(AA) Associate of Arts Degrees

The Associate of Arts Degrees and Course of Study are designed for students who want a traditional liberal arts education and who intend to transfer to a four-year college or university. They provide a basis of study in the areas of arts and humanities, communication, or social sciences.

Pikes Peak State College partners with other Colorado community colleges and four-year universities to guarantee transfer of the Associate of Arts degrees and Course of Study. Adherence to the Colorado Community College System 60+60 Bachelor’s Transfer Program guarantees that at least 60 hours will transfer completely, upon admission, to a Bachelor of Arts major in Colorado’s public four-year institutions, where students are guaranteed to be able to finish the Bachelor of Arts degree with an additional 60 credit hours of study. Receiving institutions will accept all applicable credits earned within ten years of transfer to the receiving institution. Credits earned over ten years will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis.

In addition to the Course of Study, Pikes Peak State College participates in a statewide articulation agreement for the guaranteed transfer of an Associate of Art in Business, Elementary Teacher Education, and Early Childhood Teacher Education. Students should review the degree requirements of the four-year university of interest and work with their PPSC faculty advisor to ensure a smooth transfer.

To earn an Associate of Arts Degree, students must complete Colorado Community College System 60+60 Bachelor’s Transfer Program outlined below. The course requirements total 60 semester credit hours, at least 35 of which must be Colorado State-Guaranteed Courses, and students must earn a C or better in each class.

Courses marked with an asterisk [*] are not currently offered at PPSC.

Written Communication

Six (6) credit hours

ENG 1021 - English Composition I CO1 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 1022 - English Composition II CO2 3 Credit Hour(s)
OR
ENG 1022 English Composition II: CO2 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 2001 - English Composition III CO3 3 Credit Hour(s)
or
HIS 2765 - Writing About History CO3 3 Credit Hour(s)

Oral Communication

Three (3) credit hours

COM 1150 - Public Speaking 3 Credit Hour(s)
COM 1250 - Interpersonal Communication SS3 3 Credit Hour(s)
COM 2300 - Intercultural Communication SS3 3 Credit Hour(s)

Mathematics

Three (3) credit hours GT Pathways Mathematics course (MA1)

MAT 1240 - Mathematics for the Liberal Arts MA1 4 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 1260 - Introduction to Statistics MA1 3 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 1320 - Finite Mathematics MA1 4 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 1340 - College Algebra MA1 4 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 1400 - Survey of Calculus MA1 4 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 1420 - College Trigonometry MA1 3 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 1440 - Pre-Calculus MA1 5 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 2410 - Calculus I MA1 5 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 2420 - Calculus II MA1 5 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 2430 - Calculus III MA1 4 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 2431 - Calculus III with Engineering Applications MA1 5 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 2520 - Discrete Mathematics MA1 4 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 2560 - Differential Equations MA1 3 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 2561 - Differential Equations with Engineering Applications: MA1 4 Credit Hour(s)*

Arts and Humanities / Social and Behavioral Sciences

Fifteen (15) credit hours

Two GT Pathways Arts and Humanities courses from two different areas (AH1, AH2, AH3, AH4)

Two GT Pathways Social and Behavioral Sciences courses from two different areas (SS1, SS2, SS3)

One additional GT Pathways course from Arts and Humanities or Social and Behavioral Sciences (AH1, AH2, AH3, AH4, SS1, SS2, SS3)

History

Three (3) credit hours GT Pathways History course (HI1)

HIS 1110 - The World: Antiquity-1500 HI1 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 1120 - The World: 1500-Present HI1 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 1210 - United States History to Reconstruction HI1 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 1220 - United States History Since the Civil War HI1 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 1310 - Western Civilization: Antiquity-1650 HI1 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 1320 - Western Civilization: 1650-Present HI1 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 2000 - History of Science & Technology HI1 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 2005 - Women in World History HI1 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 2015 - 20th Century World History HI1 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 2105 - Women in U.S. History HI1 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 2110 - African American History HI1 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 2115 - American Indian History HI1 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 2125 - American Environmental History HI1 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 2130 - History of the American West HI1 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 2135 - Colorado History HI1 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 2140 - Civil War Era in American History HI1 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 2145 - U.S. History Since 1945 HI1 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 2200 - History of Latin America HI1 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 2210 - History Of Mexico: HI1 3 Credit Hour(s)*
HIS 2300 - The Middle Ages HI1 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 2310 - The History of Christianity in the World HI1 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 2500 - History of Islamic Civilization HI1 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 2510 - Modern Middle East HI1 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 2610 - History of Modern China HI1 3 Credit Hour(s)

Natural and Physical Sciences

Seven (7) credit hours GT Pathways Natural and Physical Sciences courses (SC1, SC2), including at least one (1) lab course (SC1, SC2).

