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Associate in Arts, DTA

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General TransferAcademicAssociate in Arts
Completion requirement

Students are required to take this class in their first or second quarter at TCC. 

Exemptions: 

  • Students who have completed 30 or more credits with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher at TCC before beginning a degree that requires College 101. 

  • Students who transfer in 30 or more credits with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.  

  • Students who have an Associate or Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution. 

  • Students who have a Bachelor’s degree from another country.  

  • Students who have successfully completed an equivalent success course at another institution. 

  • Students who have successfully completed HD 101 (prior to Fall 2022), FRSH 100 or ABE 019 at TCC.

Students who are granted an exemption from COL 101 will need to complete additional college level elective credits to complete the required 90 credits for the degree.

Complete ALL of the following Courses:
Completion requirement
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
AND
Earn at least 5 credits from the following:
Earn at least 5 credits from the following:
  • Courses must be selected from at least two disciplines (two different prefix areas).

  • No more than 10 credits allowed from any one discipline

  • No more than 5 credits in world language at the 100 level.

  • No more than 5 credits in performance/skill (P/S) courses may be used to satisfy this requirement

Earn at least 15 credits from the following:

•    Courses must be selected from at least two disciplines
•    No more than 10 credits allowed from any one discipline

Earn at least 15 credits from the following:
  • Courses must be selected from at least two disciplines.

  • Must include at least 10 credits from the courses listed as Biological, Earth, and Physical Sciences on the Natural Sciences Distribution Course List. 

  • No more than 10 credits allowed from any one discipline

  • Must include at least one laboratory course

  • No more than 5 credits allowed from a MATH prefixed course

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 10 credits from the following:
AND
Earn at least 5 credits from the following:
Completion requirement
Earn at least 15 credits from the following:

No more than 3.0 PE activity credits may be applied toward the degree.

Earn at least 10 credits from the following:

Any college-level courses numbered 100 or above.

No more than 3.0 PE activity credits may be applied toward the degree.

Completion requirement

Students may apply a single Multicultural-designated course from the Communication Skills, Humanities Distribution, or Social Sciences Distribution to fulfill up to two requirements simultaneously - multicultural requirement and one distribution requirement. This overlap does not reduce the total degree requirement of 90 quarter credits.

Earn at least 5 credits from the following: