Associate of Arts & Sciences DTA map

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

  • Milestone CoursesThese courses are key to your success!

Communications Skills: 10 Credits

  • ENGL&101: English Composition I
  • 5 Credits
  • ENGL&102: English Composition II
  • 5 Credits

Quantitative Skills: 5 Credits (SQR)

  • Select with advisor
  • 5 Credits

Additional Breadth: 5 Credits 

  • Select with advisor
  • 5 Credits

Humanities: 15 Credits (HU, HP)

(ART, CMST, ENGL, FREN, GERM, HUM, MUSC, PHIL, REL, SPAN)

  • Select with advisor
  • 5 Credits
  • Select with advisor
  • 5 Credits
  • Select with advisor
  • 5 Credits

Physical Education/Health & Wellness: 3 Credits

  • PEH 100: Lifetime Wellness
  • OR
  • PEH 178: Principles of Fitness
  • 3 Credits
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  • 1 Credit

Social Science: 15 Credits (SS)

(ANTH, CJ, ECON, HIST, POLS, PSYC, SOC)

  • Select with advisor
  • 5 Credits
  • Select with advisor
  • 5 Credits
  • Select with advisor
  • 5 Credits

Natural Science: 15 Credits (NS, LS, MS)

(AGR, ASTR, BIOL, BOT, CHEM, ENGR, ENVS, GEOL, NUTR, PHYS)

  • Select with advisor
  • 5 Credits
  • Select with advisor
  • 5 Credits
  • Select with advisor
  • 5 Credits

Specified Electives: 10 Credits (SE)

  • Select with advisor
  • 5 Credits
  • Select with advisor
  • 5 Credits

General Electives: 12 Credits

  • Select with advisor
  • 5 Credits
  • Select with advisor
  • 5 Credits
  • Select with advisor
  • 2 Credits

Total Credits Required: 90

Suggested Schedule and checklist

Quarter 1 (Fall)
Quarter 2 (Winter)
Quarter 3 (Spring)
Quarter 4 (Fall)
Quarter 5 (Winter)
Quarter 6 (Spring)

Suggested Schedule:

  • ENGL&101: English Composition I
  • General Elective: Select with advisor
  • PEH 100: Lifetime Wellness
  • SQR: Math above 100 or PHIL&120

To Do:

  • Apply for FAFSA or WASFA for next year
  • Set up your Bankmobile account
  • Get familiar with your CTCLink student homepage
  • Meet with your advisor

Suggested Schedule:

  • ENGL&102: English Composition II
  • Humanities Breadth: Select with advisor
  • Social Science Breadth: Select with advisor

To Do:

Suggested Schedule:

  • Humanities Breadth: Select with advisor
  • Natural Science: Select with advisor
  • Specified Elective: Select with advisor

To Do:

  • Meet with your advisor

Suggested Schedule:

  • Humanities Breadth: Select with advisor
  • Lab Science: Select with advisor
  • Social Science Breadth: Select with advisor

To Do:

  • Update your education plan with your advisor
  • Apply to transfer institutions
  • Apply for FAFSA or WASFA for next year

Suggested Schedule:

  • General Elective: Select with advisor
  • Natural Science: Select with advisor
  • Specified Elective: Select with advisor

To Do:

  • Apply for graduation (After enrolling in your final quarter of classes)

Suggested Schedule:

  • Additional Breadth: Select with advisor
  • General Elective: Select with advisor
  • Social Science Breadth: Select with advisor

To Do:

  • Order cap and gown
  • Attend graduation

Diversity Course Requirement:

You must complete one diversity course as part of your degree.

Diversity Course Options

  • ART&100: Art Appreciation
  • CMST 225: Intercultural Communication
  • ENGL 223: Banned Books in Literature: A Cultural Approach
  • ENGL 225: Chicanx Literature
  • ENGL 261: Women’s Literature
  • HIST&215: Women in US History
  • HIST&219: Native American History
  • HUM 108: Intro to Gender Studies
  • HUM 205: Diversity French/German Cinema
  • HUM 214: Diversity Issues: Race, Class & Gender
  • HUM 220: Diversity in Education
  • MUSC 170: History of Jazz
  • MUSC 175: Music of the World
  • POLS&203: International Relations
  • REL 201: World Religion
  • SOC 204: Gender & Power
  • SOC 220: Marriage and the Family
  • SOC&201: Social Problems

Associate of Arts & Sciences (DTA) Pre-Requisite Flow Chart

Start by meeting with your advisor to determine which course to take first based on your placement scores.

Math Pathway

DVS 080: College Transitions Math → MATH 094: Intro to Algebra → MATH 099: Intermediate Algebra II → MATH&141: Pre- Calculus I or ASTR&101: Intro to Astronomy (F, Sp) or CHEM&161: General Chemistry I (F) or PHYS&114: General Physics I (Sp)

OR

DVS 080: College Transitions Math → MATH 094: Intro to Algebra → MATH 098: Intermediate Algebra I → MATH&107: Math in Society or MATH&146: Intro to Statistics or PHIL&120: Symbolic Logic (W, Sp) or CHEM&121: Intro to Chemistry or GEOL&101: Intro to Physical Geology (W, Sp) or PHY&110: Physics for Non-Science Majors (W)

English Pathway

ENGL 99: English Skills + CSS 106: Reading Skills → ENGL&101: Composition I → ENGL&102: Composition II and HUM 214: Diversity Issues

KEY: F = Fall, W = Winter, Sp = Spring, Su = Summer

Tips

  • Cumulative GPA must be 2.0 or higher
  • Earn a grade of 1.0 or higher in each course to use it toward your degree
  • Work closely with your advisor to develop a transfer plan

Which Quarter can I begin?

Fall, Winter, Spring, or Summer

Program Modality

This degree can be completed entirely online. Courses are offered on-campus, online, or hybrid (part on-campus, part online)

Length of Program

90 Credits = 6 Quarters* if you take 15 credits each quarter

*Your specific route may take longer than 6 quarters depending on the number of credits you take each quarter and where you start in your math and English pathways.

Career Outlook

Completion of the Associate of Arts & Sciences degree allows for a wide variety of career pursuits depending on the course of study at your transfer institution.

Future Education Opportunities

The AA&S DTA represents the broad knowledge generally acquired in the first two years of a four-year program leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree. When students earn the AA&S DTA, they may transfer to a baccalaureate institution within the state of Washington with assurance that they have satisfied all or most of the basic requirements.

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