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Associate in Arts - Direct Transfer Agreement (AA-DTA)
Prepares students to work as Para Educators/Instructional Assistants in a K-12 system providing academic and social support to students. This degree program also meets all criteria for and prepares students to transfer to a teaching certification program in the state of Washington.
15 credits - ENGL& 101 English Composition I AND ENGL& 102 Composition II AND CMST& 220 (was SPCH 110) Public Speaking OR CMST& 230 (was SPCH 114) Small Group Communication.
5 credits – MATH 087/097 or proficiency and one of the following: ENGR& 214 OR ENGR& 215, MATH& 107 or higher (excluding MATH& 131), or PHYS& 114, 115, 116, 221, 222, or 223. MATH& 132 recommended.
15 credits – Selected from at least three disciplines on the Distribution List. No more than 5 credits in foreign language at the 100 level, no more than 10 credits in any one discipline. No more than 5 credits in performance skills courses are allowed. ART& 100, ENGL 260, HUM 164 and MUSC 100 are recommended courses.
15 credits – Selected from at least three disciplines on the Distribution List including 5 credits of lab courses. At least 10 credits must be in physical, biological and/or earth sciences. No more than 10 credits from any one discipline and no more than 5 credits from Math and Engineering. Courses used to satisfy this requirement may not be used to satisfy the Quantitative Skills requirement. ANTH& 205, BIOL& 100 and 5 additional credits from physical and/or earth science are recommended. BIOL& 100 meets the laboratory requirement.
20 credits – Selected from at least three disciplines on the Distribution List. No more than 10 credits from any one discipline. PSYC& 100, 200, HIST& 136, 137, POLS& 202 or POLS 107 are recommended courses.
5 credits – From the Diversity Course List. Courses that meet this requirement may also be used toward other graduation requirements. Diversity courses are listed in the quarterly schedule and identified by ‘DIV’ attached to the course title. Example: EDUC& 205 Education w/Field Experience:DIV.
| CS 110 | Intro to Microcomputer Apps | 3 |
| EDUC& 203 | Exceptional Child | 3 |
| EDUC& 205 | Intro to Education w/Field Exp:DIV | 5 |
Diversity and Distribution Lists are available in the Lower Columbia College Academic Catalog and at lowercolumbia.edu/catalog.
Total transferable credits required to earn this degree: 92 in courses numbered 100 or above with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0. A course cannot be credited toward more than one distribution or skill area.
NOTES: The WEST-B test is required for admission to any Washington college or university education program. It is important that you make arrangements to take the test before the end of your final quarter at LCC.
Program planning is based on information available at the time of preparation. It is the student’s responsibility to meet with their LCC advisor and with an advisor at the college to which they plan to transfer for specific requirements. Consult the LCC catalog for LCC graduation requirements.
Most four-year universities require one year of a single foreign language as a graduation requirement.
Prepares students to work as Para Educators/Instructional Assistants in a K-12 system providing academic and social support to students. This degree program also meets all criteria for and prepares students to transfer to a teaching certification program in the state of Washington.
15 credits - ENGL& 101 English Composition I AND ENGL& 102 Composition II AND CMST& 220 (was SPCH 110) Public Speaking OR CMST& 230 (was SPCH 114) Small Group Communication.
5 credits – MATH 087/097 or proficiency and one of the following: ENGR& 214 OR ENGR& 215, MATH& 107 or higher (excluding MATH& 131), or PHYS& 114, 115, 116, 221, 222, or 223. MATH& 132 recommended.
15 credits – Selected from at least three disciplines on the Distribution List. No more than 5 credits in foreign language at the 100 level, no more than 10 credits in any one discipline. No more than 5 credits in performance skills courses are allowed. ART& 100, ENGL 260, HUM 164 and MUSC 100 are recommended courses.
15 credits – Selected from at least three disciplines on the Distribution List including 5 credits of lab courses. At least 10 credits must be in physical, biological and/or earth sciences. No more than 10 credits from any one discipline and no more than 5 credits from Math and Engineering. Courses used to satisfy this requirement may not be used to satisfy the Quantitative Skills requirement. ANTH& 205, BIOL& 100 and 5 additional credits from physical and/or earth science are recommended. BIOL& 100 meets the laboratory requirement.
20 credits – Selected from at least three disciplines on the Distribution List. No more than 10 credits from any one discipline. PSYC& 100, 200, HIST& 136, 137, POLS& 202 or POLS 107 are recommended courses.
5 credits – From the Diversity Course List. Courses that meet this requirement may also be used toward other graduation requirements. Diversity courses are listed in the quarterly schedule and identified by ‘DIV’ attached to the course title. Example: EDUC& 205 Education w/Field Experience:DIV.
| CS 110 | Intro to Microcomputer Apps | 3 |
| EDUC& 203 | Exceptional Child | 3 |
| EDUC& 205 | Intro to Education w/Field Exp:DIV | 5 |
Diversity and Distribution Lists are available in the Lower Columbia College Academic Catalog and at lowercolumbia.edu/catalog.
Total transferable credits required to earn this degree: 92 in courses numbered 100 or above with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0. A course cannot be credited toward more than one distribution or skill area.
NOTES: The WEST-B test is required for admission to any Washington college or university education program. It is important that you make arrangements to take the test before the end of your final quarter at LCC.
Program planning is based on information available at the time of preparation. It is the student’s responsibility to meet with their LCC advisor and with an advisor at the college to which they plan to transfer for specific requirements. Consult the LCC catalog for LCC graduation requirements.
Most four-year universities require one year of a single foreign language as a graduation requirement.