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Associate Degree for Transfer and California Promise. ***
Two new programs help students transfer from California Community Colleges to the California State University (CSU) and complete the bachelor's degree in a timely and cost-effective way. The programs are:
Read this page if you plan to apply to CSUN having earned an ADT (AA-T or AS-T) degree from a California Community College, or you want to know more about ADT and/or California Promise.
IMPORTANT: ADT applicants, please also review admission requirements at Transfer Student Applicant.
About ADT
Unlike regular AA or AS degrees, the Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADT) come with certain guarantees and are designed especially for transfer to the California State University (CSU). ADTs are sometimes referred to as the STAR Act or SB 1440. To learn more, read this page, contact your community college counselor, or visit the California Community Colleges ADT information page.
Completing an ADT in the arts (an AA-T) or the sciences (an AS-T) at a California Community College guarantees the benefits listed below.
ADT Benefits
Students who earn a verified AA-T or AS-T that matches a major at the CSU they want to attend will:
- Receive priority admission consideration. This is an advantage because many CSU campuses and majors are impacted. Helpful: CSUN Transfer Impaction
- Be admitted with junior standing, ready for upper-division course work at the CSU
- Be guaranteed admission to a CSU though not necessarily to a particular campus or major
- Be able to complete the transfer major in 60 more semester units (90 quarter units). If you change your major at the CSU, however, the guarantee is lost. Helpful: Verify Your ADT Major for CSUN
To maintain your ADT status once admitted to CSUN, review the ADT policies at Planning Tools for ADT/STAR Act Students, where you’ll also find “Degree Road Maps” for completing your major in 60 additional units.
About California Promise
Students admitted to CSUN with a verified Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) are invited to participate in the California Promise Program and take the Two-Year Pledge to complete their bachelor’s degree in two more college years at a rate of 30 semester units per year including summer and winter terms. Note: Your ADT major must match one of the CSUN majors listed below.
California Promise participants will receive priority registration for each state-supported enrollment period along with routine and thorough academic advisement. For program requirements, qualifications and the pledge form, visit CSUN’s California Promise Program.
Also useful: CSU Systemwide California Promise Program
Verify Your ADT Major for CSUN
To qualify for admission to an ADT degree-completion program and/or the California Promise Program at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), you must:
- Be pursuing one of the California Community College ADT majors listed in the table below (left column), and
- Apply for admission to the matching CSUN-approved major and option if applicable (right column of table), and
- Meet the CSUN admission requirements and deadlines explained at Transfer Student Applicant.
Note: As a California resident with an AA-T or AS-T degree, you will also be affected by transfer impaction if you have chosen an impacted major.
Title of AA-T or AS-T Degree | Major/option matches at CSUN |
Administration of Justice | BA - Criminology and Justice Studies - General |
Anthropology | BA - Anthropology - General |
Art History | BA - Art - General |
Studio Arts | BA - Art - General |
Biology | BA - Biology - General BS - Biology / Biotechnology option |
Business Administration¹ | BS - Business Administration / Business Analytics option BS - Business Administration / Business Law option BS - Business Administration / Global Supply Chain Management option BS - Business Administration / Management option BS - Business Administration / Marketing option¹ BS - Business Administration / Pre-Finance option BS - Business Administration / Real Estate option BS - Business Administration / Systems and Operations Management option BA - Economics - General |
Chemistry | BA - Chemistry - General |
Child and Adolescent Development | BA - Child and Adolescent Development / Applied Developmental Science option BS - Family and Consumer Sciences / Family Studies option |
Communication Studies | BA - Communication Studies - General |
Computer Science | BS - Computer Science - General |
Early Childhood Education | BA - Child and Adolescent Development / Early Childhood Development option |
