AAOT Flightpath in Theater Arts

Program Description

For students who want an AAOT with a focus in Theater Arts, this Flightpath in Theater Arts 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 TermCredits
BI 101 General Biology 1 4
TA 141 Acting 1 4
TA 253
or TA 265
 Performance
or Production
 1-2
TA 271 Introduction to Theatre 4
WR 121Z Composition I (or higher) 4
 Credits17-18
Second Term
BI 102 General Biology 1 4
PSY 201Z Introduction to Psychology I 2 4
TA 142 Acting 2 4
TA 209 Stagecraft 1 3
TA 253
or TA 265
 Performance
or Production
 1-2
 Credits16-17
Third Term
MTH 105Z Math in Society (or higher) 4
TA 143 Acting 3 4
TA 212 Stagecraft 2 3
TA 253
or TA 265
 Performance
or Production
 1-2
WR 122Z
or WR 227Z
 Composition II (or higher)
or Technical Writing
 4
 Credits16-17
Second Year
First Term
ANTH 221 Intro to Cultural Anthropology 2 3
COM 111Z
or COM 218Z
 Public Speaking
or Interpersonal Communication
 4
HPE 295 Wellness-Hlth Assess 3
ENG 104Z Introduction to Fiction 3 4
TA 265
or TA 253
 Production
or Performance
 1-2
 Credits15-16
Second Term
ENG 105Z Introduction to Drama 3 4
HST 105 World History 3
STAT 243Z Elementary Statistics I 1 4
TA 253
or TA 265
 Performance
or Production
 1-2
TA 256 Musical Theatre Workshop 3
 Credits15-16
Third Term
ART 206 History of Western Art III 3 4
BI 103 General Biology 1 4
PSY 202Z Introduction to Psychology II 2 4
TA 272 Stage Movement 3
TA 253
or TA 265
 Performance
or Production
 1-2
 Credits16-17
 Total Minimum Credits95-101
1

Any AAOT approved Science or Math course can be taken- 3 of 4 must include a lab

2

Any AAOT approved Social Science course can be taken 

3

Any AAOT approved Arts and Letters course can be taken

4

Any AAOT approved elective can be taken

Advising Notes

  • Oregon colleges may have different preferences, please meet with your advisor to determine the right path for you.