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Associate of Science in Psychology

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.

The guarantees and limitations below describe the minimum requirements to which all participating institutions have agreed.

Students who complete an AA/AS degree and the prescribed curriculum in the articulation agreement and are admitted (with no academic deficiencies that require additional coursework) to a receiving institution participating in this agreement are guaranteed the following:

Junior standing with no more than 60 [note: this number may vary with specific program covered by agreement] remaining credits to meet the graduation requirements for a baccalaureate degree in the degree program covered by this articulation agreement.
Completion of the receiving institution’s lower division general education requirements as defined by the gtPathways (GT) curriculum
The same graduation requirements as students who begin and complete this degree program at the receiving institution.
Completion of the curriculum prescribed within this statewide articulation agreement does not guarantee admission to a participating receiving institution. Students must meet all admission and application requirements at the receiving institution including the submission of all required documentation by stated deadlines.
Only courses with grades of C- or higher are guaranteed to transfer.
Admission to a receiving institution does not guarantee enrollment in a specific degree program. Some programs at receiving institutions have controlled entry due either to space limitations or academic requirements.
The credit and course transfer guarantees described in this agreement apply to the specific degree program covered by this agreement. Receiving institutions will evaluate application of the courses designated in this agreement to other degree programs on a course-by-course basis.
Students who wish to use credits awarded by exam, such as AP (Advanced Placement), or IB (International Baccalaureate), to fulfill specific course requirements are responsible for consulting with the institution to which they are considering transferring to determine whether the credits they have been awarded by exam meet the standards of the receiving institution for specific course equivalents.
The receiving institution will accept all applicable credits earned within ten years of transfer to the receiving institution. Credits earned more than ten years earlier will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis.

Because of the limitations above, students must consult with the Office of Admissions at the institution to which they are considering transferring.

Successful completion of an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree with academic designation does not guarantee the degree holder admission to a four-year state-supported institution of higher education; nor does it guarantee the degree holder automatic transfer of credits unless the degree holder has fulfilled the requirements of an existing statewide transfer agreement associated with the degree. No course substitutions will be accepted for the Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degrees.

Admission Requirements

Admission to Arapahoe Community College

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

Program Requirements


General Education Courses							47 credit hours
Written Communication							(6 credit hours)
ENG 121	English Composition I (GT-CO1)							3
ENG 122	English Composition II (GT-CO2)							3
Oral Communication							(3 credit hours)
COM 115	Public Speaking, OR
COM 125	Interpersonal Communication							3
Mathematics		(4 credit hours)
MAT 121	College Algebra (GT-MA1)							4
Arts and Humanities			(9 credit hours)
PHI 111	Intro to Philosophy (GT-AH3), OR
PHI 112	Ethics (GT-AH3)							3
GT	Six (6) additional credits from at least two different categories of Guaranteed Transfer Arts and Expression (GT-AH1), Literature and Humanities (GT-AH2), Ways of Thinking (GT-AH3) or Foreign Language (GT-AH4). See GT-Pathways							6
Social and Behavioral Sciences			(12 credit hours)
PSY 101	General Psychology I (GT-SS3)							3
PSY 102	General Psychology II (GT-SS3)							3
GT	Two Guaranteed Transfer courses from two different areas: History (GT-HI1), 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
Natural and Physical Sciences						(10 credit hours)
BIO 111	General College Biology I (with lab) (GT-SC1)							5
CHE 111	General College Chemistry I (with lab (GT-SC1))							5
Elective Courses					13 credit hours
	Courses from the following list must be selected to bring the total credit hours to 60: AST 101, AST 102, BIO (100 or higher), CHE (any), CIS 118, CSC 116, CSC 126, CSC 160, CSC 161, CSC 200, CSC 233, CSC 236, CSC 240, ECO 201, ECO 202, ECO 245, EGG (any), ENV 101, GEO 105, GEO 106, GEY 111, GEY 121, GEY 135, MAT 121 (or above, excluding 155 and 156), MET 150, PHY 111 (or above)							13
Total					60 credit hours

All courses required for this degree must be completed with a "C" or better to meet graduation requirements. Transferability of courses to colleges or universities outside of Colorado is determined by the receiving institution.

Arapahoe Community College

Associate of Science in Psychology