Transfer Model Curriculum Information

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Transfer Model Curriculum Information

In response to Senate Bill 1440 (Padilla, 2010), the Academic Senates for California Community Colleges and California State University decided to develop a faculty-led, state-wide, concerted effort to identify the course content for new associate degrees for transfer, which simultaneously award students an associate degree and prepare them for special benefits/guarantees upon transfer to CSU.  The C-ID infrastructure is being used to develop and vet the transfer model curriculum (TMC) in each of the most common transfer majors.  Further, C-ID is being used to develop “descriptors” for all the courses in the TMCs, providing assurances to students and faculty that courses offered at one institution are comparable to those elsewhere, provided they have the same C-ID number.  Once a TMC has been drafted by intersegmental discipline faculty, it is vetted on the C-ID site where feedback is posted by a wider sampling of faculty.  Once finalized, TMCs become available for community colleges to use as they develop their associate degree for transfer. 

Associate degrees for transfer are either AS-T degrees or AA-T degrees. The following AS-T degrees are approved for the use of a transferable general education pattern designed for STEM (i.e. IGETC or CSU GE Breadth for STEM): Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Science.

Please see below for the TMCs currently available for local consideration or degree submission (CCCCO template available). Note that any indicated general education status is a potential articulation that a course may carry; courses at individual colleges may vary.

Please see the links below for downloadable documents. For announcements related to your discipline please email c-idsupport@asccc.org to be added to your discipline's listserv.

CCC Chancellor’s Office degree templates

Proposed TMC review dates

TMCs and associated descriptors

 

Open Educational Resource (OER) Summaries by Transfer Model Curriculum

The ASCCC OERI has curated available open educational resources (OER) that align with TMC requirements. Please visit the Resource Summaries by TMC and CSU GE/C-ID on the ASCCC OERI website to access the collections organized by discipline. 

 

Finalized TMCs

Transfer Model Curricula Date Reviewed 5-Year Review Complete CCCCO Template Available?  
Administration of Justice

May 17, 2011
(Updated December 4, 2012)
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)

 June 30, 2016 Yes  
Agriculture Animal Sciences November 26, 2013
(Updated May 15, 2014)
(Updated January 26, 2022)
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
 January 26, 2022 Yes  
Agriculture Business November 26, 2013
(Updated May 15, 2014)
(Updated January 26, 2022)
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
 January 26, 2022 Yes  
Agriculture Plant Sciences November 26, 2013
(Updated May 15, 2014, July 29, 2014)
(Updated January 26, 2022)
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
 January 26, 2022 Yes  
Anthropology September 20, 2012
(Updated December 4, 2012)
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
  Yes  
Art History June 19, 2011
(Updated December 4, 2012, January 31, 2023)
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
 April 6, 2017
 January 31, 2023
Yes  
Biology October 17, 2014
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
 May 2020 Yes  
Business Administration 2.0 June 25, 2011
(Updated December 4, 2012)
(Revised April 20, 2020)
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
  Yes  
Chemistry November 26, 2013
(Revised May 5, 2014)
(Revised November 23, 2021)
 November 23, 2021 Yes  
Child and Adolescent Development April 22, 2014
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
  Yes  
Communication Studies 2.0 (Updated December 4, 2012; June 10, 2015; May 31, 2022)
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
 June 10, 2015
 May 31, 2022
Yes  
Computer Science July 19, 2012
(Updated December 4, 2012; October 14,2016)
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
 Oct. 14, 2016 Yes  
Early Childhood Education (ECE) May 17, 2011
(Updated December 4, 2012, May 31, 2022)
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
 July 20, 2016
 May 31, 2022
Yes  
Economics November 26, 2013
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
 January 23, 2020 Yes  
Elementary Teacher Education February 22, 2012
(Revised August 29, 2012)
 Oct. 31, 2016 Yes  
English June 30, 2011
(Revised April 11, 2013)
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)

 November 10, 2016
 September 15, 2021

Yes  
Environmental Science Mar. 29, 2017   Yes  
Film, Television and Electronic Media May 23, 2013
(Revised September 15, 2021)
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
 September 15, 2021 Yes  
Geography May 10, 2012
(Revised May 24, 2012)
(Updated December 4, 2012)
(Revised May 8, 2017)
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
 May 8, 2017 Yes  
Geology May 13, 2011
(Updated December 4, 2012)
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
 June 30, 2016 Yes  
Global Studies September 24, 2015
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
  Yes  
History May 17, 2011
(Updated January 4, 2013)
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
  Yes  
Hospitality Management March 29, 2017
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
 January 31, 2023 Yes  
Journalism June 7, 2012
(Updated December 4, 2012)
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
  Yes  
Kinesiology June 15, 2011
(Updated January 4, 2013, May 7, 2014)
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
 May 2022 Yes  
Law, Public Policy, and Society March 29, 2017
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
  Yes  
Mathematics March 24, 2011
(Updated December 4, 2012)
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
  Yes  
Music February 22, 2012
(Revised June 4, 2012; July 5, 2017)
(Updated December 4, 2012)
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
 July 5, 2017 Yes  
Nutrition and Dietetics April 22, 2014
(Updated February 3, 2015)
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
 Fall 2019 Yes  
Philosophy December 10, 2012
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
 Oct. 24, 2016
 June 2022
Yes  
Physics May 13, 2011
(Updated December 4, 2012)
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
 September 2018 Yes  
Political Science June 19, 2011
(Updated December 4, 2012)
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
 May 2022    
Psychology January 10, 2011
(Updated December 4, 2012)
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
 June 2015
 June 2020
Yes  

