2024-2025 Catalog

Associate of Science Degree Core

The Associate of Science (AS) degree is a 2-year, 60-credit degree program for students who want to transfer to a four-year college or university to pursue four-year degree in natural science, math, computer science, engineering, or healthcare fields. The AS degree also includes courses in communication, arts & humanities, and social sciences. As a transfer degree, the AS includes Guaranteed Transfer (GT) courses as well as elective classes. Students who want to transfer to a specific four-year degree program, such as Biology, Chemistry, or Physics, should follow the program pathway for that specific AS degree. This is known as 'choosing a major. Students who do not choose a specific AS degree pathway will be awarded a general AS degree. The Associate of Science degree is a two-year degree featuring courses from a variety of Science subject areas, as well as English, Arts, Math, and Social Science. Students wishing to transfer to a four-year university should choose an AS degree with a specific concentration, such as Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, or Psychology. An AS degree without a concentrated subject area may not transfer to a four-year university program, or it may require that additional courses be taken at the four-year level. Speak to an advisor to declare your program. 

Degree Requirements: 60 credits

General Education Core Requirements: 39 credits

English and Communication

(9 credits – GT-CO1, GT-CO2)

ENG 1021English Composition I (GT-CO1)

3

AND

ENG 1022English Composition II (GT-CO2)

3

 

Or

 

ENG 1022English Composition II (GT-CO2)

3

AND

One gtPathways approved CO3 Course

3

 

AND

 

COM 1150Public Speaking

3

OR

COM 1250Interpersonal Communication (GT-SS3)

3

OR

COM 2300Intercultural Communication (GT-SS3)

3

Mathematics

(3 credits – GT-MA1)

Credits over three will count as electives. Select from the following or any MAT course higher than MAT 2410.

 

MAT 1340College Algebra (GT-MA1)

4

MAT 1420College Trigonometry (GT-MA1)

3

MAT 1440Pre-Calculus (GT-MA1)

5

MAT 2410Calculus I (GT-MA1)

5

MAT 2420Calculus II (GT-MA1)

5

MAT 2430Calculus III (GT-MA1)

4

MAT 2431Calculus III with Engineering Applications: (GT-MA1)

5

MAT 2560Differential Equations (GT-MA1)

3

MAT 2561Differential Equations with Engineering Applications: (GT-MA1)

4


Arts and Humanities

(6 credits – GT-AH1, GT-AH2, GT-AH3, AH4)

Select two gtPathways Arts & Humanities courses from two different areas:

 

Category I (GT-AH1)

ART 1110Art Appreciation: (GT-AH1)

3

ART 1111Art History - Ancient to Medieval (GT-AH1)

3

ART 1112Art History – Renaissance to Modern: GT-AH1

3

ART 1113Art History - 1900 to Present: (GT-AH1)

3

COM 1300Communication and Popular Culture (GT-AH1)

3

ENG 2021Creative Writing I (GT-AH1)

3

MUS 1020Music Appreciation (GT-AH1)

3

MUS 1021Music History: Medieval through Classical Period (GT-AH1)

3

MUS 1022Music History Early Romantic Period to the Present (GT-AH1)

3

MUS 1023Survey of World Music (GT-AH1)

3

MUS 1025History of Jazz (GT-AH1)

3

THE 1005Theatre Appreciation (GT-AH1)

3

THE 1008Theater Script Analysis (GT-AH1)

3

THE 2011Development of Theatre Greek-Reniassance (GT-AH1)

3

THE 2012Development of Theatre Restoration to Modern (GT-AH1)

3

THE 2015Playwriting (GT-AH1)

3

Category II (GT-AH2)

HUM 1015World Mythology (GT-AH2)

3

HUM 1021Humanities: Early Civilizations (GT-AH2)

3

HUM 1022Humanities: Medieval-Modern (GT-AH2)

3

HUM 1023The Modern World (GT-AH2)

3

LIT 1015Introduction to Literature (GT-AH2)

3

LIT 2001World Literature to 1600 (GT-AH2)

3

LIT 2002World Literature after 1600 (GT-AH2)

3

LIT 2005Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in U.S. Literature (GT-AH2)

3

LIT 2011American Literature to Civil War (GT-AH2)

3

LIT 2012American Literature after Civil War (GT-AH2)

3

LIT 2021British Literature to 1770 (GT-AH2)

3

LIT 2022British Literature since 1770 (GT-AH2)

3

LIT 2025Introduction to Shakespeare (GT-AH2)

3

LIT 2046Literature of Women (GT-AH2)

3

LIT 2055Children's Literature (GT-AH2)

3

LIT 2058Latinx Literature (GT-AH2)

3

LIT 2059Survey of African American Literature (GT-AH2)

3

Category III (GT-AH3)

