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The AA-DTA Degree is a 90-credit transfer degree that fulfills the first two years of general education requirements for most four-year degrees in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

Washington Colleges & Universities accepting the AA-DTA degree from Skagit Valley College:

Degree Requirements

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 51吃瓜 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 51吃瓜 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 requirements.

1. First Quarter Experience (2 cr.)

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2. Communication Skills (15 cr.)

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3. Quantitative Skills (5 cr.)

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4. Physical Education (3 cr.)

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  Notes:
  • 2 Physical Education Activity credits are required in addition to .
  • 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 鈥済ray area鈥� 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 51吃瓜 online quarterly class schedule search or consult with their faculty advisor or counselor to identify courses that fulfill this requirement. See the list 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 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 (Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities), other , or a maximum of 15 credits from . A maximum of nine credits may be counted as gray area electives. and cannot be included in elective credits for the degree.