Academic Transfer Programs

TSC offers three types of degrees for students whose goal is to transfer to an upper-level college or university to complete a baccalaureate, or higher, degree. TSC has adopted Texas Administrative Code Chapter 9, Subchapter D of the THECB rules and regulations which defines the length, content, and title of the academic associate degrees offered at TSC. Academic associate degree programs must consist of 60 semester credit hours. All Associate of Arts (A.A.), Associate of Science (A.S.), and Associate of Arts in Teaching (A.A.T.) degree programs offered by TSC require the completion of 60-semester credit hours (SCH), as specified by this rule.

• Earning an Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree typically requires at least two years of full-time equivalent college work. The course work is designed to prepare TSC students to transfer to an upper-level baccalaureate program, or in some cases, directly to employment in a specific career.
• Earning an Associate of Science (A.S.) degree typically requires at least two years of full-time equivalent college work in a grouping of science-related courses designed to prepare TSC students to transfer to an upper-level science-related baccalaureate program, or in some cases, directly to employment in a specific career.
• Earning an Associate of Arts in Teaching (A.A.T.) degree is designed to prepare students for transfer to baccalaureate programs leading to initial Texas teacher certification. There are four A.A.T. programs, consisting of 60 semester credit hours of coursework that are transferable to any Texas public university offering baccalaureate degree programs leading to initial teacher certification.