Direct Transfer Agreement (DTA)
(90-93 credits)
Program Description
As technology advances, the global community becomes more connected – and your communication skills become even more important. Become a public relations specialist, or work as an editor with the media giants that tie the world together.
As a student of Communication Studies, you will gain skills in public speaking, mass media, and multicultural communications – skills which transfer to a broad range of careers and provide advantages in personal relationships.
The Associate in Arts is designed for persons interested in transferring to a four-year college or university. Students who successfully complete degree requirements and elective courses recommended for their specific area of study will transfer to most four-year degree programs with junior standing.
Career Opportunities
South Puget Sound Community College believes that all students need to develop a broad range of abilities that will not only make them more effective in their professional pursuits but will enhance their capacity to relate well to others in their daily lives.
General education introduces students to the content and methodology of the major areas of knowledge – communication, the humanities and fine arts, the natural sciences, mathematics and the social sciences – and helps them develop the intellectual skills that will make them more effective life-long learners. The College’s general education program intended to meet the transfer requirements of the four-year colleges and universities as outlined in the Intercollegiate Relations Commission Handbook.
The SPSCC college-wide abilities are embedded into each program:
- Effective Communication
- Information Literacy
- Analytical Reasoning
- Multicultural Awareness
- Social Responsibility
In planning this degree students need to work closely with their advisor or a counselor as although the Associate in Arts Degree transfers to four-year colleges and universities in Washington State, it may not meet specific department requirements. (For example, business, engineering, education, etc.)
To earn an Associate in Arts degree all courses taken must be:
- At college level (numbered 100 or above).
- A minimum of 75 of the 90 credits required for the degree must be from the General Education Requirements for the Associate in Arts & Science – Direct Transfer Agreement. Copies of the list are available on line at spscc.edu/programs/general-ed-requirements.
- A maximum of 15 credits will be allowed for courses numbered 100 or above that are not on the General Education list.
- A class can only count once toward General Education requirements. For example, MATH 205 will satisfy either QUANTITATIVE or NATURAL SCIENCE course requirements, but not both.
- A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above in all college-level courses required.
- Although this degree is a general transfer degree, South Puget Sound Community College has provided pathways and associated recommended courses for ease of student selection based upon a student’s career interest. Please review the pathway maps for recommended courses and course sequences.
Courses by Quarter
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
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| ENGL 090 | Integrated Reading and Writing I | 5 |
| or ENGL 095 | Integrated Reading and Writing II |
| MATH 092 | Mathematical Reasoning | 5 |
| or ABE 065 | Contextualized Math II |
| CCS 101 | Pathways to Success | 3 |
| ENGL 098 | Transitional English Composition | 5 |
| or ENGL& 101 | English Composition I |
| CMATH 107 | Clippers Math In Society 1 | 5 |
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| Composition II | |
| Public Speaking | |
| Technical Writing | |
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