Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer AAOT
Program Description
The Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer (AAOT) degree is conferred on students who complete a full lower division college transfer program meeting requirements set jointly by Oregon's community colleges and public universities. This degree provides for "block transfer" and all lower division general education requirements of the receiving institution are met. Students should work closely with their UCC academic and/or faculty advisor and with representatives of the institution(s) to which they may transfer for specific details. There may be special requirements for specific programs or schools, as well as requirements for admissions, foreign language, and cultural literacy.
Program Outcomes
The AAOT transfer degrees are designed to prepare students to succeed after transferring to public universities and to attain GPAs comparable to students who begin their education at those institutions. Students who attain these degrees will possess a wide range of knowledge and skills, as described in the categories below. As a result of completing the AAOT, students should be able to:
Arts, English, and Languages
Creative and Social Expression - Students will be able to analyze complex cultural and artistic perspectives, practices, and products and their roles in society, including ethics and values.
Communication and Writing
Communication - Students will be able to communicate purposefully, effectively, and with awareness of the needs of diverse audiences and contexts.
History, Psychology, and Social Science
Cultural Literacy/Awareness - Students will be able to analyze issues of identity and difference, power and privilege, to promote diversity, inclusion, and equity.
Mathematics
Computation or Quantitative Literacy - Students will be able to analyze information quantitatively as the basis for valid and reliable inferences to draw reasonable and appropriate conclusions.
Science
Curiosity and Scientific Mindedness - Students will be able to apply principles of scientific inquiry to critically evaluate natural and social systems.
Program Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Foundational Requirements | ||
| Health/Wellness/Fitness | ||
| HPE 295 | Wellness-Hlth Assess | 3 |
| Mathematics | ||
| MTH 105Z | Math in Society (or higher) 6 | 4 |
| Oral Communication | ||
| COM 111Z | Public Speaking | 4 |
| or COM 218Z | Interpersonal Communication | |
| Writing | ||
| WR 121Z | Composition I | 4 |
| WR 122Z | Composition II | 4 |
| or WR 227Z | Technical Writing | |
| Discipline Studies Requirements | ||
| Arts and Letters Elective 1 | 9-12 | |
| Science Elective 2 | 15-20 | |
| Social Science Elective 3 | 12-16 | |
| Electives | ||
| Elective 4 | 35 | |
| Cultural Literacy | ||
| Cultural Literacy 5 | ||
| Total Minimum Credits | 90-102 | |
- 1
Choose three Arts & Letters courses from the approved AAOT list from at least two disciplines.
- 2
Choose four science courses from the approved AAOT list from at least two disciplines. Three courses must be a biological or physical science with a lab.
- 3
Choose four Social Science courses from the approved AAOT list from at least two disciplines.
- 4
Choose additional courses level 100 or higher to bring total credits to 90. May include up to 12 credits from the approved Career and Technical Education (CTE) list, and a maximum of 12 credits from PE activity courses.
- 5
At least one course must be designated as meeting the criteria for Cultural Literacy. This course is not an additional course, it could also meet an Arts & Letters or a Social Science requirement.
- 6
Excludes MTH 110.
Additional Requirements
- No course substitutions are allowed.
- All foundational requirement and discipline studies requirement courses used must be at least three credits.
Additional Program Information
- Students should work closely with UCC advisors and faculty to select appropriate courses.
- Second year world languages are included in Arts & Letters. First year world languages are counted as electives.
- Any Math course used to meet the Science with or without a lab requirement is in addition to any used to meet the Foundational Requirement.
- A minimum 90 credits with a grade of C or higher and a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher are needed to satisfy AAOT requirements.
- To complete an AAOT at UCC, a minimum of 25% of the program credits must be earned through UCC and two terms of attendance must have occurred at UCC.