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South Seattle College to WSU

When South Seattle College students in AS-T degree programs are selecting courses, it is best to make sure the type of Humanities and Social Sciences courses they are taking to meet the 15-credit requirement are spread out so they will have as many WSU UCORE general education requirements covered in transfer as possible. Use the tables below or the Transfer Course Search Tool to see how courses will transfer to WSU and meet UCORE requirements.

WSU Academic Regulation 6g (Beginning for students starting Fall 2025)

“Students who have completed the Associate of Science Transfer (AS-T) degree from a Washington state public community and technical college normally will receive the same priority consideration for admission as they would for completing the Direct Transfer Associate (DTA) and will be given junior status and 60 semester credits. Completion of the AS-T degree satisfies UCORE WRTG, QUAN, BSCI, and PSCI. Additional UCORE requirements will be satisfied on a course-by-course basis. An individual course completed within the AS-T degree may not satisfy more than one UCORE category. Additional courses, up to the 73-semester credit limit, will be reviewed for transfer on a course-by-course basis.”

Academic Regulation 6

WSU Schedules of Studies

Steps to access schedules of studies on the WSU Catalog website:

  1. Access the specific WSU campus catalog link on the homepage from where it is listed under the “Browse the WSU Catalog” section at the top of the page.
  2. Select the “Academic Units” link located at the top of the page.
  3. Use the drop-down box to load a course plan for the selected major.

Transfer of Humanities and Social Sciences Courses to Meet UCORE Requirements

Tips for maximizing the value of transferring humanities and social sciences courses to WSU:

  • Students should take one course in three separate UCORE areas (e.g. [HUM], [DIVR], [SSCI]).
  • World Language courses will not meet UCORE requirements at WSU.
  • Check the course plan for your WSU major to see if specific courses are required for both major and UCORE (e.g., most WSU engineering majors require ECON& 201 or 202, which also meets the [SSCI] UCORE requirement)
WSU UCORE DesignationSouth Seattle College Courses (From Humanities and Social Sciences List)
[ARTS]ART& 100
ART 101, 102, 103, 111, 112, 113, 170, 210, 214, 215, 221, 222, 223
MUSC& 105
MUSC 109, 116, 117, 126, 127, 128, 160
[COMM]CMST& 220 (Sometimes major requirement – check with WSU)
[DIVR]ANTH& 100, 206
HIST& 126
SOC 150
[EQJS]AME 151
[HUM]CMST 205, 245
DRMA 105
ENGL& 111, 112
ENGL 151, 152, 231, 232, 260
HIST& 127, 146, 147, 148
HUM 105, 110, 120, 130
PHIL& 101
PHIL 110, 111
[ROOT]HIST& 128 (All WSU students need [ROOT])
[SSCI]ECON& 201, 202 (Sometimes major requirements – check with WSU)
ENVS 160, 170
GEOG& 100
HIST& 214
POLS& 201, 202, 203
PSYC& 100, 200, 220
PSYC 209, 225, 230, 245
SOC& 101
SOC 105, 230, 245, 253
UCORE designations automatically covered by AS-T: [WRTG], [QUAN], [BSCI], [PSCI]

Recommended Humanities and Social Sciences Courses

The following table contains recommended HUM and SS courses for specific WSU majors based on the AS-T program maps/degree options offered on your campus.

AS-T Program MapWSU Recommended HUM and SS CoursesWSU Major Options
AS-T, Track 1: Biological Sciences, Environmental/Resource Sciences, Chemistry, Geology, and Earth ScienceAny 3 courses that meet 3 separate UCORE requirements
  • Biology Options:
    • Basic Medical Sciences
    • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
    • Entomology
    • General Option
    • Plant Biology
  • Zoology Options:
    • General Option
    • Pre-Veterinary
    • Pre-Med/Pre-Dental
  • Chemistry – Secondary Ed.
PSYC& 100 and 2 additional courses that meet separate UCORE requirements
  • Biology – Education
  • Neuroscience – General
SOC& 101 and 2 of the following: [ARTS], [DIVR], [EQJS], [ROOT]Biology – Pre-PT/Pre-OT/Pre-PA
Any 3 courses that meet 3 separate UCORE requirements, excluding [COMM]Chemistry Options:
  • Standard Option
  • Materials Option
  • Professional Option
ECON& 201, CMST& 220, and 1 of the following: [ARTS], [EQJS], [HUM], [ROOT]
  • Earth Sciences
  • Environmental and Ecosystem Sciences
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Sciences
AS-T, Track 2, Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, and Atmospheric Sciences Any 3 courses that meet 3 separate UCORE requirements, excluding [COMM]Physics Options:
  • Astrophysics
  • Planetary Sciences
  • Standard Option
ECON& 201 or 202 and 2 additional courses that meet separate UCORE requirements, excluding [COMM]
  • Bioengineering – Pre-Med
    • Biomedical Systems
    • Cell and Molecular
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Engineering
  • Software Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
ECON& 201 or 202 and 2 additional courses that meet separate UCORE requirementsBioengineering Options:
  • Biomedical Systems
  • Cell and Molecular
ECON& 202 (either 202 or 201 for WSU Vancouver) and 2 additional courses that meet separate UCORE requirements, excluding [COMM]
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Engineering
ECON& 201 and 2 additional courses that meet separate UCORE requirements, excluding [COMM]Applied Physics Option
AS-T, Track 2: Civil and Mechanical Engineering MRPECON& 201 or 202 (202 for Mechanical/Materials Science) and 2 additional courses that meet separate UCORE requirements, excluding [COMM]
  • Civil Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
AS-T, Track 2: Computer and Electrical Engineering MRPECON& 201 or 202 and 2 additional courses that meet separate UCORE requirements, excluding [COMM]
  • Computer Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering