South Texas College and Arizona State University Partner to Offer Transfer Pathways with MyPath2ASU™ Collaboration

Partnership Overview

The newly established Universal Articulation agreement between Arizona State University and South Texas College facilitates the combined commitment to student success. Through MyPath2ASU™ students are able to take the steps needed to successfully plan their transfer to ASU while working towards their degree at South Texas College. With a focus on academic preparedness, collaborative support and term-to-term persistence, students are ensured a smooth transition to the university and the support necessary for student success.

The South Texas College MyPath2ASU™ transfer experience is available to students and staff that support them. Diverse MyPath2ASU™ degree options can be tailored based on South Texas College needs (within ASU degree requirements).

South Texas College MyPath2ASU™ transfer experience benefits

End-to-end learner navigation through course-by-course guided pathways.
Ensure course applicability by assisting students with taking courses that apply to their associate and ASU bachelor’s degree.
Guaranteed general admission to ASU and admission into MyPath2ASU™ major choice if all requirements are satisfied* Some majors have additional or higher admission requirements.

More than 400 course-by- course guided pathways into immersion and online ASU degree programs.
Self-service, degree progress tracking through My Transfer Guide to minimize loss of credit.
Connected experience through personalized ASU communications to prepare academically and build a connection to ASU.

About South Texas College

Founded in 1993, South Texas College offers more than 127 degree & certificate options, including associate degrees in a variety of liberal art, social science, business, math, science, technology, advanced manufacturing, and allied health fields of study. Additionally, South Texas College is the only community college in the State of Texas to offer 5 baccalaureate degrees. South Texas College has a faculty and staff of more than 2,200 to serve the college’s five campuses, two higher education centers, and one virtual campus.

Since 2000, the Dual Credit Programs has served 118,000 high school students at 70 high school partners, saving families over $280 million dollars in tuition.

South Texas College MyPath2ASU™ degree spotlight

Criminology and Criminal Justice, BS Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions

The BS program in criminology and criminal justice is for students who want to understand the causes of crime, the role of criminal justice agencies in the control of crime and the consequences of crime. Students learn sociological, psychological, biological and economic explanations for individual crime as well as differences in crime across neighborhoods, states, countries and over time. They also learn about the history, legal issues and current practices of crime control via police agencies, the court system, prisons, probation and parole.

These topics are delivered by top-ranking research faculty who offer students hands-on research opportunities and by experienced criminal justice professionals with intimate knowledge of the daily realities of crime and criminals. Students are encouraged to take advantage of internship opportunities in more than 200 agencies, study abroad programs and flexible course scheduling offered in-person, online and across multiple campuses