- Community of interest
- Social/Behavioral Science & Communication
- Award
- AA-T Degree
- Program code
- 43453.30AA-T
- Department
- Communication Studies
- CIP code
- 09.0101: Speech Communication and Rhetoric.
- TOP code
- 1506.00 - Speech Communication
Program detailsAward, code, department, CIP/TOP
Program Snapshot
- Community of interest
- SBSC Social/Behavioral Science & Communication
- Award
- AA-T Degree
- Program code
- 43453.30AA-T
- Department
- Communication Studies
- CIP code
- 09.0101: Speech Communication and Rhetoric.
- TOP code
- 1506.00 - Speech Communication
Next Steps
AA-T Degree — expand to learn about this award
The AA-T is designed for transfer preparation to a specific California State University major in academic areas outside STEM and CTE. Like every Butte College associate degree, it has two parts: a general-education curriculum and an academic program of specialization.
About Associate Degrees for Transfer. AA-T and AS-T degrees are aligned with transfer model curricula developed jointly by the Academic Senates and discipline faculty in the California Community College and California State University systems. Completing one with a qualifying GPA guarantees CSU admission with junior standing in a related major (campus assignment depends on space and competitive criteria).
About General Education. GE is an integrated program of learning designed to foster intellectual curiosity, cultural understanding, critical thinking, creative reasoning, oral and written communication, and the capacity for ethical reasoning. By graduation, you'll have developed the ability to think critically, communicate clearly, apply quantitative reasoning, understand how the major academic disciplines ask their questions, comprehend diverse cultures and historical periods, and assess ethical problems — alongside the depth you build in your major.
Semester-by-Semester Map
Term 1
Class Schedules
Select two:
Meets Area 1C.
course details
In this course, students learn and apply foundational rhetorical theories and techniques of public speaking in a multicultural democratic society. Students discover, develop, and critically analyze ideas in public discourse through research, reasoning, organization, composition, delivery to a live audience and evaluation of various types of speeches, including informative and persuasive speeches. (C-ID COMM 110).
course details
This course covers theory, research, and application of ethical one-to-one communication practices in various and diverse interpersonal relationships including in personal, professional, and social situations. Students will examine how communication influences and is influenced by social identities and institutions (e.g. family roles, workplace contexts, etc.). (C-ID COMM 130).
General Education: Area 1A
about Area 1A
English Composition
Baccalaureate-level academic writing — expository and argumentative. The foundation for every other course you'll write in.
General Education: Area 2
about Area 2
Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning
College-level mathematics or quantitative reasoning — the toolkit behind science, business, and informed citizenship.
General Education: Area 4
Taking POLS C1000 is recommended to meet the US-2/US-3 graduation requirements for CSU.
about Area 4
Social and Behavioral Sciences
The systematic study of people as members of society — cultural anthropology, cultural geography, economics, history, political science, psychology, sociology — and the methods these disciplines use to ask their questions.
Term 2
Class Schedules
List A (Select three):
General Education: Area 5A
Must have 5C Lab component if not taken in 5B/5C. Seven total Area 5 units required.
about Area 5A
Physical Science
The physical world — chemistry, physics, geology, astronomy — and how science actually works.
General Education: Area 6
about Area 6
Ethnic Studies
The histories, experiences, and contributions of the four autonomous disciplines: Black / African American / Africana studies, Native American studies, Chicano/a/x and Latino/a/x studies, and Asian American studies.
Term 3
Class Schedules
List B (Select one or any List A course not already used):
General Education: Area 1B
Only necessary if not already met.
about Area 1B
Critical Thinking and Composition
Reading and writing about complex texts — analyzing arguments, identifying assumptions, building your own case with evidence.
General Education: Area 3A
Only necessary if not already met.
about Area 3A
Arts
Engaging with creative work — painting, music, theatre, design — through making, viewing, and interpreting.
General Education: Area 3B
Taking HIST 18, HIST 26 or HIST C1001 is recommended to meet the US-1 graduation requirement for CSU.
about Area 3B
Humanities
History, literature, philosophy, language — how people across time and cultures have made sense of the world.
General Education: Area 5B
Must have 5C Lab component if not taken in 5A/5C. Seven total Area 5 units required.
about Area 5B
Biological Science
Life and living systems — from cells to ecosystems.
Term 4
Class Schedules
General Education: Area 4
about Area 4
Social and Behavioral Sciences
The systematic study of people as members of society — cultural anthropology, cultural geography, economics, history, political science, psychology, sociology — and the methods these disciplines use to ask their questions.
Elective (any course numbered 1-99 or C1000-C2999)
Only necessary if the 60 units needed to graduate have not been completed. Consider taking a Cal-GETC General Education course. Visit www.assist.org to see options.
Career Connections
2-Year Degree Paths
Entry points students may pursue after associate-level study, technical preparation, or licensure pathways.
No locally mapped occupations in the current dataset point cleanly to an immediate 2-year outcome for this program.
4-Year Degree Paths
Roles that more often open up after transfer and a bachelor's degree.
Example roles: 5
- Writers and Authors
- Public Relations Specialists
- Public Relations Managers
Graduate School Paths
Advanced roles commonly associated with graduate, professional, or post-baccalaureate study.
Example roles: 1
- Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
Local Job Market
Writers and AuthorsSOC 27-3043no nearby openings indexed
No nearby openings matched any of: writers and author. Browse this occupation on Adzuna for postings outside the mapped keyword set.
Public Relations SpecialistsSOC 27-30311 nearby opening
Top employers in sample
- GHD 1
Where the postings are
- Sacramento, Sacramento County 1
Sample current postings
Public Relations ManagersSOC 11-20324 nearby openings
Top employers in sample
- Superior Court of California, County of Butte 3
- Butte County 1
Where the postings are
- Thermalito, Butte County 2
- Chico, Butte County 1
- Oroville, Butte County 1
Sample current postings
Media and Communication Workers, All OtherSOC 27-30995 nearby openings
Top employers in sample
- CORA 3
- Ahtna 1
- Laco Associates 1
Where the postings are
- Oregon, Butte County 3
- Chico, Butte County 2
Sample current postings
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc JockeysSOC 27-30112 nearby openings
Top employers in sample
- State of Nevada 2
Where the postings are
- Mound House, Carson City 2
Sample current postings
Communications Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-11222 nearby openings
Top employers in sample
- KAISER 1
- Kaiser Permanente 1
Where the postings are
- Lincoln, Placer County 2
Sample current postings
Posting counts come from Adzuna's index of US job boards, covering the last up to 90 days within up to 100 miles of ZIP 95965. Coverage and salary visibility vary by employer. Empty searches expand the radius and posting window before the section gives up.
Source Notes
Course sequencing is generated from the Acadia Program Mapper cache. Career groupings use local CIP-to-SOC mappings and BLS occupation data when available. Confirm education plans with Counseling and Advising.
Live wage data was not available from the BLS helper for the mapped occupations, so some pay fields may be blank.
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