AA Degree Requirements

Four-year college transfer guides are available via the CDHE website at: https://cdhe.colorado.gov/institutional-transfer-guides

Statewide GT (Guaranteed Transfer) Courses (37-42 credits). Approved electives (18-23 credits). Total Credits (60 required).

(Written) Communication - GT-CO1 & GT-CO2 - 2 courses (6 credits)

ENG 1021English Composition I: CO1

3

ENG 1022English Composition II: CO2

3

ENG 1031Technical Writing I: CO1

3

CCCS Communications Requirement - 1 course (3 credits)

COM 1150Public Speaking

3

or

COM 1250Interpersonal Comm: SS3

3

or

COM 2300Intercultural Comm: SS3

3

Note: Communication is a Colorado Community College System requirement and is in addition to the Statewide Guaranteed transfer (GT) courses.

Mathematics - GT-MA1 - 1 course (3-5 credits)

MAT 1240Math for Liberal Arts: GT-MA1

4

MAT 1260Intro to Statistics: GT-MA1

3

MAT 1320Finite Mathematics: GT-MA1

4

MAT 1340College Algebra: GT-MA1

4

MAT 1400Survey of Calculus: GT-MA1

4

MAT 1420College Trigonometry: GT-MA1

3

MAT 1440Pre-Calculus: GT-MA1

5

MAT 2410Calculus I: GT-MA1

5

MAT 2420Calculus II: GT-MA1

5

MAT 2431Calculus III/Engineer App: GT-MA1

5

MAT 2561Differential Equations with Engineering Applications: GT-MA1

4

Arts and Humanities (6 credits)

Two guaranteed transfer Arts & Humanities courses from two different areas (AH1, AH2, AH3 or AH4).

Arts and Expression - GT-AH1

ART 1110Art Appreciation: AH1

3

ART 1111Art Hist Ancient/ Mediev: AH1

3

ART 1112Art Hist Renaiss/1900: AH1

3

COM 1300Comm and Popular Culture: AH1

3

DAN 1050Dance History: AH1

3

DAN 1025Dance Appreciation: AH1

3

ENG 2021Creative Writing I: AH1

3

MUS 1020Music Appreciation: AH1

3

MUS 1023Survey of World Music: AH1

3

MUS 1025History of Jazz: AH1

3

THE 1005Theatre Appreciation: AH1

3

THE 1008Theatre Script Analysis: AH1

3

THE 2011Development of Theatre Greek-Renaissance: GT-AH1

3

THE 2012Dev of Theatre Restor-Mod: AH1

3

THE 2015Playwriting: AH1

3

Literature and Humanities - GT-AH2

HUM 1003Intro to Film Art: AH2

3

HUM 1015World Mythology: AH2

3

HUM 1021Humanities: Early Civ: AH2

3

HUM 1022Humanities: Mediev-Mod: AH2

3

HUM 1023Humanities: Modern Wrld: AH2

3

LIT 1015Intro to Literature I: AH2

3

LIT 2001World Lit to 1600: AH2

3

LIT 2002World Lit After 1600: AH2

3

LIT 2005Race, Ethnicity, Culture: AH2

3

LIT 2011Amer Lit to Civil War: AH2

3

LIT 2012Amer Lit Aft Civil War: AH2

3

LIT 2021British Lit to 1770: GT-AH2

3

LIT 2022British Lit Since 1770: GT-AH2

3

LIT 2025Intro to Shakespeare: AH2

3

LIT 2046Literature of Women: AH2

3

LIT 2068Celtic Literature: AH2

3

Ways of Thinking - GT-AH3

PHI 1011Intro to Philosophy: AH3

3

PHI 1012Ethics:AH3

3

PHI 1013Logic: AH3

3

PHI 1014Comparative Religions: AH3

3

PHI 1015World Religions-West: AH3

3

PHI 1016World Religions-East: AH3

3

PHI 2014Philosophy of Religion: AH3

3

PHI 2018Environmental Ethics: GT-AH3

3

PHI 2020Philosophy-Death & Dying: AH3

3

Foreign Languages - GT-AH4

Must be intermediate/200-level.

FRE 2011French Language III: AH4

3

GER 2011German Language III: AH4

3

ITA 2011Italian Language III: GT-AH4

3

JPN 2011Japanese Language III: AH4

3

RUS 2011Russian Language III: GT-AH4

3

SPA 2011Spanish Language III: AH4

3

FRE 2012French Language IV: AH4

3

GER 2012German Lang IV: GT-AH4

3

ITA 2012Italian Language IV: GT-AH4

3

JPN 2012Japanese Language IV: AH4

3

RUS 2012Russian Language IV: GT-AH4

3

SPA 2012Spanish Language IV: AH4

3

History - GT-H1 (3 credits)

One guaranteed transfer History course GT-H1.

