Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer Degree Requirements

The Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer (AAOT) degree is an agreement between Oregon community colleges and Oregon four-year public universities (Oregon State University, University of Oregon, Eastern Oregon State University, Portland State University, Southern Oregon State University, Western Oregon University, and Oregon Institute of Technology) to provide an opportunity for students to complete lower division degree requirements at LBCC. Any student having the AAOT degree transcripted on an official college transcript will have met the lower division transfer requirements of baccalaureate degree programs of any Oregon four-year public university.

Students transferring under this agreement will have junior standing for registration purposes. The AAOT is recognized by Oregon four-year public universities as meeting institutional lower-division general education requirements but school, department, or major requirements with regard to courses or GPA may not be satisfied. LBCC students are strongly encouraged to work with an advisor to align coursework with the student's intended program of study and degree requirements of the institution to which the student plans to transfer.

Listed below are the general education requirements for the AAOT degree. All courses must be passed with a grade of “C” or better. Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 at the time the AAOT is awarded.

General Education: Foundational Requirements Learning Outcomes

Writing and Information Literacy

As a result of completing the General Education Writing sequence, a student should be able to:

• Read actively, think critically, and write purposefully and capably for academic and, in some cases, professional audiences; and
• Recognize and articulate the need for information, and then locate, evaluate, and ethically utilize information to communicate effectively; and
• Demonstrate appropriate reasoning in response to complex issues.

As a result of taking the General Education Writing courses infused with Information Literacy, a student who successfully completes should be able to:

• Formulate a problem statement; and
• Determine the nature and extent of the information needed to address the problem; and
• Access relevant information effectively and efficiently; and
• Evaluate information and its source critically; and
• Understand many of the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information.

Speech/Oral Communication

As a result of successfully completing the Communication General Education requirements, a student should be able to:

• Engage in ethical communication processes that accomplish goals; and
• Respond to the needs of diverse audiences and contexts; and
• Build and manage relationships.

Mathematics

As a result of taking General Education Mathematics courses, a student should be able to:

• Use appropriate mathematics to solve problems; and
• Recognize which mathematical concepts are applicable to a scenario, apply appropriate mathematics and technology in its analysis, and then accurately interpret, validate, and communicate the results.

Health, Wellness And Fitness

As a result of completing the General Education Health, Wellness and Fitness course, a student should be able to:

• Recognize key determinants of health and wellness; and
• Be able to design a comprehensive wellness program for physical fitness, nutrition, and/or stress management using a selected process of behavior change; and
• Demonstrate an ability to evaluate or assess key indicators of health; and
• Demonstrate appropriate reasoning in response to complex issues.

General Education: Discipline Studies Learning Outcomes

Arts And Letters

“Arts & Letters” refers to works of art, whether written, crafted, designed, or performed and documents of historical or cultural significance. As a result of taking General Education Arts & Letters courses, a student should be able to:

• Interpret and engage in the Arts & Letters, making use of the creative process to enrich the quality of life; and
• Critically analyze values and ethics within a range of human experience and expression to engage more fully in local and global issues.

Social Sciences

As a result of taking General Education Social Science courses, a student should be able to:

• Apply analytical skills to social phenomena in order to understand human behavior; and
• Apply knowledge and experience to foster personal growth and better appreciate the diverse social world in which we live.

Science, Math, Computer Science

As a result of taking General Education Science or Computer Science courses, a student should be able to:

• Gather, comprehend, and communicate scientific and technical information in order to explore ideas, models, and solutions and generate further questions; and
• Apply scientific and technical modes of inquiry, individually, and collaboratively, to critically evaluate existing or alternative explanations, solve problems, and make evidence-based decisions in an ethical manner; and
• Assess the strengths and weaknesses of scientific studies and critically examine the influence of scientific and technical knowledge on human society and the environment.

Cultural Literacy

As a result of taking a designated Cultural Literacy course, learners would be able to:

• Identify and analyze complex practices, values, and beliefs and the culturally and historically defined meanings of difference.

Foreign Language

Students transferring to any Oregon public four-year institution must complete two terms (8 credits), or demonstrate equivalent proficiency in a foreign language prior to transferring. In addition, students who plan to earn a Bachelor's of Arts degree must complete a total of six terms (24 credits), or demonstrate equivalent proficiency, in a foreign language prior to graduating with their Bachelors degree. Students interested in studying Spanish may complete these requirements at LBCC.

Electives

Any college-level course that would bring total credits to 90 quarter hours including up to 12 credits of Career and Technical Education courses (part of an LBCC Career Technical Program).