Students successfully completing any Guaranteed Transfer Courses 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.
General Education Requirements |
| I. Communications (9 Credit Hours) |
| ENG 121 |
English Composition I |
3 credits |
| ENG 122 |
English Composition II |
3 credits |
| COM 115 |
Public Speaking |
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| COM 125 |
Interpersonal Communication |
3 credits |
II. Arts and Humanities (9 credit hours)
Select three courses with no more than two courses from any one category: |
Arts |
| ART 110 |
Art Appreciation |
3 credits |
| ART 111 |
Art History I |
3 credits |
| ART 112 |
Art History II |
3 credits |
| MUS 120 |
Music Appreciation |
3 credits |
| MUS 121 |
Introduction to Music History I |
3 credits |
| MUS 122 |
Introduction to Music History II |
3 credits |
| THE 105 |
Introduction to Theater Arts |
3 credits |
| THE 211 |
Development of Theatre I |
3 credits |
| THE 212 |
Development of Theatre II |
3 credits |
| Literature and Humanities |
| HUM 121 |
Early Civilizations |
3 credits |
| HUM 122 |
From Medieval to Modern |
3 credits |
| HUM 123 |
The Modern World |
3 credits |
| LIT 115 |
Introduction to Literature |
3 credits |
| LIT 201 |
Masterpieces of Literature I |
3 credits |
| LIT 202 |
Masterpieces of Literature II |
3 credits |
| LIT 205 |
Ethnic Literature |
3 credits |
| LIT 211 |
Survey of American Literature I |
3 credits |
| LIT 212 |
Survey of American Literature II |
3 credits |
| LIT 221 |
Survey of British Literature I |
3 credits |
| LIT 222 |
Survey of British Literature II |
3 credits |
Ways of Thinking |
| PHI 111 |
Introduction to Philosophy |
3 credits |
| PHI 112 |
Ethics |
3 credits |
| PHI 113 |
Logic |
3 credits |
| Foreign Language |
| FRE 211 |
French III |
3 credits |
| FRE 212 |
French IV |
3 credits |
| SPA 211 |
Spanish III |
3 credits |
| SPA 212 |
Spanish IV |
3 credits |
| JPN 211 |
Japanese III |
3 credits |
| JPN 212 |
Japanese IV |
3 credits |
| III. Mathematics (3 Credit Hours) |
| MAT 121 |
College Algebra |
4 credits |
| MAT 122 |
College Trigonometry |
3 credits |
| MAT 201 |
Calculus I |
5 credits |
| MAT 202 |
Calculus II |
5 credits |
IV. Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 Credit Hours).
Select three courses, one of which must be history, with no more than two courses from any one category. |
Economic and Political Systems |
| ECO 201 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
3 credits |
| ECO 202 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
3 credits |
| POS 105 |
Introduction to Political Science |
3 credits |
| POS 111 |
American Government |
3 credits |
| Geography |
| GEO 105 |
World Regional Geography |
3 credits |
| GEO 106 |
Human Geography |
3 credits |
| History |
| HIS 101 |
Western Civilization I |
3 credits |
| HIS 102 |
Western Civilization II |
3 credits |
| HIS 201 |
U.S. History I |
3 credits |
| HIS 202 |
U.S. History II |
3 credits |
| Human Behavior and Social Systems |
| ANT 101 |
Cultural Anthropology |
3 credits |
| ANT 111 |
Physical Anthropology |
3 credits |
| PSY 101 |
General Psychology I |
3 credits |
| PSY 102 |
General Psychology II |
3 credits |
| PSY 235 |
Human Growth and Development |
3 credits |
| SOC 101 |
Introduction to Sociology I |
3 credits |
| SOC 102 |
Introduction to Sociology II |
3 credits |
V. Physical and Life Science (8 credit hours)
Select two courses. (Credits over 8 will be applied to the electives category.) |
| AST 101 |
Astronomy I |
4 credits |
| AST 102 |
Astronomy II |
4 credits |
| BIO 111 |
General College Biology I with Lab |
5 credits |
| BIO 112 |
General College Biology II with Lab |
5 credits |
| BIO 201 |
Human Anatomy and Physiology I |
4 credits |
| BIO 202 |
Human Anatomy and Physiology II |
4 credits |
| BIO 204 |
Microbiology |
4 credits |
| CHE 111 |
General College Chemistry I with Lab |
5 credits |
| CHE 112 |
General College Chemistry II with Lab |
5 credits |
| GEY 111 |
Physical Geology |
4 credits |
| GEY 121 |
Historical Geology |
4 credits |
| MET 150 |
General Meteorology |
4 credits |
| PHY 111 |
Physics: Algebra-Based I with Lab |
5 credits |
| PHY 112 |
Physics: Algebra-Based II with Lab |
5 credits |
| PHY 211 |
Physics: Calculus-Based I with Lab |
5 credits |
| PHY 212 |
Physics: Calculus-Based II with Lab |
5 credits |
VI. Restricted Math/Science Electives (22 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. Associate of Science students should work with an advisor to select courses appropriate to their major. |
| AST, BIO (100 or above), CHE, CIS (only the following: 115, 118), CSC (only the following: 160, 161, 225, 230), EGG, GEY, MAT (MAT 121 or above), PHY (*PHY 111 or above). |
| Total |
60 Credit Hours |
*Not all independent study or Special Topics courses may apply.
