List of Degrees. Palo Alto College currently offers Associate of Arts (AA), Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT), and Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degrees and certificate awards, as indicated in the 2016-2017 Catalog of Programs.[1] The Alamo Colleges District Board of Trustees, exercising its authority as the policy making body of the Alamo Community College District, approved policy E.1.3 – Core Curriculum and Degrees[2] in Spring 2016 which establishes that Associate of Arts and Associate of Science are non-discipline-specific degrees.  This policy took effect in Fall 2016 and applies to students earning a transfer degree under the catalog requirements beginning in the 2016-2017 academic year.  Within these degree types, students may select an area of concentration which serves as a pre-major for their further study at a senior institution.  Prior to the 2016-2017 academic year, PAC offered associate of arts and associate of science degrees differentiated by major, as can be seen in the 2015-2016 List of Degrees and Certificates Awarded[3].