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Washington Guaranteed Transfer Admission Programs
Washington's Direct Transfer Agreement (DTA) is actually a gen-ed articulation, not a strict admission guarantee. It does guarantee junior standing and satisfies most lower-division general education at all six public universities — but admission to competitive majors (UW CS, UW engineering) remains selective.
Data last reviewed: 2026-04-17. Confirm current terms with the official program page before making decisions — transfer policies shift annually.
Direct Transfer Agreement (Associate in Arts-DTA)
DTA
Sponsoring CCs: All 34 WA community and technical colleges
Target schools & minimum GPA
University of Washington
Min GPA: 2.8
Practical floor is higher; UW Seattle admits ~45–55% of transfer applicants
Washington State University
Min GPA: 2.5
Western Washington University
Min GPA: 2.0
Central, Eastern, Evergreen
Min GPA: 2.0
Course requirements
90 quarter credits (or 60 semester) with distributed gen-ed per ICRC guidelines (communication skills, quantitative/symbolic reasoning, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences).
Deadlines
UW priority: February 15 for autumn. WSU rolling.
Watch out: DTA is NOT a guaranteed admission program for competitive schools. It guarantees junior standing + gen-ed satisfaction, nothing more. UW CS is fiercely competitive for transfers.
Open to in-state and (in some cases) out-of-state community college students
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