HIS 1310Western Civ:Antiquity-1650: HI1

3

HIS 1320Western Civ: 1650-Present: HI1

3

HIS 1110The World: Antiquity-1500: HI1

3

HIS 1120The World: 1500-Present: HI1

3

HIS 1210US History to Reconst: HI1

3

HIS 1220US History since Civil War: HI1

3

HIS 2005Women in World History: HI1

3

HIS 2125American Environment Hist: GT-HI1

3

HIS 2115American Indian History: HI1

3

HIS 2105Women in U.S. History: HI1

3

HIS 2135Colorado History: HI1

3

HIS 2130Hist of American West: HI1

3

HIS 2145US History Since 1945: HI1

3

HIS 2610Hist of Modern China: GT-HI1

3

HIS 2200History of Latin America: HI1

3

HIS 201520th Century World History: HI1

3

HIS 2500History-Islamic Civilization: GT-HI1

3

HIS 2310Hist Christianity in World: GT-HI1

3

HIS 2120US Foreign Relations History: GT-HI1

3

Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credits)

Two guaranteed transfer Social and Behavioral Science courses (GT-SS1, GT-SS2, GTSS3)

OR

One guaranteed transfer Social and Behavioral Science course (GT-SS1, GT-SS2, GT-SS3)

AND One guaranteed transfer History course (GT-HI1)

Economic and Political Systems - GT-SS1

ECO 1001Econ Of Social Issues: SS1

3

ECO 2001Prin of Macroeconomics: SS1

3

ECO 2002Prin of Microeconomics: SS1

3

ECO 2045Environmental Economics: SS1

3

PSC 2020Intro to Political Science: SS1

3

PSC 1011American Government: SS1

3

PSC 1025Amer State and Local Govt: SS1

3

PSC 2005International Relations: SS1

3

PSC 1050Current Polit Issues: SS1

3

PSC 2025Comparative Government: SS1

3

Geography - GT-SS2

GEO 1005World Regional Geography: SS2

3

GEO 1006Human Geography: SS2

3

Human Behavior, Cultural and Social Frameworks - GT-SS3

AGR 2160World Population and Food: SS3

3

ANT 1001Cultural Anthropology: SS3

3

ANT 1003Intro to Archaeology: SS3

3

ANT 1208Arch.of World Rock Art: SS3

3

ANT 2115Native Peoples N. America: SS3

3

ANT 2125Anth of Religion: SS3

3

ANT 2550Medical Anthropology:SS3

3

COM 2300Intercultural Comm: SS3

3

CRJ 1010Intro to Criminal Justice: SS3

3

JOU 1005Introduction to Mass Media: SS3

3

PSY 1001General Psychology I: SS3

3

PSY 1002General Psychology II : SS3

3

PSY 2105Psychology of Gender: SS3

3

PSY 2107Human Sexuality: SS3

3

PSY 2221Social Psychology: SS3

3

PSY 2222Psychology of Death/Dying: SS3

3

PSY 2440Human Growth & Developmnt: SS3

3

PSY 2441Child Development: SS3

3

PSY 2333Health Psychology: SS3

3

PSY 2552Abnormal Psychology: SS3

3

PSY 2771Psychology of Personality: SS3

3

SOC 1001Intro to Sociology I: SS3

3

SOC 1002Intro to Sociology II: SS3

3

SOC 2005Soc Of Family Dynamics:SS3

3

SOC 2007Environmental Sociology:SS3

3

SOC 2015Contemp. Social Problems: SS3

3

SOC 2016Sociology Of Gender: SS3

3

SOC 2018Sociology of Diversity: SS3

3

SOC 2020Sociology of Religion: SS3

3

SOC 2031Sociology-Deviant Behavior:SS3

3

SOC 2037Sociolgy Of Death&Dying: SS3

3

Student Choice (3 credits)

Select one course from any guaranteed transfer course (listed above) from the Arts & Humanities (AH), History, (H1), or Social & Behavioral Sciences (SS) Category.

Natural and Physical Sciences (7-10 credits)

Two guaranteed transfer Natural & Physical Sciences courses including at least one lab course (GT-SC1, GT-SC2).

