Approved Distribution Course List
Each Associate Degree includes basic English and math requirements, which are identified with the degree descriptions. All transfer degrees also include Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences and Multicultural Distribution Requirements. Courses that satisfy Distribution Requirements for these degrees are identified below.
This list applies to TCC’s Associate in Arts and Sciences, Associate in Business, Associate in Elementary Education, Associate in Pre-Nursing, Associate in Biology, and Associate of Science degrees.
* = Performance or Skills courses. No more than five credits of Performance or Skills courses may be used to satisfy a Humanities distribution requirement.
Humanities
ANTH& |
207 |
Linguistic Anthropology |
ART& |
100 |
Art Appreciation |
ART |
101* |
Art Basics |
ART |
102* |
Two-Dimensional Design |
ART |
103* |
Three-Dimensional Design |
ART |
105* |
Beginning Drawing |
ART |
106* |
Drawing |
ART |
110 |
Beginning Graphic Design |
ART |
111 |
Intermediate Graphic Design |
ART |
131* |
Beginning Ceramics |
ART |
146* |
Beginning Photography |
ART |
147* |
Introduction to Digital Photography |
ART |
150* |
Beginning Printmaking |
ART |
156* |
Beginning Painting |
ART |
172* |
Beginning Sculpture |
ART |
180 |
Art for Elementary Teachers |
ART |
199 |
Gallery Viewing Lab |
ART |
201 |
History of Western Art: Ancient |
ART |
202 |
History of Western Art: Medieval and Renaissance |
ART |
203 |
History of Western Art: Baroque through Modern |
ART |
258* |
Watercolor |
CMST& |
101 |
Introduction to Communications |
CMST |
110 |
Multicultural Communications |
CMST& |
220 |
Public Speaking |
ENGL& |
220 |
Introduction to Shakespeare |
ENGL |
234 |
Introduction to Mythology and Folk Stories |
ENGL |
242 |
Contemporary Non-Western Literature |
ENGL& |
244 |
American Literature I |
ENGL& |
245 |
American Literature II |
ENGL& |
246 |
American Literature III |
ENGL |
260 |
Themes or Social Issues in Fiction/Drama/Poetry |
ENGL |
261 |
The Bible as Literature |
ENGL |
262 |
Children’s Literature |
ENGL |
264 |
English Literature: From Beowulf through Shakespeare |
ENGL |
265 |
English Literature: From Donne through Blake |
ENGL |
271 |
Contemporary American Literature |
ENGL |
276* |
Creative Writing – Fiction |
ENGL |
277* |
Creative Writing – Fiction |
ENGL |
278* |
Creative Writing – Poetry |
ENGL |
279* |
Creative Writing – Poetry |
ENGL |
280 |
Literatures of Diversity |
ENGL |
282 |
Writing the Autobiography |
ENGR& |
114 |
Engineering Graphics |
HIST& |
219 |
Native American History |
HIST |
231 |
American History, American Film |
HUM& |
101 |
Introduction to Humanities |
HUM |
110 |
Introduction to Pacific Rim Cultures |
HUM& |
116 |
Introduction to Humanities I |
HUM& |
117 |
Introduction to Humanities II |
HUM& |
118 |
Introduction to Humanities III |
HUM |
120 |
The American Multicultural Arts Experience |
HUM |
130 |
Introduction to Film |
HUM |
260 |
Themes/Topics in Humanities |
HUM |
285 |
The City |
MUSC |
100 |
Fundamentals of Music |
MUSC& |
105 |
Music Appreciation |
MUSC |
106 |
World Music |
MUSC |
120 |
Music in the Classroom |
MUSC |
123* |
Class applied Music: Guitar |
MUSC |
124* |
Class Applied Music: Piano I |
MUSC |
125* |
Class Applied Music: Piano II |
MUSC |
126* |
Class Applied Music: Piano III |
MUSC |
130* |
Private Vocal or Instrumental Instruction |
MUSC |
141 |
Music Theory I |
MUSC |
142 |
Music Theory II |
MUSC |
143 |
Music Theory III |
MUSC |
150 |
Special Topics in Music |
MUSC |
160* |
Chamber Orchestra |
MUSC |
165* |
Independent Orchestra |
MUSC |
166* |
Independent Choral |
MUSC |
170* |
TCC Singers |
MUSC |
175* |
Gospel Choir |
MUSC |
180* |
TCC Voices |
MUSC |
230 |
Private Vocal or Instrumental Instruction |
MUSC |
260* |
Chamber Orchestra |
MUSC |
270* |
TCC Singers |
MUSC |
280* |
TCC Voices |
MUSC |
290* |
Symphonic Band |
MUSC |
291* |
Jazz Band |
MUSC |
299 |
Independent Study |
PHIL& |
101 |
Introduction to Philosophy |
PHIL |
105 |
Introduction to Critical Thinking |
PHIL |
190 |
World Philosophy |
PHIL |
215 |
Introduction to Ethics |
PHIL |
230 |
Contemporary Philosophy |
PHIL |
260 |
Philosophy of Science |
PHIL |
267 |
Problems in Philosophy of Religion |
PHIL |
270 |
Great Thinkers of the Western World |
PHIL |
290 |
Political Philosophy and Ideology |
* = Performance or Skills courses. No more than five credits of Performance or Skills courses may be used to satisfy the Humanities distribution requirement.
