(AS) Associate of Science Degree

The Associate of Science degree is designed for students who want an emphasis in natural sciences, mathematics, computer science, pre-engineering, and pre-allied health and intend to transfer to four-year colleges and universities.

To earn the Associate of Science Degree, students must complete the following course requirements for a total of 60 semester credit hours, at least 36 of which must be Colorado State-Guaranteed Courses. 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.

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

MAT 1220 - Integrated Math I MA1 3 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 1230 - Integrated Math II MA1 3 Credit Hour(s)
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)*

History

Three (3) credit hours

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)

Arts and Humanities

Six (6) credit hours. Two GT Pathways courses from two different areas (AH1, AH2, AH3, AH4).

AH1

ART 1110 - Art Appreciation AH1 3 Credit Hour(s)
ART 1111 - Art History Ancient to Medieval AH1 3 Credit Hour(s)
ART 1112 - Art History Renaissance to 1900 AH1 3 Credit Hour(s)
ART 1113 - Art History 1900 to Present AH1 3 Credit Hour(s)
COM 1300 - Communication & Popular Culture AH1 3 Credit Hour(s)
DAN 1025 - Dance Appreciation AH1 3 Credit Hour(s)
DAN 1050 - Dance History AH1 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 1020 - Music Appreciation AH1 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 1021 - Music History Medieval thru Classical AH1 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 1022 - Music History Early Romantic Period to the Present AH1 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 1023 - Survey of World Music AH1 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 1025 - History of Jazz AH1 3 Credit Hour(s)
THE 1005 - Theatre Appreciation AH1 3 Credit Hour(s)
THE 1008 - Theatre Script Analysis AH1 3 Credit Hour(s)
THE 2011 - Development of Theatre Greek-Renaissance AH1 3 Credit Hour(s)
THE 2012 - Development of Theatre Restoration to Modern AH1 3 Credit Hour(s)
THE 2015 - Playwriting AH1 3 Credit Hour(s)

AH2

HUM 1003 - Introduction to Film Art AH2 3 Credit Hour(s)
HUM 1015 - World Mythology AH2 3 Credit Hour(s)
HUM 1021 - Early Civilization AH2 3 Credit Hour(s)
HUM 1022 - Medieval - Modern AH2 3 Credit Hour(s)
HUM 1023 - Modern World AH2 3 Credit Hour(s)
LIT 1015 - Introduction to Literature I AH2 3 Credit Hour(s)
LIT 2001 - World Literature to 1600 AH2 3 Credit Hour(s)
LIT 2002 - World Literature after 1600 AH2 3 Credit Hour(s)
LIT 2005 - Race, Ethnicity, & Culture in U.S. Literature AH2 3 Credit Hour(s)
LIT 2011 - American Literature to Civil War AH2 3 Credit Hour(s)
LIT 2012 - American Literature after the Civil War AH2 3 Credit Hour(s)
LIT 2021 - British Literature to 1770 AH2 3 Credit Hour(s)
LIT 2022 - British Literature since 1770 AH2 3 Credit Hour(s)
LIT 2025 - Introduction to Shakespeare AH2 3 Credit Hour(s)
LIT 2046 - Literature of Women AH2 3 Credit Hour(s)
LIT 2059 - Survey of African American Literature: AH2 3 Credit Hour(s)*
LIT 2068 - Celtic Literature AH2 3 Credit Hour(s)

AH3

PHI 1011 - Introduction to Philosophy AH3 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHI 1012 - Ethics AH3 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHI 1013 - Logic AH3 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHI 1014 - Comparative Religions AH3 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHI 1015 - World Religions - West AH3 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHI 1016 - World Religions - East AH3 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHI 1041 - Old Testament AH3 3 Credit Hour(s)*
PHI 2005 - Business Ethics AH3 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHI 2013 - Symbolic Logic: AH3 3 Credit Hour(s)*
PHI 2014 - Philosophy of Religion AH3 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHI 2018 - Environmental Ethics AH3 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHI 2020 - Philosophy of Death and Dying: AH3 3 Credit Hour(s)*

AH4

FRE 2011 - French Language III AH4 3 Credit Hour(s)
FRE 2012 - French Language IV AH4 3 Credit Hour(s)
GER 2011 - German Language III AH4 3 Credit Hour(s)
GER 2012 - German Language IV AH4 3 Credit Hour(s)
ITA 2011 - Italian Language III AH4 3 Credit Hour(s)
ITA 2012 - Italian Language IV AH4 3 Credit Hour(s)
JPN 2011 - Japanese Language III AH4 3 Credit Hour(s)
JPN 2012 - Japanese Language IV AH4 3 Credit Hour(s)
RUS 2011 - Russian Language III AH4 3 Credit Hour(s)
RUS 2012 - Russian Language IV AH4 3 Credit Hour(s)
SPA 2011 - Spanish Language III AH4 3 Credit Hour(s)
SPA 2012 - Spanish Language IV AH4 3 Credit Hour(s)

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Six (6) credit hours. Two GT Pathways courses from two different areas (SS1, SS2, SS3).

