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Associate in Arts and Sciences — Direct Transfer Agreement

Suitable for many intended majors, especially in the Humanities and the Social Sciences. It allows for flexibility of choice by allotting thirty credits of electives that can be tailored to meet your academic needs, allowing the student to enter into the receiving institution with junior standing.

90 Applicable College Level Quarter Credits

Basic Requirements

All transfer degrees, have basic requirements for graduation:

• Completion of 90 applicable college level quarter credit hours.
• BCC cumulative GPA must be a minimum of 2.00 (Note: A higher admissions GPA may be required by some receiving institutions).
• Credits and grades transferred to BCC from other colleges and universities are not included in the calculation of the cumulative GPA for graduation.
• Transfer credits with less than a “D” grade are not counted to satisfy a graduation requirement.
• At least 30 of the 90 quarter credits for a degree must be completed in residence at BCC

Important Notes and Conditions

• A course can not be credited toward more than one distribution or skill area.
• The bolded numbers below are shared (cross listed) courses with other departments. These courses can count only once for credit (Example: AMST 160 is the same as POLSC 160 and may only count as an AMST or POLSC). Consult course description in the college catalog or speak with an advisor.
• Pass/Fail grade not allowed in the Skill Area, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences distribution.
• Only 100 and 200 college level courses as specified are allowed.

Written Communication Skills: 10 credits

Complete both Group A and Group B:

Group A: English [ENGL] 101 or Communications [COMM] 141

Group B: choose one from English [ENGL] 201, 270, 271 or 272

Intermediate Algebra Proficiency: Required

Credits are not included in the degree total.

1. Fulfill one of the following options: Intermediate Algebra: Mathematics 099
2. A Mathematics course for which intermediate algebra is a prerequisite (see mathematics courses in the Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning list).
3. Three years of high school mathematics [must include algebra, geometry, and advanced (second-year) algebra.]
4. BCC assessment with qualified placement score for one of the math courses listed in the Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning area.

Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning Skills: 5 credits

Choose one from the following:

• Mathematics [Math] 105, 107, 120, 124, 125, 126, 130, 141, 142, 156, 157, 171, 208, 227, 238
• Business Administration [BA] 240 (Statistical Analysis)
• Computer Science [CS] 210
• Philosophy [PHIL] 115, 120, 125 Programming [PROG] 110

Humanities Distribution: 15 credits

Choose three different subjects from the following list:
Maximum 5 credits can be a performance/skills course (indicated by an asterisks *)

• World Language: Maximum of 5 credits at the 100 level in the distribution
• American Studies [AMST] 101, 102, 103, 114, 135, 150, 160, 180, 200, 260, 285, 286, 287, 288
• Anthropology [ANTH] 200
• Art 101, 103, 105, 110*, 111*, 112*, 120*, 121*, 150*, 151*, 153*, 201, 202, 203, 205, 221*, 222*, 225, 240*, 242*, 252*, 253*, 260*, 261*, 280*
• Communications [COMM] 101 102, 103, 104, 106, 108, 112, 115, 119, 120, 121, 143, 144, 145, 146, 161, 163, 201, 216, 241, 260, 261
• Dance 130*, 131*, 132*, 133*, 140*, 141*, 151*, 152*, 201*, 202*, 203*
• Drama 101, 110, 112, 115*, 151*, 152*, 153*, 161*, 200, 206*, 224, 230*, 251*, 252*, 253*, 280*, 281*
• English [ENGL] 110, 111, 112, 114, 130, 131, 210, 215, 219, 220, 221, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 241, 243, 244, 245, 253, 254, 255, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 276, 279
• Ethnic & Cultural Studies [ETHN] 100, 102, 120, 121, 152, 207, 210, 255
• History [HIST] 101, 102, 103, 110, 115, 120, 135, 201, 202, 203, 207, 210, 211, 212, 223, 230, 236, 242, 245, 250, 261, 264, 280
• Humanities [HUMAN] 210, 220, 224, 228, 230
• Music 100*, 101*, 102*, 103*, 104*, 105*, 106*, 107, 108, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 120, 130*, 131*, 135*, 136*, 139*, 140*, 143*, 150, 151, 152, 153, 156, 157, 200*, 203*, 205*, 206*, 210, 211, 212, 240*, 243*
• Philosophy [PHIL] 100, 102, 103, 112, 114, 115, 122, 125, 130, 135, 145, 160, 201, 225, 240, 247, 248, 260, 265, 267
• Speech [SPCH] 100, 103, 104, 200, 202, 220, 230, 240, 285

Only one single language for a maximum of 5 credits allowed in Humanities:

