Associate of Arts, Direct Transfer Agreement, AA-DTA
Mount Vernon, USA
Associate Degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus, Distance Learning
Fast-track counseling
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Key Summary
About: Associate of Arts Direct Transfer Agreement (AA-DTA) at Skagit Valley College lets students transfer to Washington public universities. It gives priority consideration for most humanities and social science majors, completes lower-division general education, and awards credit for DTA courses up to 90 credits. You can use up to 30 elective credits to explore subjects and complete prerequisites for a major. Transferring students must still meet major, minor, and professional program requirements. Keywords: transfer degree, general education, electives.
Career Outcomes: Graduates typically transfer into bachelor’s programmes and progress toward careers in teaching, social work, business administration, service, communications, psychology, arts.
The Associate of Arts Direct Transfer Agreement (AA-DTA) degree is designed to transfer to four-year colleges and universities in Washington state.
Direct Transfer Agreement Degrees Provide Students:
- Priority consideration in admissions for most humanities and social science majors at public universities (ahead of students without a degree).
- Completion of lower division general education requirements.
- Credit for all courses completed within the DTA up to and in some cases beyond 90 credits.
- Opportunity to explore several fields of study through the category of up to 30 credits of elective courses.
- Opportunity to complete prerequisites for a future major.
Students who transfer within these agreements must still meet requirements in major, minor and professional programs.
Students must complete a minimum of 90 quarter credits in transferable courses numbered 100 or above with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in order to graduate from SVC with an Associate of Arts degree. Credits must satisfy requirements listed below. A minimum of 60 quarter hours of general education courses are required. At least 25 college-level credits must be earned at SVC with a minimum GPA of 2.0. Students should check specific admission and program requirements and application deadlines to assist in successful transfer to a four-year institution. College counselors and academic faculty can advise students of special lower division requirements, including which courses fulfill Distribution Lists - AA-DTA requirements.
1. First Quarter Experience (2 cr.)
- CSS 103 - First Quarter Experience Credits: (2)
2. Communication Skills (15 cr.)
- ENGL& 101 - English Composition I Credits: (5)
plus 5 credits (one) of the following:
- CMST& 210 - Interpersonal Communication: E Credits: (5)
- CMST& 220 - Public Speaking Credits: (5)
- CMST& 230 - Small Group Communication Credits: (5)
- plus 5 credits (one) of the following:
- ENGL& 102 - Composition II Credits: (5)
- ENGL 103 - Advanced Composition Credits: (5)
- ENGL& 235 - Technical Writing Credits: (5)
3. Quantitative Skills (5 cr.)
Select one course from the following:
- MATH& 107 - Math in Society Credits: (5)
- MATH& 141 - Precalculus I Credits: (5)
- MATH& 142 - Precalculus II Credits: (5)
- MATH& 146 - Introduction to Stats Credits: (5)
- MATH& 148 - Business Calculus Credits: (5)
- MATH& 151 - Calculus I Credits: (5)
- MATH& 152 - Calculus II Credits: (5)
- MATH& 153 - Calculus III Credits: (5)
4. Physical Education (3 cr.)
- PE 100 - Wellness For Life Credits: (1)
Notes:
- 2 Physical Education Activity credits are required in addition to PE 100 - Wellness For Life.
- A maximum of three PE Activities credits can be used for the DTA: two credits for PE requirement and one additional credit toward restricted or “gray area” electives.
- PE 100 may also be taken with other activity courses, excluding PE 200, PE 204 and PE 205.
5. Integrative Learning Experiences
Two Integrative Learning Experiences (ILE) are required. One ILE must be a Learning Community. The second ILE may be another Learning Community or an Integrative Experience.
- A Learning Community (LC) is the integrated combination of two or more courses from different areas (for example, sociology and literature, or physics and math, or speech and economics, or composition and philosophy). Learning Communities are indicated in the course schedule.
- Integrative Experiences (IEs) are curricular or co-curricular experiences designed by faculty in which students demonstrate their ability to integrate information, concepts, analytical frameworks, and skills from two or more areas in a purposeful project or experience. Integrative Experiences that are classes are indicated in the course schedule; co-curricular IEs are indicated in promotion and advising for the experience or project. Students may design a Learning into Action IE under the guidance of the supervising faculty member.
6. Equity Requirement
At least one Equity designated course is required for students pursuing an Associate in Science (AS-T), or an Associate Direct Transfer Agreement/Major Related Program (DTA/MRP) degree. Students should use the SVC online quarterly class schedule search or consult with their faculty advisor or counselor to identify courses that fulfill this requirement. See the list Equity Degree Requirement for the courses that fulfill this requirement.
7. Distribution Requirements (45 cr.)
Select credits from three areas of study: Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and Humanities. A specific course may be credited toward no more than one distribution requirement.
Go to Distribution Lists - AA-DTA for a selection of eligible courses.
8. Electives (22-25 cr.)
In order to accumulate 90 college-level (100 or higher) credits for the degree, students will need additional elective credits. Students may select electives from the Distribution Lists - AA-DTA (Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities), other Academic Courses, or a maximum of 15 credits from Gray Area Courses. A maximum of nine Family Life credits may be counted as gray area electives. HMATH 100 and WMATH 100 cannot be included in elective credits for the degree.
Graduates of the AA-DTA program will be able to:
Natural Sciences Outcomes
- Collect and analyze data and interpret the results from scientific investigations.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental concepts in at least one scientific discipline.
- Demonstrate scientific literacy.
Social Sciences Outcomes
- Apply concepts from the social sciences to analyze individual or social phenomena, processes, events, conflicts, or issues.
- Explain the variables that influence the structure of cultures and societies.
- Identify social variables, structures, and experiences that shape individual perspectives.
Humanities Outcomes
- Apply skills, terms, concepts, research and/or analysis methods to express ideas within the humanities.
- Analyze and/or interpret creative and communicative expressions of the humanities.
Physical Education Outcomes
- Develop mental and physical health through movement.
- Gain knowledge of body systems and demonstrate skills necessary to pass national or state certification tests for emergency response.
- Obtain and apply science-based knowledge to support personal fitness, health, and well-being.
