Associate of Arts - Philosophy - Transfer to a California State University

Berkeley City College's Associate of Arts in Philosophy transfer program prepares students to transfer to a California State University as a philosophy major. It does this in two ways. First, it introduces students to the main questions within the major branches of philosophy, including metaphysics, epistemology, political theory, aesthetics, ethics, and logic. Second, it develops the critical thinking skills necessary for tackling those philosophical questions.

Students who successfully complete the AA-T in Philosophy earn specific guarantees for transfer to the CSU system: admission to a CSU with junior status and priority admission to a CSU campus and to a program or major in Philosophy or a similar major. Students transferring to a CSU campus will be required to complete no more than 60 units after transfer to earn a bachelor’s degree.

Students who complete the program will be able to: • Analyze critically and creatively the work of major figures in philosophy. • Evaluate the most important topics in a range of areas which are typically regarded as lying at the center of contemporary philosophical thought in different parts of the world, including ethics, logic, metaphysics, theory of knowledge, philosophy of religion, aesthetics, political philosophy, Asian philosophy, or feminist philosophy. • Express philosophical ideas and defend them effectively in argument, both in writing and orally.