Associate in Arts - Direct Transfer Agreement (AA-DTA)
Earn a degree completely online at Lower Columbia College! If you need to fit classes
in to your busy home or work life, or don’t live near Lower Columbia College, our
ONLINE degree program may be the option for you.
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15 credits - ENGLISH 101 and ENGLISH 102. Choose one from COMMUNICATION STUDIES 220 or COMMUNICATION STUDIES 230.
5 credits – Intermediate Algebra Proficiency required. Choose one of the following: MATH& 107 or higher with the exception of MATH& 131
15 credits – Select from at least two disciplines from the following: No more than 5 credits in foreign language at the 100 level, no more than 10 credits from any one discipline. No more than 5 credits in performance/skills courses (indicated by *): ART& 100, ART 224, 226 227, 228, COMMUNICATION STUDIES& 210, 220, 230, DRAMA& 101, ENGLISH 204, 270, 280, HUMANITIES 104, 210, 230, 250, 255, HUM& 117, MUSIC 117, 119, 145, 209, MUSC& 105, PHILOSOPHY& 101, SPANISH& 121, 122, 123, 221, 222, 223
15 credits – Select from at least two disciplines from the following: No more than 10 credits in any one discipline: BUSINESS& 101, 201, CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY 101, CRIMINAL JUSTICE& 110, ECONOMICS 105, ECON& 201, 202, EDUCATION& 115, HISTORY& 128, 136, 137, 205, 254, POLITICAL SCIENCE& 202, PSYCHOLOGY& 100, 150, 200, 255
15 credits – Selected from at least two disciplines on the Distribution List; must include 5 credits of lab courses. At least 10 credits in physical, biological and/or earth sciences. No more than 5 credits from Computer Science, Mathematics, and Engineering. Courses used to satisfy this requirement may not be used to satisfy the Quantitative Skills requirement: CHEMISTRY 110**, 121**, BIOLOGY 100**, 160**, 241**, 242**, 260**, NUTRITION& 101, EARTH SCIENCE 105**, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 150, GEOLOGY& 208**, OCEANOGRAPHY& 101**, MATH& 107, 146, 148, MATH 125, 246
See advisor for approved list of electives. No more than 15 credits may be taken from the Restricted Course List. See Distribution List for Restricted Course List.
Courses that meet this requirement may also be used toward other graduation requirements. The following courses meet the Diversity requirement: ART& 100, ART 224, 227, 228, BUSINESS 144, ENGLISH 280, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 150, HISTORY 128, 205, HUMANITIES 104, 210, MUSIC 117, 119, 209, SOCIOLOGY 101, SPANISH 121, 122, 123
Diversity and Distribution Lists are available in the Lower Columbia College Catalog located at lowercolumbia.edu/catalog.
Total credits required to earn this degree: 90 with a cumulative grade point average
(GPA) of at least 2.0 in the program requirements.
Upon the completion of the AA DTA, students will be prepared for transfer to a four-year institution for the student's intended career pathway, and have the following skills and abilities:
Global Skills (assessed at degree level):
General education outcomes (assessed at course level):
Notes:
Program planning is based on information available at the time of preparation. It is the student’s responsibility to meet with their LCC advisor. Consult the LCC catalog for LCC graduation requirements.