The Associate of Arts (AA Option A), Associate in Biology, Associate in Business and Associate in Pre-Nursing are known as the Direct Transfer Agreement (DTA) transfer degrees that are accepted by all of the Washington public and most of the private baccalaureate universities. The DTA degrees are recognized as fulfilling most, if not all, of the general education requirements.

Keep in mind that the University of Washington will evaluate your community college courses on an individual basis (course-by-course) and will determine what other general education requirements are required for graduation from the UW.

If a student transfers with the DTA associate degree completed, he or she will generally be admitted with junior standing. These agreements assure the direct transfer of credits from a community college such as Highline to a baccalaureate school. The agreement does not assure automatic admission. However, many Washington baccalaureate give priority admission to students who complete the degree. Be sure to check with your college for admission requirements, including any additional general education courses and major pre-requisites and GPA. It is very important that you know what the requirements are for admission to your major, including the GPA requirement.