Washington 45: One-Year Transfer Courses
A student who completes courses selected within the general education categories listed below at a public community, technical, four-year college or university in Washington state will be able to transfer and apply a maximum of 45 quarter credits toward general education requirement(s) at any other public and most private higher education institutions in the state. For transfer purposes, a student must have a minimum grade of “C” or better (2.0 or above) in each course completed from this list. Students who transfer Washington 45 courses must still meet a receiving institution’s admission requirements and eventually satisfy all their general education requirements and their degree requirements in major, minor and professional programs. The list of courses in Washington 45 does not replace the Direct Transfer Agreement, Associate in Science Tracks I and II or any Major Related Program agreement, nor will it guarantee admission to a four-year institution.
First Year Transfer List of General Education Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Communications | ||
| ENGL& 101 | English Composition I | 5 |
| or ENGL& 102 | Composition II | |
| Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning | ||
| MATH& 107 | Math In Society | 5 |
| or MATH& 141 | Precalculus I | |
| or MATH& 142 | Precalculus II | |
| or MATH& 146 | Introduction to Statistics | |
| or MATH& 148 | Business Calculus | |
| or MATH& 151 | Calculus I | |
| Humanities | ||
| Select ten credits in two different subject areas or disciplines | 10 | |
| Introduction to Philosophy | ||
| Music Appreciation | ||
| Introduction to Theatre | ||
| Introduction to Literature | ||
| Public Speaking | ||
| Chinese III | ||
| French III | ||
| German III | ||
| Japanese III | ||
| Spanish III | ||
| For colleges that use History as a Humanities | ||
| HIST& 126 | World Civilization I | 5 |
| HIST& 127 | World Civilization II | 5 |
| HIST& 128 | World Civilization III | 5 |
| HIST& 146 | US History I | 5 |
| HIST& 147 | US History II | 5 |
| HIST& 148 | US History III | 5 |
| Social Science | ||
| Select ten credits in two different subject areas or disciplines | 10 | |
| General Psychology | ||
| Introduction to Sociology: Diversity | ||
| Introduction to Political Science | ||
| United States Government | ||
| Micro Economics | ||
| Macro Economics | ||
| Survey of Anthropology | ||
| For colleges that use History as a Social Science | ||
| HIST& 126 | World Civilization I | 5 |
| HIST& 127 | World Civilization II | 5 |
| HIST& 128 | World Civilization III | 5 |
| HIST& 146 | US History I | 5 |
| HIST& 147 | US History II | 5 |
| HIST& 148 | US History III | 5 |
| Natural Sciences | ||
| Select ten credits in two different subject areas or disciplines | 10 | |
| Survey of Biology | ||
| General Biology W/Lab | ||
| Majors Cellular * | ||
| Majors Animal * | ||
| Majors Plant * | ||
| Survey of Astronomy | ||
| Chemical Concepts W/Lab | ||
| Introduction to Chemistry (with lab) | ||
| General Chemistry w/Lab I * | ||
| General Chemistry W/Lab II * | ||
| General Chemistry W/Lab III * | ||
| Survey of Environmental Science | ||
| Physics for Non-Science Majors w/Lab | ||
| General Physics I w/Lab * | ||
| General Physics II w/Lab * | ||
| General Physics III w/Lab * | ||
| Additional five credits in a different discipline can be taken from any category listed above | 5 | |
Note: Although these courses are listed under categories, the actual course may satisfy a different general education category at a receiving institution.
Note: *Denotes courses in a three-quarter sequence that are recommended to be taken together at the same college. These courses sequences have identical outcomes.
- Many private non-profit colleges and universities have distinct general education requirements. Students should check with institution(s) they plan to attend regarding application of transfer credits that will meet general education requirements.
- Disciplines are sometimes called subject or subject matter areas and are designated by a prefix (i.e. PHIL for Philosophy and POLS for Political Science).