Associate in Business, AB-DTA/MRP

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Minimum of 90 credits

The Associate in Business Direct Transfer Agreement/Major Related Program (AB-DTA/MRP) is generally pursued by students who plan to transfer to a four-year university as a business or accounting major after completing their first two years at Green River. It is designed to meet the distribution requirements at universities in Washington State by fulfilling the general requirements taken by freshman and sophomores.

See Articulation Agreements for more details about the colleges who accept this degree.

The degree also indicates that a student has completed a two-year business program, which may be of value in career or lifetime goals.

To earn this degree, students must complete a minimum of 90 quarter credits in courses numbered 100 or higher (from approved distribution list below) and meet specific distribution requirements. No more than 25 percent of credit requirements may be taken on a pass/no credit basis. Students should be aware that courses with “Pass” grades may not satisfy the requirements in their major field. Students must attain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 and earn a minimum of 24 credits at Green River College. Business programs are competitive and may require a higher GPA overall, a higher GPA in a selected subset of courses or a specific minimum grade in one or more courses.

Students are responsible for knowing transfer requirements and policies, as well as specific course choices and GPA requirements, are urged to consult the catalog of the institution for which they plan to transfer.

This degree can lead to a large number of career possibilities, some of which may include what you find at the right. The majority of these jobs require a bachelor’s degree and this degree can assist you with earning that bachelor’s degree.

Use the Career and Program Explorer page to explore more details about the occupations.

For a curriculum map or suggested sequence of courses go to Associate in Business, AB-DTA/MRP Curriculum Map

1. Basic Skills (20 credits)

Any course used to satisfy Basic Skills distribution may not be used to satisfy any other portion of the Associate in Business degree requirements.

A. Communication Skills (10 credits)

Courses in this area support the written communication learning outcome.

ENGL& 101 - English Composition I Credits: 5

And one of the following:

ENGL 126 - Writing: Humanities Credits: 5
ENGL 127 - Writing: Social Science Credits: 5
ENGL 128 - Research Writing: Science/Engineering/Business Credits: 5
ENGL& 235 - Introduction to Technical Communication Credits: 5

B. Quantitative Skills/Symbolic Reasoning (10 credits)

Courses in this area support the quantitative and symbolic reasoning learning outcome.

MATH& 148 - Business Calculus Credits: 5
or
MATH& 151 - Calculus I Credits: 5

And one of the following:

MATH& 141 - PreCalculus I Credits: 5
MATH& 142 - PreCalculus II Credits: 5
MATH& 146 - Introduction to Statistics Credits: 5
MATH 147 - Finite Mathematics-Business and Social Science Credits: 5
MATH& 148 - Business Calculus Credits: 5
MATH& 151 - Calculus I Credits: 5
MATH& 152 - Calculus II Credits: 5
MATH& 153 - Calculus III Credits: 5

Note:

Students may take both MATH& 148 and MATH& 151 to meet the 10 credits required for the Quantitative Skills/Reasoning requirement.

2. Humanities/Fine Arts/English (15 Credits)

Minimum 15 credits of Humanities/Fine Arts/English Distribution courses from three separate areas. No more than 5 credits in foreign language at the 100 level. No more than 5 credits in performance/skills courses.

H 1 - Humanities/Fine Arts/English Credits: 5
H 2 - Humanities/Fine Arts/English Credits: 5
H 3 - Humanities/Fine Arts/English Credits: 5

3. Social Science (20 credits)

No more than 10 credits from any one discipline.

A. Economics (10 credits)

ECON& 201 - Micro Economics Credits: 5
ECON& 202 - Macro Economics Credits: 5

B. Business Management (5 credits)

BUS& 201 - Business Law and the Regulation of Business Credits: 5 *

Notes

* Political Science& 200 is a prerequisite to BUS& 201.

