Associate in Arts - Direct Transfer Agreement (AA DTA)

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Appropriate for many intended majors, especially in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Students complete 60 credits of general education and 30 credits of electives that should be tailored to the future major.

Non-course requirements:

Each course can be counted toward only one skill or distribution area.
Only college level courses numbered 100 or above are allowed.
Cumulative college level GPA must be at least 2.0. Courses transferred from another college do not count in GPA.
Of courses that are normally graded, no more than 30 credits may be taken as Pass/ No Credit at the student’s option.
At least 20 quarter-credits in the degree must be earned at OC.
Students should work closely with an advisor at the planned baccalaureate institution to choose courses that will apply to the bachelor’s degree

Required Courses (90 Credits)

Skill Areas

Communication Skills (10 Credits)

ENGL& 101 - English Composition I Credits: 5 and
ENGL& 102 - Composition II Credits: 5
or
ENGL& 235 - Technical Writing Credits: 5

Quantitative or Symbolic Reasoning Skills (5 Credits)

College level mathematics (a course with a Mathematics prefix numbered 100 or above) furnishing the quantitative skills required in the commonly recognized educational transfer pathways towards a baccalaureate degree in Washington state; this college level mathematics course must have a prerequisite of intermediate algebra coursework completed at a 2.0 grade or higher.

Precalculus or Higher

OC Courses:

MATH& 141 - Precalculus I: Algebra Credits: 5
MATH& 142 - Precalculus II: Trig Credits: 5
MATH 143 - Precalculus I & II Credits: 10
MATH& 151 - Calculus I Credits: 5
MATH& 152 - Calculus II Credits: 5
MATH& 163 - Calculus 3 Credits: 5
MATH& 264 - Calculus 4 Credits: 5
MATH 210 - Introduction to Discrete Mathematics Credits: 5
MATH 221 - Differential Equations I Credits: 5
MATH 222 - Differential Equations II Credits: 5
MATH 240 - Discrete Structures Credits: 5
MATH 250 - Linear Algebra Credits: 5

Math in Society

OC Course:

MATH& 107 - Math in Society Credits: 5

Symbolic Reasoning Skills

OC Course:

PHIL& 120 - Symbolic Logic Credits: 5

Distribution Course Requirements

Humanities (15 Credits)

From at least two different disciplines
No more than 10 credits in any one discipline
Maximum 5 credits in skills performance
Maximum 5 credits in world language at the 100 level

Natural Sciences (15 Credits)

From at least two different disciplines
No more than 10 credits in any one discipline
At least one laboratory science course
At least 10 credits in physical, biological, and/or earth science

Social Sciences (15 Credits)

From at least two different disciplines
No more than 10 credits in any one discipline

Electives (30 Credits)

No more than 15 credits from Restricted list
No more than 3 credits of Physical Education-Activity (PE-RD or PEFSP)

Transfer Planning

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Anthropology
Art
Astronomy
–Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
Biology
–Biotechnology
Business - Transfer
Chemistry (AA-DTA)
Communication Studies (AA-DTA)
Education (AA-DTA)
English
Environmental Studies (AA-DTA)
Fashion (AA-DTA)
History
Human Services
–Leadership
Marine Science/Oceanography
Mathematics
Music (AA-DTA)
Physical Education (AA-DTA)
Political Science
Pre-Professional Health Occupations (AA-DTA)
Psychology
Social Work (AA-DTA)
Sociology (AA-DTA)
World Languages
–Other Transfer Opportunities