Associate of Science, General

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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)

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): AST (100 or higher), BIO (100 or higher), CHE (100 or higher), EGG (100 or higher), MAT (121 or higher, except 155 or 156), PHY (111 or higher), or any foreign language (111 or above).

Specific Courses

AAA 101 - College 101: The Student Experience 1 Credit
AAA 109 - Advanced Academic Achievement 3 Credits
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 165 - Discrete Structures 4 Credits
CSC 200 - Game Programming I 3 Credits
CSC 225 - Computer Architecture/Assembly Language Programming 4 Credits
CSC 233 - Object-Oriented Prog.: (Lang) 3 Credits
CSC 236 - C# Programming 4 Credits
CSC 240 - Java Programming 3 Credits
HNR 100 - Honors Seminar: 1 Credit
HNR 289 - Capstone: Honors 1 Credit
HWE 100 - Human Nutrition 3 Credits
HWE 111 - Health and Fitness 3 Credits
HWE 125 - Intro to Human Performance 3 Credits

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.
Apply for graduation online at www.arapahoe.edu/graduation.