Associate of Arts/Oregon Transfer AA/OT
Program Description
The Associate of Arts Degree is conferred on students who complete a full lower division college transfer program meeting requirements set jointly by Oregon’s community colleges and public universities. This degree provides for “block transfer” and all lower division general education requirements of the receiving institution are met. Students should work closely with UCC advisors and faculty, and with representatives of the institution(s) to which they may transfer for specific details. There may be special requirements for specific programs or schools, as well as requirements for admissions, foreign language, and cultural literacy.
Program Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Foundational Requirements | ||
| Health/Wellness/Fitness | ||
| HPE 295 | Wellness-Hlth Assess | 3 |
| Mathematics | ||
| MTH 105Z | Math in Society | 4 |
| Oral Communications | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| COM 105 | Listening | 3 |
| COM 111Z | Public Speaking | 4 |
| COM 112 | Persuasive Speech | 3 |
| COM 218Z | Interpersonal Communication | 4 |
| COM 219 | Small Group Discussion | 3 |
| Writing | ||
| WR 121Z | Composition I | 4 |
| WR 122Z | Composition II | 4 |
| Discipline Studies Requirements | ||
| Arts and Letters Elective | ||
| Must take at least three courses, chosen from at least two disciplines from the approved list 1 | ||
| science-math-comscience | ||
| Must take at least four courses from at least two disciplines — including at least three biological or physical science courses with labs, from the approved list 2 | ||
| Social Science Elective | ||
| Must take at least four courses chosen from at least two disciplines from the approved list | ||
| Electives | ||
| Any courses numbered 100 or above that would bring total credits up to 90 3 | ||
| Cultural Literacy | ||
| At least one of the Discipline Studies courses above must be designated as meeting the criteria for Cultural Literacy. This course is not an additional course — it would also meet Foundational, Discipline or Elective requirements. | ||
- 1
Note: Second year world languages, are included in this category. First year world languages are counted as electives.
- 2
Note: Math credits used to meet this requirement are in addition to any used to meet the Foundational Requirement above.
- 3
Note: Electives may include up to 12 credits from the approved Career and Technical Education (CTE) list, and a maximum of 12 credits of PE activity courses.
Optional Flightpaths (focus areas)
All flightpaths are required to meet foundational requirements listed above
- Flightpath in Chemistry
- Flightpath in Exercise Science
- Flightpath in Geology
- Flightpath in History and Political Science
- Flightpath in Media Studies
- Flightpath is Psychology
- Flightpath in Sociology
- Flightpath in Spanish
- Flightpath in Theater Arts
- Flightpath in Visual Arts
Additional Requirements
- No course substitutions are allowed.
- No course may be used to satisfy requirements in more than one area.
- All foundational requirement and discipline studies requirement courses used must be at least three credits.
- A minimum 90 credits with a grade of C or higher and a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher are needed to satisfy AA/OT requirements.
- To complete an AA/OT at UCC, a minimum of 24 credits must be earned through UCC and two terms of attendance must have occurred at UCC.