if they do not have an abbreviated or comprehensive education plan (AEP or CEP) completed by March 17, 2025. Holds will be placed each semester for students who do not meet this requirement by the core step deadline.
If a student has not completed the orientation and placement core steps they will NOT receive a registration hold, but they will lose eligibility for priority registration.
Per AB928, if an ADT pathway exists, students would be placed into it unless they meet the statutory exceptions.
Statutory exceptions from auto-ADT placement include:
1. An ADT pathway does not exist in the chosen major at the college.
2. The student’s educational pathway is better served by a local associate degree.
3. The student plans to apply to transfer to a UC campus or an independent college
or university.
4. The student is seeking to complete a community college baccalaureate degree program.
5. The student is seeking to complete CTE program that does not have an ADT pathway
Ultimately, the counselor will help you make the best-informed decision and will note any exceptions in the system to avoid holds.
If one of the declared majors is an ADT no exceptions are needed. If all declared programs are local and the educational goal is to transfer, an exception is needed. Counselors can assist with exceptions.
Yes, you may, but it is advised that you verify your educational goal with a counselor to make sure it is not recorded in the system as transfer.
Catalog rights refer to the right of every continuing student to choose one, and only one, catalog under whose course requirements the student is to be evaluated for the purpose of determining whether the student meets the requirements for MJC graduation, certificate, or certification of general education. The continuing student may select the catalog which was in effect when the student initially enrolled at MJC or any catalog in effect thereafter through and including the semester when the student applies for graduation or transfer certification.
A student remaining in continuous enrollment will retain catalog rights for graduation under the year of initial enrollment. Any academic record symbol entered on a MJC transcript (A through F, P/NP, I, W, MW, SP) shall constitute a record of continuous enrollment. Continuous enrollment is defined as enrollment in at least one term (summer, fall or spring) of the academic year. Students should consult with their counselor for current information.
We encourage you to meet with a counselor to update your major and educational plan to make sure your catalog right is accurate and to your benefit. You can schedule an appointment or do an in-person or phone drop in through the MJC Counseling webpage.
Contact an MJC Success Specialist at 209-575-6789.
These are associate degrees that are fully transferable to a California State University (CSU) and are no more than 60 semester units or 90 quarter units. Students who meet the CSU’s minimum eligibility requirements are guaranteed priority admission to a CSU campus, though not necessarily to a particular campus or major. Associate’s Degrees for Transfer are an Associate in Art for Transfer (AA-T) and Associate in Science for Transfer (AS-T) degrees. With an ADT you will be able to earn two degrees — your associate’s degree and your bachelor’s degree — with only 120 units if you transfer into a program at the CSU that’s similar to the one in which you earned your associate’s at a California Community College. For more information visit CCC-Associate Degree for Transfer
The California General Education Transfer Curriculum (CalGETC) is the single transfer general education pathway for California Community College students to fulfill lower-division general education requirements for transfer and admission to a CSU and UC. The new general education pattern CalGETC will begin as of Fall 2025.
