If you plan to take the first two years of a baccalaureate program at Victoria College and transfer to a university for the second two years, it is essential that you decide which university you plan to obtain a bachelor’s degree from and take the specific course or courses required by that university to assure you are always taking the right courses.

The best procedure is to examine the degree plan for the college or university you plan to attend when leaving Victoria College and take the equivalent courses at Victoria College by examining an equivalency guide available in the Advising & Counseling Services Office.

All public colleges and universities in Texas have developed a set of courses they have designated the college’s or university’s core curriculum. These are courses every student enrolled in that particular college or university is expected to take regardless of the student’s intended major. If you successfully completes the Victoria College Core Curriculum, that block of courses may be transferred to any other public college or university in Texas and must be substituted for the receiving institution’s core curriculum.

Transfer plans differ from institution to institution. The basis of every transfer plan is the Core Curriculum. Victoria College's Core Curriculum includes 45 credit hours of college-level courses at the lower division level. To maximize the number of courses taken at Victoria College that will apply to a major upon transfer to a university, you should start with the Victoria College Core Curriculum and then check with the university you plan to attend upon leaving Victoria College for recommendations about the additional courses you need for degree completion. In addition to completing the 45 Victoria College Core Curriculum units, you may be able to transfer an additional 17 to 25 units of credit depending on your intended major and the college or university you plan to attend after Victoria College.

If you are unsure of the university or college you will attend after leaving Victoria College, the Suggested Transfer Plans may be appropriate. Victoria College cannot guarantee all of the courses listed in the suggested transfer plans will meet the specific degree requirements of the institution to which they are being transferred.

Bachelor of Applied Arts and Science Degree (BAAS)

Students who are pursuing an Associate of Applied Arts and Science (AAS) degree, or who may decide after having been awarded an AAS degree that they want to increase their marketability, chances for promotion in their career field, or perhaps who want to make a total career change, can use hours from the two-year degree in pursuit of a Bachelor of Applied Arts and Science degree (BAAS).

The BAAS degree is specifically designed to offer students with an AAS degree the opportunity to earn a baccalaureate degree while being granted credit for up to 24 hours earned in their vocational-technical field. Increasing numbers of universities are offering BAAS degrees. Students should contact the university of their choice for assistance in determining if that university offers the BAAS and, if so, which courses in their AAS degree will transfer to the BAAS curriculum.