- World Languages (Discipline):
ARAB 121, 122, 123 |
Arabic 1, 2, 3 |
CHIN& 121, 122, 123 |
Chinese 1, 2, 3 |
FRCH& 121, 122, 123 |
French 1, 2, 3 |
GERM& 121, 122, 123 |
German 1, 2, 3 |
JAPN& 121, 122, 123 |
Japanese 1, 2, 3 |
SPAN& 121, 122, 123 |
Spanish 1, 2, 3 |
Social Sciences
ANTH& |
100 |
Survey of Anthropology |
ANTH& |
204 |
Archaeology |
ANTH& |
205 |
Biological Anthropology |
ANTH& |
206 |
Cultural Anthropology |
ANTH& |
207 |
Linguistic Anthropology |
ANTH& |
210 |
Indians of North America |
ANTH |
220 |
Ethnographies of American Cultures |
ANTH& |
237 |
Human Osteology |
ANTH& |
245 |
Primatology |
BUS& |
101 |
Introduction to Business |
BUS |
150 |
Global Business |
BUS& |
201 |
Business Law |
BUS |
230 |
Business Ethics & Corporate Responsibility |
ECON& |
201 |
Micro Economics |
ECON& |
202 |
Macro Economics |
EDUC& |
205 |
Introduction to Education with Field Experience |
EDUC |
220 |
Diversity in Education |
ENGR& |
104 |
Introduction to Engineering and Design |
GEOG |
110 |
Geography of the Pacific Rim |
HIST& |
126 |
World Civilizations I |
HIST& |
127 |
World Civilizations II |
HIST& |
128 |
World Civilizations III |
HIST& |
146 |
U.S. History I |
HIST& |
147 |
U.S. History II |
HIST& |
148 |
U.S. History III |
HIST |
211 |
Chinese History |
HIST |
214 |
Pacific Northwest History |
HIST& |
219 |
Native American History |
HIST& |
220 |
African-American History |
HIST |
230 |
Japanese History |
HIST |
231 |
American History, American Film |
HIST |
240 |
Religion in America and the Modern World |
HIST |
244 |
A Decade: Revolving Time Periods |
HIST |
249 |
20th Century American Diplomatic History |
HIST |
280 |
Themes of Social Issues in History |
POLS& |
101 |
Introduction to Political Science |
POLS& |
202 |
American National Government and Politics |
POLS& |
203 |
International Relations |
POLS |
205 |
State and Local Government and Politics |
POLS |
220 |
Constitutional Law |
POLS |
221 |
Politics of Civil Liberties |
POLS |
222 |
Law and Society |
POLS |
231 |
Politics and Film |
POLS |
290 |
Political Philosophy and Ideology |
PSYC& |
100 |
General Psychology |
PSYC& |
180 |
Human Sexuality |
PSYC& |
200 |
Lifespan Psychology |
PSYC |
202 |
Biopsychology |
PSYC |
205 |
Introduction to Personality |
PSYC |
209 |
Fundamentals of Psychological Research |
PSYC& |
220 |
Abnormal Psychology |
PSYC |
240 |
Social Psychology |
SOC& |
101 |
Introduction to Sociology |
SOC |
120 |
Introduction to Women’s Studies |
SOC& |
201 |
Social Problems |
SOC |
205 |
Sociology of African Americans |
SOC |
222 |
Sociology of Sport |
SOC |
247 |
Media, Politics and Society |
SOC |
262 |
Race and Ethnic Relations |
SOC |
265 |
Sociology of Asian Americans |
SOC |
287 |
Sociology of Gender and Sexuality |
SOC |
295 |
Entrepreneurial & Innovative Mindset |
Natural Sciences
ANTH& |
205 |
Biological Anthropology (non-lab) |
ANTH& |
237 |
Human Osteology (non-lab) |
ANTH& |
245 |
Primatology (non-lab) |
ASTR& |
101 |
Introduction to Astronomy (lab) |
BIOL& |
100 |
Survey of Biology (lab) |
BIOL |
105 |
Fossils and the History of Life (lab) |
BIOL |
108 |
Northwest Plants and Animals (lab) |
BIOL |
125 |
Biology in the Field (lab) |
BIOL |
140 |
Marine Biology (lab) |
BIOL& |
160 |
General Cell Biology (lab) |
