Associate of Arts Degree
Option 1
Consists of 90-quarter credits in general requirements, distribution requirements, and electives as outlined on individual program requirement sheets. Students who plan to transfer in business administration, accounting, early childhood education, or hospitality management should also use program requirement sheets that are designed to fulfill some or all of the entrance requirements to the department of their chosen major. Most coursework for this degree is in humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and mathematics.
General Requirements
- Written Skills: 10 credits
- Quantitative or Symbolic Reasoning: 5 credits
- Completion of second-year algebra in high school or the college course, Math 90.
- Health or Physical Education: 3 credits
- Cultural Diversity: At least five credits must be designated as having a cultural diversity component.
Distribution
Fifty (50) credits distributed over the areas of humanities, natural sciences, mathematics, and social sciences with a minimum of 15 credits in each area.
Electives
22 credits
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Option II
Designed for students who have decided on a specific college and program of study for their bachelor's degree. It consists of 90 credits of the lower-division requirements prescribed by the catalog of the specific college to which the student plans to transfer. Alternate courses may be used when Edmonds Community College does not offer equivalent courses. The degree transfers as a complete degree only to the four-year institution for which it was designed. Students should work with an adviser to review specific transfer requirements.
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