Natural and Physical Sciences

Twelve (12) credit hours. One (2 course) lab sequence in any GT Pathways science discipline (SC1); additional GT Pathways lab science course (SC1).

Meet with your advisor to choose the appropriate Natural and Physical Sciences classes for your Associate of Science degree. While all GT-SC1 classes transfer, some may not be applicable to your academic goals.

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 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)

Additional Required Courses and Electives

Twenty-one (21) credit hours selected from the AS approved course list.

Total Credit Hours: 60

Other Requirements

A minimum of 60 credit hours in a prescribed program of study with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (a C average). At least 15 of these credit hours must be earned from PPSC.
Only six (6) elective credits are allowed in any combination of PED courses.
Students may concentrate their study in a specialized area such as biology or chemistry. Many “Degrees with Designation” and “Course of Study” are included in the next section of this catalog.
Career and technical education courses, whether taken at another institution or at PPSC, are not accepted toward this degree without approval of the Vice President for Instructional Services. Approval is given only when it is appropriate to the educational objectives of a student.
Courses numbered below 1000 do not apply toward degrees.

World Language Note: It is advisable to verify the world language admissions requirements for the university/four-year college you are planning to attend. For example, many of the Colorado four-year institutions require world languages for admission; the CU system requires 2-3 years of high school world language (or equivalent 2-3 semesters at Pikes Peak State College). Students planning to attend a Colorado four-year institution who do not have the prerequisite world language requirement from high school should consider enrolling in these courses in addition to the degree requirements.

Approved Elective Course List for AS Degrees

These courses are guaranteed to transfer as part of the 60+60 Bachelor’s Degree Transfer Program. State-wide and individual college transfer agreements prescribe electives which transfer as part of those programs. Students who transfer prior to completing the AS degree are responsible for checking transfer of individual courses with the receiving four-year institution.

Twenty-one (21) credits must be selected from the following list of Mathematics and Science courses to complete the Associate of Science Degree. Up to two credits can be selected from the Associate of Arts Approved Electives list.

Mathematics

MAT 1260 - Introduction to Statistics MA1 3 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 2560 - Differential Equations MA1 3 Credit Hour(s)

Natural and Physical Sciences

AST 1110 - Planetary Astronomy with Lab SC1 4 Credit Hour(s)
AST 1120 - Stellar Astronomy 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 2116 - Human Pathophysiology 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 2121 - Botany with Lab SC1 5 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 2124 - Genetics SC1 4 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)
CHE 2111 - Organic Chemistry I with Lab 5 Credit Hour(s)
CHE 2112 - Organic Chemistry II with Lab 5 Credit Hour(s)
CSC 1005 - Computer Literacy 3 Credit Hour(s)
CSC 1019 - Introduction to Programming: (Programming Language) 3 Credit Hour(s)
CSC 1020 - Problem Solving with (Software Package) 3 Credit Hour(s)
CSC 1026 - Game Design & Development 3 Credit Hour(s)
CSC 1060 - Computer Science I: (Language) 4 Credit Hour(s)
CSC 1061 - Computer Science II: (Language) 4 Credit Hour(s)
CSC 2025 - Computer Architecture/Assembly Language Programming 4 Credit Hour(s)
CSC 2030 - C Programming: Platform 3 Credit Hour(s)
CSC 2040 - Java Programming 3 Credit Hour(s)
EGG 1020 - Engineering Methodologies 3 Credit Hour(s)
EGG 1040 - Engineering Projects 3 Credit Hour(s)
EGG 1060 - Introduction to Engineering Computing 4 Credit Hour(s)
EGG 2011 - Engr Mechanics I - Statics 3 Credit Hour(s)
EGG 2012 - Engineering Mechanics II (Dynamics) 3 Credit Hour(s)
EGG 2020 - Thermodynamics 3 Credit Hour(s)
EGG 2030 - Mechanics of Solids 3 Credit Hour(s)
EGG 2050 - Engineering Economics 3 Credit Hour(s)
EGT 1110 - IDEA: Introduction to Design and Engineering Applications 3 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)
MET 1050 - General Meteorology 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)