Associate's Degree and University Transfer - Associate in Biology (DTA/MRP)

This pathway is applicable to students planning to prepare for upper division Bachelor's degree majors in Biology. Many students transfer to baccalaureate institutions after completing the Associate Degree Direct Transfer Agreement (DTA); this pathway does not alter that agreement or the possibility that students may continue to follow this path. This Biology MRP streamlines and facilitates preparation for upper division course work in Biology across the state.

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General Degree Requirements

  • Minimum of 90 quarter hours of transferable credit.
  • College cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 is required.
  • ENGL& 101 - English Composition I is required.
  • Minimum of 25 of the last 45 credits must be earned at Pierce College.
  • 1.5 grade (C-) or better for all requirements is required unless prerequisites state otherwise.
  • “Pass” (P) grades, independent study credits and cooperative work experience/work-based learning credits may be used for general elective credits only.
  • Once a course has been successfully completed, credits obtained may be used only once, even if that course is listed in more than one category.

Course Requirements (90 total credits required)
Communication Skills (10 credits)

 

ENGL& 101 English Composition I (required) ( 5 credits)
ENGL 103 Composition – Argumentation & Research (5 credits)
OR
ENGL 107 Composition – Writing about Literature (5 credits)
Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning Skills (5 credits)

 

MATH& 151  Calculus I
MATH& 146 Introduction to Statistics*
*Statistics may substitute for Calculus I at some institutions; students are encouraged to check with the transfer institution early in their decision process to confirm requirements.
Humanities (15 credits)
 

At least two disciplines with no more than ten credits allowed from any one discipline. No more than five credits of world /foreign language at the 100 level and no more than five credits in performance/skills courses are allowed.
See AA-DTA lists for appropriate classes.
Social Sciences (15 credits)
 

Credits selected must be from at least two disciplines and no more than 10 credits allowed from any one discipline. See AA-DTA GER lists for appropriate classes.
Natural Sciences (30 credits)
 

BIOL& 211-213  Majors: Cellular/Animals/Plant (15 credits)
CHEM& 161-163 General Chemistry w/Lab I-III   (15 credits)

General Electives (15 credits)
 

Additional college-level courses so that total earned is at least 90 credits. May include prerequisites for major courses (e.g., pre-calculus), additional major coursework, (e.g., CHEM& 261-263) or specific general education or other university requirements, as approved by the advisor.

Notes

  1. Students completing this degree will receive the same priority consideration for admission to the baccalaureate institution as they would for completing the direct transfer associate’s degree and will be given junior status by the receiving institution.
  2. Courses in humanities/social science must come from the current ICRC distribution list in order to count as General Education or General University Requirements (GERs/GURs) at the receiving institution. Additional general educational requirements, cultural diversity requirements, and world/foreign language requirements, as required by the transfer institution, must be met prior to the completion of a baccalaureate degree.
  3. Students are responsible for checking specific major requirements of baccalaureate institutions in the year prior to transferring.

 

Associate in Biology (DTA/MRP) Outcomes

Program Outcomes

Degree Outcomes:
General Education at Pierce College prepares graduates to live and work in a dynamically changing world by emphasizing whole student development through fundamental areas of knowledge and the college five core abilities.

Core Abilities Outcomes

Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking:
Graduates will be able to question, search for answers and meaning, and develop ideas that lead to action.

Responsibility:
Graduates will be able to respond by examining the relationship between self, community, and environments, evaluating potential impacts and consequences of actions, and making choices and contributions based on that examination and evaluation.

Information Competency:
Graduates will be able to seek, find, evaluate and use information and employ information technology to engage in lifelong learning.

Effective Communication:
Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.

Multiculturalism:
Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of diverse ideas, cultures and experiences and the ability to examine their own attitudes and assumptions in order to engage others with civility and empathy.

Fundamental Areas of Knowledge Outcomes

Communication:
Graduates identify, analyze, and evaluate rhetorical strategies in one's own and other's writing in order to communicate effectively.

Humanities:
Graduates acquire skills to critically interpret, analyze and evaluate forms of human expression, and create and perform as an expression of the human experience.

Social Sciences:
Graduates use social science research methods and/or theory in order to analyze and interpret social phenomena.

Natural Sciences:
Graduates use the scientific method to analyze natural phenomena and acquire skills to evaluate authenticity of data/information relative to the natural world.

Quantitative & Symbolic Reasoning:
Graduates utilize mathematical, symbolic, logical, graphical, geometric, or statistical analysis for the interpretation and solution of problems in the natural world and human society.

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