• American Sign Language [ASL] 101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203
• Arabic [ARAB] 101, 102, 103
• Chinese [CHIN] 101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203
• French [FRNCH] 101, 102, 103, 121, 122, 123, 201, 202, 203, 221, 222, 223
• German [GERM] 101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203
• Italian [ITAL] 101, 102, 103
• Japanese [JAPAN]101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203
• Spanish [SPAN] 101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203

Social Sciences Distribution: 15 credits

Choose three different subjects from the following list:

• American Studies [AMST] 101, 102, 103, 114, 135, 150, 160, 180, 200, 260, 285, 286, 287, 288
• Anthropology [ANTH] 100, 104, 105, 180, 200, 202, 203, 210
• Communications [COMM] 150
• Economics [ECON] 100, 200, 201, 260, 270
• Ethnic & Cultural Studies [ETHN] 100, 102, 105, 109, 120, 121, 130, 152, 200, 210, 241, 255
• General Business [G BUS] 101
• Geography [GEOG] 100, 102, 105, 200, 207, 250, 258
• History [HIST] 101, 102, 103, 110, 115, 120, 135, 201, 202, 203, 207, 210, 211, 212, 223, 230, 236, 242, 245, 250, 261, 264, 280
• Humanities [HUMAN] 210, 220, 224, 228, 230
• International Studies [INTST] 105, 150, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 230, 261, 280
• Philosophy [PHIL] 102, 112, 122, 160, 201, 240, 248, 260, 265
• Political Science [POLSC] 101, 102, 103, 121, 122, 123, 125, 155, 160, 201, 230
• Psychology [PSYCH] 100, 109, 110, 200, 203, 204, 205, 209, 210, 240, 250, 257
• Sociology [SOC] 105, 110, 120, 121, 170, 220, 240, 246, 255, 256, 262, 264, 265, 270
• Speech [SPCH] 225

Natural Sciences Distribution: 15-16 credits

Must choose three different subjects from the following list:
One course with a lab component required (indicated by “L”)

• Anthropology [ANTH] 201
• Astronomy [ASTR] 101, 105(L), 201(L)
• Basic Science [BASCI] 106
• Biology [BIOL]100(L), 101(L), 102(L), 108(L), 125, 130, 150(L), 201(L), 202(L), 203(L), 250(L), 260(L), 261(L)
• Botany [BOTAN] 110(L), 113(L), 120(L)
• Chemistry [CHEM] 100, 101(L), 102(L), 110(L), 140(L), 150(L), 160(L), 231(L), 232(L), 233, 243(L)
• Environmental Science [ENVSC] 204, 207(L), 250(L)
• Geography [GEOG] 106, 205, 206(L)
• Geology [GEOL] 101(L), 103(L), 106, 208(L)
• Home Economics [HOMEC] 130
• Meteorology [METR] 101, 211
• Nutrition [NUTR] 130
• Oceanography [OCEAN] 101(L), 110
• Physics [PHYS] 106(L), 109(L), 114(L), 115(L), 116(L), 121(L), 122(L), 123(L)
• Psychology [PSYCH] 202

No more than five credits from one of the following subjects allowed in the Natural Sciences distribution.

• Mathematics [MATH] 105, 107, 120, 124, 125, 126, 130, 141, 142, 156, 157, 171, 208, 227, 238
• Philosophy [PHIL] 120

Electives: 30 credits or sufficient credits to meet the degree total

Two types of electives: Transferable and Restricted.
Maximum 15 elective credits with Pass/Fail grade.

Transferable: All courses listed in the Skill Area, Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences/Mathematics distributions, and their 190-199, 280-289, 290- 299 series of courses plus the following:

• Art 108;
• Accounting [ACCTG] 210, 220, 230;
• Administration of Criminal Justice [ADMCJ] 101, 104, 271;
• Alcohol & Drug Counseling [ALDAC] 101;
• Business Administration [BA] 200;
• Computer Science [CS] 101, 110, 211, 250;
• Communication [COMM] 245, 266;
• Early Childhood Education [ECE] 131, 156;
• Education [EDUC] 110, 256;
• Engineering [ENGR] 123, 170, 210, 215, 220, 260;
• Ethnic & Cultural Studies [ETHN] 110, 111, 112;
• Health [HLTH] 220, 222, 250, 292, 260;
• Humanities [HUMAN] 205, 260;
• Physical Education-Theory [PE] 166-290;
• Physical Education- Activity [PE] 103-158 [limited to 3 credits]

Restricted: Any college level courses not listed in any of the skill area, distribution or transferable electives (generally professional/technical and human development classes) (Maximum of 15 credits allowed).

Cultural Diversity Requirement

This degree requires that students complete a set of BCC General Education Requirements, including a Cultural Diversity component.

View a list of courses that meet this requirement

View and print the completion worksheet for this degree [PDF]

[updated on 6/22/2007]