Associate of Arts
The Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer (AAOT) degree program encompasses the core curriculum of a liberal arts education. This core includes coursework in each of the areas of communications, humanities, social sciences, mathematics, sciences, computer science, and physical education or health. In addition, students are encouraged to explore a broad range of subjects through elective course work.
You may wish to pursue the Associate of Arts (AAOT) degree while earning college transfer credits. It is easy to earn the A.A. degree while at the same time preparing to transfer to a four-year school or university. If you enroll full time, it usually takes two years to meet the AAOT degree requirements.
See the Program Guide on this web site for a complete list of our transfer programs.
Students who earn an AAOT from Chemeketa will have fulfilled the lower division general education requirements at any of the schools in the Oregon University System.
To qualify for an AAOT degree, you must meet the requirements listed below.
| Requirements | Credits | Courses which satisfy requirements |
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| Complete a minimum of 90 credit hours. These must include the following: | ||
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Writing (with grade "C or better) |
9 | WR121, WR122, and WR123 or WR227 |
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Math with grade "C or better) |
4 | MTH105 or above |
| Oral Communication/Rhetoric with grade "C or better) |
3 | SP100, SP111, SP112, SP115, SP130, SP218, SP219, or SP229 |
| Physical Education or Health | 3 | Any PE185 class (one credit each); HE250 (three credits); HPE184, HPE270, HPE295 or HPE296 (three credits each). A maximum of 12 credits of PE185 may be applied toward an A.A. degree. |
| Distribution Requirements (Courses used to meet the Distribution Requirements must be at least three credits each.) |
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| Arts and Letters Complete a minimum of 12 credits, choose from at least two disciplines, with no more than nine credits from one discipline. (All foreign languages are considered one discipline.) Each course must be worth at least three credits. Note: The course taken to meet the Oral Communication/Rhetoric requirement above may not be used to meet this requirement. |
12 | ART101, 115, 116, 117, 131, 132, 133, 154, 155, 156, 204, 205, 206, 210, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 230, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 250, 250B, 250C, 251, 254, 256, 261, 262, 263, 265, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 281, 284, 285, 286, 291, 292, 293; ENG104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 214, 222, 250, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 260, 261, 262, 263, 269; FA255, 256, 257; FR201, 202, 203; HUM106, 251, 252, 253, 259; JNL216, 217, 224, 225, 226, 227; JPN201, 202, 203; MUS105, 161, 201, 202, 203, 205; PHL201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206; REL201, 202, 203; RUS201, 202, 203; SP100, 111, 112, 115, 130, 218, 219, 229; SPN201, 202, 203, 211, 212, 213; TA110, 121, 122, 123, 130C, 140C, 230C, 240C, 286; WR241, 242, 243, 244 |
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Social Sciences Complete a minimum of 15 credits, choose from at least two disciplines, with no more than nine credits from one discipline. Each course must be worth at least three credits. |
15 | ATH101, 102, 103, 153, 180, 201, 202, 203, 207, 208, 209, 212, 214, 215, 231, 232, 233; CLA201, 202, 203; EC200, 201, 202, 203; GEG105, 106, 107, 140, 190, 201, 202, 206, 207, 220; HST110, 111, 112, 157, 158, 159, 201, 202, 203, 228, 257, 258, 259, 262, 293; PS201, 202, 203, 205; PSY100, 101, 104, 119, 201, 202, 203, 206, 237, 239; SOC204, 205, 206, 210, 221, 235, 291; SSC100, 101, 150, 206; WS101, 102, 103 |
| Complete a minimum of 15 credits. Choose a minimum of three laboratory courses of at least 12 credits in the biological or physical sciences and Sciences, Math, Computer Science Choose 3 credits in Computer Information Science or Computer Scence (CS101 or higher). |
15 | Choose 12 credits from: BI101, 102, 103, 131, 132, 133, 143, 200, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234; BOT201, 202, 203; CH104 and 104R, 105 and 105R, 106 and 106R, 110 and 110R, 111 and 111R, 115, 116, 117, 121 and 121R, 122 and 122R, 123 and 123R, 201, 202, 203, 221 and 221R, 222 and 222R, 223 and 223R, 241 and 241B, 242 and 242B, 243 and 243B; GEO142, 143, 144, 201, 202, 203; GS104, 105, 106, 107, 111, 141, 142, 143; PH201, 202, 203, 207, 208, 209, 211, 212, 213; ZOO201, 202, 203. Choose 3 credits from: CIS120, 121, 122; CS101, 103, 105, 125A, 125E, 133C, 133E, 133J, 133U, 133VB, 135AC, 140A, 140B, 140S, 140U, 145, 160, 161, 162, 171, 178I, 178W, 179, 233C, 233J, 233U, 234C, 234J, 234L, 240, 240U, 244, 246, 260, 275, 276A, 276B, 277A, 277B, 278, 279, 285, 286, 288, 289 |
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Electives Complete additional courses to bring the total number of credits to 90. |
All lower division collegiate courses numbered 100 and above. Courses numbered 198/298 and 199/299 will only apply toward this degree as electives. A maximum of 12 credit hours in professional-technical courses may be included, with the exception of the following: BT084, 085; COM051, 052, 053; MTH052 through 095; RD090; SSP050A, B, C; SSP051; WR090, 095. A maximum of 12 credit hours of cooperative work experience may be applied toward an Associate of Arts degree. | |
| Earn a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or above in all work to be applied toward the degree. | ||
| Complete a minimum of 30 credit hours at Chemeketa. | ||
| Notes: Two terms of college-level foreign language, with a grade of C or higher, are required for admission to Oregon University System universities. This requirement applies only to students graduating from high school in 1997 or later. This requirement may also be met by completing two years of foreign language at the high school level. This is not a requirement for earning the Associate of Arts degree. |
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Updated January 7, 2007 by the College Advancement Department.