Transfer Associate Degrees

Planning to transfer to a four-year college or university?

These two-year transfer associate degrees are for you. We offer the Associate in Arts (AA), Associate of Science (AS), and the Associate in Applied Science — Transfer (AAS-T) degrees.

General Policies

Students may graduate under the transfer degree requirements in any of the past eight years’ catalogs if they were enrolled during the time the catalog was in effect.

All transfer degrees have the following basic requirements in common:

• Completion of 90 applicable college level quarter credits.
• OC college level GPA must be at least 2.0. Note that receiving institutions may require a higher GPA. Grades from courses transferred in do not count in GPA for graduation from OC.
• At least 20 of the 90 credits required for graduation must be earned from OC, including the last 10 credits, except with 85 credits, the last five may be earned at another accredited institution.
  NOTE: Military personnel and dependents with a SOC agreement are exempt from this last 10 credit requirement.
• Students may elect to have a course graded “Pass/No Credit” instead of the standard numerical grade, but no more than 30 such credits may be applied toward a degree. (Courses offered only as “Pass/No Credit” do not count toward the limit.
• Continuing Education credits may not be used in degrees.

Advising Notes and Recommendations

• With careful planning, and depending on your intended major, you may be able to fulfill admissions and major program requirements with a transfer degree.
• Consult a faculty counselor if you have not decided on a future major.
• Check with your intended transfer university or college advisor for specific admissions and major requirements that can be fulfilled with this degree.
• Not all courses listed are offered every quarter. Please see an appropriate permanent advisor for course sequence and schedule details.

Direct Transfer Agreement

Olympic College subscribes to the Intercollege Relations Committee Direct Transfer Agreement (DTA), under which an associate degree completed at a Washington State community college may be used to satisfy lower division general education requirements at the baccalaureate institution. After completing the DTA, the transfer student will generally be awarded junior level standing, but will still have to meet any admission and pre-major requirements of the baccalaureate institution and major program.

Transfer Associate Degree Options

Associate in Arts—Direct Transfer Agreement (AA)

Appropriate for many intended majors, especially in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Students will have 30 credits of electives which may be tailored to individual plans and needs. Completing this degree will usually allow the student to transfer to a baccalaureate institution with junior standing.

Associate in Arts—Direct Transfer Agreement Planning Sheet

Associate of Science (AS)

The Associate of Science degree prepares students to pursue upper division work in Engineering or Sciences by allowing them to complete science and math courses they would be taking if they started at their future baccalaureate institution. Students will generally have some general education requirements to meet after transferring.

Associate of Science Track 1 Planning Sheet

For Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Geology, Earth Sciences, or Environmental/Resource Sciences

Associate of Science Track 2 Planning Sheet

For Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, and Atmospheric Sciences

Associate in Applied Science—Transfer (AAS-T)

Built upon the technical courses required for job preparation, this degree includes a college-level general education component and transferable support courses. It is not universally transferable, but transfers to a limited number of institutions with which OC has articulation agreements. OC currently offers the following AAS-T degrees:

• Early Childhood Education
• Leadership & Occupational Studies
• Organizational Leadership & Resource Management

Abbreviations

Source: 2009-2010 Olympic College Catalog