Brief overview of how the Associates Degree fits into the Bachelors Degree, including requirements to get into the major and using the AA as a pre-major

1. How the AA & Bachelor’s Fit
Together
Dr. Tom Link
Pierce College

2. A Bachelor’s Degree has 2
parts
• Breadth Requirements –
also called General Education Requirements (UW),
General Education Program (PLU),
Basic Undergraduate Requirements, etc.
• Major Requirements
• I picture them like Lincoln’s hat

3. This is how I drew Lincoln’s
hat

4. Here’s the Bachelor’s

5. Our Associates Degree
Our Associates is designed
to match the breadth requirements
of most 4 year schools

6. Pre-Major
We want to use some of your AA
credits as a pre-major.

7. Pre-Major
.

8. At some schools (e.g. UW-T),
majors can sign in to classes
first…
So you want to be able to declare
your major as soon as possible.
Pre-Major

9. Parts of the AA Degree
Our Associates

10. Parts of the AA Degree

11. Parts of the AA Degree

12. http://www.washington.edu/uaa/advising/general-education-requirements/overv
UW’s diagram

13. PLU – General Education
http://www.plu.edu/catalog-2013-2014/undergraduate-
program/general-education/