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2019-2020 Arapahoe Community College Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Arapahoe Community College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Spanish Transfer Major, AA


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CIP 240101 (SPAN)

The purpose of a statewide articulation agreement is to identify the courses a student at a Colorado public community college must complete as part of an AA/AS degree to be guaranteed to be able to complete the designated baccalaureate degree program at any public four-year college and university (hereafter referred to as receiving institutions) that offers that program within the minimum number of credits designated by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education.

For more information about this transfer degree please refer to the Colorado Department of Higher Education website.

Program Requirements


General Education Courses (34 credit hours)


Written Communication (6 credit hours)


Mathematics (3 credit hours)


  • GT - Any GT Pathways  Mathematics course (GT-MA1)
  • prefer MAT 120  Mathematics for the Liberal Arts.

Arts and Humanities (9 credit hours)


Note(s):

*NOTE: Those students who have a higher proficiency level than is required for SPA 211  or SPA 212  should substitute other Arts and Humanities courses. Heritage speakers may substitute SPA 261 - Grammar for the Heritage Language Speaker  and SPA 262 (Comp-Heritage Language Speaker), if available

History (3 credit hours)


  • HIS 244 History of Latin America OR
  • GT - A GT Pathways  History course (GT-HI1) focusing on the Spanish-speaking world (non-US) or another GT Pathways  non-US History course

Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credit hours)


  • GT - Two GT Pathways  Social & Behavioral Sciences courses (GT-SS1, GT-SS2, SS3)

Natural and Physical Sciences (7 credit hours)


  • GT - Two GT Pathways  Natural & Physical Sciences courses (GT-SC1, GT-SC2) One of these courses must have the required lab.

Additional Required Courses (13 credit hours)


Please Note: If these credits are not required for the major at a receiving 4-year institution, they will be applied to the Bachelor’s degree as elective credit towards graduation. Please check with the receiving institution to determine in which way these courses will be applied.

Note(s):


**Please Note: SPA 111  and/or SPA 112  may be waived, based on a student’s proficiency level. Students should consult a departmental advisor at the four-year college or university. Students should also consult with an Academic Advisor at ACC for course substitution options

Electives (13 credit hours)


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

Suggested courses:


  • 200-level Spanish courses outside the Spanish department with content related to the Spanish-speaking world.

Guaranteed Transfer


Any course in the following prefixes


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

Note(s):


Any additional courses taken in the discipline covered by this agreement might not count toward the requirements of the major at the receiving institution.

Total: 60 credit hours


All courses required for this degree must be completed with a “C” or better to be considered for transfer to another Colorado institution. Transferability of courses to colleges or universities outside of Colorado is determined by the receiving institution.

Graduation Requirements


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