The Associate in Arts in Philosophy for Transfer degree is designed to provide students a clear transfer pathway to the CSU philosophy major and completion of the philosophy baccalaureate degree, to grant guaranteed admission to a CSU to a similar major, with junior standing, and the ability to complete their remaining requirements within 60 semester or 90 quarter units. Philosophy has always been and continues to be one of the strongest traditional liberal arts majors in higher education. Some students major in Philosophy as a precursor to graduate work and academic careers, teaching and conducting research in Philosophy and Education. The emphasis on critical thinking, theories of knowledge, value and reality, truth, rational argument and proof make Philosophy an excellent pre-professional undergraduate major (e.g., for law, theology, medicine, business, computer science) or minor (e.g., for the natural, physical and social science and humanities majors).