BIOL& |
170 |
Human Biology (non-lab) |
BIOL& |
175 |
Human Biology (with lab) |
BIOL |
179 |
Special Topics in Biology |
BIOL& |
221 |
Intro. to Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity (lab) |
BIOL& |
222 |
Intro. to Cellular and Molecular Biology (lab) |
BIOL& |
223 |
Intro. to the Biology of Organisms (lab) |
BIOL& |
241 |
Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 (lab) |
BIOL& |
242 |
Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 (lab) |
BIOL& |
260 |
General Microbiology (lab) |
BOT |
101 |
General Botany (lab) |
BOT |
179 |
Special Topics in Botany |
CHEM& |
110 |
Chemical Concepts with Lab |
CHEM& |
121 |
Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry with Lab |
CHEM& |
131 |
Survey of Organic and Biochemistry with Lab |
CHEM& |
161 |
General Chemistry with Lab I |
CHEM& |
162 |
General Chemistry with Lab II |
CHEM& |
163 |
General Chemistry with Lab III |
CHEM& |
261 |
Organic Chemistry with Lab I |
CHEM& |
262 |
Organic Chemistry with Lab II |
CHEM& |
263 |
Organic Chemistry with Lab III |
ENVS& |
101 |
Introduction to Environmental Science (lab) |
ENVS |
179 |
Special Topics in Environmental Science |
ENVS |
210 |
Maps, GIS and the Environment (lab) |
GEOG |
205 |
Physical Geography (lab) |
GEOG |
210 |
Maps, GIS and the Environment (lab) |
GEOL& |
101 |
Introduction to Physical Geology (lab) |
GEOL |
108 |
Fossils and the History of Life (lab) |
GEOL |
125 |
Geology in the Field (lab) |
GEOL |
179 |
Special Topics in Geology |
GEOL& |
208 |
Geology of Pacific Northwest (lab) |
NUTR& |
101 |
Human Nutrition (lab) |
OCEA& |
101 |
Introduction to Oceanography (lab) |
OCEA |
179 |
Special Topics in Oceanography |
PHYS& |
114 |
General Physics (lab) |
PHYS& |
115 |
General Physics (lab) |
PHYS& |
116 |
General Physics (lab) |
PHYS& |
221 |
Engineering Physics (lab) |
PHYS& |
222 |
Engineering Physics (lab) |
PHYS& |
223 |
Engineering Physics (lab) |
SCI |
100 |
Physical Science and Technology (lab) |
Multicultural
ANTH& |
100 |
Survey of Anthropology |
|
ANTH& |
206 |
Cultural Anthropology |
|
ANTH& |
207 |
Linguistic Anthropology |
|
ANTH& |
210 |
Indians of North America |
|
ANTH |
220 |
Ethnographies of American Culture |
|
ART& |
100 |
Art Appreciation |
|
BUS |
150 |
Global Business |
|
CMST |
110 |
Multicultural Communications |
|
EDP |
130 |
Individual and Cultural Diversity |
|
EDUC |
220 |
Diversity in Education |
|
ENGL |
234 |
Introduction to Mythology and Folk Stories |
|
ENGL |
242 |
Contemporary Non-Western Literature |
|
ENGL& |
244 |
American Literature I |
|
ENGL& |
245 |
American Literature II |
|
ENGL& |
246 |
American Literature III |
|
ENGL |
261 |
The Bible as Literature |
|
ENGL |
262 |
Children's Literature |
|
ENGL |
271 |
Contemporary American Fiction |
|
ENGL |
280 |
Literatures of Diversity |
|
HD |
110 |
Human Relations |
|
HIST& |
126 |
World Civilization I |
|
HIST& |
127 |
World Civilization II |
|
HIST& |
128 |
World Civilization III |
|
HIST |
210 |
History of Modern Europe |
|
HIST |
211 |
Chinese History |
|
HIST& |
219 |
Native American History |
|
HIST& |
220 |
African-American History |
|
HIST |
230 |
Japanese History |
|
HIST |
231 |
American History, American Film |
|
HIST |
240 |
Religion in America and the Modern World |
