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Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer Degree (AAOT)

The Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer Degree (AAOT) is designed for students who want to earn a two-year degree in order to transfer to a four-year college or university. The first two years of college work are accomplished at the community college level, transfer as a block, and are accepted as meeting the freshman and sophomore requirements at all public Oregon universities. This degree enables the student to meet all lower division general education requirements and attain junior standing for registration purposes. It does not guarantee that the student will gain entrance with junior standing into the student's desired major area. Class standing, GPA requirements, or required courses for specific majors are not necessarily satisfied by the AAOT degree. If a student transfers before completing the AAOT degree, coursework will be evaluated by the four-year school on a course-by-course basis.

This degree has also been approved for transfer by the Idaho Board of Education to all public Idaho college and universities. This degree is also excellent preparation for transfer to many private and out-of-state colleges and universities.

Students are advised to plan well in advance of transfer for specific pre-requisite and pre-major course requirements. Students should develop an educational plan, working closely with their TVCC advisor as well as an advisor at the four-year college or university selected for transfer.

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AAOT Degree Requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 90 quarter credits in courses numbered 100 or above with a grade point average of at least 2.0 in order to graduate with an AAOT degree. Students must also earn a grade of "C-" or better in all courses. At least 24 credits must be earned at TVCC. Credits must satisfy requirements listed below.

 

FOUNDATION SKILLS

Students must earn a grade of "C-" or better in each foundation skills course.

Writing (Minimum of 8 credits)
- WR 121Z, WR 122Z - Composition

Oral Communications (Minimum 3 credits)
- COM 111Z - Public Speaking (4 credis) ; or
- SP 219 - Small Group Discussion (3 credits)

Mathematics (Minimum of 1 course)
- One course, 100-level or above 

Health/Wellness/Fitness (Minimum of 3 credits)
- HPE 295; or
- 3 credits of P.E. Activity courses

 

DISCIPLINE STUDIES (Distribution)

Students will select credits from three areas of study:

• Arts and Letters
• Social Sciences
• Science/Math/Computer Science

Eligible course areas are listed below. Note: Courses used to fulfill foundation skills requirements may not be use to fulfill distribution requirements.

 Outcomes for these catagories can be found in the Handbook for the Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission's Community College Policy and Process Book. 

 

Arts and Letters (3 courses) - A minimum of three courses, chosen from two or more disciplines.
All courses below are three (3) credits each unless otherwise noted.

ART 101 - Intro to Visual Arts
ART 115, 116, 117 - Basic Design
ART 204, 205, 206 - Survey of Western Art
ART 131, 132, 133 - Drawing
ART 181, 182, 183 - Painting
ART 253, 254, 255, 256 - Ceramics
ART 261, 265, 266 - Photography

COM 111Z - Public Speaking (4 credits)
COM 218Z - Interpersonal Communication (4 credits)
COM 220 - Communication & Gender (4 credits)

ENG 195 - Film Studies
ENG 201, 202, 203 - Shakespeare
ENG 207, 208, 209 - World Literature
ENG 253, 254, 255 - Survey of American Literature
ENG 260 - Intro to Women Writers

MUS 101 - Music Fundamentals
MUS 105 - Music Appreciation
MUS 206 - Intro to the History of Rock Music

PHIL 101 - Philosophical Problems

R 201, 202, 203 - World Religions

SPAN 201, 202, 203 - Second-Year Spanish (4 credits each)

SP 219 - Small Group Discussion

TA 100 - Intro to Theatre

WR 241, 242, 243 - Intro to Imaginative Writing

 

Social Sciences (4 courses) - A minimum of four courses, chosen from two or more disciplines.
All courses below are three (3) credits each unless otherwise noted.

ANTH 110 - Intro to Cultural Anthropology

CJ 100 - Intro to Criminal Justice
CJ 120 - Intro to the Judicial Process
CJ 201 - Intro to Juvenile Justice

ECON 201, 202 - Economics (4 credits each)

EDUC 200 - Intro to Education (4 credits)

ETHN 101, 102, 103 - Ethnic Studies

GEOG 105 - Intro to Cultural Geography

HIST 101, 102, 103 - History of Western Civilization
HIST 201, 202, 203 - U.S. History

POSC 201, 202, 203 - American Government

PSYC 201Z - Intro to Psychology I (4 credits)
PSYC 202Z - Intro to Psychology II (4 credits)
PSYC 203 - General Psychology
PSYC 231 - Human Sexuality
PSYC 235, 236 - Human Development
PSYC 237 - Seasons of Life (4 credits)

R 201, 202, 203 - World Religions

SOC 204, 205, 206 - General Sociology
SOC 210 - Marriage/Family/Intimate Relations
SOC 231 - Human Sexuality

Science/Math/Computer Science (4 courses) - A minimum of four courses chosen from at least two disciplines including at least three laboratory course in biological and/or physical science.

NOTE: Special Studies and Independent Studies numbered 198, 298, 299 will not satisfy the general education and/or distribution requirements, but may be taken as electives.

Non-Lab Sciences
ANS 121 - Intro to Animal Science

MATH 105Z - Math in Society
MATH 111Z - Precalculus I: Functions
MATH 112Z - Precalculus II: Trigonometry
MATH 113 - Precalculus/Analysis/Geometry
MATH 211, 212 - Fundamentals of Elementary Math I & II
STAT 243Z - Elementary Statistics I / MATH 244 - Probability & Statistics
MATH 251, 252 - Calculus I & II (5 credits each)

GEOG 101 - Intro to Physical Geography

FNUT 225 - Nutrition

GEOL 148 - Violent Earth

Lab Sciences
BIOL 101, 102, 103 - General Biology
BIOL 211, 212, 213 - College Biology (5 credits each)
BIOL 231, 232, 233 - Human Anatomy & Phsysiology
BIOL 234 - Microbiology

ENVI 100 - Environmental Science

GSCI 104 - Physical Science: Physics
GSCI 106 - Physical Science: Geology
GSCI 107 - Physical Science: Astronomy
GSCI 108 - Physical Science: Oceanology
GSCI 109 - Physical Science: Meteorology
GSCI 110 - Physical Science: Energy

CHEM 104, 105, 106 - Survey of Chemistry (Health)
CHEM 121, 122, 123 - General Chemistry
CHEM 221, 222, 223 - College Chemistry (5 credits each)

PHYS 201, 202, 203 - General Physics
PHYS 211, 212, 213 - Classical Physics (5 credits each)

CULTURAL LITERACY (Diversity Requirement)

Students must select one course designated as meeting the statewide criteria for cultural literacy (CL). See list below. The course selected for the diversity requirement may also be used for fulfill distribution requirements, where applicable.

Cultural Literacy Courses

• ANTH 110 - Intro to Cultural Anthropology
• ART 101 -  Intro to Visual Arts
• BA 203 - International Business
• ENG 207, 208, 209 - World Literature
• ENG 253, 254, 255 - Survey of American Literature
• ENG 260 - Intro to Women Writers
• ETHN 101, 102, 103 - Ethnic Studies
• GEOG 105 - Intro to Cultural Geography
• PSYC/SOC 231 - Human Sexuality
• R 201, 202, 203 - World Religions
• SOC 205 - General Sociology
• SPAN 201, 202, 203 - Second-Year Spanish
   

 ELECTIVES

Any college level course that would bring total credits to 90 quarter hours including up to 12 credits of Professiona-Technical courses, designed by the college as acceptable.
Note: Courses used to fulfill Foundation Skills requirements may not be used as electives.

Note: Oregon Universities require two years of one foreign language in high school, or two terms of one college-level foreign language for admittance.