Do you need to take any steps to receive your AA when you are already getting a Bachelor's Degree?

Question

I know it may sound silly, BUT if you are already getting a BA are you automatically getting an AA degree and do I need to ask my university for my AA certificate?

I am one class away from a BA degree but I didn't know if it was necessary for me to have an AA certificate if I am gonna have my BA

Answer 1

If you are getting your BA, the AA means nothing. I wouldn't worry about it. However, if you should drop out of college after getting the requisite credits for an AA but before getting your BA, I'd definitely ask for the AA certificate.

Answer 2

No!! They are two separate entities and one does not automatically lead to the other. Many people use the AA as a stepping stone to a BA or BS, but if one is enrolled in a four year bachelor's program, one does NOT automatically get an AA at any time throughout the process.

I hope this helps.

Answer 3

No, the AA degree/Certificate is a lesser degree which opens very few doors of opportunity. Continue on with your Bachelor's of Arts Degree, don't worry, you are headed in the right direction. After completing your BA, you can later obtain the Masters Degree. So go for it!

Answer 4

Usually you get the AA or AS after 2 years or 60 or so credits. Then you get the BA or BS at like 120. You get it along the way. At least I did.

Answer 5

Hi, The requirements for an AA are not the same as the bachelors.

No, if you're acquiring a bachelors then you don't need an AA degree.
The difference: an AA degree is, essentially, a bachelor's with out the garbage(poly sci, hist, eng. etc). It gives you the tools for the specific field it specializes in. electronics, nursing, etc.

Answer 6

It depends on the college. I'll give you an example:

At my college (Kent State University), I think you can go on to get a bachelor's degree after getting a plain Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree; it just depends on your major.

To get a business degree here, you have to be in a "pre-business program" for your first two years; this means, for example, that you take your intro to financial and managerial accounting classes in your sophomore year. I'm in the accounting technology program at one of the regional campuses, and I took those accounting classes my freshman year, so I can't get attempt to get my bachelor's degree unless I spend the next 2 1/2 years making up the rest of the "pre-business" classes.

The Nursing, Radiologic Imaging Sciences and Early Childhood Education programs here are sequenced - you have to take "this" class before you take "that" class, and some classes are taken in the same semester. You can get an associate's and go on in the sequence to get a bachelor's in those.

Some of the associate degrees they have here don't have a corresponding bachelor's degree, like Horticulture Technology, Medical Billing Technology, Computer Office Management Accounting, and Information Technology for Administrative Professionals.

That's my college...you'll have to ask your advisor about your school.

Answer 7

I would if I were you. I'm in my BA and already received my AA certificate.

Answer 8

Check with your present University and have them review your transcript.............. they will be able to tell you if you have met the requirements for your AA.

I don't think that you need your AA if you are going for your BS, or BA.

Answer 9

You don't need an associates degree if you are getting a bachelors, it is a waste of time. People normally get their associates first if they screwed up in high school and had to go to community college first, or along those lines.

Answer 10

no you are getting a BA, an associates is something different.