PHI 1011Introduction to Philosophy (GT-AH3)

3

PHI 1012Ethics (GT-AH3)

3

PHI 1013Logic (GT-AH3)

3

PHI 1014Comparative Religions (GT-AH3)

3

PHI 2005Business Ethics (GT-AH3)

3

PHI 2014Philosophy of Religion (GT-AH3)

3

PHI 2018Environmental Ethics (GT-AH3)

3

PHI 2020Philosophy of Death and Dying (GT-AH3)

3

Category IV (GT-AH4)

ASL 2221American Sign Language IV: (GT-AH4)

3

SPA 2011Spanish Language III (GT-AH4)

3

SPA 2012Spanish Language IV (GT-AH4)

3

Many CO 4-year institutions require foreign language for admission.  Check with your college of transfer institution.

History

(3 credits – GT-HI1)

Select one gtPathways course

HIS 1110The World: Antiquity - 1500 (GT-HI1)

3

HIS 1120The World: 1500 - Present (GT-HI1)

3

HIS 1210US History to Reconstruction (GT-HI1)

3

HIS 1220US History Since Civil War (GT-HI1)

3

HIS 1310Western Civilization: Antiquity - 1650 (GT-HI1)

3

HIS 2005Women in World History (GT-HI1)

3

HIS 201520th Century World History (GT-HI1)

3

HIS 2105Women in U.S. History (GT-HI1)

3

HIS 2110African American History (GT-HI1)

3

HIS 2115American Indian History (GT-HI1)

3

HIS 2135Colorado History (GT-HI1)

3

HIS 2200History of Latin America (GT-HI1)

3

Social and Behavioral Sciences

(6 credits – GT-HI1, GT-SS1, GT-SS2, GT-SS3)

Select two  gtPathways Social and Behavioral Science courses from two different areas (GT-SS1, GT-SS2, GT-SS3)

OR

One gtPathways Social and Behavioral Science course (GT-SS1, GT-SS2, GT-SS3) AND one gtPathways History course (GT-HI1)

 

 

 

Category I (GT-SS1)

ECO 2001Principles of Macroeconomics (GT-SS1)

3

ECO 2002Principles of Microeconomics (GT-SS1)

3

PSC 1011American Government (GT-SS1)

3

PSC 1025American State and Local Government (GT-SS1)

3

PSC 1050Current Political Issues: GT-SS1

3

PSC 2005International Relations (GT-SS1)

3

PSC 2020Introduction to Political Science (GT-SS1)

3

PSC 2025Comparative Government (GT-SS1)

3

Category II (GT-SS2)

GEO 1005World Regional Geography (GT-SS2)

3

GEO 1006Human Geography (GT-SS2)

3

Category III (GT-SS3)

ANT 1001Cultural Anthropology (GT-SS3)

3

ANT 1003Introduction to Archaeology (GT-SS3)

3

ANT 2115Native Peoples of North America (GT-SS3)

3

ANT 2125Anthropology of Religion GT:SS3

3

ANT 2130Sex, Gender, and Culture: GT-SS3

3

ANT 2550Medical Anthropology (GT-SS3)

3

COM 1250Interpersonal Communication (GT-SS3)

3

COM 2220Group Communication (GT-SS3)

3

COM 2300Intercultural Communication (GT-SS3)

3

CRJ 1010Introduction to Criminal Justice (GT:SS3)

3

ETH 2000Introduction to Ethnic Studies (GT-SS3)

3

ETH 2015Discrimination and Diversity (GT-SS3)

3

PSY 1001General Psychology I (GT-SS3)

3

PSY 1002General Psychology II (GT-SS3)

3

PSY 2105Psychology of Gender (GT-SS3)

3

PSY 2107Human Sexuality (GT-SS3)

3

PSY 2221Social Psychology (GT-SS3)

3

PSY 2440Human Growth and Development (GT-SS3)

3

PSY 2441Child Development (GT-SS3)

3

PSY 2552Abnormal Psychology (GT-SS3)

3

SOC 1001Introduction to Sociology I (GT-SS3)

3

SOC 1002Introduction to Sociology II (GT-SS3)

3

SOC 2005Sociology of Family Dynamics (GT-SS3)

3

SOC 2007Environmental Sociology (GT-SS3)

3

SOC 2015Contemporary Social Problems (GT-SS3)

3

SOC 2018Sociology of Diversity (GT-SS3)

3

SOC 2020Sociology of Religion (GT-SS3)

3

SOC 2031Sociology of Deviant Behavior (GT-SS3)

3

WST 2000Introduction to Women's Studies (GT-SS3)

3

WST 2300Women's Sexuality (GT-SS3)

3

Natural and Physical Sciences

(12 credits – GT-SC1)

One 2-lab course sequence in any gtPathways science discipline (GT-SC1) and One additional gtPathways lab science course (GT-SC1).

