Prepare for a four-year Business program by completing Shoreline's Business Pre-Major. Business is a broad and dynamic field made up of private and public organizations that provide goods and services. Business majors gain essential learning in a range of basic business principles, such as managerial leadership, marketing and sales, economics and statistics, international business, and legal issues related to business, among others. Building on that foundational knowledge, students often specialize in an area of interest, such as banking, purchasing and management, personnel, etc. Part of Shoreline's General Transfer program, this Major-Related Program includes specific courses to fulfill the requirements of the Associate in Arts Direct Transfer Agreement (AA-DTA) and leads to a specialized degree.<br>The AA-DTA, known as the direct transfer degree, is an agreement between Washington state community colleges and baccalaureate institutions. The credits earned in the AA-DTA transfer as a package to most baccalaureate colleges and universities in Washington, satisfying most, if not all, of the lower division general education requirements and granting junior standing, it does not guarantee admission. The AA-DTA requires 90 quarter credits in college-level courses numbered 100 or above with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher. Each individual course must have a minimum grade of 1.0. The AA-DTA Major Related Program (MRP) prepares students for entrance into business majors at particular four-year schools. The MRP requires specific courses, and will be shown on your transcript as a different type of completion than the general AA-DTA.