PROGRAM OF STUDY
Associate in Arts in Geography for Transfer
The Associate in Arts in Geography for Transfer (AA-T) prepares students to move into a
curriculum at a four-year institution leading to a baccalaureate degree in Geography. Please
consult a counselor regarding specific course requirements for your transfer institution.
Completion of the AA-T degree also provides guaranteed admission with junior status to the
CSU system, along with priority admission to the local CSU, Fullerton, in the Geography major.
See the Santa Ana College course catalog for a list of additional requirements for all Associate in
Arts for Transfer (AA-T) and Associate in Science for Transfer (AS-T) degrees. Upon
completion of the AA-T in Geography students will have an understanding of both the breadth
and depth of the spatial perspective that is central to geographic study. This knowledge will be
grounded in the comprehension of geographic principles, concepts, ideas, theories, research,
terminology, and relationships. Students will also have the capacity to write and think in a
critical and analytical way using scientific principles about issues pertaining to earth surface
study, human/environment interaction and impact, and local, regional, and global relationships
and associations.
Course
Required Core (6 units)
Geography 101, Physical Geography
Geography 102, Cultural Geography
Units
3
3
List A – select 6-7 units
Business Application 150, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
3
Geography 100, World Regional Geography
Geography 101L, Physical Geography Laboratory
3
1
List B – select 6 units
Any course not selected in list A above;
Anthropology 100 or 100H; Biology 109 or 109H, 109L, 211, 212, 214; Chemistry 209, 219 or
219H; Computer Science 105, 120, 121, 131; Earth Science 110 or 110H; Economics 120, 121;
English 102 or 102H, 103 or 103H; Geology 101, 101L; Math 150, 180 or 180H, 185, 219 or
219H; Philosophy 110 or 110H; Physics 109, 279, 289; Political Science 101 or 101H, 220;
Social Science 219 or 219H
Total Units for the Major
Total General Education Units:
CSU-General Education Breadth OR
Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)
CSU Transferable Elective Units: As needed to Total 60 degree units
18-19
Total Number of Degree Units
60
39*
37*