AA
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- noun
- /ˌeɪˈeɪ/
- Specialized
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título de asociado
- To apply for the job, you need at least an AA degree or equivalent qualifications.
- AA degree
- Associate of Arts (AA)
Examples
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State universities are also required to accept AA or AS degrees under this model.
Academic text (2010) -
Community college students transfer prior to earning the AA degree as well as after earning degrees other than the AA.
Academic text (1998) -
The college classes count toward my AA and also honors in high school.
Blog text (34) -
Our younger student teachers had lower AA scale scores during both the pre- and post-test conditions.
Academic text (2015) -
AAS = Associate of Applied Science; AS = Associate of Science; AA = Associate of Arts.
Academic text (2015) -
After two years of study, she received her AA in liberal arts from the community college.
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Many students pursue an AA before transferring to a four-year university for further education.
Synonyms
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A two-year college degree given by community colleges
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A qualification that a college gives after about two years of study, shorter than a bachelor's degree
A two-year college degree in arts and general subjects that often allows transfer to a four-year university
Surface Forms
Etymology
AA is short for Associate of Arts, where associate means 'a partner' and arts means 'subjects like writing and history'. So an AA is a two-year college degree people often get before going on to a bachelor's degree.