Transferring an associate's degree to WSU
Washington State University has transfer articulation agreements for associate's degrees earned from accredited colleges in Washington, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, and New Mexico.
Washington
Three types of transfer degrees
1. Direct transfer agreement (DTA) associate's degree
If you've completed a direct transfer agreement (DTA) associate's degree that incorporates general education requirements similar to WSU's, you'll get credit for the University's lower-division University Common Requirements (UCORE) and will generally be given junior standing.
We partner with two-year colleges to create transfer associate "pathways" that include the prerequisites you'll need to qualify for your major at WSU. Find more information on DTA major-related program pathways at the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges website.
Be sure to check the requirements for your intended major at WSU during the year before you transfer. Contact the department you'll be majoring in
2. Associate of science transfer (AS-T) degree (Tracks I and II)
If you have an associate of science transfer (AS-T) degree, you'll generally be given junior standing when you transfer to WSU.
However, the AS-T degree may not fulfill all WSU's University Common Requirements (UCORE). If you haven't taken courses in the areas of cultural diversity and foreign language, you'll have to meet those requirements (and possibly others) after you transfer to WSU.
We partner with two-year colleges to create transfer associate "pathways" that include the prerequisites you'll need to qualify for your major at WSU. Find more information on AS-T major-related program pathways at the Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges.
Be sure to check the requirements for your intended major at WSU during the year before you transfer. Contact the department you'll be majoring in
3. Associate of applied science transfer (AAS-T) degree
If you have an associate of applied science transfer (AAS-T) degree, your credit will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis. This degree doesn't fulfill the WSU University Common Requirements (UCORE) and doesn't guarantee junior standing.
If the equivalents weren't completed while earning the AAS-T degree, you'll need to finish those requirements after transferring to WSU.
Be sure to check the requirements for your intended major at WSU during the year before you transfer. Contact the department you'll be majoring in
Washington community colleges that offer direct transfer degrees
The Intercollege Relations Commission (ICRC) handbook contains statewide standards for transferable degrees and courses; see page 21 of their PDF for a list of Washington community colleges that offer direct transfer associate's degrees.
Other States
The associate of arts (AA or AA/GR) degree from a public Arizona community college will generally fulfill WSU University Common Requirements (UCORE), but doesn't guarantee junior standing.
Be sure to check the requirements for your intended major at WSU during the year before you transfer. Contact the department you'll be majoring in
The associate in arts (AA) degree, along with the intersegmental general education transfer curriculum (IGETC) verification, from a public California community college will generally fulfill WSU's lower division University Common Requirements (UCORE), but may not guarantee junior standing.
Be sure to check the requirements for your intended major at WSU during the year before you transfer. Contact the department you'll be majoring in
The associate in arts (AA) degree from a public Hawai'i community college will generally fulfill WSU University Common Requirements (UCORE), but doesn't guarantee junior standing.
Be sure to check the requirements for your intended major at WSU during the year before you transfer. Contact the department you'll be majoring in
The associate of arts (AA) degree from North Idaho College, College of Southern Idaho, or College of Western Idaho will generally fulfill WSU University Common Requirements (UCORE), but doesn't guarantee junior standing.
Be sure to check the requirements for your intended major at WSU during the year before you transfer. Contact the department you'll be majoring in
The associate of arts Oregon transfer (AAO-T) degree from a public Oregon community college or the associate of science athletic training emphasis from Southwestern Oregon Community College will generally fulfill WSU University Common Requirements (UCORE), but won't guarantee junior standing.
Be sure to check the requirements for your intended major at WSU during the year before you transfer. Contact the department you'll be majoring in
If you earned an associate in arts (AA) degree from New Mexico Military Institute in fall 2002 or later, you'll generally get credit for WSU University Common Requirements (UCORE), but won't be guaranteed junior standing.
Be sure to check the requirements for your intended major at WSU during the year before you transfer. Contact the department you'll be majoring in
Other states
Generally speaking, two-year degrees from states other than the six above will transfer on a course-by-course basis.
You can use the Transfer Course Equivalency website to see how your credits will transfer to WSU. (The equivalency database contains all credit previously evaluated by WSU, but may not have data on all courses from all colleges.)
If you have a specific question related to a transfer course, please contact your WSU admissions counselor.