Colleges that accept whole associate's degrees

[sanantone]

Stemming from a conversation in another thread, I thought it might be helpful to some if we created a list of 4-year colleges that accept whole associate's degrees without articulation agreements. Preferably, these would be non-profit, brick and mortar colleges since the point of transferring an associate's would be to get past CBE credit limits at traditional colleges. I already know that a few for-profits and non-traditional colleges like WGU accept associate's degrees from just about anywhere.

[Daithi]

I hope others will add to this, because it would be a great list that lots of people could find useful.

One top school that I know accepts an Associates in whole is Brigham Young University. See Transfer Evaluation

Transfer students who have been awarded an Associate Degree (not including Applied Associate Degrees) from a regionally-accredited college or university will be viewed as having met most of the Foundations requirements for a Bachelor Degree. However, transfer students are still responsible to meet all other graduation and university requirements, including courses that are deemed essential to the BYU–Idaho experience. Courses for students who have not completed a transfer Associate Degree will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis. Transfer Associate Degrees that do not include a broad liberal arts curriculum may be evaluated on a course-by-course basis.

[Westerner]

So wait, this is for colleges that take an AA or AS (60 credits??) already earned and apply it to the 120 credits you'd need for a BA or BS so you'd only need 60 more credits? Cool!

[Jonathan Whatley]

One top school that I know accepts an Associates in whole is Brigham Young University. See Transfer Evaluation

That's a good find! One point: That link is for Brigham Young University–Idaho. BYU–I is separate in charter, accreditation, faculty, etc., from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.

BYU–I was a two-year junior college named Ricks College until becoming a four-year school under the present name in 2001. BYU–I's US News ranking is Regional College–West #16, close in rank to Howard Payne University and East Texas Baptist University. I think this is solid! But categorically different from BYU–Provo, which at National University #68 is close between TAMU–College Station and Michigan State.

Anyway! BYU–Provo also has a policy on transfer of associate's degrees. An suitable associate's meets most general education requirements. It doesn't seem from this page that the whole degree is necessarily accepted for 60 sh in block transfer. They might go through it on a credit by credit basis.

Edited to add: Actually, Daithi, do you see that for BYU–I? Counting an associate's degree as meeting most or all general education requirements of a bachelor's degree is a different thing from granting 60 sh in credit for a suitable associate's degree, regardless of whether the underlying credit sources (CBE, ACE CREDIT, etc.) would normally be accepted individually at the school granting this block credit.

Any student who transfers to BYU with an associate of arts, an associate of science, or an associate degree in generals (not applied or technical) will be considered as having completed all BYU general education requirements with the exception of American Heritage,* Advanced Writing, and Languages of Learning requirements. There will also be a religion requirement that must be met at BYU. […] *Associate Degrees from selected schools also fulfill American Heritage.

Apparently about 99% of students at BYU–I are Latter Day Saints (Mormon), 98% of students at BYU–Provo, by recent counts. Non-LDS students agree to follow the same thorough Honor Code as LDS students do. An interesting article from the BYU–P student newspaper: Hi, I’m not a Mormon: What life can be like for non-LDS at BYU.

[Westerner]

It doesn't seem from this page that the whole degree is necessarily accepted for 60 sh in block transfer. They might go through it on a credit by credit basis.

Oh ok. Still cool

[sanantone]

So wait, this is for colleges that take an AA or AS (60 credits??) already earned and apply it to the 120 credits you'd need for a BA or BS so you'd only need 60 more credits? Cool!

Yes, this thread is for colleges that do block transfer instead of credit by credit evaluation so that you don't have to worry about their specific general education requirements.

[Daithi]

Jonathan, thanks for catching my error. I saw BYU and just started running without looking too closely.

[cookderosa]

If you're looking for anything related to hospitality/food service/culinary arts, then Johnson & Wales University (RA) and New England Culinary (NA) will accept your AA/AS/AOS/AAS toward their bachelor's /hotel/restaurant/hospitality/food service management degrees as long as they include 6 credits of English Composition. Both offer those degrees online.

[Daithi]

I found a few more--

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Any student who has completed an associate of arts or an associate of science degree from a regionally accredited school satisfying one of the criteria below will be considered as having satisfied the 100- and 200-level UAF general education (core) requirements:
a. The AA or AS degree is from the University of Alaska, or
b. The public universities in the state in which the community college is located also waive their core requirements in recognition of completing an AA or AS degree, that is, have established a 2+2 program, or
c. The community college and/or community college district is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (the agency that accredits UAF), or
d. The associate program has been approved by the UAF Core Review Committee as satisfying the 100- and 200-level general education (core) requirements.

[Note that since the Big 3 are four year state schools then "b" might apply -- I'm not sure]

University of Idaho

Students who have earned an Associate of Arts (A.A.) or Associate of Science (A.S.) degree from a regionally-accredited institution will enter the University of Idaho with their general education requirements satisfied.

University of Iowa

Once 12 (or more) semester hours of graded classroom credit are accepted by transfer, any accompanying CLEP credit is accepted without reevaluation by the university.

Not exactly accepting an AA/AS but close.

[askmo24]

For students in Alabama attending two-year colleges:

UAB and 4 community colleges form associate-to-bachelor's degree admissions pipeline, scholarship program | al.com

Thought it might be useful.