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FAQs

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1. How do semester credits transfer into Shoreline?
2. What happens to extra credits that students take beyond the specific requirement, e.g., if students take a 5 credit multicultural class and the requirement is 3 cr.?
3. Can a course used to satisfy the Multicultural or Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning requirement also count in Social Sciences, Intra-American Studies Math/Science or Integrated Studies?
4. Are any students exempt from taking the General Education Requirements?
5. Do students need to take 3 different disciplines in each of the distribution areas (Humanities, Math/Science, Social Sciences) to get an AAS degree from Shoreline?
6. Can students take anything they want in the elective area?
7. If students have taken English Composition 101 and 102 at another college, but they do not equal 10 credits, how are they counted?
8. If students transfer in credits that are listed with the same acronym, e.g., BIOL 201 Intro to Biology and BIOL 110 Nutrition, are they counted as different disciplines on this campus?
9. What if students repeat a Physical Education or Music Performance class?
10. Do we accept religious studies courses from other colleges?
11. Can students take two different Philosophy courses and count them as separate disciplines: one in the Humanities distribution and one in Social Sciences?

Students transferring from a semester system to a quarter system need to multiply the number of semester credits by 1.5 to obtain the equivalent number of quarter credits. Three semester credits transfer to Shoreline as 4.5. Students will be given full credit for completing a specific discipline; however, they will need to make up the deficiency by having a total of 90 - 93 credits to graduate.

2.  What happens to extra credits that students take beyond the specific requirement, e.g., if students take a 5 credit multicultural class and the requirement is 3 cr.?

Students are given full credit for meeting the specific requirement and then the additional credits can be counted in appropriate distribution areas or as electives.

3.  Can a course used to satisfy the Multicultural or Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning requirement also count in Social Sciences, Intra-American Studies Math/Science or Integrated Studies?

NO on an AAS Option A! A course used to fulfill the Multicultural or Q/SR cannot be used in the distribution areas or as an Integrated Studies.

4.  Are any students exempt from taking the General Education Requirements?

Yes, students who began Shoreline anytime before Fall 1992 are not required to take all the General Education Requirements, specifically Multicultural Education and Integrated Studies. Shoreline’s General Education requirements went into effect Fall 1992.

5.  Do students need to take 3 different disciplines in each of the distribution areas (Humanities, Math/Science, Social Sciences) to get an AAS degree from Shoreline?

It depends on whether a student is pursuing an AAS Option A or B degree. If completing the Option A, yes students need to complete three different disciplines to earn an AAS degree. If competing an AAS Option B, it depends on the specific transfer university requirements; e.g., the UW does not require three separate disciplines in each of the distribution areas.

6.  Can students take anything they want in the elective area?

Although students may select a wide variety of courses to fulfill elective credits, there are a few limitations. Only 15 credits of professional/technical courses will apply toward the AAS transfer degree. See the Shoreline catalog (pg. 52-53) for a complete list of restricted transfer courses. Also, courses numbered below the 100 level will not apply.

7.  If students have taken English Composition 101 and 102 at another college, but they do not equal 10 credits, how are they counted?

Students must have at least 8 credits in Eng. 101 and 102. With permission from the Humanities Division, it is possible that the two credit deficiency can be made up with a "W" writing intensive course. If students took Eng. 101 and 102 for 3 credits each, then credit is give for English 101 and the student would have to take English 102. Refer to the Humanities division for further inquiries.

8.  If students transfer in credits that are listed with the same acronym, e.g., BIOL 201 Intro to Biology and BIOL 110 Nutrition, are they counted as different disciplines on this campus?

Yes. We evaluate credits based on how we have interpreted disciplines on the SCC campus. Since Biology and Nutrition are listed as two separate disciplines on this campus, the student would get credit for both disciplines although they are not listed as such from the transfer institution.

9.  What if students repeat a Physical Education or Music Performance class?

While we allow students to repeat the same numbered Physical Education or Music Performance courses for credit, it is not advisable to assume a large number of these repeated skills courses will be accepted for degree purposes.

10.  Do we accept religious studies courses from other colleges?

We accept religious studies courses as Philosophy if they are academic by nature, and if they are not geared toward any specific religion or creed.

11.  Can students take two different Philosophy courses and count them as separate disciplines: one in the Humanities distribution and one in Social Sciences?

Yes. The same is true for other disciplines and dual listings that fall into two separate distribution areas.