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SUGGESTED UNIVERSITY TRANSFER PROGRAMS
Trinity Valley Community College maintains contact with the senior institutions in
the state to ensure that the university transfer courses offered at TVCC are
equivalent in quality and content to those of the senior institutions.
The Coordinating Board of the Texas College and University System has designated
the Associate of Arts degree (AA), Liberal Arts Major and Associate of Arts degree
(AAT), Teaching Major as collegiate degrees related to the baccalaureate degrees.
At Trinity Valley Community College, a student may who enters into one of the
programs listed below may earn a degree by successfully completing a general
education component or the core curriculum with additional suggested freshman
and sophomore academic courses equivalent to 60 semester credit hours. These
courses are approved by the Coordinating Board, listed in the Academic Course
Guide Manual, and are transferable to senior colleges and universities in Texas.
TVCC’s general education degrees are composed of:
•
Associate of Arts degree, Liberal Arts major (AA)
o
In accordance with Senate Bill 1189, passed by the 84th
Legislative Session, Trinity Valley Community College has
designated the AA as the
multidisciplinary tudies associate
degree
.
•
Associate of Arts degree, Teaching major (AAT)
o
Leading to initial Texas teacher certification
o
EC-6, 4-8, EC-12 special education
•
Associate of Arts degree, Music major (AAM)
o
The curricula for the Associate of Arts, Music major (AAM) degree
are designed for students intending on transferring their
coursework to a university music program. Core completion is
not a requirement for the AAM degree.
The AA and AAT provide general academic curricula in university-parallel and pre-
professional pathways of study which enable students to enter as juniors at senior
colleges or universities of their choice. Students who attend TVCC for one or two
years and transfer to senior colleges or universities should have no difficulty
completing transfer of credits if they follow these steps:
1.
Select a pathway of study and a senior college or university which
offers a bachelor's degree in the chosen pathway;
2.
Write or visit the Registrar's Office of the senior college or university
to obtain a current copy of its catalog, and study the freshman and
sophomore courses offered;
3.
Confer with an academic advisor and receive assistance selecting
TVCC courses corresponding to those offered for freshman and
sophomore years at the senior college or transfer university;
4.
Complete the TVCC transfer courses with a GPA of at least 2.0 (C
average);
5.
Apply for admission to the senior college or university early in the last
semester enrolled at TVCC and ask the Registrar's Office to send a
transcript to the receiving institution.
