Description

Explore Social Science, Behavioral Science and Education Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer (AAOT) is designed for students who wish to explore their options in Anthropology, Economics, Education, Geography, History, Human Services, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology. The AAOT includes courses that meet lower-division general education requirements at Oregon public universities. Ideally, students in this degree will choose a more specific field of study within their first year. It is important for a student to work closely with an academic advisor in designing a course plan.

Entrance Requirements

While this degree has no formal entrance requirements, individual courses may have prerequisites which must be met before enrollment.

Course Requirements

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HHPA activity courses (1 credit each) are not to be duplicated.

Advising Notes

Students have the opportunity to take the following courses to help ensure effective decisions about educational goals and college success:

• HD 110 Career Planning
• HD 100CS College Success

Interested in exploring Anthropology, you may want to consider:

• ANTH 103 Cultural Anthropology
• ANTH 234 Biological Anthropology

Interested in exploring Economics, you may want to consider:

• EC 201Z Principles of Microeconomics

Interested in exploring Education, you may want to consider:

• ED 140 Introduction to Early Childhood Education
• ED 200 Introduction to Education

Interested in exploring Geography, you may want to consider:

• GEOG 101 Introduction to Geospatial Science & GIS
• GEOG 265 Geographic Information Systems

Interested in exploring History, you may want to consider:

• Any history course that piques your interest
• History courses at COCC are divided into three general areas: World, European and American history.
  European History: HST 235 Sexuality in 20th Century Europe, HST 270 20th Century European History
  World History: HST 260 History of Islamic Civilizations
  American History: HST 204 History of the Civil War, HST 218 Native American History

Interested in exploring Human Services, you may want to consider:

• BH 101 Introduction to Behavioral Health and Human Services
• BH 206 Group Counseling Skills for Helping Professionals

Interested in exploring Political Science, you may want to consider:

• PS 201 Introduction to US Government and Politics
• PS 206 Introduction to Political Thought

Interested in exploring Psychology, you may want to consider:

• PSY 201Z Introduction to Psychology I
• PSY 212 Careers in Psychology

Interested in exploring Sociology, you may want to consider:

• SOC 204Z Introduction to Sociology
• SOC 212 Race, Class, and Gender

Performance Standards

• Academic Requirements:
  • Students must have a 2.0 cumulative GPA to earn a COCC certificate or degree.
  • Options for additional standards:
    • All courses in the program must be completed with a grade of C or higher.

Sample Plan

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The AAOT requires one foundational math course and two foundational writing courses (WR 121Z Composition I and WR 122Z Composition II or WR 227Z Technical Writing). Please view the program requirements for details.