Arapahoe Community College

2011-2012 Catalog

Associate of Arts AA

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.

Admission Requirements

  • Admission to Arapahoe Community College

Program Requirements

General Education Courses

(60 credit hours)

Written Communications

(6 credit hours)

ENG 121

English Composition I (GT-CO1)

3

ENG 122

English Composition II (GT-CO2)

3

 

OR

 

ENG 122

English Composition II (GT-CO2)

3

GT

Guaranteed Transfer (GT-CO3) course See GT-Pathways courses

3

Oral Communications

(3 credit hours)

COM 115

Public Speaking OR

 

COM 125

Interpersonal Communication OR

 

COM 220

Intercultural Communication

3

Mathematics

(3 credit hours)

MAT 120

Mathematics for Liberal Arts (GT-MA1) or higher

4

GT

Any Guaranteed Transfer Math course except MAT 155 and MAT 156 (GT-MA1) See GT-Pathways courses

 

Art and Humanities/Social and Behavioral Sciences combined

(18 credit hours)

Art and Humanities

(6 credit hours)

GT

Two Guaranteed Transfer courses from two different areas: Arts and Expression (GT-AH1), Literature and Humanities (GT-AH2), Ways of Thinking (GT-AH3) or Foreign Language (GT-AH4). See GT-Pathways courses

6

Social and Behavioral Science

(6 credit hours)

GT

Two Guaranteed Transfer courses from two different areas: Economic and Political Systems (GT-SS1), Geography (GT-SS2), OR Human Behavior Culture or Social Frameworks (GT-SS3). See GT-Pathways courses

6

History

(3 credit hours)

GT

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

3

Student Option

(3 credit hours)

GT

One Guaranteed Transfer course from : Arts and Expression (GT-AH1), OR Literature and Humanities (GT-AH2), OR Ways of Thinking (GT-AH3) OR Foreign Language (GT-AH4) OR Economic and Political Systems (GT-SS1), OR Geography (GT-SS2), OR Human Behavior Culture OR Social Frameworks (GT-SS3) OR History (GT-HI1). See GT-Pathways courses

3

Natural and Physical Sciences

(7 credit hours)

GT

Two Guaranteed Transfer courses from: Natural and Physical Sciences, including at least one LAB course (GT-SC1 or GT-SC2). See GT-Pathways courses

7

Electives

(23 credit hours)

 

Courses from the following list must be selected to bring the total credit hours to 60. Please note that in some disciplines only certain courses apply.

ACC (121, 122 only), ANT, ASL (121, 122 only)) AST, ART, BIO (100 or above), BUS (115, 216, 217 only), CHE, CIS (115, 118 only), COM, CSC (160, 161, 225, 230 only), ECO, ECE (101, 102, 111, 205, 220, 226 only), ENV, GEO, GEY, HIS, HUM, HWE (108, 124 only), JOU, LIT, MAT (120 or above) MET, MUS, PED, PHI, PHY (105 or above), POS, PSY, SCI (155, 156 only), SOC, SPA (114 only), THE, any Foreign Language numbered 111, 112, 211, 212

23

Total

60 credit hours

Graduation Requirements

  • To graduate, students must apply for graduation and complete the graduation survey (available via myACC); form available at www.arapahoe.edu/graduation)
  • 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.

2011-2012 Catalog

Arapahoe Community College

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Course Descriptions

Academic Achievement Courses

Accounting Courses

Activity Professionals Training Courses

Air Force ROTC Courses

American Sign Language Courses

Anthropology Courses

Arabic Courses

Architectural Engineering and Construction Courses

Army ROTC Courses

Art Courses

Astronomy Courses

Automotive Technology Courses

Biology Courses

Business Courses

Business Technologies Courses

Chemistry Courses

Chinese Courses

Communication Courses

Computer Aided Drafting

Computer Information Systems Courses

Computer Networking Courses

Computer Science Courses

Computer Web-Based Courses

Convergent Technologies Courses

Criminal Justice Courses

Culinary Arts Courses

Early Childhood Education Courses

Economics Courses

Education Courses

Eldercare Courses

Electricity Industrial/Commercial Courses

Electronics Courses

Emergency Medical Services Courses

Energy Technology Courses

Engineering Courses

Engineering Graphics Technology Courses

English as a Second Language Courses

English Courses

Environmental Science Courses

Finance Courses

French Courses

Geography Courses

Geology Courses

Greek Courses

Health and Wellness Education Courses

Health Information Technology Courses

Health Professions Courses

History Courses

Humanities Courses

Interior Design Courses

Investments Courses

Japanese Courses

Journalism Courses

Language Course

Latin Courses

Law Enforcement Academy Courses

Literature Courses

Management Courses

Manufacturing Technologies Courses

Marketing Courses

Mathematics Courses

Medical Laboratory Technology Courses

Medical Office Technology Courses

Meteorology Courses

Mortuary Science Courses

Multimedia Graphic Design Courses

Music Courses

Nurse Aide Courses

Nursing Courses

Occupational Safety Technician Courses

Paralegal Courses

Pharmacy Technician Courses

Philosophy Courses

Physical Education and Recreation Courses

Physical Education Courses

Physical Therapist Assistant Courses

Physics Courses

Plumbing Course

Political Science Courses

Psychology Courses

Reading Courses

Science Courses

Sociology Courses

Spanish Courses

Technical Engineering Courses

Telecommunications Technology Courses

Theater Courses

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