Associate of Science, General

CIP 240199

Students successfully completing any Guaranteed Transfer Courses with a “C” or better are guaranteed acceptance of the course at any public four-year College or university in Colorado. The State Guaranteed Transfer Courses and the Colorado Community College General Education requirements have been incorporated into the degree. Students who complete a 60 credit-hour A.S. degree with appropriate course requirements and grades of “C” or better may be able to complete a Baccalaureate degree in 60 additional credits after transferring to a four-year public institution. Consult your ACC Advisor about Colorado’s 60 + 60 agreement.

NOTE: This guarantee excludes majors in Education, Business, Engineering and Nursing.

NOTE: No course substitutions will be accepted for the Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degrees.

Admission Requirements

Admission to Arapahoe Community College

Program Requirements

General Education Courses (39 credit hours)

Arts 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).
See GT-Pathways courses

History (3 credit hours)

GT - One Guaranteed Transfer course from: History (GT-HI1). See GT-Pathways courses

Natural and Physical Sciences (12 credit hours)

GT - Two LAB course sequence in any Guaranteed Transfer Science discipline (GT-SC1) and an additional Guaranteed Transfer LAB Science course from (GT-SC1); SCI 155 and SCI 156 are excluded and will not satisfy this requirement. See GT-Pathways courses

Elective Courses (21 credit hours)

GT Courses from the following list must be selected to bring the total credit hours to 60. Special Topics (275) and Independent Study (285) are not included.

Specific Courses

AST (ANY)
BIO 100 OR above
CHE (ANY)
CIS 118 - Introduction to PC Applications 3 Credits
CSC 119 - Introduction to Programming 3 Credits
CSC 126 - Game Design and Development 3 Credits
CSC 160 - Computer Science I (Language) 4 Credits
CSC 161 - Computer Science II (Language) 4 Credits
CSC 200 - Game Programming I 3 Credits
CSC 233 - Object-Oriented Prog.: (Lang) 3 Credits
CSC 236 - C# Programming 4 Credits
CSC 240 - Java Programming 3 Credits
ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics: GT-SS1 3 Credits
ECO 202 - Principles of Microeconomics: GT-SS1 3 Credits
ECO 245 - Environmental Economics: GT-SS1 3 Credits
EGG (ANY)
ENV 101 - Environmental Science w/Lab: GT-SC1 4 Credits
ENV 110 - Natural Disasters: GT-SC2 3 Credits
GEO 111 - Physical Geography: Landforms w/Lab: GT-SC1 4 Credits
GEO 112 - Physical Geography: Weather and Climate w/Lab: GT-SC1 4 Credits
GEY 111 - Physical Geology w/Lab: GT-SC1 4 Credits
GEY 112 - Historical Geology w/Lab: GT-SC1 4 Credits
GEY 135 - Environmental Geology w/Lab: GT-SC1 4 Credits
HWE 100 - Human Nutrition 3 Credits
HWE 111 - Health and Fitness 3 Credits
HWE 125 - Intro to Human Performance 3 Credits
MAT 121 - College Algebra: GT-MA1 4 Credits (OR higher MAT course), except MAT 155 , MAT 156
MET 150 - General Meteorology w/Lab: GT-SC1 4 Credits
PHY 111 - Physics: Algebra-Based I: With Lab: GTSC1 5 Credits (OR higher PSY 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

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 (form available at www.arapahoe.edu/graduation) and complete the graduation survey (available via myACC).
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.