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Associate of Applied Science Degree

The Associate of Applied Science Degree will be awarded to students who satisfy the following requirements:

1. Complete a minimum of 90 applicable credit hours. (Some programs may require more than 90 credit hours.)
   Please refer to the Course Numbering System and Developmental Education courses on page 197 of the printed catalog, with regard to courses not applicable toward a Mt. Hood Community College degree or certificate.

2. Successfully complete all required courses in a professional-technical curriculum as listed in the catalog. Progression of classes must be vertical. That is, once a course has been successfully completed, a lower level course may not be taken for credit. Repeated courses may be counted only once toward graduation unless specified in the course description or unless specifically required in a program curriculum.

3. Achieve a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or higher.

4. Maintain a 2.00 GPA for all courses being applied toward the degree and maintain a 2.00 GPA in the candidate’s major classes (e.g., course prefixes such as DH, EET, NUR, etc.)

5. Successfully complete required general education courses. Students who are pursuing an MHCC Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree at MHCC who have earned a baccalaureate degree or higher from an accredited institution of higher education will have satisfied the general education requirements for the AAS degree if the AAS curricula identify general education categories, i.e. communications, math/science/computer science. If the general education requirements are listed specifically by course, i.e. SP111, PSY201, then those specific requirements must be listed on the incoming transcript in order for those courses to be satisfied. WR101, WR102, WR121, WR122, HPE295, PE185 and HE250 will automatically be satisfied by the baccalaureate degree.

General Education

Courses must be selected from the approved list of General Education courses for the Associate of Applied Science Degree, (see page 9 of the printed catalog).

1. Health/Physical Education
   A minimum of three credits in Physical Education (PE) and/or in Health Education (HE/HPE). A maximum of 9 credits of PE185 may be applied to the AAS degree. Two (2) credit hours of PE185 credit may be granted toward an Associate degree at Mt. Hood for completion of military basic training. A copy of the DD214 form is required.

2. Communications
   Three quarter-credit hours at a level equivalent to WR101 or WR121. Other communication courses may satisfy the distribution requirements only.

3. Mathematics
   Three quarter-credit hours at a level equivalent to MTH65 or higher (except MTH211). (MTH34 and MTH35, in combination, are accepted for Automotive, Machine Tool Technology, Welding and Apprentice-ship AAS degrees for 2005-06 only.)

4. Human Relations
   Three quarter-credit hours

5. Distribution
   Six additional quarter-credit hours from any of the following areas:
   1. Social Science/Humanities (Arts and Letters) Select from social science and/or humanities. (Maximum of three credit hours in skill-oriented classes within the humanities category.)
   2. Science/Mathematics/Computer Science Select from science, mathematics, and/or computer science. (Mathematics must be MTH20 or higher.)
   3. Communications
      Note: The sequence of courses, UNST101, UNST102, UNST103, is an interdisciplinary alternative way for students to earn general education credits. It is designed for students who are intending to transfer to Portland State University and want to complete their freshman inquiry requirement. All three courses must be taken to satisfy the 15 credit requirement. Students who successfully complete will receive credit in writing, social science, science, and humanities.

6. Satisfactorily earn a minimum of 24 hours of applicable credit at Mt. Hood Community College and be in attendance at MHCC the term in which the degree/certificate is completed. Non-traditional credit (College Level Examination Program, Advanced Placement Program, Challenge, Experienced-Based Credit, International Baccalaureate) does not satisfy this requirement.
   
   If extenuating circumstances prevent a student from being in attendance the last term, the student may petition to take the remaining credits (maximum of nine) at a regionally accredited college or university.
   
   This request must be in writing and indicate the school at which the courses will be completed. It is the student’s responsibility to obtain written approval from MHCC of course acceptance prior to enrollment and to send an official transcript to MHCC upon completion of the coursework.

7. Complete the application process and pay a nonrefundable graduation application fee two quarters prior to the quarter of completion (e.g., spring term graduates must apply during fall term).
   
   Note: A maximum of 25 credits of ENL courses numbered 100 and above may be applied toward the AAS degree. (ENL94R, ENL94S, and ENL94W are not to be included. See Developmental Education Courses.)