Associate in Arts (AADTA)(Plan Code: LASDTAA)
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| Code | Title | Credits/Units |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Communication Skills | ||
| ENGL& 101 | English Composition I | 5 |
| Select one of the following Options | 5 | |
| Option 1 | ||
| English Composition II (5 credits/units) | ||
or ENGL& 235 | Technical Writing | |
| Option 2 | ||
| Business Communications (3 credits/units) | ||
| and | ||
| Public Speaking (5 credits/units) | ||
or CMST& 210 | Interpersonal Communication | |
or CMST& 230 | Small Group Communication | |
| Quantitative Skills/Symbolic Reasoning Skills 1 | ||
| Select one option: | 5 | |
| Distribution Requirements | ||
| Humanities | ||
| Course Options 2 | 15 | |
| Social Sciences | ||
| Course Options 3 | 15 | |
| Natural Sciences | ||
| Course Options 4 | 15 | |
| Additional Requirements | ||
| College 101 | ||
| COLL 101 | College Essentials: Introduction to Clark | 2 |
| Health and Physical Education | ||
| Select one option | 3 | |
| Oral Communication 5 | ||
| CMST& 210 | Interpersonal Communication | 5 |
| or CMST& 220 | Public Speaking | |
| or CMST& 230 | Small Group Communication | |
| Power, Privilege, and Inequity 6 | 3 | |
| Select one option | ||
| Elective Requirements 7 | ||
| Specified Electives | ||
| Course Options 8 | 12 | |
| General Electives 9 | ||
| Course Options 10 | 15 | |
| Total Credits/Units | 90 | |
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For admission to the institution, the University of Washington requires completion of the course designated Algebra II at either the high school or community college. However, UW recognizes the new QSR as fulfilling the DTA QSR requirement.
To qualify for QSR, college level math and logic courses must require intermediate algebra course work (high school or college) with a grade of 2.0 or higher as a prerequisite.
The University of Washington accepts Mathematics for Elementary Education for elective credits/units, but not as meeting its QSR requirement, since UW offers no degree pathway for which it is appropriate.
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Select courses from at least two (2) subject areas for a minimum of fifteen (15) credits/units. You may include no more than 10 credits/units from any one subject area. A maximum of five (5) credits/units of “B” list coursework may be applied. A maximum of five (5) credits/units of 100-level world language can be applied.
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Select courses from at least three (3) subject areas for a minimum of fifteen (15) credits/units. You may include no more than ten (10) credits/units from any one subject area.
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Select courses from at least two (2) subject areas for a minimum of fifteen (15) credits/units. You may include no more than ten (10) credits/units from one subject area. You must include at least one lab science.
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Oral Communications courses fulfill the Oral Communication requirement within an existing distribution area. Check course description for further distribution information.
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Power, Privilege and Inequity required course fulfill the PPI requirement within an existing distribution area. Check course description for further distribution information.
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Complete a total of twenty-seven (27) credits/units from courses numbered 100 and above. No more than 15 credits/units can be taken from the General Elective area.
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Approved courses that apply: WC, Q, HA, HB, SS, NS, SE, HE, HPE, PE, PPI, OC.
A maximum of two (2) credits/units in PE activity can apply toward this area.
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COLL 101 fulfills 2 (two) credits/units of General Electives.
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These courses may be vocational in nature from Career and Technical education courses. The transferability of the Career-Technical courses and any CAP, ESL OR IELP 100-level courses is determined by the receiving baccalaureate institution.
Note: Coursework in ESL or FLPC cannot apply to the AA degree program.
Program Outcomes
Program outcomes are overarching skills that are emphasized and reinforced throughout several courses in a specific program; they are measurable statements that define what students should know or be able to do by the end of a certificate or degree at Clark College. After successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Obtain, evaluate, and ethically use information. (GE)
- Articulate well-considered ideas and written claims to an academic audience, using effective rhetorical techniques, properly credited evidence, and a command of Standard English. (GE)
- Analyze and interpret quantitative information presented verbally, graphically, numerically, and/or symbolically. (GE)
- Demonstrate and clearly explain an effective strategy to solve a quantitative problem. (GE)
- Demonstrate progress toward healthier behaviors. (GE)
- Interpret the human experience, within appropriate global and historical contexts, through evaluation, analysis, creation, or performance. (GE)
- Analyze patterns of power, privilege, and inequity in the United States. (GE)
- Evaluate, analyze, and explain events, behaviors, and institutions using perspectives and methods in the Social Sciences. (GE)
- Apply a method of scientific inquiry, valid to the natural sciences, to evaluate claims about the natural world. (GE)
- Apply communication theory to demonstrate effective oral communication skills. (GE)
Program maps are a suggested academic plan and should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. Your student entry method, placement, course availability, and program requirements are subject to change and transfer credit(s)/unit(s) may change your map/plan.
To view the current suggested map for your program please visit our website https://programmap.clark.edu/academics