Guaranteed admission. Junior standing. Transfer transparency.
Your goals matter, and the work you have already completed should move you closer to them. Through a statewide partnership between ASU and the California Community Colleges, completing an Associate Degree for Transfer gives you guaranteed admission to ASU. Begin as a junior in an aligned ASU degree program and complete your bachelor’s degree with no more than 60 additional semester units.
ASU offers ADT graduates:
- Guaranteed admission to Arizona State University.
- Junior standing in an aligned ASU bachelor’s degree program.
- A path designed for bachelor’s degree completion in two years, with no more than 60 additional semester units.
- Several ASU degree options for every ADT, with aligned pathways spanning nearly 100 total degree programs - and more being added all the time.
ASU ranks No. 2 among U.S. public universities for employable graduates, ahead of UCLA, the University of Michigan and Purdue.
Through career advising, professional development, experiential learning and connections with employers, ASU helps students prepare to contribute in their careers, their communities and the industries shaping California’s future.
Find the ASU degrees that align with your ADT
Select your Associate Degree for Transfer to explore aligned ASU bachelor’s degree pathways and see where each program is offered.
Please select a program from the dropdown to see matching ASU programs.
Not sure which pathway is right for you? An ASU transfer expert can review your ADT, completed coursework and goals to help you understand your options.
Choose a learning experience built around your life
Your education should support your goals without asking you to leave behind the people, responsibilities and communities that matter to you.
How to transfer with an ADT, AA-T or AS-T
- Explore your aligned degree options
Use the pathway finder to see which ASU bachelor’s degrees align with your ADT, interests and career goals. - See how your courses apply
Your completed ADT fulfills ASU’s lower-division general education requirements in an aligned pathway, so you won’t have to retake them. You’ll also see how your other completed courses apply and what remains between you and graduation. - Connect with a transfer expert
Get help comparing degree options, understanding admission requirements, exploring tuition and financial aid and choosing a start date.
Connect with a transfer team admission member - Apply and submit your transcripts
Apply to your chosen ASU program and send official transcripts from every college or university you have attended.
Apply to ASU - Build your graduation plan
Once your transcripts are evaluated, your ASU advisor will help you confirm your remaining requirements and create a clear plan toward your bachelor’s degree.
Your ADT creates a path. Your options go even further.
Nearly 100 ASU bachelor’s degree programs have pathways mapped directly to California ADTs. Beyond those programs, you can explore nearly 500 in-person bachelor’s degree options in Arizona and California and more than 200 ASU Online options.
Even when a program is not mapped directly to your ADT, eligible coursework may still apply toward the degree. ASU transfer tools and experts can help you understand how your courses transfer and find the program that fits your goals.
What are transfer student tuition costs?
ASU is committed to helping you finance your education and offers a range of financial aid and scholarship opportunities for transfer students.
With an aligned ADT pathway, you’ll know how your completed coursework applies and how many units remain, giving you a clearer starting point for planning the cost of your bachelor’s degree. Your exact tuition will depend on where and how you choose to learn.
ASU measures itself not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed.
ASU believes that all learners deserve access to a world-class university education, regardless of where they call home or where their educational journey began.
ASU and the California Community Colleges share a commitment to helping you continue your education and reach graduation. That shared mission gives you a clearer path to a bachelor’s degree, flexible ways to learn and support designed around your success.
Frequently asked questions
An Associate Degree for Transfer, or ADT, is a California Community College associate degree designed to help students continue into a bachelor’s degree program. Through this statewide agreement, California ADTs are mapped to aligned ASU bachelor’s degree pathways.
Yes. Students who complete an ADT program, also commonly referred to as a degree with a guarantee, are guaranteed admission to ASU in aligned degree pathways. This includes AA-T and AS-T degrees.
Yes. Students admitted to an ASU bachelor’s degree program aligned with their completed ADT degree will receive junior standing.
An aligned pathway will require no more than 60 additional semester units after completion of the ADT, AA-T or AS-T. Before you transfer, you’ll see exactly how your completed courses apply, which requirements remain and your degree-specific path to graduation.
Yes. In an aligned pathway, your completed ADT will be accepted in place of ASU’s lower-division general education requirements.
Yes. You can use the pathway finder and connect with a California Community College counselor while completing your ADT. ASU's admission and completion benefits apply once your ADT is complete.
Yes. You do not need an ADT to transfer to ASU. Your courses will be evaluated individually to determine how they apply to your chosen degree. ASU accepts college-level courses in which transfer students have earned a grade of “C-“ (4.00 = ”A”) or better from regionally accredited colleges and universities. To see how your credits transfer to ASU, use the online Transfer Guide.
Yes. The Associate in Arts for Transfer (AA-T) and Associate in Science for Transfer (AS-T) are two types of California Associate Degrees for Transfer, often shortened to ADT or AD-T. If you complete an AA-T or AS-T, you receive guaranteed admission to ASU.
Yes. You can complete many aligned ASU degrees online from anywhere in California. You can also combine online learning with in-person support through ASU Local in Los Angeles, Long Beach or Chula Vista, or choose from select in-person degree programs in downtown Los Angeles.
ASU Local combines online coursework with weekly in-person sessions where you can connect with a success coach and other ASU students in your community. California locations are available in Los Angeles, Long Beach and Chula Vista.
Yes. Online students learn from the same ASU faculty, meet the same academic standards and earn a degree from Arizona State University. Your diploma will not identify whether you completed your degree online.
Yes. ASU offers six start dates throughout the year, although specific start dates vary by program and how you choose to attend. See the academic calendar for specifics.
Tuition depends on where and how you attend. Eligible ASU Online students may qualify for the California Community College Achievement Plan tuition rate and additional scholarship support. Eligible students attending ASU in Los Angeles at the ASU California Center may qualify for tuition equivalent to the University of California's in-state tuition.
Your goals are already in motion
Your ADT represents how far you have already come. Now it can give you a guaranteed, transparent path to an ASU bachelor’s degree, with the flexibility to keep moving forward from California.
Find the ASU degree pathways aligned with your ADT and see exactly what it will take to reach graduation.