The Associate of Science Transfer in Computer Science (AST-CS) prepares students to transfer to a computer science program at:

• Portland State University (PSU)
• Oregon State University (OSU)
• University of Oregon (UO)

Students should work with their adviser, and their preferred transfer college, to pick the right classes. Students who complete the AST-CS will also complete the statewide Major Transfer Map (MTM) for Computer Science, and the Oregon Core Transfer Map (CTM.)

Note: This plan is specifically designed for transfer to a four-year institution and is not intended for students who seek direct entry into the job market after completion of an associate degree.

Computer Science Core

Five (5) courses:

Discrete Structures

Two (2) courses:

Calculus

Two (2) courses:

Written Communication

Two (2) courses:

Lab Science

Choose one (1) sequence:

Arts & Letters

Two (2) courses:

Social Science 

Two (2) courses:

Cultural Literacy

One (1) course from Arts & Letters, Social Science, or elective that is designated as fulfilling cultural literacy:

Please note: Cultural Literacy is the only degree requirement that can be "double-dipped."

For example:

• MUS268 will fulfill the Cultural Literacy requirement, and count toward either Arts & Letters or Social Science.  
• COMM115 will fulfill the Cultural Literacy requirement, and count toward either Oral Communication or Arts & Letters.

Always check your official degree audit on MyMHCC to see how courses are counting toward your chosen degree's requirements. 

Electives may include:

• Any college-level (100 level or above) transferable course.
• Up to 12 credits of career-technical courses.
• Up to 6 credits of PE185, 15 credits of IECC (200-level), and 12 credits of Lower Division Collegiate Cooperative Education Internship may be applied as elective credits to the AST. See the Course Information section for elective credit/course eligibility. 
• When students complete courses at more than one Oregon community college, the AST-granting institution will apply courses that students transfer in from other Oregon community colleges to meet Core Transfer Map and Major requirements as intended and as identified by the approved course lists at the community college where and when they were taken.

To be awarded the AST degree, students must: 

• Complete all requirements to total 90 applicable degree credits.
• Pass all courses with a grade of “C” or better.  
• Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 at the time the AST is awarded. 
• Satisfactorily earn 12 credit hours at MHCC. Non-traditional credit (College Level Examination Program, Experience-Based Credit, Challenge, etc.) does not satisfy this requirement.

If a course is taken as a P/NP and the student receives a "Pass" ("P"), it is considered equivalent to a C or better at all Oregon community colleges. However, it is recommended that students take courses for a letter grade and not P/NP; some individual AST majors may limit P/NP options for specific requirements, and such limits will be noted in the major specific requirements in the MTM MOU. 

Please note: Courses may not be repeated for credit unless specified in the course description.

To check your official progress toward graduation, log on to MyMHCC and click “View My Degree Audit.”

Online option regularly offered

Cultural Literacy course