Journalism Emphasis, Associate in Arts Direct Transfer Agreement
Port Angeles, USA
Associate Degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2026
TUITION FEES
USD 12,450 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning, On-Campus
* including housing and additional fees, international students can expect to pay around $19,575 per year
Fast-track counseling
By contacting the school, you'll get access to free priority counselling for any study and application questions.
Key Summary
Earn the Associate in Arts Degree, Direct Transfer Agreement (AA-DTA) while exploring your passion for creative storytelling, photography, design, and community outreach-also known as Journalism.
This Sample Schedule is provided as a guide for a full-time student starting in fall quarter whose goal is to earn the Associate in Arts Direct Transfer Agreement (AA-DTA). The courses are designed with the appropriate number of credits to meet degree requirements and are organized in a recommended sequence. Please consult an advisor to schedule courses and develop a personalized educational plan.
Your personal Educational Plan will vary based on many factors including:
- The quarter you begin
- How many classes/credits you plan to take in each quarter
- Your Math and English placement
- If you have credits you have already taken and plan to transfer them
- The college you are interested in transferring to
- If you start in our Transitional Studies program
First Quarter
Meet with your advisor to talk about your long-term schedule, taking into account your transfer plans.
Catalog # Title Credits CMST& 102 or CMST103/GS 121 + 5 COLL 101 College Success 5 ENGL& 101 English Composition I 5
Second Quarter
It’s not too soon to explore transfer options. Make a transfer appointment.
Catalog # Title Credits CMST& 102 or CMST103/GS 121 + 5 ENGL& 102 Composition II 5 MATH& 107 or MATH& 146 + 5
Third Quarter
Check your education plan to make sure you're on track to graduate.
Catalog # Title Credits CMST 121 Photojournalism I 5 CMST 201 Social Media & Society 5 Natural Sciences + 5
Natural Sciences + Consider studying Environmental Science (ENVS) or Geology (GEOL&).
Fourth Quarter
Meet with your educational and career planner to explore universities.
Catalog # Title Credits CMST 122-123 Advanced Photojournalism II, III 3 GS 121-126 Studium Generale 1 - 2 Natural Sciences + 5 Social Sciences + 5
Natural Sciences + Take a second course in another subject area like Biology (BIOL&) or Geography (GEOG&).
Social Sciences + Choose a third subject area like World History III (HIST& 128), Sociology (SOC&), Global Issues (SOCSI 101) or Political Science (POLS&).
Fifth Quarter
Apply to graduate. You're just two quarters away...keep it up!
Catalog # Title Credits CMST& 210 Interpersonal Communication 5 Natural Sciences + 5 Social Sciences + 5
Natural Sciences + Take a third course in a different subject.
Social Sciences + Choose a third subject area like World History III (HIST& 128), Sociology (SOC&), Global Issues (SOCSI 101) or Political Science (POLS&).
Sixth Quarter
You're almost done! Good luck on your final quarter!
Catalog # Title Credits CMST 235 Multimedia Journalism Production 5 Humanities + 5 Social Sciences + 5
Humanities + Choose a third subject area.
Social Sciences + Choose a third subject area like World History III (HIST& 128), Sociology (SOC&), Global Issues (SOCSI 101) or Political Science (POLS&).
Communication Competencies
- Demonstrate an ability to analyze how multicultural audiences shape written, visual, oral, aural, and performative communication and its meaning.
- Generate effective written and oral communication for a variety of purposes and diverse audiences.
- Generate effective visual or performative communication.
Quantitative Reasoning
- Apply basic computational skills to practical applications.
- Apply systematic approaches and logic to solving quantitative problems.
Information Competencies
- Identify research goals and retrieve information.
- Synthesize, apply, and properly cite information to meet an identified purpose.
- Evaluate the credibility of information and information sources, and distinguish between fact and opinion.
Critical Thinking
- Interpret and analyze meaning from written, visual, oral, aural, and performative works.
- Analyze and understand diverse individual and community perspectives and values.
- Understand and analyze social justice issues and movements.
- Generate creative works that demonstrate a process of critical reflection, analysis, experimentation, and original thought.
Personal and Interpersonal Competencies
- Consider ideas that conflict with individual value systems.
- Function under conditions of ambiguity and uncertainty.
- Work cooperatively and collaboratively with others.
- Advertising and Promotions Manager
- Emergency Management Director
- Marketing and Public Relations Manager
- Reporter
- School Teacher