Page 51 of Green River Community College 2006-2008 Catalog by Green River Community College St. Auburn Washington

49 ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE Direct Transfer Agreement (AA-DTA) Minimum of 90 Credits The Associate in Arts degree is a direct transfer degree (DTA) designed for students who plan to transfer to a four-year institution after completing the rst two years of study at Green River Community College. The degree is recommended for students who have not yet decided the enter or the four-year institution they will attend. It gives students the broad background they need before beginning more specialized, upper division courses and indicates that a student has completed a two-year liberal arts program. Students who have a particular major in mind can focus their distribution choices and elective credits toward meeting their transfer institution plan. An advisor can assist with this process. Students should include some 200 level coursework in their program of study. This degree meets the Intercollege Relations Commission (ICRC) guidelines for direct transfer degrees, an inter-institutional agreement adopted to facilitate student transfer between community colleges and baccalaureate institutions. Once admitted to an institution subscribing to these guidelines, the degree holder will be granted junior status and will have ful of the lower-division general education requirements of baccalaureate degree programs offered by many public and independent colleges and universities in Washington State. The following colleges subscribe to these guidelines: Washington Bastyr University Central Washington University City University Cornish College of the Arts Eastern Washington University Evergreen State College Gonzaga University Heritage College Northwest College Paci c Lutheran University Saint Martinfs University Seattle Paci c University Seattle University University of Washington (some restrictions apply) Washington State University Western Washington University Whitworth College Other States Oregon State University Capella University, California Academic courses will usually be accepted by other institutions offering the same (or similar) courses. However, each institution has its own transfer policies and each student is responsible for knowing the and admission requirements of the receiving institution. Students are urged to consult with their advisor and a representative from the they plan to attend after Green River. To earn this degree, students must complete 90-quarter credits in courses numbered 100 or above (from approved list on next page) meet speci c distribution requirements requirements may be taken on a pass/no credit basis. Students aware that courses with gPassh grades may not satisfy the requirements in their major eld. requirements and policies, and they are urged to consult the catalog the institution for which they plan to transfer. Students must attain cumulative grade point average of 2.0, and earn a minimum of 24 including the last quarter in residence, at Green River Community University Transfer Green River Community College 2006-2008 Catalog Published 06/01/06

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