Overview
About the Program
The Associate of Arts (AA) Degree at Marion Technical College is designed to be a cost-effective option for someone who is ultimately seeking a four-year degree. The AA degree includes the core curriculum that most Bachelor of Arts programs require.
The Ohio Department of Higher Education has guaranteed that the AA degree will transfer to all of Ohio’s public colleges and universities. The purposes of this associate degree is to: (1) provide students with the opportunity to affordably complete the first two years of a bachelor’s degree; (2) enable students to transfer (often as a junior) to colleges and universities and earn a bachelor’s degree; and, (3) demonstrate to employers a student who successfully completed a degree program and possesses a well-rounded education.
The AA degree is a two-year liberal arts/general education degree comprised of courses that emphasize English, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities. It also offers components of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. Graduates of this program will have the general education necessary to pursue a bachelor’s degree at most four-year colleges and universities as juniors.
Ohio Guaranteed Transfer Pathways
The Ohio Guaranteed Transfer Pathways are designed to provide a clearer path to degree completion for students pursuing associate degrees who plan to transfer to an Ohio public university to complete their bachelor’s degree. OGTPs are essentially an agreement between public community colleges and universities confirming that all community college courses in the pathway meet specific major preparation requirements and will apply to the bachelor’s degree (students must still meet all university program admission requirements). A student who completes a major-specific OGTP will be eligible to earn an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science at Marion Technical College, and the completion of the OGTP will be recorded on the student’s transcript.
Marion Technical College currently offers Ohio Guaranteed Transfer Pathways in Business, English, History, Psychology, and Social Work.
Students should work closely with their academic advisor to make sure they meet the requirements of the OGTP and their intended university to ensure a seamless transfer.
For more information on Ohio Guaranteed Transfer Pathways, please visit https://www.ohiohighered.org/OGTP
Application Requirements
- MTC Application for Admission and nonrefundable application fee.
- Final high school transcript (or GED results) and college transcripts (if applicable).
- Successful completion of the Basic Skills Assessment (ACCUPLACER) and Technology Skills Test (TST) is required. Any college foundation courses suggested by placement results are highly recommended.
Curriculum
The following is a listing of the Ohio Transfer Module (OTM) and Transfer Assurance Guide (TAG) Courses for this degree. The actual time needed to complete the program will vary according to each student’s individual needs.
1Required Ohio Transfer Module (OTM) courses (36-40 credit hours) https://www.ohiohighered.org/transfer/transfermodule
2Transfer Assurance Guides (TAG) https://www.mtc.edu/wp-content/uploads/TransferInfo/ApprovedCourseList.pdf
English Composition and Oral Communication
Minimum of 9 OTM1 credits
Mathematics, Statistics and Logic
Minimum of 3 OTM1 credits
Arts and Humanities
Minimum of 6 OTM1 credits
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Minimum of 6 OTM1 credits
Natural Science
Minimum of 8 OTM1 credits
OTM¹ Electives
Choose additional OTM1 courses to complete requirement of 36 OTM1 credits.
Electives (Transfer Assurance Guides2)
Choose an additional 24 credits to equal the minimum of 60 credits needed for an AA degree.
Total Credit Hours: 60