<p>Ok, this may be a stupid question but I just wanted to know...when you graduate from a community college and obtain your associates degree, what happens when you transfer to a 4 yr university? Do you keep your associates degree until you are done and then it turns into just turns into a bachelors degree...and there is no trace of your associates? Just wondering...</p>
<p>Hope this questions isnt confusing.</p>
<p>The credits go toward the bachelors degree, but you still have your associates. On a job application you can write that you have an associates and a bachelors or just bachelors.</p>
<p>You keep it and hang it on your wall. :)</p>
<p>it becomes a nice wall decoration until you get your bachelors degree. Really its nice to have though in case any future circumstances prevent a person from finishing their B.A. At least there will be something to hang up on the wall.</p>
<p>What about if you do not go to a CC? If you attend a university for a bachelors degree…after a certain amount of credits or certain amount of years do you automatically get an associates?</p>
<p>No. At least, nowhere that I’ve heard of does that.</p>
<p>Hmm…so if youve done 2 years at a university and like someone above said circumstances cause you to take a break or not to continue…you basically have nothing to show for it? Whereas at a CC after two years you do get an associates? Its the same thing…that doesnt really make any sense.</p>
<p>Not saying I dont believe you…its just kinda BS lol</p>
<p>How is it bs?</p>
<p>To get a AS you have to follow strict guidlines accoriding to major.</p>
<p>You could just bs through two years at a 4 year and rightfully have nothing to show for it.</p>
<p>Anyway, I opted not to finish my AA, I found it pointless in my situation as I didn’t want to pay for classes that were necessary for the AA but wouldn’t transfer over to a 4 year.</p>
<p>Oh I understand.
I was just thinking of it like someone following a major’s course work accordingly. I guess I didnt think thats not one everyone does.
But if you DO follow a certain program’s coursework accordingly after 2 years it kinda sucks that you dont get anything if you are doing equivalent work to what you would have done at a CC for an associates ya know?</p>
<p>The difference is most people are doing pre-reqs their first two years at a university, so it makes sense that you wouldn’t have an equivalent degree in your major, because you wouldn’t really have started major classes yet. For an associate’s, they only offer a few truly relevant courses, but a lot of times the degrees are much more general to begin with (mine are in “liberal arts” and “social science,” both of which cover a huge range of majors)</p>
<p>My AA is in journalism, and I had about seven or eight different courses in the major. Depends on the school and the depth of the program.</p>
<p>^Great point. A lot of the majors at my school had “concentrations” so that if you took more major-specific courses, it would note on your degree that you specifically focused on XYZ, but that’s great that yours could offer such a variety of classes.</p>