Program Description

For students who want an AAOT with a focus in Geology, this Flightpath in Geology is the recommended path for these students to follow by Umpqua Community College.

The Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer (AAOT) degree was created in the late 1980s, through collaboration between Oregon community college faculty and Oregon public university faculty, to reduce bureaucratic obstacles for students transferring from an Oregon community college to a public university in Oregon. Local variation in the requirements to earn AAOT degrees at different community colleges was not a problem because all of the degrees transferred smoothly to the universities. Increasingly, however, the degree has been used by students transferring among community colleges and, in these cases, distinctive requirements sometimes reduced transferability. Recognizing the fundamental purpose of the degree, community colleges agreed in 2008 to standardize their AAOT degree requirements so as to maximize the efficient transfer of credit for students. Community colleges will maintain lists of courses which fulfill the requirements of the revised, freely-transferable degree below. Beyond the requirements listed, past experience suggests the utility of some additional explanation of what the degree can and cannot provide. Students and advisors should be aware of the opportunities created by the AAOT, but should also be mindful of its limitations, as summarized in the explanatory notes that follow the description of the degree itself.

Any student having the Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer (AAOT) degree recognized on an official college transcript will have met the lower division General Education requirements of baccalaureate degree programs of any public university in Oregon.

Program Course Recommendations

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
First Term		Credits
ANTH 221	Intro to Cultural Anthropology 2	3
G 201	General Geology I	4
MTH 111Z	Precalculus I Functions	4
WR 121Z	Composition I	4
	Credits	15
Second Term
ATS 201	Climate Science 3	4
G 202	General Geology II	4
MTH 112Z	Precalculus II Trigonometry	4
WR 122Z	Composition II	4
	Credits	16
Third Term
COM 111Z	Public Speaking	4
ENG 105	Intro to Literature-Drama 5	4
FES 261	Recreation Resource Mgmt 3	4
G 203	General Geology III	4
	Credits	16
Second Year
First Term
ART 134	Illustrating Nature 5	3
FOR 234	GIS-Intro to Geographic Info	4
G 221	Environmental Geology	4
MTH 251	Calculus I	5
	Credits	16
Second Term
ART 120	Artists Books 5	3
HPE 295	Wellness-Hlth Assess	3
MTH 252	Calculus II	4
SOC 204	Intro to Sociology 2,1	3
	Credits	13
Third Term
G 180	Regional Field Geology 4	4
HST 106	World History 2	3
MTH 253	Calculus III	4
PSY 201	General Psychology I 2	4
	Credits	15
	Total Minimum Credits	91

¹

Any course designated as meeting the required UCC AAOT Cultural Literacy component may be used

²

Any AAOT approved Social Science course

³

Any AAOT approved elective course

⁴

If the course is not offered when needed, ATS 201, NR 221, or SOIL 205/206 could be substituted. Student should check with the program they want to transfer into to be sure this will be acceptable.

⁵

Any AAOT approved Arts & Letters course

Advising Notes

• See advisor for full list of AAOT approved course options