|
HSP |
126 |
Cultural Competencies for Human Services |
|
HUM& |
101 |
Introduction to Humanities |
|
HUM |
110 |
Introduction to Pacific Rim Cultures |
|
HUM& |
116 |
Introduction to Humanities I |
|
HUM& |
117 |
Introduction to Humanities II |
|
HUM& |
118 |
Introduction to Humanities III |
|
HUM |
120 |
The American Multicultural Arts Experience |
|
MUSC |
106 |
World Music |
|
PHIL |
190 |
World Philosophy |
|
PSYC& |
200 |
Lifespan Psychology |
|
SOC& |
101 |
Introduction to Sociology |
|
SOC |
120 |
Introduction to Women’s Studies |
|
SOC |
205 |
Sociology of African Americans |
|
SOC |
222 |
Sociology of Sport |
|
SOC |
262 |
Race and Ethnic Relations |
|
SOC |
265 |
Sociology of Asian Americans |
|
SOC |
287 |
Sociology of Gender and Sexuality World Languages: |
|
ARAB 121, 122, 123 |
Arabic 1, 2, 3 |
||
CHIN& 121, 122, 123 |
Chinese 1, 2, 3 |
||
FRCH& 121, 122, 123 |
French 1, 2, 3 |
||
GERM& 121, 122, 123 |
German 1, 2, 3 |
||
JAPN& 121, 122, 123 |
Japanese 1, 2, 3 |
||
SPAN& 121, 122, 123 |
Spanish 1, 2, 3 |
||
Non-distribution Multicultural Courses
The following courses do not satisfy distribution requirements. If one of the following courses is selected to satisfy the multicultural requirement, distribution electives must be increased by the same number of credits to assure that a minimum of 60 distribution credits are completed.
EDP |
130 |
Individual and Cultural Diversity |
HD |
110 |
Human Relations |
HSP |
126 |
Cultural Competencies for Human Services |
Writing Intensive
Recommended for some transfer students.
BUS |
150 |
Global Business |
ENGL& |
220 |
Introduction to Shakespeare |
ENGL |
234 |
Introduction to Mythology and Folk Stories |
ENGL |
242 |
Contemporary Non-Western Literature |
ENGL& |
244 |
American Literature I |
ENGL& |
245 |
American Literature II |
ENGL& |
246 |
American Literature III |
ENGL |
260 |
Themes/Social Issues in Fiction/Drama/Poetry |
ENGL |
261 |
The Bible as Literature |
ENGL |
262 |
Children's Literature |
ENGL |
264 |
English Literature: From Beowulf through Shakespeare |
ENGL |
265 |
English Literature: From Donne through Blake |
ENGL |
271 |
Contemporary American Fiction |
ENGL |
276 |
Creative Writing – Fiction |
ENGL |
277 |
Creative Writing – Fiction |
ENGL |
278 |
Creative Writing – Poetry |
ENGL |
279 |
Creative Writing – Poetry |
ENGL |
280 |
Literatures of Diversity |
HIST |
244 |
The 1960s |
HUM& |
101 |
Introduction to Humanities |
HUM& |
116 |
Introduction to Humanities I |
HUM& |
117 |
Introduction to Humanities II |
HUM |
130 |
Introduction to Film |
PHIL& |
101 |
Introduction to Philosophy |
POLS |
220 |
Introduction to Constitutional Law |
PSYC |
209 |
Fundamentals of Psychological Research |
Common Course Numbering The Washington Community and Technical College system has adopted common course numbers, prefixes and titles for courses that are equivalent at many two-year colleges. These changes went into effect summer quarter 2008. The courses and their descriptions have not changed, just the course numbers and, in some cases, the course prefixes and/or titles. The changes apply to both common courses and non-common courses. Common courses are identified by an “&” character at the end of the prefix, for example ENGL& or ANTH&. |