Transfer Associate Degrees

Major Related Programs (MRP)

To help transfer students better prepare for the junior year, two-year and four-year institutions work together to create transfer associate pathways outlining the appropriate courses in order for students to be well prepared to enter the major upon transfer – Major Related Program (MRP) pathways follow one of the two statewide transfer agreements – the DTA format or the Associate in Science (AS-T) format .

MRP pathways based on the Direct Transfer Agreement (DTA)

Several MRP pathways follow the statewide transfer agreement called the DTA and thus share the same benefits as described at the bottom of this page. Each pathway provides specific preparation for the specific majors identified:

Associate in Business DTA/MRP (Exit Code F) – Approved by public and independent universities in 2006.

Associate in Math Education-DTA (Exit Code G) – Approved by public universities in 2003.

Associate in Pre-Nursing DTA/MRP (Exit Code D, CIP 51.1601, EPC code PREN – all 3 required) – Approved by public and independent universities in spring 2005.

Associate in Elementary Education DTA/MRP (Exit Code D, CIP 13.1202, EPC code ELEM -all 3 required) – Approved by public and independent universities in Winter 2006.

Associate in Technology DTA/MRP – or transfer to CWU’s Construction Management, Safety and Health Management, Industrial Technology & Technology Education or EWU’s Design, Construction, Manufacturing, and Electronics Tech. (Currently use Exit Code D EPC code TECH and CIP 15.0000 - all 3 required) eventually M) - Approved Winter 2007.

Construction Management DTA/MRP (Currently use Exit Code D and 52.2001 CIP and EPC code CM - eventually will be Exit Code V) - approved by UW, WSU, CWU and EWU Spring 2008.

Earth Space Secondary Education DTA/MRP (Currently use Exit Code D and CIP 13.1399 and EPC code ESS - eventually will be Exit Code L) Preparation for secondary teaching in earth and space science - approved Spring 2008.

In process - pathways following the DTA are being developed in 2008-09 for computer science and for biology.

MRP Pathways Based on the Associate in Science - Transfer Agreement

There are numerous engineering, engineering technology and secondary education science agreements based on the Associate in Science-Transfer (AS-T) statewide agreement. Click here to see these agreements.

DTA - What does it offer students

The Direct Transfer Agreement (DTA) Associate Degree – sometimes called the Associate in Arts or Associate in Arts and Sciences – is the community college degree designed to transfer to most bachelor's of arts degrees at all Washington four-year institutions.

DTA Associate Degree

WA Agreement – The Direct Transfer Agreement (DTA) Associate Degree – sometimes called the Associate in Arts or Associate in Arts and Sciences – is the community college degree designed to transfer to most bachelor's of arts degrees at all Washington four-year institutions.
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See the list of courses generally:
accepted in transfer
not accepted in transfer

State Agreements

For most majors in the arts, humanities and social sciences, the Direct Transfer Agreement is the key Major Related Program. Degrees based on the DTA – degrees structured under the DTA umbrella provide:

Priority consideration in the admissions for most humanities and social science manors public universities ahead of non-degreed transfers,
Completion of lower division general education requirements,
Credit for all courses completed within the DTA up to and in some cases beyond 90 credits,
Opportunity to explore several fields of study through the category of up to 30 credits of elective courses,
Opportunity to complete prerequisites for a future major.

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