Economics | BA - Economics - General |
Elementary Teacher Education | BA - Liberal Studies / Pre-Credential option |
English | BA - English / Creative Writing option BA - English / Honors option BA - English / Literature option BA - English / Subject Matter Program option |
Environmental Science | BS - Geography and Environmental Studies BS - Geology - General |
Film, Television and Electronic Media | BA - Cinema and Television Arts / Emerging Media Production option BA - Cinema and Television Arts / Entertainment Media Management option BA - Cinema and Television Arts / Media Theory and Criticism option BA - Cinema and Television Arts / Screenwriting option |
Geography | BS - Geography and Environmental Studies |
Geology | BS - Geology - General |
Global Studies | BA - Anthropology - General BA - Asian American Studies - General BA - Central American Studies - General BA - Chicana and Chicano Studies - General BA - English / Creative Writing option BA - English / Honors option BA - English / Literature option BA - English / Subject Matter Program option BA - Gender and Women's Studies - General BS - Geography and Environmental Studies BA - History - General BA - Interdisciplinary Studies BA - Linguistics - General BA - Philosophy - General BA - Religious Studies - General BA - Sociology - General Sociology option BA - Spanish / Hispanic Linguistics option BA - Spanish / Language and Culture option BA - Spanish / Literature option BA - Spanish / Translation and Interpretation option BA - Urban Studies and Planning - General |
History | BA - History - General |
Hospitality Management | BS - Tourism, Hospitality, and Recreation Management |
Journalism | BA - Journalism - General BA - Journalism - Broadcast option BA - Journalism - Public Relations option |
Kinesiology | BS - Kinesiology / Dance option BS - Kinesiology / Sport Studies option |
Law, Public Policy, and Society | BA - Criminology and Justice Studies BA - Political Science / Law and Society option BA - Political Science / Politics and Government option BA - Political Science / Public Policy and Management option |
Mathematics | BA - Mathematics - General BA - Mathematics / Secondary Teaching option BS - Mathematics / General BS - Mathematics / Applied Mathematical Sciences option BS - Mathematics / Statistics option |
Music | BA - Music/Breadth Studies option |
Philosophy | BA - Philosophy - General BA - Jewish Studies - General BA - Religious Studies - General |
Physics | BA - Physics - General BS - Physics - General BS - Physics / Astrophysics option |
Political Science | BA - Political Science / Law and Society option BA - Political Science / Politics and Government option BA - Political Science / Public Policy and Management option |
Psychology | BA - Psychology - General BS - Family and Consumer Sciences / Family Studies option |
Social Justice Studies | BA - Asian American Studies - General BA - Central American Studies - General BA - Chicana and Chicano Studies - General BA - English / Creative Writing option BA - English / Honors option BA - English / Literature option BA - English / Subject Matter Program option BA - Gender and Women's Studies - General BA - Interdisciplinary Studies option BA - Linguistics - General BA - Philosophy - General BA - Religious Studies - General BA - Sociology - General Sociology option BA - Spanish / Hispanic Linguistics option BA - Spanish / Language and Culture option BA - Spanish / Literature option BA - Spanish / Translation and Interpretation option BA - Urban Studies and Planning - General |
Social Work and Human Services | BA - Sociology - General |
Sociology | BA - Criminology and Justice Studies - General BA - Sociology - General |
Spanish | BA - Central American Studies - General BA - Chicana and Chicano Studies - General BA - Spanish / Hispanic Linguistics option BA - Spanish / Language and Culture option BA - Spanish / Literature option BA - Spanish / Translation and Interpretation option |
Theatre Arts | BA - Theatre / Theatre Arts option² BA - Theatre / Acting and Directing option² BA - Theatre / Design and Production option² |
¹Starting with fall 2022 admission, only the new Business Administration 2.0 ADT, which includes statistics, will match the CSUN Business Administration Marketing option. Please consult with your community college counselor.
²Starting with spring 2025 admission, the new Theatre options are available.
How to Apply
Please return to the Transfer Student Applicant page to review admission criteria, transcript requirements and deadlines.
Questions? Please contact the Office of Admissions at (818) 677-3700 or email admissions@csun.edu.