Computer Science, associate of science transfer degree

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Associate of Science Transfer: Computer Science2 years

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Course listing for the 2026-2027 catalog year.

CS 160Exploring Computer Science4
CS 161Computer Science I4
CS 162Computer Science II4
CS 201Computer Systems (or elective) **4
CS 250Discrete Structures I (or elective) **4
CS 251Discrete Structures II (or elective) **4
CS 260Data Structures4
COMM 111Z Public Speaking Z4
MTH 111Z or MTH 112Z or MTH 251Z or MTH 252Z Z4
WR 121Z Composition I 1,Z4
WR 122Z Composition II 2,Z4
or WR 227Z
Technical Writing
General Education - Lab Science: 2 courses 1,38-10
Additional Lab Science (OSU, PSU, UO only; all others take elective) 30-5
General Education - Arts & Letters: 2 courses *,16-8
General Education - Social Science: 2 courses *,16-8
Electives to reach 90 credits 415-26
Total Credits90
**

CS 201, CS 250, and CS 251 only required for OSU, PSU, and UO

*

One of these courses must carry the Cultural Literacy designation.

1

These courses constitute the Core Transfer Map (CTM), a required component of the degree that must total a minimum of 30 credits.  If the credit total for the selected options is fewer than 30 credits, students must select an additional General Education course to complete the CTM component of the degree.

2

Students planning to attend OSU, PSU or UO should take WR 227Z and those planning to attend EOU, SOU, or WOU should take WR 122Z.

3

Students planning to transfer to EOU, SOU, or WOU:  Take any 2 Gen Ed Lab Science courses; no Additional Lab Science required.

Students planning to transfer to OSU, PSU or UO:  Take one of the following sequences to fulfill the Gen Ed Lab Science and Additional Lab Science requirements 

  • CH 221Z + CH 227Z, CH 222Z + CH 228Z, and CH 223Z + CH 229Z or
  • BI 221Z, BI 222Z, and BI 223Z or
  • CH 221Z + CH 227Z + BI221Z + BI 222Z or
  • G 201, G 202, and G 203 or
  • PHY 201, PHY 202, PHY 203 or
  • PHY 211, PHY 212, PHY 213
4

Any 100-level or 200-level credits can satisfy elective requirements for the AST.  Each Oregon public university has limits on the number of transfer credits in specific categories of electives (vocational-technical, PE, etc.) that can apply to the bachelor degree; students should work with an advisor to determine their electives based on their transfer plans.

Z

This course is part of Oregon Common Course Numbering. The following courses are equivalent at PCC:

  • COMM 111, COMM 111H, COMM 111Z, and COMM 111HZ
  • MTH 251 and MTH 251Z
  • MTH 252 and MTH 252Z
  • WR 121, WR 121H, WR 121Z, and WR 121HZ
  • WR 122, WR 122H, WR 122Z, and WR 122HZ
  • WR 227 and WR 227Z

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