Public Health Transfer Major, AA

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CIP 240101 (PUHD)

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.

Admission Requirements

Admission to Arapahoe Community College

Program Requirements

General Education Courses (32- 34 credit hours)

Written Communication (6 credit hours)

Any (GT-CO1) course plus any (GT-CO2) course OR
Any (GT-CO2) course plus any (GT-CO3) course

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

MAT 135 - Introduction to Statistics: GT-MA1 3 Credits

Arts and Humanities (6 credit hours)

Any two GT-AH courses (can be AH1, AH2, AH3, or AH4)

History (3 credit hours)

One GT Pathways History course (GT-HI1)

Social and Behavioral (6 credit hours)

PSY 101 - General Psychology I: GT-SS3 3 Credits
Plus any one of the following:
PSY 240 - Health Psychology: GT-SS3 3 Credits
PSY 249 - Abnormal Psychology GT-SS3 3 Credits
PSY 235 - Human Growth and Development: GT-SS3 3 Credits
ANT 250 - Medical Anthropology 3 Credits

Natural and Physical Sciences (8-10 credit hours)

BIO 111 - General College Biology with Lab: GT-SC1 5 Credits
BIO 112 - General College Biology II with Lab: GTSC1 5 Credits
OR Choose TWO of the following (4 credits each)
BIO 104 - Biology: A Human Approach:GT-SC1 4 credits
BIO 105 - Science of Biology: GT-SC1 4 Credits
ANT 111 - Biological Anthropology with Lab: GT-SC1 4 Credits

Additional Required Courses (12 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.

Choose ONE from:
COM 115 - Public Speaking 3 Credits
COM 125 - Interpersonal Communication:GT-SS3 3 Credits
COM 220 - Intercultural Communication: GT-SS3 3 Credits
Choose ONE from:
PHI 112 - Ethics: GT-AH3 3 Credits
PHI 113 - Logic: GT-AH3 3 Credits
Choose ONE from:
ANT 250 - Medical Anthropology 3 Credits*
BIO 116 - Introduction to Human Disease: GT-SC2 3 Credits **
PSY 227 - Psychology of Death and Dying
PSY 240 - Health Psychology: GT-SS3 3 Credits *
SOC 237 - Sociology of Death and Dying 3 Credits
* If not taken to fulfill the Social & Behavioral Science Requirement
** Course can be used to replace Health and Disease at Fort Lewis College
Choose one additional course from MA1, SC1, or SC2
BIO 204 - Microbiology with Lab: GT-SC1 4 Credits
BIO 216 - Human Pathophysiology 4 Credits
ENV 101 - Environmental Science w/Lab: GT-SC1 4 Credits

Electives (14-16 credit hours)

Choose in consultation with a program advisor at the receiving four-year institution

Elective credit must be completed from the following lists of approved prefixes or courses to bring the total credit hours to 60. (See section on limitations regarding any additional courses taken in the major. Students should consider using their free electives to explore an additional area of focus.)

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, ECO, HIS, HUM, LIT, MUS, PED, 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:GT-SS3 3 Credits
CSC 160 - Computer Science I (Language) 4 Credits
CSC 161 - Computer Science II (Language) 4 Credits
ENG 131 - Technical Writing I: GT-CO1 3 Credits
HNR 100 - Honors Seminar: 1 Credit
HNR 289 - Capstone: Honors 1 Credit
HWE 108 - Weight Loss 1 Credit
HWE 124 - Fitness and Wellness 2 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

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

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