Online Courses:
Coursework for online courses is generally completed over the Internet, within a quarterly timeframe.
Students will be given textbook reading and lesson assignments. Online study groups, student discussion forums,
and contact with the course instructor via email enhance the learning experience.
Fully online courses may not require campus visits. However, some online courses may require on-campus visits
during exam times; check the individual course description. Classes require Internet access and an email address.
Submission and grading of student work takes place online. Most classes use bulletin boards for online discussion
and do not require live chat. Some online classes also incorporate professionally produced video materials.
Enrollment follows the quarterly college schedule.
Students can also take Washington Online (WAOL) courses through the Seattle Community Colleges.
Washington Online is a cooperative effort of Washington state’s community and technical colleges to deliver
coordinated online instruction.
Hybrid Courses:
Hybrid online courses provide students with the scheduling flexibility of fewer campus visits while covering
the same materials as an equivalent class held entirely on campus. Hybrid online classes usually have at
least one on-campus meeting per week combined with a “virtual classroom” website incorporating regular
communications with the instructor and other students (through a bulletin board discussion), online content
and lessons, and interactive Web-based activities. These courses often use on-campus exams as assessment tools.
Enrollment follows the quarterly college schedule.
Continuing Education Classes:
Continuing Education classes are primarily non-credit and non-graded. Most of the classes are taught by community members
who are experts in their fields.
Classes include personal enrichment or professional development in areas as diverse as arts and crafts, dance and exercise,
food and wine, foreign languages, computer applications, web design, programming, gardening, job hunting, financial planning
and many more.
Transfer AA Degree Requirements
Courses that meet requirements for associates’ degrees and will transfer to four-year institutions within
guidelines established by those schools.
Basic Requirements:
Quantitative / Symbolic Reasoning (QSR)
Students completing the QSR requirement will be able to use quantitative or symbolic reasoning to understand,
analyze, interpret and solve problems. Successful completion of these courses satisfies the QSR requirement
for Seattle Community Colleges. These courses may also satisfy the QSR requirement at baccalaureate institutions.
Always consult your advisor for exact details.
Areas of Knowledge:
Visual, Literary and Performing Arts
Choices must include a minimum of two different course prefixes.
Always confer with your college advising office for more details.
Areas of Knowledge:
Individuals, Cultures, and Societies
Choices must include a minimum of two different course prefixes.
Always confer with your college advising office for more details.
Areas of Knowledge:
The Natural World
Choices must include a minimum of two different prefixes; 5 credits must be in a lab science.
Always confer with your college advising office for more details.
Special Requirements:
Within the 90 credits required for the A.A. degree, students must complete special requirements in
Integrated Studies, Communication, U.S. Culture and Global Studies, as listed below.
Students should consult their college advising office for a current listing of these courses.
Specially designated courses that satisfy these requirements differ by college.
Special designation credit for courses taken at one of the Seattle Community Colleges will transfer to
other colleges in the district.
A full description of the AA degree requirements can be found in the
college catalog.
Be sure and consult your advisor for exact details.