Courses without Lab - GT-SC2:

AST 1150Astrobiology: SC2

3

AST 1140Astronomy Ancient Cultures: SC2

3

AST 1160Cosmology: SC2

3

BIO 1016Intro to Human Disease: SC2

3

ENV 1010Natural Disasters: SC2

3

GEY 1108Geology of National Parks: SC2

3

SCI 1105Science in Society: SC2

3

Courses with Lab - GT-SC1:

ANT 1005Bio Anthropology W/Lab: SC1

4

AST 1110Planetary Astronomy w/Lab: SC1

4

AST 1120Stellar Astronomy w/Lab: SC1

4

BIO 1005Science of Biology w/Lab: SC1

4

BIO 1111Gen College Biology I/Lab: SC1

5

BIO 1112Gen College Biology II/Lab:SC1

5

BIO 2101Human Anatomy & Phys I w/Lab: SC1

4

BIO 2102Human Anatomy & Phys II w/Lab: SC1

4

BIO 2104Microbiology w/Lab: SC1

4

BIO 2120General Zoology w/Lab: SC1

5

BIO 2121Botany w/Lab: SC1

5

BIO 2124Genetics: SC1

4

CHE 1011Intro to Chemistry I/Lab: SC1

5

CHE 1111Gen College Chem I/Lab: SC1

5

CHE 1112Gen College Chem II/Lab: SC1

5

ENV 1111Environmental Sci w/Lab: SC1

4

GEO 1011Phys Geo: Lndfrms w/Lab: SC1

4

GEO 1012Phys Geo:Clim & Eco w/Lab: SC1

4

GEY 1111Physical Geology w/Lab: SC1

4

GEY 1112Historical Geology w/Lab: SC1

4

GEY 1135Environmental Geol w/Lab: SC1

4

GEY 1155General Oceanography w/Lab: SC1

4

MET 1050Gen Meteorology w/Lab: SC1

4

PHY 1105Conceptual Physics w/Lab: SC1

4

PHY 1107Energy Sci & Tec w/Lab: SC1

4

PHY 1111Physics Alg-Based I/Lab: SC1

5

PHY 1112Physics Alg-Based II/Lab: SC1

5

PHY 2111Physics Calc-Based I/Lab: SC1

5

PHY 2112Physics Calc-Based II/Lab: SC1

5

SCI 1055Integrated Sci I w/Lab: SC1

4

SCI 1056Integrated Sci II w/Lab: SC1

4

SCI 1055 / SCI 1056 Integrated Science I/II (4/4) (Both must be taken to satisfy science credit. Recommended for Teacher Education only.)

Approved AA Electives (18-23 credits)

These courses transfer to one or more of the public four-year colleges or universities in Colorado. All courses will count toward the AA degree. However, transferability depends on the four-year institution. Additional courses may be transferable. For specific information, please consult an advisor in the Advising Center.

Accounting

ACC 1021Accounting Principles I

4

and

ACC 1022Accounting Principles II

4

American Sign Language

ASL 1121American Sign Language I

5

and

ASL 1122American Sign Language II

5

Anthropology

ANT All courses

Art

ART All courses

Astronomy

AST All courses

Biology

BIO All courses

Business

BUS 1015Introduction to Business

3

BUS 2016Legal Environment of Business

3

BUS 2017Business Communications

3

BUS 2026Business Statistics

3

and

BUS 2050Intro to Nonprofit Orgs

3

Chemistry

CHE All courses

Communication

COM All courses

Computer Information Systems

CIS 1018Intro PC Applications

3

CIS 2040Database Design & Development

3

CIS 2043Introduction to SQL

3

CIS 2068Systems Analysis and Design I

3

Computer Science

CSC 1019Intro. to Programming (lang)

3

CSC 1060Computer Science I: (Language)

4

CSC 1061Computer Sci II: (Language)

4

CSC 2065Discrete Structures

4

CSC 2025Computr Arch/Assembly Language

4

CSC 2036C# Programming

4

CSC 2037Advanced C# Programming

4

and

CSC 2040Java Programming

3

Criminal Justice

CRJ 1010Intro to Criminal Justice: SS3

3

and above

Dance

DAN All courses

(Some Dance courses may transfer as Physical Education courses.)

