Communications Studies 2.0, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer (AA-T)

Orange Coast College

Students graduating with an Associate in Arts in Communication Studies 2.0 for Transfer Degree are well-positioned to complete a Bachelor’s Degree in a similar major within the California State University system with 60 units of upper-division coursework. Students who complete the Communication Studies 2.0 AS-T degree are guaranteed admission to the CSU system, but not to a particular campus or major. The Orange Coast College Associate in Arts in Communication Studies for transfer program provides students with communication skills that they can apply in personal, professional, and global contexts. In these courses, students will learn to improve their oral and written communication skills in the areas of critical thinking, organization, analysis, argumentation, and presentation of information. Students will learn to improve their verbal and non-verbal interpersonal communication skills in the areas of listening, perception, self-concept, conflict resolution, and intercultural and gender communication. These skills are developed in: CMST A100 Interpersonal Communication, CMST A105 Intrapersonal Communication, COMM C1000 Introduction to Public Speaking, CMST A150 Forensics Workshop, CMST A155 Intercultural Communications, CMST A165 Gender Communication, CMST A170 Nonverbal Communication, CMST A180 Introduction to Mass Communications, CMST A220 Essentials of Argumentation, and CMST A240 Media Literacy. Program Outcomes Provide students with communication skills that they can apply in personal, professional, and global contexts. Students will be eligible and prepared for admission (SB 1440 and Education Code 66746) to California State University system schools.