Other Associate Degrees
Taft College also offers additional transfer majors. These are not covered under the transfer degrees with a guarantee.
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Additional Information
Completion of Associate Degree requirements does not necessarily complete all transfer requirements to a bachelor-level school. (See transfer counselor for information and advice on transfer requirements).
Students who plan to transfer to the University of California system should review the UC Pathways website to make sure they are taking the appropriate courses for UC transfer. It is highly recommended that students meet with Taft College’s transfer counselor. Please read Transfer Planning section of the catalog.
Associate Degree Credit Courses
Beginning July 1, 1968, only courses that conform to the standards specified in Title 5 of the California Administrative Code and fall into the following categories will be offered for Associate Degree credit at Taft College:
A. All lower division courses accepted toward the baccalaureate degree by the California State University or University of California or intended for such transfer;
B. Courses that apply to the major in non-baccalaureate career technical fields, numbered 1000 or higher. Some Career Technical Education (CTE) courses may be degree applicable but not transferable. An English/Reading course not more than one level below the first transfer level composition course, typically known as English 1500 (i.e. English 1000 and Reading 1005). Each student may count only one such course as credit toward the Associate Degree, but not both English 1000 and Reading 1005;
C. All mathematics courses above and including elementary algebra (Math 1050); and
D. Credit courses in English and mathematics taught in or on behalf of other departments and which, as determined by the Board of Trustees, require entrance skills at a level equivalent to those necessary for the courses specified in B and C above.
Associate Degrees Not Intended for Transfer- Career Technical Education Degrees
Taft College offers degrees that are intended to provide students with employable skills to enter the workforce without continuing their education to bachelor’s awarding institution. These degrees follow the local general education pattern of only 18 units, and students are also responsible to complete some additional requirements of Information Competency and Bibliography, Health Education, and an American Institution requirement. Some of the course units in these majors are not transferable to either the California State University system or University of California.
Taft College offers the following Career Technical Education Degrees:
Administrative Services*
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Court Reporting
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Criminal Justice Administration
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Criminal Justice Administration- Corrections
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Dental Hygiene*
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Early Care, Education, and Family Studies
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Energy Technology*
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General Business*
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Industrial Electronics
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Management* |
Occupational Safety and Health |
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*courses may have recency requirements for prerequisites or major courses