AST 1110Planetary Astronomy w/Lab (GT-SC1)

4

AST 1120Stellar Astronomy w/Lab (GT-SC1)

4

BIO 1111General College Biology I with Lab (GT-SC1)

5

BIO 1112General College Biology II with Lab (GT-SC1)

5

BIO 2101Human Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab (GT-SC1)

4

BIO 2102Human Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab (GT-SC1)

4

CHE 1111General College Chemistry I with Lab (GT-SC1)

5

CHE 1112General College Chemistry II with Lab (GT-SC1)

5

GEO 1011Physical Geography-Landforms with Lab (GT-SC1)

4

GEO 1012Physical Geography-Weather and Climate with Lab (GT-SC1)

4

GEY 1111Physical Geology with Lab (GT-SC1)

4

GEY 1112Historical Geology with Lab (GT-SC1)

4

PHY 1111Physics: Algebra Based I with Lab (GT-SC1)

5

PHY 1112Physics: Algebra Based II with Lab (GT-SC1)

5

PHY 2111Physics: Calculus Based I with Lab (GT-SC1)

5

PHY 2112Physics: Calculus Based II with Lab (GT-SC1)

5

SCI 1055Integrated Science I - Physics and Chemistry (GT-SC1)

4

SCI 1056Integrated Science II - Earth and Life Science (GT-SC1)

4

Note: students MUST successfully pass BOTH SCI 1055 and SCI 1056 to satisfy the gtPathways science requirement.

Electives: 21 credits

Electives may by chosen from any gtPathway course or from the following list of non-gtPathway courses.

Select from the following:

Academic Achievement Strategies

Any AAA course 100 or above.

Accounting

ACC 1021Accounting Principles I

4

ACC 1022Accounting Principles II

4

American Sign Language

ASL 1121American Sign Language I

5

ASL 1122American Sign Language II

5

ASL 1123American Sign Language III

5

ASL 2221American Sign Language IV: (GT-AH4)

3

Art

ART 1201Drawing I

3

ART 1203Figure Drawing I

3

ART 1002Visual Concepts 2-D Design

3

ART 10033-D Design

3

ART 10044-D Design: Time-Based Art

3

ART 1401Digital Photography I

3

ART 1301Painting I

3

ART 1703Ceramics I

3

ART 1202Drawing II

3

ART 1704Ceramics II Wheel Throwing

3

Biology

BIO 1006Basic Anatomy and Physiology

4

BIO 2116Human Pathophysiology

4

Business

BUS 1015Introduction to Business

3

BUS 2016Legal Environment of Business

3

BUS 2017Business Communication and Report Writing

3

BUS 2026Business Statistics

3

Chemistry

CHE 2111Organic Chemistry I with Lab

5

CHE 2112Organic Chemistry II with Lab

5

Communication

COM 1150Public Speaking

3

COM 1250Interpersonal Communication (GT-SS3)

3

COM 2062Communicating With Impossible People

1

COM 2063Conflict Resolution

1

Computer Information Systems

CIS 1015Introduction to Computer Information Systems

3

CIS 1018Introduction to PC Applications

3

CIS 2067Management of Information Systems

3

Computer Networking

CNG 1001Network Fundamentals

3

Computer Science

CSC 1019Introduction to Programming

3

Engineering

Any 100 level course or above

English

ENG 2022Creative Writing II

3

ENG 2031Literary Magazine

3

Health Wellness

HWE 1050Human Nutrition

3

Management

MAN 1056Problem Solving-Business Environment

3

MAN 2000Human Resources Management I

3

MAN 2001Human Resources Management II

3

MAN 2025Managerial Finance

3

MAN 2026Principles of Management

3

Marketing

MAR 2016Principles of Marketing

3

MAR 2040International Marketing

3

Multimedia Graphic Design

MGD 1002Introduction to Multimedia

3

Music

MUS 1006Introduction to Songwriting

3

MUS 1007Entreprenuership and Artistry for Musicians

3

MUS 1010Music Theory I

3

Nursing

NUR 2013Professional Nursing Pathway I

3

Physical Education

Any course 100 or above

Physics

PHY 2113Physics: Calculus Based III Modern Physics

3

Spanish

SPA 1011Spanish Language I

5

SPA 1012Spanish Language II

5

SPA 2035Spanish Reading-Writing

3

Note: These courses will meet the requirements for an A.S. degree granted by CCA. However, transferring requirements vary by receiving institutions. See an advisor for help with choosing electives.

NOTE: This guarantee excludes majors in Education, Business, Engineering, or Nursing, and certain Liberal Arts and Sciences majors.