Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) Pathways

For students applying in fall 2025 for admission in fall 2026 at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo:
Please see the list below for the Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADTs) for which Cal Poly has established pathways.

ADT Name	cal poly major name	concentration
Anthropology	BS Anthropology and Geography	Individualized Course of Study (ICS)
Chemistry	BS Chemistry	General Polymers and Coatings
communication studies 2.0	BA Communication Studies	General
english	BA English	General
Environmental science	BS Environmental Management and Protection	General
Global Studies	BA Interdisciplinary Studies	Ethics, Law and Social Justice Global Citizenship and Social Sustainability Health and Society Science, Technology and Society Visual, Media and Cultural Studies
History	BA History	General
Journalism	BS Journalism	General Individualized Course of Study (ICS) Media Innovation News Public Relations
Law, Public Policy, and Society	BA Interdisciplinary Studies	Ethics, Law and Social Justice Global Citizenship and Social Sustainability Health and Society Science, Technology and Society Visual, Media and Cultural Studies
Music	BA Music	General
Philosophy	BA Philosophy	General Ethics and Society
physics	BS Physics	General
POLITICAL SCIENCE	BA Political Science	Individualized Course of Study (ICS)
Psychology	BS Psychology	General
Sociology	BA Sociology	Individualized Course of Study (ICS)
Spanish	BA Spanish	General
Theater Arts	BA Theatre Arts	General

The Student Transfer Achievement Reform (STAR) Act (SB 1440), signed into legislation on September 29, 2010, enables the California Community Colleges and the California State University (CSU) to collaborate on the creation of Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) programs.  This new law requires community colleges to grant an ADT once a student has met specified major and General Education requirements for the degree. Upon completion of the degree, the student is eligible for transfer with junior standing into the CSU.

The STAR Act requires community colleges to develop and grant Associate Degrees in Art for Transfer (AA-T) or Associate Degrees in Science for Transfer (AS-T) with the following stipulations:

• Completion of 60 semester units of coursework that would be eligible for transfer to the CSU, including General Education.
• Completion of at least 18 units of coursework in a major or area of emphasis as defined by the community college.
• Maintenance of a minimum grade point average of at least 2.0 in all CSU-transferable coursework.

A community college student who has earned an AA-T or AS-T will be granted priority admission to the CSU in a similar bachelor's degree program with a guarantee of junior standing as long as the student meets all prescribed admission requirements.  Once admitted, the student will only be required to complete 60 additional prescribed units to qualify for the appropriate bachelor's degree.

For more information about ADT programs, see the CSU's CCC-Associate Degree for Transfer page.