Associate in Arts - Direct Transfer Agreement (AA-DTA)
Economics Focus
About The Program
Study the use of resources in relation to the production and distribution of wealth.
Economics is important for those interested in a career in business, law, finance,
government service and social service. Prepare to transfer to a baccalaureate institution
in a variety of fields of study.
For a roadmap that identifies the preferred sequencing of courses and other specific
recommendations from faculty, please see the corresponding program map(s):
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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. |
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5 credits - MATH& 107 or higher (excluding MATH& 131) |
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15 credits – Selected from at least two disciplines on the Distribution List. 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 are
allowed. |
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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. ANTH& 205, BIOL& 100 and 5 additional credits
from physical and/or earth science are recommended. BIOL& 100 meets the laboratory
requirement.
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15 credits – Selected from at least two disciplines on the Distribution List. No more than 10 credits from any one discipline. PSYC, SOC, and POLS are recommended.
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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: SOC& 101 Introduction to Sociology:DIV. |
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25 credits - See advisor for approved list of electives. No more than 15 credits may
be taken from the Restricted Course List on the Distribution List. |
Recommended Electives
| ACCT& 201 |
Principles of Accounting I |
5 |
| ACCT& 202 |
Principles of Accounting II |
5 |
| ECON 105 |
Introduction to Economics |
5 |
| ECON& 201 |
Micro Economics |
5 |
| ECON& 202 |
Macro Economics |
5 |
| HIST& 137 |
U.S. History 2 |
5 |
| MATH& 151 |
Calculus I |
5 |
| MATH& 152 |
Calculus II |
5 |
| POLS& 202 |
American Government |
5 |
| POLS& 203 |
International Relations |
5 |
| PSYC& 100 |
General Psychology |
5 |
iversity and Distribution Lists are available in the Lower Columbia College Catalog located at lowercolumbia.edu/catalog.
Total transferable credits required to earn this degree: 90 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.
Students completing this program should acquire the following skills and abilities:
AA DTA Outcomes
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):
- Communication: Express ideas and information in writing and speaking in a manner that is clear
and appropriate to the audience, and read and listen effectively.
- Critical thinking: Apply objective, valid methods of inquiry and problem-solving to draw rational, ethical,
and coherent conclusions.
- Interpersonal relations: Interact effectively with individuals and/or within groups.
- Numeracy: Achieve competency with numbers and graphical skills to interpret and communicate
quantifiable information, and apply mathematical and statistical skills in practical
and abstract contexts.
General education outcomes (assessed at course level):
- Diversity: Examine the causes and expressions of difference, power, and discrimination.
- Humanities: Explore how people process, document, and express their social and cultural experience.
- Social Science: Examine society, behavior, and relationships among individuals within a society.
- Natural Science: Develop familiarity with various aspects of the physical world and scientific explanations
of observed phenomena.
Area of study outcomes:
- Define scarcity and apply to the processes of production, distribution, and exchange.
- Define opportunity costs. Analyze the relationships between scarcity, costs, and the
necessity for economic outcomes.
- Analyze market exchange through the equilibrium process and identify, describe, and
explain price and output determination.
- Apply market exchange between individuals, business, government, and foreign markets
to the economic choices available to individuals and society.
- Use economic models and theories to analyze economic data to draw logical conclusions
about economic problems.
- Examine the impact of economic analysis on contemporary issues.
Revised June 2019
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 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.