The AA degree is designed for students who want to transfer to a four-year college or university to pursue a baccalaureate degree in the areas of arts, humanities, communications, and social sciences.

NOTE: This degree excludes majors in Business, Early Childhood Educations, Education, Engineering, or Nursing,

Requirements for the AA Degree are as follows:

• Minimum of 60 semester hours of course work
• Minimum of 15 graded semester hours earned at PCC
• Minimum grade of “C” in all coursework for the degree
• Computer competency: CIS 110 or equivalent

Consult with a PCC Arts & Sciences advisor or the PCC Transfer advisor to find out which Colorado Statewide Guaranteed transfer Courses (GT Pathways) or elective courses meet the degree requirements of the four-year college to which you plan to transfer. Secure a current AA curriculum sheet for reference.

To earn an AA degree, you must complete at least 60 college-level credits, broken down as follows:

I. 38 credits of Colorado Statewide Guaranteed Transfer Courses (GT Pathways)
II. 22 credits of Associate of Arts Electives Developmental courses are not included in these credits.

Developmental courses are courses in reading, mathematics, and English that you may have to take before enrolling in college level courses.

I. Colorado Statewide Guaranteed Transfer Courses (GT Pathways)

You must take 38 credits from the following list:

9 Credits - Communication
         Select 2 English courses and 1 Speech course: ENG 121, ENG 122, SPE 115

3 Credits - Mathematics
         Select from: MAT 120, MAT 121, MAT 122, MAT 125, MAT 135, MAT 155, MAT 156,
         MAT 201, MAT 202

8 Credits - Physical and Life Sciences
         Select two courses (credits over 8 will be applied to the electives category): AST 101,
         AST 102, BIO 105, BIO 111, BIO 112, BIO 201, BIO 202, BIO 204, CHE 101, CHE
         102, CHE 105, CHE 111, CHE 112, GEY 111, GEY 121, MET 150, PHY 105, PHY 
         111, PHY 112, PHY 211, PHY 212, SCI 155, SCI 156
         Note: These classes require a laboratory component.

9 Credits - Social and Behavioral Sciences
         Select 3 courses in at least 2 categories, one of which must be History:

         Economics and Political Systems: ECO 201, ECO 202, POS 105, POS 111
         Geography: GEO 105, GEO 106
         History: HIS 101, HIS 102, HIS 201, HIS 202
         Human Behavior and Social Systems: ANT 101, ANT 111, PSY 101, PSY 102, PSY
         235, SOC 101, SOC 102

9 Credits - Arts and Humanities
         Select 3 courses, with no more than 2 courses from any 1category:

         Arts: ART 110, ART 111, ART 112, MUS 120, MUS 121, MUS 122, THE 105, THE
         211, THE 212, SPA 211, SPA 212, GER 211, GER 212, FRE 211
         Humanities and Literature: HUM 121, HUM 122, HUM 123, LIT 115, LIT 201, LIT 202,
         LIT 205, LIT 211, LIT 212
         Ways of Thinking: PHI 111, PHI 112, PHI 113

II. Associate of Arts Electives

You must take 22 elective credits. You can meet your elective requirements as follows:

1. Select all electives with advisor approval.
2. Take any of the above courses that are not used to meet the Colorado Statewide Guaranteed Transfer Courses (GT Pathways).
3. Complete any of the following Approved Elective Courses:

ANT **	JOU **
ART **	LIT **
AST ** BIO 105 and higher CHE 101 and higher ECO 105 and higher EDU **	MAT 120 or higher MGD 133, MGD 221, MGD 233 MUS ** PED ** or DAN ** (up to 2 credits) PHI **
ENG 121 and higher ETH **	PHY ** POS **
Foreign Languages 111 or higher GEO **	PSY ** except PSY 106 and PSY 110 SCI 155 and SCI 156
GEY **	SOC **
HIS **	SPE **
HPR 216	SWK **
HUM **	THE **
HWE 100

** You may select any course number from this course prefix area.

Sequencing of Classes

For the AA Degree, there is no required course sequence except when classes have prerequisites. You can take classes in any order so long as you meet the prerequisites for each class. The course schedule below is just an example of how you might arrange your schedule over four semesters. It is only a suggested sequencing; your own schedule might
differ depending on your scheduling needs. You should work with your advisor each semester, prior to registering, to ensure that you are enrolling in the proper courses in the most logical sequence.

Note: This sequence of courses assumes you are a full time student and that you have completed all required developmental courses. If these conditions do not apply, you may need more than four semesters to complete your degree.

Sample Associate of Arts Degree
Note: This is only a sample. Do not use it to self-advise.

14 - Semester One

3  ENG 121 English Composition I
4  MAT 120 Math for the Liberal Arts
4  BIO 105 Science of Biology or Physical/Life Sciences GT Pathways course
3  PSY 101 General Psychology I or Social/Behavioral Sciences GT Pathways 
   course

16 - Semester Two

3  ENG 122 English Composition II
4  GEY 111 Physical Geology or GT Pathways course
3  HUM 121 Survey of Humanities or Arts/Humanities GT Pathways course
3  SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology I or Social/Behavioral Sciences GT Pathways course
3  HIS 101 History of Western Civilization I or History GT Pathways course

15 - Semester Three

3  PHI 111 Introduction to Philosophy or Humanities GT Pathways course
3  SPE 115 Public Speaking
3  HIS 102 History of Western Civilization II
or Social/Behavioral Sciences GT Pathways course
3  ENG or LIT English or Literature or Arts/Humanities GT Pathways course
3  PSY or SOC Behavioral Science elective GT Pathways course

15 - Semester Four

3  ART Art elective (choose from options listed under AA electives above)
3  LIT Literature elective (choose from options listed under AA electives above)
3  THE Theater elective (choose from options listed under AA electives above)
3  PSY Behavioral Science elective (choose from options listed under AA electives above)
3  SOC Social Science elective (choose from options listed under AA electives above)

Associate of Arts (AA) Degrees with Transfer Articulation Agreement

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