Associate in Arts Degrees and Transfer Plans

Guaranteed Admission to State Universities Through Florida's 2+2 System

Once you’ve completed the Associate in Arts degree program at St. Petersburg College, you are guaranteed admission as a junior to one of the state's public universities to pursue a Bachelor of Arts or certain Bachelor of Science degrees. In Florida, this is called the 2+2 system, which allows you to pursue a bachelor's degree by first attending a state or community college and then transferring to a four-year institution using Florida’s college credit transfer plan. At St. Petersburg College, you take the same general education courses you would take as a freshman and sophomore at a university, but you get smaller classes and lower tuition costs — about 50% less than Florida's public universities.

See our A.A. transfer plans

Plan Ahead

Please be aware that admission to certain high demand universities or certain limited access programs and majors at state universities can be very competitive. Admission to these programs may require an additional admission process and can be based on GPA and completing the foreign language requirement and all common prerequisites.

If you are working toward completing the Associate in Arts degree program at St. Petersburg College, you should see an academic advisor and choose a program of study or major as early as possible so you can identify the courses you need. SPC has created dozens of A.A. transfer plans to help guide you in the courses you will need for specific majors. You can also find the requirements for about 250 university majors and track your progress toward completion through the college credit transfer evaluation tool on the FloridaShines website.