Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer Degree (AAOT)

Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer Degree

The Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer Degree (AAOT) is an opportunity for students to complete lower division (freshman and sophomore) degree requirements at PCC.

Students who complete this degree and are accepted at Oregon public universities will be admitted as having completed all lower division comprehensive and general education requirements for a baccalaureate degree. Many private colleges/universities also accept the AAOT, see the Oregon Independent Colleges Association grid for more information.

Students should see advisors at PCC and the institution to which they will transfer about the requirements of their major.

In addition to satisfying the following requirements, candidates for an Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer Degree must complete the requirements listed on the AAOT Degree Worksheet. Worksheets are located on the right side of this page.

Distribution Requirements

Must total 15 courses, with a maximum of 5 courses in a single distribution area.

ARTS & LETTERS

Complete a 2-course sequence from the Arts & Letters distribution list (list A courses) and complete 3 additional Arts & Letters courses. One of the 3 courses must have a different prefix than the one chosen for the sequence courses. (see worksheet on right side of this page for list of courses)

SOCIAL SCIENCE

Complete a 2-course sequence from the Social Science distribution list (list A courses) and complete 3 additional Social Science courses. One of the 3 courses must have a different prefix than the one chosen for the sequence courses. (see worksheet on right side of this page for list of courses)

SCIENCE & MATH

Complete a 2-course sequence from the Science & Math distribution list (list A courses only) and complete 3 additional Science & Math courses. One of the 3 courses must have a different prefix than the one chosen for the sequence courses. Also, one of the 3 additional courses must include a lab. (see worksheet on right side of this page for list of courses)

Basic Competencies

Degree candidates must demonstrate competency in basic mathematics and writing skills.

  1. Competency in mathematics must be demonstrated by completion of 4 credits MTH 111A, MTH 111B, MTH 111C or higher with a grade of "C" or better.
  2. Competency in writing must be demonstrated by completion of WR 121 plus an additional six credit hours of writing courses with grade "C" or better.

Additional Requirements

All of the following courses need to be completed with a grade of "C" or better.

  • Students must complete a Cultural Diversity course. Courses that qualify as culturally diverse are marked with an astrisk (*). This course may apply as an Arts & Letters or Social Science course in the above distribution requirements. See worksheet on right side of this page for list of courses.
  • Students must complete a Public Speaking course, SP 111, 112, or 113. This course may apply as one of the 3 additional courses that need to be taken in the Arts & Letters distribution area.
  • Students must complete a Health & Physical Education requirement. This can be satisfied by competing HPE 295, or completing both HE 250 and a PE course.

General Requirements

  • All candidates must earn at least 90 total credits.
  • All candidates for a degree must attend Portland Community College at least two terms and accumulate at least 30 quarter hours of satisfactory work at PCC to establish residency.
  • The 30 quarter hours must include the last nine hours for the major.
  • Non-traditional credit, credit transferred from another institution or challenge credit cannot be used to establish the 30 quarter hour residency requirement and the student petition process may not be used to waive the residency requirement.
  • The final 16 credits for the degree must include at least eight credits earned at PCC.
  • Twenty-four of the credits earned at PCC must apply to the degree requirements.
  • All candidates for a degree must have a 2.0 grade point average (C average) or higher for courses applied to the degree. Transfer credit is allowed for grades ‘C' or better.
  • No more than 24 credits taken on a pass/no pass basis may be applied to the distribution requirements.
  • No more than 24 credits of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses may be applied to the degree.
  • No more than nine credits of 199 or 299 Special Topics courses may be applied to the degree.
  • No more than 12 credits of lower division collegiate cooperative education may be applied to the degree.
  • A maximum of three credits of physical education courses may be used as electives.
  • One-credit workshops may not be applied to this degree.