Apply Associate Degree for Transfer Student

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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:

1. Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADT) 
2. California Promise Two-Year Pledge Program

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

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.

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.

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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.