The Associate of Applied Science degree is a two-year college-level/technical degree. Graduates are prepared for immediate entry into the workforce and have the communications, and problem solving, and academic skills necessary to successfully compete in the job market and advance in the workforce. The Associate of Applied Science degree provides the same career preparation as the Associate in Science degree but is not normally designed as a college transfer program. However, the degree and courses therein may transfer to some universities under special articulation agreements.