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Associate in Business - DTA

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This transfer degree ensures that a student who completes this Associate in Business – DTA/MRP degree will have satisfied the lower division general education (or core) requirements and lower division business requirements at the baccalaureate institutions.

This articulated degree for the business major is specific to public institutions; however, since the degree follows the statewide articulated DTA agreement and DTA is designated in the title on the transcript, it will be accepted for admission to private institutions in the same manner as any other DTA-based degree.

Basic Degree Requirements

  • Minimum of 90 earned credits in courses numbered 100 or above.
  • ENGL& 101 (English Composition I).
  • Minimum of 25 of last 45 credits must be earned at Pierce College.
  • Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better.
  • Minimum grade for business major-related courses is a 2.0. These courses are denoted on this degree sheet by an asterisk (*).
  • 1.5 grade (C-) or better for all other Core Requirements unless prerequisites state otherwise.
  • "Pass" (P) grades may be used only for General Elective credits.
  • Independent Study may be used only for General Elective credits.
  • Cooperative work experience/work-based learning credits may be applied to the General Elective area only.
  • Once a course has been successfully completed, credits obtained may be used only once, even if course is listed in more than one category.

Core Requirements

Courses should be selected from the lists prescribed on this degree sheet only.

  • Communication Skills (CM) (10 credit minimum): Must include ENGL& 101 AND ENGL 107 or 103.
  • Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning Skills (QS) (10 credit minimum): Prerequisite MATH 098 with a grade of 2.0 or better or placement out of MATH 098.
  • Humanities (HM) (15 credit minimum): Must include at least two disciplines, with no more than five credits from performance/skills courses. No more than 10 credits are allowed in world (foreign) language to satisfy the Humanities requirement, restricted to a maximum of 5 credits in a 100 level
  • Social Sciences (SS) (15 credit minimum): Must include two economic courses and one Law course. See required courses from the list on this sheet only.
  • Natural Sciences (NS) (15 credit minimum): Must include at least two different disciplines in the biological, physical or earth science areas to include at least one laboratory course. See appropriate courses listed below only. MATH& 146 is required.
  • Business Specific Courses: Must include ACCT& 201, ACCT& 202-203, POLS& 200 or BUS& 201 and ECON& 201 and ECON& 202.
  • General Courses (5 credits)

For a list of course requirements for each section, see the catalog, Programs of Study, Business - University Transfer section.

Notes and Clarifications

Business School Admission

Admission to Washington public baccalaureate Schools of Business is not guaranteed to students holding an Associate in Business – DTA degree. It is strongly recommended that students contact the baccalaureate-granting Business School early in their Associate in Business – DTA program to be advised about additional requirements (e.g., GPA) and procedures for admission.

Please note that admission for many business schools is competitive, and higher grade-point-averages and course grades are often required. Please check with your destination school and college. In addition, the minimum grade for business courses is a 2.0. These courses are denoted by an asterisk (*). UW Bothell requires a minimum of 2.0 in all prerequisite courses.

Specific University Information

For program planning purposes, students are advised that the lower-division requirements for individual Washington public university business schools may vary.

Notes:

  1. For admission to UW Seattle, Bothell and Tacoma, two years of high school foreign language or two quarters of college-level foreign language are required. Students not admitted to the Business School at UW Seattle and selecting an alternate major from the College of Arts and Sciences will be required to demonstrate foreign language proficiency (grade of 2.0 in third quarter of foreign language).
  2. WSU's business school requires a political science course for admission to the program and encourages prospective transfers to take five credits in psychology or sociology; UW Tacoma's business school encourages prospective transfers to take five credits in psychology, sociology or Anthropology.
  3. WSU's business school requires CIS 121 (Intro to Computer Information Systems).
  4. WWU's Manufacturing Management requires CHEM& 121 (Intro to Chemistry) and PHYS& 100 (Intro to Physics).
  5. POLS& 200 or BUS& 201. University of Washington requires POLS& 200; EWU requires BUS& 201; either course will satisfy the requirements at CWU, UW Bothell, UW Tacoma, WWU and WSU.