Transfer Degree Planning at BCC
All transfer degree requirements conform to the transfer agreements established by the Intercollege Relations Commission. The transfer agreements ensure that a student who completes a transfer degree at a public community college in the State of Washington will have satisfied the lower division general education requirements at various baccalaureate institutions. Students who have earned a transfer degree will generally have junior level standing, but they must still meet the admission and pre-major requirements of the baccalaureate institution and major program.
The basic requirements for all transfer degrees are as follows:
- Complete at least 90 applicable college level quarter credits.
- Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 in all coursework taken at BCC.
- Earn a cumulative GPA of 2.00 or better in all courses applied to the degree, including credits transferred from other colleges.
- Transfer credits applied toward a degree must have a grade of “D” (1.0) or above (some degrees may have additional grade requirements).
- Complete a minimum of 30 (or onethird) of all the credits applicable toward the degree in residence at BCC.
Specific Degree Requirements
General Education
Bellevue Community College is committed to ensuring that graduates receive a comprehensive liberal arts education, including acquisition of essential skills and understanding of a range of intellectual perspectives. This foundation should help graduates build fulfilling and successful lives as individuals, workers, citizens, and lifelong learners. Our goal is that BCC graduates will achieve competence in the general education outcome areas identified below:
Reasoning Critical
- Critical Thinking, Creativity, and Problem Solving
- Quantitative / Logical
- Research / Information Literacy
Communication
- Reading
- Writing
- Listening and Speaking
- Visual Computer Literacy
Responsibility
- Self Assessment / Life Learning
- Group Processes
- Ethics
- Global Citizenship
Cultural Traditions
- Historical and Intellectual Perspectives
- Aesthetic Awareness
- Cultural Diversity
Science and Environment
- Nature of Science
- Science and the Natural World
- Technology
View more details about General Education Requirements
Advising Notes and Recommendations:
- With careful planning and depending on your intended major, it is possible to fulfill admissions and major program requirements with a transfer degree. Note: Completion of a transfer degree does not guarantee admission to any baccalaureate university.
- Consult with a faculty advisor [major specific advising] or a professional academic advisor or counselor regularly. Check with your intended transfer university/ college advisor for specific admissions and major requirements that can be fulfilled with this degree. To locate your advisor, based on your intended major, go to our Programs A-Z listings.
- This degree has a set of BCC General Education requirements including Cultural Diversity. View Approved Culural Diversity Courses.
Transfer Degree Offerings:
Associate in Arts & Sciences - Direct Transfer Agreement
Suitable for an array of intended majors, especially in the Humanities or Social Sciences. It allows for flexibility of choice by allotting thirty credits of electives that can be tailored to meet your academic needs, allowing the student to enter into the receiving institution with junior standing.
Associate in Business - Direct Transfer Agreement/MRP*
Designed for students who plan to transfer into a business program at the receiving institution. The degree outlines the appropriate coursework to enter into the school of business with junior standing.
Associate in Elementary Education - Direct Transfer Agreement/MRP*
Designed for students interested in the elementary education setting and in pursuing a teaching certificate. This degree outlines the specific coursework required to enter with junior status.
Associate in Math Education - Direct Transfer Agreement
Designed for student interested in teaching secondary mathematics and pursuing a teaching certificate. The degree outlines the specific coursework required to enter with junior status.
Associate in Science
The Associate in Science Tracks are designed to prepare students for upper division study in the sciences by satisfying the mathematics and sciences requirements needed to enter with junior status.
Track I: Biological, Environmental/Resources, Chemistry, and Earth Sciences (Life Sciences)
Track II: Physics and Atmospheric Sciences (Physical Sciences)
Track II: Engineering/MRP*
- Chemical and Bio-Engineering
- Electrical and Computer Science
- Civil, Mechanical and other Engineering
The Associate in Applied Science-T (AAS-T)
The AAS-T degree is built upon the technical coursework required for job preparation and includes a college-level general education component. The general education courses for the AAS-T degree are drawn from the list of Associate Degrees coursework generally accepted in transfer. This degree is not universally transferable. It transfers to a limited number of institutions and requires an articulation agreement be in place. The degree worksheets indicate to which institutions the degree transfers. BCC currently offers two AAS-T degrees:
(*MRP = Major Related Program)
Transfer Degree Planning Chart
| Intended Major or subject area | AB DTA | DEGREE AVAILABLE | BCC DIVISION |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.A.S. | A.S. | |||
| Accounting | X | X | Bus | |
| Agriculture | X | Sci | ||
| American Studies | X | A&H | ||
| Anthropology | X | SocSci | ||
| Archaeology | X | SocSci | ||
| Architecture | X | A&H | ||
| Art | X | A&H | ||
| Astronomy | X | Sci | ||
| Biology | X | Track 1 | Sci | |
| Botany | X | Track 1 | Sci | |
| Business Administration | X | X | Bus | |
| Chemistry | X | Track 1 | Sci | |
| Communications | X | A&H | ||
| Computer Science | X | Bus | ||
| Dance | X | A&H | ||
| Dental Hygiene | X | Sci | ||
| Dentistry | X | Sci | ||
| Drama | X | A&H | ||
| Ecology | X | Track 1 | Sci | |
| Economics | X | SocSci | ||
| Education | X | HSEWI | ||
| Engineering | X | Track 2 | Sci | |
| English | X | A&H | ||
| Environmental Science | X | Track 1 | Sci | |
| Ethnic Cultural Studies | X | SocSci | ||
| Fisheries / Wildlife | X | Sci | ||
| Forestry | X | Sci | ||
| Geography | X | SocSci | ||
| Geology | X | Sci | ||
| History | X | SocSci | ||
| Home Economics | X | HSEWI | ||
| International Studies | X | SocSci | ||
| Journalism | X | A&H | ||
| Law | X | SocSci | ||
| Librarianship | X | A&H | ||
| Mathematics | X | Sci | ||
| Medical Technology | X | Sci | ||
| Medicine | X | Sci | ||
| Meteorology | X | Track 2 | Sci | |
| Microbiology | X | Track 1 | Sci | |
| Music | X | A&H | ||
| Nursing | X | HSEWI | ||
| Occupational Therapy | X | Sci | ||
| Oceanography / Marine Biology | X | Track 1 | Sci | |
| Pharmacy | X | Sci | ||
| Philosophy | X | A&H | ||
| Physical/Health Education | X | HSEWI | ||
| Physical Therapy | X | Sci | ||
| Physics | X | Track 2 | Sci | |
| Political Science | X | SocSci | ||
| Psychology | X | SocSci | ||
| Recreation Leadership | X | HSEWI | ||
| Social Work / Welfare | X | HD | ||
| Society & Justice | X | SocSci | ||
| Sociology | X | SocSci | ||
| Speech | X | A&H | ||
| Speech Therapy | X | |||
| Veterinary Medicine | X | Sci | ||
| World Languages | X | A&H | ||
- AB/DTA:
- Associate in Business - Direct Transfer degree
- AAS/DTA:
- Associate in Arts & Sciences – Direct Transfer degree
- AS:
- Associate in Science/Track I & II
- MRP:
- Major Related Program
Degree Abbreviations:
- A&H:
- Arts & Humanities
- Bus:
- Business
- CE:
- Continuing Education
- HD:
- Human Development
- HSEWI:
- Health Sciences, Education & Wellness Institute
- Sci:
- Science
- SocSci:
- Social Science