SC1

AGY 2140 - Introductory Soil Science SC1 4 Credit Hour(s)
ANT 1005 - Biological Anthropology with Laboratory SC1 4 Credit Hour(s)
ANT 2315 - Introduction to Forensic Anthropology w/Lab SC1 4 Credit Hour(s)
AST 1110 - Planetary Astronomy with Lab SC1 4 Credit Hour(s)
AST 1120 - Stellar Astronomy with Lab SC1 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 1004 - Biology: A Human Approach SC1 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 1005 - Science of Biology with Lab SC1 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 1111 - General College Biology I with Lab SC1 5 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 1112 - General College Biology II with Lab SC1 5 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 2101 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I with Lab SC1 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 2102 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II with Lab SC1 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 2104 - Microbiology with Lab SC1 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 2108 - General College Microbiology with Lab: SC1 5 Credit Hour(s)*
BIO 2121 - Botany with Lab SC1 5 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 2124 - Genetics SC1 4 Credit Hour(s)
CHE 1005 - Chemistry In Context with Lab SC1 5 Credit Hour(s)
CHE 1011 - Introduction to Chemistry I with Lab SC1 5 Credit Hour(s)
CHE 1012 - Introduction to Chemistry II with Lab SC1 5 Credit Hour(s)
CHE 1111 - General College Chemistry I with Lab SC1 5 Credit Hour(s)
CHE 1112 - General College Chemistry II with Lab SC1 5 Credit Hour(s)
ENV 1111 - Environmental Science with Lab SC1 4 Credit Hour(s)
GEO 1011 - Physical Geography: Landforms with Lab SC1 4 Credit Hour(s)
GEO 1012 - Physical Geography: Weather, Climate and Ecosystems with Lab SC1 4 Credit Hour(s)
GEY 1111 - Physical Geology with Lab SC1 4 Credit Hour(s)
GEY 1112 - Historical Geology with Lab SC1 4 Credit Hour(s)
GEY 1135 - Environmental Geology with Lab SC1 4 Credit Hour(s)
GEY 1155 - General Oceanography w/Lab SC1 4 Credit Hour(s)
MET 1050 - General Meteorology with Lab SC1 4 Credit Hour(s)
PHY 1105 - Conceptual Physics with Lab SC1 4 Credit Hour(s)
PHY 1107 - Energy Science & Technology with Lab: SC1 4 Credit Hour(s)*
PHY 1111 - Physics: Algebra-Based I with Lab SC1 5 Credit Hour(s)
PHY 1112 - Physics: Algebra-Based II with Lab SC1 5 Credit Hour(s)
PHY 2111 - Physics: Calculus-Based I with Lab SC1 5 Credit Hour(s)
PHY 2112 - Physics: Calculus-Based II with Lab SC1 5 Credit Hour(s)
SCI 1055 - Integrated Science I-Physics & Chemistry with Lab SC1 4 Credit Hour(s)
SCI 1056 - Integrated Science II-Earth & Life Sciences with Lab SC1 4 Credit Hour(s)

SC2

AST 1140 - Astronomy of Ancient Cultures SC2 3 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 1003 - Principles of Animal Biology SC2 3 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 1016 - Introduction to Human Disease: SC2 3 Credit Hour(s)*
ENV 1010 - Natural Disasters SC2 3 Credit Hour(s)
GEY 1108 - Geology of U.S. National Parks SC2 3 Credit Hour(s)
SCI 1105 - Science in Society SC2 3 Credit Hour(s)

Electives

Twenty-three (23) credit hours selected from the AA approved course list.

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