C. Choose 5 credits from the following:

AMES 100 - Introduction to American Ethnic Studies Credits: 5
AMES 103 - Intersections of Race, Gender, Class and Sexuality Credits: 5
AMES 105 - Social Inequality and Change in American Sports Credits: 5
AMES 150 - Race and Ethnicity in the Pacific Credits: 5
AMES 230 - Introduction to Critical Asian American & Pacific Islander Studies Credits: 5
ANTH& 100 - Survey of Anthropology Credits: 5
ANTH& 104 - World Prehistory Credits: 5
ANTH 108 - Food, Drink and Culture Credits: 5
ANTH& 204 - Archaeology Credits: 5
ANTH& 205 - Biological Anthropology Credits: 5
ANTH& 206 - Cultural Anthropology Credits: 5
ANTH& 207 - Linguistic Anthropology Credits: 5
ANTH& 210 - Indigenous Peoples of North America Credits: 5
ANTH& 216 - Indigenous Peoples of the Northwest Coast Credits: 5
ANTH 220 - Sex, Gender and Culture Credits: 5
ANTH& 234 - Religion and Culture Credits: 5
ANTH& 235 - Cross-Cultural Medicine Credits: 5
ANTH& 236 - Forensic Anthropology Credits: 5
ANTH 273 - Field Archeology Credits: 1-10
BUS& 101 - Introduction to Business Credits: 5
BUS 181 - Introduction to International Business Credits: 5
CJ& 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Credits: 5
CJ& 105 - Introduction to Corrections Credits: 5
CJ& 110 - Criminal Law Credits: 5
CJ& 240 - Introduction to Forensic Science Credits: 5
GEOG& 100 - Introduction to Geography Credits: 5
GEOG 120 - Introduction to Physical Geography Credits: 5
GEOG 123 - Globalization Credits: 5
GEOG 190 - Geographic Exploration Credits: 1-10
GEOG& 200 - Human Geography Credits: 5
GEOG 201 - World Regional Geography Credits: 5
GEOG 205 - Environmental Geography Credits: 5
GEOG 210 - Mountain Geography Credits: 5
HIST 120 - History of the Movies Credits: 5
HIST 122 - History of Australian Movies Credits: 5
HIST& 126 - World Civilizations I Credits: 5
HIST& 127 - World Civilizations II Credits: 5
HIST& 128 - World Civilizations III Credits: 5
HIST 135 - The United States Since 1940 Credits: 5
HIST& 136 - U.S. History I Credits: 5
HIST& 137 - U.S. History II Credits: 5
HIST& 214 - Pacific Northwest History Credits: 5
HIST& 215 - Women in U.S. History Credits: 5
HIST& 220 - African-American History Credits: 5
HIST 228 - Latinos in the United States Credits: 5
HIST 230 - 20th Century Europe Credits: 5
HIST 231 - Modern Asia Credits: 5
HIST 233 - History of Latin America Credits: 5
HIST 237 - History of Australia and New Zealand Credits: 5
HIST 240 - The Civil War Credits: 5
HIST 250 - The Vietnam War Credits: 5
POLS& 101 - Introduction to Political Science Credits: 5
POLS& 200 - Introduction to Law: United States Credits: 5
POLS& 202 - United States Government Credits: 5
POLS& 203 - International Relations Credits: 5
POLS& 204 - Comparative Government Credits: 5
POLS 207 - American Political Participation Credits: 5
POLS 209 - State and Local Government Politics Credits: 5
PSYC& 100 - General Psychology Credits: 5
PSYC& 180 - Human Sexuality Credits: 5
PSYC& 200 - Lifespan Psychology Credits: 5
PSYC 201 - Personality Credits: 5
PSYC 209 - Fundamentals of Psychological Research Credits: 5
PSYC& 220 - Abnormal Psychology Credits: 5
PSYC 225 - Fundamentals of Physiological Psychology Credits: 5
PSYC 240 - Social Psychology Credits: 5
S SCI 160 - Introduction to the Study of Gender Credits: 5
SOC& 101 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 5
SOC& 201 - Social Problems Credits: 5
SOC 202 - Sociology of Food Credits: 5
SOC 205 - Sociology of Disability Credits: 5
SOC 214 - Sociology of Race and Ethnicity Credits: 5
SOC 215 - Survey of Criminology Credits: 5
SOC 220 - Sex and Gender in Society Credits: 5
SOC 230 - Sociology of Death and Dying Credits: 5
SOC 240 - Sociology of the Family Credits: 5
SOC 245 - Juvenile Delinquency Credits: 5
SOC 260 - Crime and Justice Credits: 5
SOC 271 - Deviance, Power, and Social Control Credits: 5

4. Natural Sciences (15 credits)

Minimum of 15 credits from the Natural Science Distribution at least two separate areas. Ten credits must be chosen from List A, including a minimum of 5 credits from lab sciences (courses designated with Ⓛ symbol). The additional 5 credits may be taken from either List A or List B.

A. Mathematics (5 credits)

MATH 256 - Statistics for Business and Social Science Credits: 5

B. Natural Science (10 credits)

5 credits from the lab sciences, courses designated with Ⓛ symbol, must be included.

N 1 - Natural Science List A (Lab) Credits: 5
N 3 - Natural Science List A or List B Credits: 5

5. Accounting (15 credits)

ACCT& 201 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 5
ACCT& 202 - Principles of Accounting II Credits: 5
ACCT& 203 - Principles of Accounting III Credits: 5

6. Electives (5 credits)

All courses numbered 100 or higher, with the exception of Basic Skills and no more than 3 credits Physical Education may be taken as electives.

Note:

Students choose electives in consultation with their Green River advisor and transfer university admissions representative.

Advising Notes:

Students intending the International Business major should consult their potential transfer institution regarding the level of world language required for admission to the major. Five (5) credits in World Languages may apply to the humanities requirements. Also, students are encouraged to include speech or oral communication course (not small group
communication).

Eastern Washington University - The second English composition course must be equivalent to EWU’s English 201‐College Composition: Analysis, Research and Documentation.
Gonzaga University - Additional admission to the major requires Management Information Systems (BMIS 235).
Pacific Lutheran University - Additional admission to the major requires Computer Applications (CSCE 120), either an equivalent course or skills test.
Seattle Pacific University - Additional admission to the major requires Spreadsheets (BUS 1700), either an equivalent course or skills test.
Washington State University (all campuses) - Additional admission to the major requires Management Information Systems (MIS 250).
Western Washington University - Students intending the Manufacturing Management major at WWU should consult WWU regarding the selection of natural science courses required for admission to the major. Additional admission to the major requires Introduction to Business Computer Systems (MIS 220)

International students who completed a business law course specific to their home country must take a business law course at a U.S. institution in order to demonstrate proficiency in U.S. business law.

Transferability of Credits

Green River College is fully accredited. Academic courses will usually be accepted by other institutions offering the same (or similar) courses. However, each institution has its own transfer policies and each student is responsible for knowing transfer and admission requirements of the receiving institution. Students are urged to consult with their advisor and a representative from the college they plan to attend after Green River.