Communication Studies - CSCU Transfer Degree, AA (COMM-AA-TAP)

PLEASE NOTE: This Courses and Programs Preview is not the final 2026-2027 Academic Catalog. The final Catalog will be published on July 1, 2026.

Community College students can complete associate degree programs that transfer without hassle to all Connecticut State Universities and Charter Oak State College offering their major. Upon transfer, students are guaranteed full junior status and can complete a bachelor’s degree in their major without losing any credits or be required to take any extra credits. (https://www.ct.edu/transfer/tickets)

Program Objectives:

• Complete an Associate of Arts degree in Communication Studies.
• Transfer seamlessly into a Bachelor of Arts/Science degree program in Communication/ Strategic Communication/ Media Studies/ Media Arts with junior-level status in the receiving CSCU institution as part of the CSCU Transfer Tickets program.

Program Outcomes

• Describe the Communication discipline and its central questions
• Employ Communication theories, perspectives, principles, and concepts
• Create messages appropriate to the audience, purpose, and context
• Critically analyze messages
• Apply ethical communication principles and practices
• Influence public discourse