<p>Right now I’m in CC, simultaneously wrapping up an AA Transfer Degree and an AAS. The four-year college that I’m most likely to attend (public in-state school) mentions on their website that they don’t count technical and vocational courses in the transfer GPA. I took two courses that I’m pretty sure are going to be considered vocational, but there are some other courses I’m just not sure about. I e-mailed the university to see if anyone there could let me know which of my CC courses were technical/vocational but they said no, they wouldn’t do that until I had applied and was accepted as a student.</p>
<p>What do they mean by “technical”? Every science course is going to have a lot of technical instruction, so I’m thinking the actual definition must be something else.</p>
<p>If you earn an AA transfer degree in its entirety, then that will transfer to a public state school over where you live.
If you earn an AAS degree in its entirety, that will not transfer to a public state schol over where you live.
That which the University deems to be vocational and/or technical will be what constitutes your entire degree program for your AAS.
That which the University deems to be liberal arts based will be what constitutes your entire degree program for your AA.
If there is any overlap between your AA and your AAS, it will probably be in the good old fashioned tried and true mathematics courses. College Algebra would be an example of a mathematics course which some folks could very well have to take for either an AA or an AAS.
So, OP, a long as you are totally earning both degrees for sure, then I would not worry about it. Most every public University has a transfer articulation agreement with their local Community College. Your public University will look at that AA transfer degree and then they will use their best judgement on the AAS degree when it comes to overlap, like with the College Algebra example.
If your University disregards the credits from the AAS degree, except when it comes to overlap between the AA and AAS degree, then it will be a blessing in disguise for you. It will be a blessing in disguise for you, because one can only transfer to a University with “X” amount of credit hours, you know? They might be doing you a favor in that regard.</p>
<p>So they’re going to disregard every single course required for my AAS, even the ones listed on their equivalency guide? Dendrology? Wildlife biology? Soil science? I hope I’m misunderstanding, because that will make my GPA drop like a rock. (Long story, involving a college from years ago.) Just for added clarity, I’m not talking about how many transfer credits the university will accept, but rather which classes they use to determine what my GPA is when they look at my application.</p>
<p>They are going to disregard individual, specific courses. Likewise, they will give you transfer credit and/or placement for specific courses that you have taken.</p>
<p>Don’t be afraid to contact the university in question to ask about the individual courses that you have taken. The transfer counselor at your community college should be able to advise you as well.</p>