Associate of Arts, General

CIP 240101

Admission Requirements

Admission to Arapahoe Community College

Program Requirements

General Education Courses (60 credit hours)

Written Communications (6 credit hours)

ENG 121 - English Composition I: GT-CO1 3 Credits
ENG 122 - English Composition II: GT-CO2 3 Credits

Oral Communications (3 credit hours)

COM 115 - Public Speaking 3 Credits OR
COM 125 - Interpersonal Communication 3 Credits OR
COM 220 - Intercultural Communication: GT-SS3 3 Credits

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

MAT 120 - Mathematics for Liberal Arts: GT-MA1 4 Credits OR higher
GT - Any Guaranteed Transfer Math course except MAT 155 and MAT 156 (GT-MA1) See GT-Pathways Courses

Art and Humanities/Social and Behavioral Sciences combined (18 credit hours)

Art and Humanities (6 credit hours)

GT - Two Guaranteed Transfer Arts & Humanities courses from two different areas (GT-AH1, GTAH2, GT-AH3, or GT-AH4). See GT-Pathways Courses

Social and Behavioral Science (6 credit hours)

GT - Two Guaranteed Transfer Social & Behavioral Science courses (GT-SS1, GT-SS2, or GT-SS3). GT-Pathways Courses

History (3 credit hours)

GT - One Guaranteed Transfer course from: History (GTHI1). See GT-Pathways Courses

Student Option (3 credit hours)

GT - One Guaranteed Transfer Arts & Humanities / Social & Behavioral Science / History course (GTAH1, GT-AH2, GT-AH3, GT-AH4, GT-SS1, GTSS2, GT-SS3, or GT-HI1). See GT-Pathways Courses

Natural and Physical Sciences (7 credit hours)

GT - Two Guaranteed Transfer courses from: Natural and Physical Sciences, including at least one LAB course (GT-SC1 or GT-SC2). See GT-Pathways Courses

Electives (23 credit hours)

Elective credit must be completed from the following lists of approved prefixes or courses to bring the total credit hours to 60.

Guaranteed Transfer

Any Guaranteed Transfer Course

Any course in the following prefixes

Any course in the following prefixes except Special Topics (275) and Independent Study (285): ANT, ART, BIO (100 OR above), CHE, HIS, HUM, LIT, MUS, PED, PHI, PHY (105 OR above), POS, PSY, SOC

Specific Courses:

AAA 101 - College 101: The Student Experience 1 Credit
AAA 109 - Advanced Academic Achievement 3 Credits
ACC 121 - Accounting Principles I 4 Credits
ACC 122 - Accounting Principles II 4 Credits
BUS 115 - Introduction to Business 3 Credits
BUS 216 - Legal Environment of Business 3 Credits
BUS 217 - Business Communication and Report Writing 3 Credits
BUS 226 - Business Statistics 3 Credits
CIS 118 - Introduction to PC Applications 3 Credits
COM 115 - Public Speaking 3 Credits
COM 217 - Group Communication 3 Credits
CSC 160 - Computer Science I (Language) 4 Credits
CSC 161 - Computer Science II (Language) 4 Credits
ENG 131 - Technical Writing I 3 Credits OR higher ENG course
HWE 100 - Human Nutrition 3 Credits
HWE 108 - Weight Loss 1 Credit
HWE 111 - Health and Fitness 3 Credits
HWE 124 - Fitness and Wellness 2 Credits
HWE 125 - Intro to Human Performance 3 Credits
MAT 120 - Mathematics for Liberal Arts: GT-MA1 4 Credits OR higher MAT Course
ANY Foreign Language (including ASL) numbered 111 or higher

Total: 60 credit hours

Transferability of courses to colleges or universities outside of Colorado is determined by the receiving institution.

Graduation Requirements

All courses required for this degree must be completed with a “C” or better to be considered for transfer to another institution.
To graduate, students must apply for graduation and complete the graduation survey (available via myACC); form available at www.arapahoe.edu/graduation).
After applying for graduation, all correspondence to a student about the status of their program conferral will be sent to their student email address only.