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Students graduating with an Associate in Arts in Geography for Transfer Degree are well positioned to complete a Bachelor’s Degree in a similar major within the California State University system with 60 units of upper-division coursework. Students who complete the Geography AA-T degree are guaranteed admission to the CSU system, but not to a particular campus or major.
The Geography Department at Orange Coast College is a comprehensive program that facilitates the success of general education students and geography majors by offering lower-division geography courses. The Geography Program offers students a variety of courses in physical, cultural, regional and applied geography. Students gain the ability to analyze geographical issues, read and interpret maps, and develop the skills to communicate local, national, and international geographic phenomena to others.
Submission of academic transcripts are required to determine: Proof of English Proficiency. Proof of high school completion for minor students entering OCC under 18 years of age. Submit copies of your academic transcript with your admissions application for review. This may include high school or secondary school transcripts, university or college transcripts, or transcripts from an ESL program. Academic transcripts do NOT need to be translated in English or mailed or received by the institution you attended for admissions review. However, this may be requested by the admission staff after the initial review of your application and application documents. REVIEW OF HIGH SCHOOL OR UNIVERSITY TRANSCRIPT Review of academic transcripts to determine if the primary language of instruction of a student's school (high school/secondary school or university or college is English. If English was not the primary language of instruction of an applicant's previous school (high school/secondary school or university or college), then the applicant must meet the English proficiency by ONE of the following- IELTS - overall score of 5.5. TOEFL - (IBT) - overall score 61. TOEFL-(PBT) - 500