Data Science

DAT All courses

Early Childhood Education

ECE 1011Intro to Early Childhood Education

3

ECE 1045Intro to ECE Techniques

3

ECE 1031Guidance Strategies for Young Children

3

ECE 2621Curriculum Methods/Techniques

3

ECE 2381ECE Child Growth & Development

3

and

ECE 2101Working w/Families & Communities

3

Economics

ECO All courses

Education

EDU All courses above 2000

Engineering

EGG All courses

English

ENG All courses above 1022

Environmental Science

ENV 1111Environmental Sci w/Lab: SC1

4

and

ENV 1010Natural Disasters: SC2

3

Foreign Language

FL ARA, FRE, GER, ITA, JPN, RUS, SPA-All courses except 1001 and 1002

Geography

GEO All courses

Geology

GEY All courses

Health and Wellness

HWE 1050Human Nutrition

3

History

HIS All courses

Honors

HNR All courses

Humanities

HUM All courses

Journalism

JOU 1005Introduction to Mass Media: SS3

3

Literature

LIT All courses

Management

MAN 2026Principles of Management

3

Marketing

MAR 2016Principles of Marketing

3

Mathematics

MAT 1240Math for Liberal Arts: GT-MA1

4

and above

Meteorology

MET 1050Gen Meteorology w/Lab: SC1

4

Music

MUS All courses

Outdoor Education

OUT All courses

Philosophy

PHI All courses

Physical Education

PED All courses

Physics

PHY All courses

Political Science

POS All courses

Psychology

PSY 1001General Psychology I: SS3

3

PSY 1002General Psychology II : SS3

3

PSY 1010Career Development

3

PSY 2105Psychology of Gender: SS3

3

PSY 2107Human Sexuality: SS3

3

PSY 2221Social Psychology: SS3

3

PSY 2222Psychology of Death/Dying: SS3

3

PSY 2440Human Growth & Developmnt: SS3

3

PSY 2441Child Development: SS3

3

PSY 2333Health Psychology: SS3

3

PSY 2444Educational Psychology

3

PSY 2552Abnormal Psychology: SS3

3

and

PSY 2771Psychology of Personality: SS3

3

Recreation


REC All courses

(Maximum 3 credits from OUT, PED, and/or REC may apply toward degree.)

Science

SCI 1105Science in Society: SC2

3

SCI 1055Integrated Sci I w/Lab: SC1

4

SCI 1056Integrated Sci II w/Lab: SC1

4

Social Work

SWK 1000Introduction to Social Work

3

SWK 1200Intervention Techniques

3

Sociology

SOC All courses

Theatre

THE All courses

Women and Gender Studies

WST 2000Intro Women`s Studies: SS3

3

WST 2100Women and Social Action: GT-SS3

3

WST 2200Goddess/Women Anct Wrld: SS3

3

WST 2300Women's Sexuality: SS3

3

WST 2075Special Topics

0-12

WST 2078Women's Studies Seminar

0-12

Additional AA Degree Requirements

The State-Guaranteed Colorado Community College General Education requirements and the Approved Elective Transferable courses have been incorporated into this AA degree. Completion of the degree with a C or higher in every course guarantees that you can transfer, upon admission, to any Colorado public four-year college or university with the appropriate 60 transferable credits. Grades C or higher are required for all coursework. In addition, a minimum 2.0 grade point average is required for degree completion. This is an open-ended degree plan, allowing you to tailor your coursework toward a particular transfer institution and/or major. Please refer to other degree offerings for specific articulations and designations.

 

When choosing general education requirements and electives, it is important to contact an advisor and the college or university where you intend to transfer. You will graduate under the catalog requirements listed for the semester in which you were first enrolled. If you interrupt attendance for two consecutive semesters (excluding summer term) or more, and then return, the catalog pertaining to the semester of re-admission is the governing document. You may also choose to use the catalog that is in effect the semester you graduate. Be sure to obtain and keep a copy of the catalog governing your degree.

Other AA Degree Requirements

  1. A minimum of 60 credits is required for the Associate of Arts Degree. This must include 37-42 credits in general education transfer courses, which includes COM 1150, COM 1250, or COM 2300 (3 credits), and 18-23 credits in the areas specified above in approved electives.
  2. You must complete 18-23 semester elective credits. These must be transferable courses and may include no more than 3 credits in Outdoor Education (OUT), Physical Education (PED), and/or Recreation (REC). Please see an advisor in your area of emphasis for specific course suggestions.
  3. If you are planning to transfer to a four-year college or university, you should consult an advisor for assistance in planning your program of study. Also consult the Transfer Guide for GPA requirements of the college to which you are planning to transfer.
  4. You must complete a minimum of 15 credits through Red Rocks Community College. These credits must apply toward degree requirements.
  5. You must submit a graduation application for your degree or certificate before the graduation application deadline for the term in which you intend to graduate. The application is available on the RRCC website. The deadline is published in the academic calendar for that semester.
  6. No more than 6 credits of independent study course work may be applied toward this degree.
  7. There is no limit on special-topic courses allowed to count toward an AA degree. In individual cases, the limit will be determined by the program area. If you are taking special-topic courses, you should consult with your advisor regarding how these credits will apply toward a degree.
  8. To earn multiple RRCC degrees, you must complete an additional 15 credits of coursework (above and beyond the original 60 credits required for the first degree) for each successive degree. These 15 credits must all apply toward the additional degree and must be completed through RRCC.
  9. With the approval of a faculty advisor and the instructional vice president, up to 3 credits of internship may apply toward this degree.

Total Credit Hours: 60