1. Associate in Business Degree Direct Transfer in
Business Administration

2. What is the AB-DTA?
The Associate in Business Degree (Direct Transfer Agreement) is generally pursued by students who plan to transfer to a 4 year University as a business major after completing their first 2 years at GRCC

3. What Does the AB-DTA Do?
Meets Distribution Requirements at 4 year institutions in Washington State
Documents completion of a 2 year business program
Provides superior transfer capability over a Generic Associate in Arts (AA) degree

4. What does the AB-DTA Require?
Student must complete a minimum of 90 credits in approved courses numbered 100 or above from specific distribution areas
(see hyperlink to planning guide)
No more than 25% of credit requirements may be pass-fail.
Students must maintain cumulative G.P.A. of 2.0
Must earn at least 24 credits in residence at GRCC.

5. Specific Distribution Areas of Study
Basic Skills- 15 credits
Humanities/Fine Arts/English-15 credits from 3 separate areas
Social Science- 20 credits
Natural Science- 15 credits
Accounting- 15 credits
Fitness/Wellness- 2-3 credits
Electives- 7-8 credits

6. Courses within Distribution
Basic Skills:
English 110 (College English)- 5 credits
English 111, 112 Or credits
Quantitative Skills- Math 124 or credits

7. Courses Within Distribution
Humanities/Fine Arts/English – Minimum of 15 credits can be taken from wide array of courses (refer to planning guide)
Must be from 3 separate department areas
Maximum of 5 credits in 100 level Foreign Language courses
Maximum of 5 credits of performance/skills courses (see bold type in planning guide)

8. Courses Within Distribution
Social Science- minimum of 20 Credits
Must Take: Econ 200 and credits AND BA 200 or BA credits
Remaining 5 credit minimum from an array of Social Science Courses by Department
(See planning guide)

9. Courses Within Distribution
Natural Science- Minimum of 15 credits
Must Take: Math 256 – 5 credits
Minimum of 10 credits from an array of Science courses by department, 5 credits of which must be a lab science.
(refer to bold type courses in planning guide)

10. Courses Within Distribution
Accounting- Minimum of 15 credits
Must take 3-quarter series:
Financial Accounting – BA 210 & BA 220
Managerial Accounting – BA 230
Students are urged to consult with the transfer University of their choice

11. Courses Within Distribution
Fitness-Wellness: 2 or 3 credits
P.E. 101, 102, 103, 111, 131, 149 ,160, or 165
No more than 3 credits of total physical education credits, including electives, may apply to the AB-DTA.

12. Courses Within Distribution
Electives: 7-8 Credits
Must be classes numbered 100 or above
Recommendations:
Bus E 100 (5) Fundamental of Microcomputers
Marketing Fundamentals (5) (Bus 121)
Business Leadership (5) (Bus 103)
Note: The requirements for this class have changed for the catalog
Introduction to International Business (Bus 181)
Prerequisite, BA 101 or Instructor’s permission
Computer software courses (e.g. Excel)
Several options under Bus Ed offerings, some may require prerequisite of Bus Ed 100.

13. Faculty Advisors Frank Primiani, J.D. Law courses 253-833-9111 x 4397
Brenda Bindschatel, C.P.A
Accounting x 4390