Arapahoe Community College
2011-2012 Catalog
Associate of Science
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 |
39 credit hours |
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Written Communications |
(6 credit hours) |
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English Composition I (GT-CO1) |
3 |
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English Composition II (GT-CO2) |
3 |
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OR |
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English Composition II (GT-CO2) |
3 |
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GT |
Guaranteed Transfer (GT-CO3) course See GT-Pathways courses |
3 |
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Oral Communications |
(3 credit hours) |
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Public Speaking OR |
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Interpersonal Communication OR |
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Intercultural Communication |
3 |
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Mathematics |
(3 credit hours) |
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College Algebra (GT-MA1) OR |
3 |
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College Trigonometry (GT-MA1) OR |
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Pre-Calculus (GT-MA1) OR |
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Calculus I (GT-MA1) OR HIGHER |
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Arts and Humanities |
(6 credit hours) |
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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 |
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Social and Behavioral Science |
(6 credit hours) |
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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 |
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History |
(3 credit hours) |
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GT |
One Guaranteed Transfer course from: History (GT-HI1). See GT-Pathways courses |
3 |
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Natural and Physical Sciences |
(12 credit hours) |
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GT |
Two LAB course sequence in any Guaranteed Transfer Science discipline (GT-SC1) and an additional Guaranteed Transfer LAB Science course from (GT-SC1). See GT-Pathways courses |
12 |
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Elective Courses |
(21 credit hours) |
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GT |
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. Associate of Science students should work with an Advisor to select courses appropriate to their major. AST, BIO,(100 or above), CHE, CIS 115 or 118 only), CSC (160, 161, 225 or 230 only), EGG, ENV, GEO, GEY, MAT (121 or above), PHY,(111 or above) |
21 |
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Total |
60 credit hours |
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Graduation Requirements
- To graduate, students must apply for graduation (form available at www.arapahoe.edu/graduation) and complete the graduation survey (available via myACC).
- 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.
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