How the AA & Bachelor’s Fit TogetherDr. Tom LinkPierce College

A Bachelor’s Degree has 2 parts

• Breadth Requirements – also called General Education Requirements (UW), General Education Program (PLU),Basic Undergraduate Requirements, etc.

• Major Requirements• I picture them like Lincoln’s hat

This is how I drew Lincoln’s hat

Here’s the Bachelor’s

Our Associates Degree

Our Associates is designedto match the breadth requirements of most 4 year schools

Pre-Major

We want to use some of your AA credits as a pre-major.

Pre-Major

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At some schools (e.g. UW-T), majors can sign in to classes first… So you want to be able to declare your major as soon as possible.

Pre-Major

Parts of the AA Degree

Our Associates

Parts of the AA Degree

Parts of the AA Degree

http://www.washington.edu/uaa/advising/general-education-requirements/overview/

UW’s diagram

PLU – General Education

http://www.plu.edu/catalog-2013-2014/undergraduate-program/general-education/