Academic Transfer Degrees
An associate degree prepares you for employment or for transfer to a 4-year college. To receive an associate degree, you must complete 90-105 credits (2 years of full-time study), complete at least 25 of your degree credits at Cascadia, and receive a grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 in all courses that apply to your degree, including courses at other colleges.
If you plan to apply for transfer to a 4-year college, contact the admissions office and an academic advisor in your chosen major at that college to confirm admission requirements. You do not need to complete a degree at Cascadia to be eligible to transfer to a 4-year college. Your transfer will be simplified if you complete a degree with a DTA or MRP.
Degrees which have the DTA (Direct Transfer Agreement) indicator are designed to allow you to transfer degree credits to most public 4-year colleges in Washington. Degrees which have the MRP (Major-Related Programs) take the DTA one step further by specifying the prerequisite coursework that will provide the best preparation for entry into certain competitive majors.
Transfer Degrees:
- Associate in Arts Academic Transfer DTA (Integrated Studies)
- Associate in Arts Academic Transfer DTA (Integrated Studies with Global Studies focus)
- Associate in Biology DTA/MRP
- Associate in Business DTA/MRP
- Associate in Computer Science DTA/MRP
- Associate in Pre-Nursing DTA/MRP
- Associate in Science-Transfer Track 1
- Associate in Science-Transfer Track 2
- AS-T Track 2 Engineering– Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering MRP
- AS-T Track 2 Engineering– Civil and Mechanical Engineering MRP
- AS-T Track 2 Engineering– Computer and Electrical Engineering MRP
Professional Technical Transfer Degrees
Associate in Applied Science
An associate in applied science (AAS-T) degree is designed to prepare you for employment in a specific field and has limited transferability. An AAS-T contains a minimum of 20 credits of generally transferable academic sore courses. An AAS-T typically transfers to applied baccalaureate degrees or by an articulation to a specific university. All AAS-T degrees require you to complete 90-98 credits, or 2 years of full-time study.
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Associate in Applied Science Transfer Degrees:
- Application Development
- Emergency Management
- IT Infrastructure Operations
- Office Supervision and Management
- Water Resource Management
Complete Your Bachelor’s Degree at Cascadia
Students can build upon their already valuable two-year degrees by completing their Bachelor of Applied Science right here at Cascadia. The Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) is a baccalaureate degree with a major in a technical field that has substantial applied content. Applied bachelor’s degrees arguably offer the best of both worlds: hands-on career training embedded in a two-year stackable degree. Employers seek Cascadia graduates because they have technical expertise combined with communication, computation, critical thinking and people-management skills.
The Bachelor of Science in Computer Science equips students for IT careers in programming, software engineering, and data science across various industries. Computer Science requires creativity, collaboration, and analytical problem-solving skills. Students gain a strong foundation in computing principles through a combination of individual study and collaborative projects, allowing them to apply their knowledge to solve practical and engaging problems. For more information contact the program’s advisor, Erika Miller at emiller@cascadia.edu.
The Bachelor of Applied Science Degree in Sustainable Practices is intentionally designed to prepare students as sustainability professionals who can build resilience and implement meaningful change in response to complex social, environmental, and even economic problems. The BAS in Sustainable Practices is intended for students who have completed an associate degree in a related subject or meet the distribution requirements through prior college coursework. It is designed as a full-time or part-time program to help students with full schedules to complete the program in either 2 or 3 years. A small cohort of students will work closely with faculty and a dedicated program advisor to complete 90 credits of upper division coursework. Courses are generally scheduled Monday - Wednesday two or three days a week, in the late afternoon and early evening. For more information check the BAS in Sustainable Practices website or contact the program’s dedicated advisor, Stephan Classen, by email at sclassen@cascadia.edu and by phone at 425.352.8387.
The Bachelor of Applied Science Degree in Mobile Application Development is a new Information Technology degree focusing on Mobile Application Development. This program is designed to meet current industry demands in the field of Information Technology related to full-stack systems design across major mobile platforms. Students, will finish the program with a professional portfolio that demonstrates app development expertise from design through launch and beyond including crash monitoring. Learn Android Application Development, iOS Application Development, and Mobile Backend Services in this unique bachelor degree. Build off of existing programming coursework, and work toward a bachelor degree in this growing desired skill set within the IT industry. For more information, check the BAS in Mobile Application Development webpage or contact the program’s advisor, Erika Miller at emiller@cascadia.edu.