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Associate of Arts, DTA - Interdisciplinary Writing Specialization

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Program Requirements

Learning Outcomes

Simple Requirements

Completion requirement

WRITING INTENSIVE RECOMMENDATION

Students are advised to take at least one writing-intensive course (other than a Communication Skills course) as part of their degree. Approved Writing Intensive courses are designated at the end of the Approved Distribution Course List and in the course description section.

Complete ALL of the following Courses:
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 last 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

  • Select from courses listed under the Communication, Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning, Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Physical Education, or General Distribution Courses sections of the Approved Distribution Course List

  • No more than three PE activity credits may be applied toward the degree. PE activity courses are listed on the Approved Physical Education Distribution course list. 

Earn at least 15 credits from the following:
Select any 10 credits from college level courses numbered 100 or above. No more than three PE activity credits may be applied toward the degree.
Completion requirement

  • At least five credits applied to the degree must be an approved multicultural course.

  • Students may apply a Multicultural Designated course from the Communication, Humanities, or Social Sciences DIstribution Course List to both a Distribution Requirement and the Multicultural Requirement. This does not change the 90 quarter credit requirement. 

Earn at least 5 credits from the following: