AA to Bachelor's Degree Completion

Bachelor's degree completion

Congrats on completing your AA! Start the next stage of your journey and earn your bachelor's degree. Your general ed requirements are done, which means you can dive into your major coursework on day one at Cornell. The pace on the block plan and our 18-day schedule will be new, but we know you've got the right background to succeed here.

2+2 program = ease of transferring credit

The 2 + 2 program means that we anticipate (depending on your major) you’ll graduate in two years from Cornell. Although some majors may require courses to be taken in a particular sequence, which may extend your graduation date beyond two years, we do everything we can to help you succeed and transition by providing a number of resources to you as soon as you commit to transferring into Cornell.

Get early access to your Academic Advisor

A Cornell advisor experienced with transfer students will be assigned to you right away—you can start working with your Cornell advisor while you are wraping up your AA to assess whether your current courses are the best choice for your Cornell major and start thinking about how you’ll transition your course of study into Cornell as soon as you arrive. Your admission counselor will be the person to facilitate that connection.

Resources for you: Library and Center for Teaching and Learning

You will have immediate access to the Cole Library for research and resources from the four studios of the center, Academic Technology, Quantitative Reasoning, Research, and Writing. Get to know campus and one of the students’ favorite study spots, meet with our staff to improve writing skills, learn software specific to a course you’re studying, get help with a research topic from a consulting librarian, or hone your quantitative reasoning skills.

Career planning with the Berry Career Institute

The counselors in our Berry Career Institute can help you find resume-building internships and volunteer opportunities locally or with partners around the country. They can get you started with career exploration, mock interviews, networking, and grad school prep.

How do I transfer my credits?

Students who complete their AA from a school with an articulation agreement with Cornell will be credited for all of the general education requirements for their BA degree. Any courses that may apply to your declared major in which you earned a “C” or higher will be evaluated for transfer credit. You will be expected to take a minimum of 16 credits at Cornell to complete your bachelor’s degree.

You don't have to be coming from a college with an articulation agreement to transfer. We can still help you through the transfer process. Find out specifics by emailing your transcript to Sharon Grice.

What materials are required to apply to transfer to Cornell?

• Complete either the Common Application or Cornell's online application
• Your current college transcript (a high school transcript also required if you have less than 24 college credits)
• Teacher recommendations (optional, though encouraged)

What role does an advisor have with transfer students? You are immediately assigned an academic advisor who can walk through your current course plan with you and help you prepare to enter Cornell College. You and your advisor will look at the work you’ve completed and the major or majors you plan to pursue at Cornell and make a plan for a transition that makes the most of the work you’ve completed to date. Your advisor will be your mentor through your time at Cornell.

How easy is it to access Cornell faculty? Your professor will be teaching one class—the one you’re enrolled in—and he or she will be accessible both in class and after class.

Approved AA degrees

Kirkwood 2+2 example majors