Transfer Programs
If a student plans to earn a bachelor’s degree, a transfer program is the first step to achieving that goal. Courses in these programs generally match the first two years of a bachelor’s program. Highline offers three types of transfer degrees:
- Associate in Arts - Direct Transfer Agreement
- Associate of Science - Transfer
- Major Related Programs
It’s important to understand that each bachelor’s program has its own requirements. Completing a transfer degree does not guarantee admission to any bachelor’s program. Every student should meet with an advisor to get help checking the requirements of programs they want to transfer into. An advisor can then help choose the right degree and courses to meet those requirements.
Associate in Arts - Direct Transfer Agreement (AA-DTA)
The degree is part of an agreement between Washington’s community and technical colleges and four-year schools within the State. Students complete most or all of their general education courses at Highline. Then, they transfer with junior standing to complete major courses at a four-year school. The schools participating in this agreement may have some individual exceptions noted in the degree details.
Associate of Science - Transfer (AS-T)
This degree is also part of an agreement between Washington’s community and technical colleges and four-year schools within the State. Students complete the math and science courses they need for junior standing as science majors. Unlike the AA-DTA, students do not complete their general education courses.
The AS-T has two tracks:
- Track 1: Biology, Chemistry, and Geology
- Track 2: Engineering and Physics
Major-Related Programs (MRPs)
MRPs are specialized degrees based on the generic AA-DTA and AS-T degrees. An MRP degree prepares students for transfer to a specific major at a set of participating schools within Washington State. Participating four-year schools have agreed that the MRP prepares students for that major at their school. Highline has MRP degrees for:
- Biology
- Business
- Computer Science
- Pre-Nursing
- Civil & Mechanical Engineering
- Computer & Electrical Engineering
- Bioengineering & Chemical Engineering
An MRP degree is distinct from the generic degree it is based on. For example, the Pre-Nursing MRP degree is separate from the Associate in Arts DTA-it is an “Associate in Pre-Nursing DTA/MRP” degree and will say so on the student’s diploma.
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