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Associate of Global Studies Transfer

Peralta Community College District - Laney College

  • Oakland, United States
  • 2 years
  • English
  • On campus
  • Associate

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Peralta Community College District - Laney College campus

About the program

Associate in Arts for Transfer in Global Studies at Laney College in Oakland, offered through the Social Sciences department.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: no
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (1 year): yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Build subject knowledge and transferable analytical skills in Global Studies (Transfer). Apply appropriate methods to problems in this field
  • work on academic or practical tasks
  • and communicate findings clearly.

Career outcomes

  • education
  • government agencies and international organizations
  • non-profit and humanitarian work
  • international law and business
  • advocacy and civic engagement

Curriculum

  • Sixty-unit transfer degree built around 21 units of major courses plus general education for transfer to a California State University campus. Courses include Introduction to Global Studies
  • Global Issues
  • Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology
  • Physical Geography
  • Cultural Geography. Full-time F-1 students carry at least 12 units a term on the Oakland campus.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • Completed secondary school with translated diploma and transcripts; no minimum GPA published; English shown by TOEFL iBT 67
  • IELTS 6.4
  • Duolingo 89 or Guided Self Placement
  • otherwise ESOL first
  • No minimum published

Accepted academic background

Completed secondary school (diploma and complete transcripts translated into English; college transcripts if any), valid passport, bank statement showing 25,970 USD for one year, 500-word essay, immunization and TB history, 50 USD fee; transfer F-1 students also send current I-20s and visa

Documents you’ll need

  • Academic Transcripts
  • Passport Copy
  • English Language Test Results

How to apply

  1. Check the entry requirements and deadlines: overseas applicants apply by 15 November for Spring and 15 June for Fall. Create an account through the Laney College link on that page
  2. complete My Journey and choose an associate degree program; application fee 50 USD. Prepare the secondary school diploma and transcripts translated into English
  3. passport
  4. bank statement showing 25
  5. 970 USD
  6. 500-word essay
  7. immunization and TB history. Show English by TOEFL iBT 67
  8. IELTS 6.4
  9. Duolingo 89 or Guided Self Placement; lower results lead to an I-20 for ESOL first. Request the I-20 through the Peralta International Student Portal
  10. then use it to apply for the F-1 student visa.

Other costs

Tuition per year$13,410 USD
Application fee$50 USD
Deposit_

Program details

CampusMain Campus
Faculty or schoolCulture & Society
DepartmentSocial Sciences
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value21
Study pace_
Post-study stay1 year
Scholarship note_

Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    January 2026

    Apply by

    15 Nov 2026

    1 day left

  • Program starts

    August 2026

    Apply by

    No deadline listed

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 2 years.