Public Health

March 31, 2015 (Updated September 1, 2023)
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
 May 15, 2023 Yes  
Social Justice Studies September 24, 2015   Yes  
Social Work and Human Services March 29, 2017
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
  Yes  
Sociology January 20, 2011
(Updated December 4, 2012)
(Updated November 23, 2021)
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
 November 2021    
Spanish December 10, 2012
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
 December 19, 2016 Yes  
Studio Art June 20, 2011
(Updated December 4, 2012)
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
 July 9, 2016 Yes  
Theatre Arts May 16, 2011
(Updated December 4, 2012)
(Cal-GETC November 8, 2023)
  Yes  

Similar CSU degrees can be found on the SB1440 counseling page at: https://icangotocollege.com/associate-degree-for-transfer#programs

For additional information on the UC Transfer Pathways, visit the University of California Office Admissions page.

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TMCs Undergoing 5-Year Review

The Intersegmental Curriculum Workgroup (ICW), the body overseeing the curricular components of the implementation of Senate Bill 1440 (Padilla, 2010), recognizes that changes to a TMC may impact existing Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADT) at the 114 California community colleges and the designations of similar made by the 23 campuses of the California State University. Because it is critical that the impact of any TMC modification be assessed prior to implementation, the TMC 5-year review process will be a two-year process to ensure that changes are necessary and that the FDRG has time to fully consider all information and changes for the TMC.

5-Year Review for Fall 2022

  • Physics
  • Geography

5-Year Review for Fall 2021

  • Environmental Science
  • Law, Public Policy, and Society
  • Music
  • Social Work and Human Services

5-Year Review for Fall 2020

  • Administration of Justice
  • Child Development
  • Computer Science
  • Geology
  • Global Studies
  • Social Justice Studies
  • Spanish
  • Studio Arts

5-Year Review for Fall 2018

  • Accounting (descriptors only)
  • Elementary Teacher Education

5-Year Review for Fall 2016

  • Anthropology
  • Journalism

5-Year Review for Fall 2015

  • History
  • Theatre Arts
  • Mathematics

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5-Year Review Completed Disciplines

The disciplines in the table below completed the 5-year review. You can access the summary documents by clicking on the link under "5-Year Summary Document". The updated TMCs are accessible under the section "Finalized TMCs".

Discipline 5-Year Review Summary Documents
Administration of Justice Summary Document
Agriculture Animal Sciences Summary Document
Agriculture Business Summary Document
Agriculture Plant Sciences Summary Document
Art History Summary Document (Round 2)
Summary Document (Round 1)
Biology Summary Document
Business Administration Summary Document
Chemistry Summary Document
Communication Studies Summary Document (Round 2)
Summary Document (Round 1)
Computer Science Summary Document
Early Childhood Education (ECE) Summary Document (Round 2)
Summary Document (Round 1)
Economics Summary Document
Elementary Teacher Education Summary Document
English Summary Document
Film, Television and Electronic Media Summary Document
Geography Summary Document
Geology Summary Document
Hospitality Management Summary Document
Kinesiology Summary Document
Music Summary Document
Nutrition and Dietetics Summary Document
Philosophy Summary Document (Round 2)
Summary Document (Round 1)
Physics Summary Document
Political Science Summary Document
Psychology Summary Document (Round 2)
Summary Document (Round 1)
Public Health (formerly Public Health Science) Summary Document
Sociology Summary Document (Round 2)
Summary Document (Round 1)
Spanish Summary Document
Studio Arts Summary Document

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TMCs Open for Vetting

These are the TMCs currently open for vetting.

Discipline Transfer Model Curriculum Survey
     

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TMCs — Closed for Vetting 

Discipline Transfer Model Curriculum Update
Ethnic Studies Draft TMC The FDRG is currently reviewing feedback from the field for all proposed Ethnic Studies TMCs. Be on the lookout for future announcements through the ASCCC listservs.
Ethnic Studies: African American Studies Draft TMC  
Ethnic Studies: American Indian Studies Draft TMC  
Ethnic Studies: Asian American Studies Draft TMC  
Ethnic Studies: Chicana and Chicano Studies Draft TMC  
Graphic Design Draft TMC Efforts are underway to determine the feasibility of moving forward with developing a TMC for Graphic Design. 

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