Someone might have asked this, or I'm just a complete idiot, but if you complete a Associates at a Junior College, when you go to a University, do you have to go an extra four yours to get a B.A. or just two (in speaking, I mean a 4 year degree)?
2007-01-02 05:58:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Depends on the University and Junior College. Whether or not the University accepts that Junior College's credits or not.
It also depends on what your major is and how much of it you have taken in Junior College.
I know a lot of people that took their English, History, Math, Physics, and Chemistry classes at Junior or Community Colleges to get them out of the way and save money since the Junior Colleges and Community Colleges were cheaper and they could live at home.
But again it is going to depend on the University whether they accept the Junior College's credits or not for your major. what you need to do is check with the University you are planning on attending after Junior College. It is best to go there in person and talk to them. They will tell you which courses they accept and which courses they don't that way you won't end up getting stuck having to take courses over again.
Keep in mind it is a numbers and enrollment factor when talking to the University. They will want you to take as many courses as they can at their school.
2007-01-02 06:12:46 · answer #1 · answered by JUAN FRAN$$$ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the degree you want and the amount of time you have available to attend classes. I did the JC first and am now in my Senior year but I still have 18 units left to complete because I took on a minor as well. So decide if you will go full time, part time, taking a minor (which will add on 20 or more units) and your commitment to graduating. You also need to remember that just because you have your AA and finished all requirements to transfer, not all courses you took at your JC will count towards your major. You need a total of 120 units or more for your BA and most of the units from your JC may not be the Core requirements for your major. So you may be looking at another 3 or 4 years to finish. But it will all be worth it when you finish.
2007-01-02 14:04:54 · answer #2 · answered by WillLynn 1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As you can tell from the other answers you've got here, it depends. In general, if you get an AA, it should take you two more years to get your BA. But that depends on what you major in. For example, if you get your AA in English, but decide to do your BS in nursing, then it will take you extra time. Likewise, if you decide to do a minor.
Your best bet to do your BA in just two years after your AA is to:
1) Major in something related to your AA
2) Attend a university which has a "transfer compact" with your junior college. This means that they have an agreement to accept you as a full Junior - they will accept all your credits automatically.
2007-01-02 14:08:30 · answer #3 · answered by RoaringMice 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This depends upon in which state you earned your A.A., and to which university you plan to attend.
In California, most of the courses offered by California community colleges are transferable to both the California State University and the University of California systems.
Your counselor should be able to give you all of the details, and if you're not currently in school, the community college (junior college) should have counselors available to give you detailed answer s about this topic.
Good luck, I hope this helped!
2007-01-02 14:08:25 · answer #4 · answered by chuck U 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO when you go to junior college you are basically taking your general education lower division courses! But the university that you transfer to decides which courses they allow you to transfer! which seem to be less and less every year! In a perfect world you would go to junior college for 2 yrs for your lower division classes and a university for 2yrs for upper!How soon you finish depends on your course load! And they add more courses every year because they want you to stay longer so they make more money per student! But it is cheaper to go to a J.C. and then transfer!
2007-01-02 14:15:04 · answer #5 · answered by dissapointed 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
depends on what major you're planning on doing and what courses you did in those 2 years of JC. If you want to be an engineer but all you ever took was math 100, you've got a bit more time on your hands, but if you simply want a liberal arts degree, you can be out in 2 more years.
2007-01-02 14:07:23 · answer #6 · answered by Hans B 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on credits used for the two-year degree program and how many the school will accept for the four-year degree program. Talk to the career counselor at the two-year school to let him or her know your educational goals.
2007-01-02 14:08:12 · answer #7 · answered by Kathy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Once you have gotten your AA degree, you are halfway to your BA, so just two years.
2007-01-02 14:03:45 · answer #8 · answered by smartypants909 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