Associate of Arts Degrees

Associate of Arts (AA) Degrees with Transfer Articulation Agreements

Dr. Young Kim, Dean of Arts and Sciences

The following transfer agreements were created prior to the 2010 legislation that changed the definition of a statewide transfer agreement and therefore no longer meet the legal definition. The schools that signed on to these agreements still honor them, however. Students should check with their advisor and the four-year transfer college to ensure they are registering for the appropriate courses and you may access the agreements at the following website.

Associate of Arts (AA) Degrees with Designation

Dr. Young Kim, Dean of Arts and Sciences
Transfer Degrees

The Associate of Arts (AA) Degrees with Designation are statewide transfer articulation agreements that identify the courses a student at a Colorado public community college must complete as part of an Associate of Arts (AA) degree to be guaranteed to be able to complete a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree at any Colorado public four-year college or university that offers that bachelor’s degree program and you may access the agreements at the following website.

Associate of Arts (AA) Degree

Dr. Young Kim, Dean of Arts and Sciences
CIP 24.0101
Transfer Degree

The Associate of Arts (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 and you may access the agreements at the following website.

NOTE: This degree excludes majors in Business, Early Childhood Education, Education 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

Consult with a PCC Arts and Sciences advisor or a 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 from an advisor for reference.

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

37 credits of Colorado Statewide Guaranteed Transfer Courses (GT Pathways) *
23 credits of Associate of Arts electives

Developmental courses are not included in these credits. Developmental courses are courses in English, college composition and reading, and mathematics that you may have to take before enrolling in college-level courses.

Colorado Statewide Guaranteed Transfer Courses (GT Pathways)

* Refer to CCCS Guaranteed Transfer (GT) - Pathways Courses for a full list of all GT Pathways Courses

You must take 37 credits from the following list:

Written Communication (6 Credits)

ENG 1021 - English Composition I: GT-CO1 Credit(s): 3 and
ENG 1022 - English Composition II: GT-CP2 Credit(s): 3
or
ENG 1022 - English Composition II: GT-CP2
Credit(s): 3 and a GT Pathways Advanced Writing course (GT-CO3) *

Oral Communication (3 Credits)

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

Mathematics (3 Credits)

MAT 1240 - Mathematics for the Liberal Arts: GT-MA1 Credit(s): 4 or higher. Any guaranteed transfer Math course except MAT 1220 /MAT 1230 (GT-MA1) *

Natural and Physical Sciences (7 Credits)

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

Arts and Humanities (6 Credits)

Two guaranteed transfer Arts & Humanities courses from two different areas (AH1, AHS2, AH3, or AH4) *

Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 Credits)

Two guaranteed transfer Social and Behavioral Science courses (SS1, SS2, or SS3) *

History (3 Credits)

One guaranteed transfer History course (GT-HI1) *

Additional Courses (3 Credits)

One additional guaranteed transfer courses from either Arts & Humanities or Social and Behavioral Sciences (AH1, AH2, AH3, AH4, HI1, SS1, SS2, or SS3) *

Associate of Arts Electives and AAA 109

You must take AAA 1009 and 20 elective credits. All electives must be selected with advisor approval.

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 provided that 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.

Semester One (14 Credits)

ENG 1021 - English Composition I: GT-CO1 Credit(s): 3
MAT 1240 - Mathematics for the Liberal Arts: GT-MA1 Credit(s): 4
BIO 1005 - Science of Biology with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 4 or Physical/Life Sciences GT Pathways course
PSY 1001 - General Psychology I: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3 or Social/Behavioral Sciences GT Pathways course

Semester Two (16 Credits)

ENG 1022 - English Composition II: GT-CP2 Credit(s): 3
GEY 1111 - Physical Geology with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 4 or GT Pathways course
HUM 1021 - Humanities: Early Civilization: GT-AH2 Credit(s): 3 or Arts/Humanities GT Pathways course
SOC 1001 - Introduction to Sociology I: GT-SS3 Credit(s): 3 or Social/Behavioral Sciences GT Pathways course
HIS 1110 - The World: Antiquity-1500: GT-HI1 Credit(s): 3

Semester Three (15 Credits)

PHI 1011 - Introduction to Philosophy: GT-AH3 Credit(s): 3 or Humanities GT Pathways course
COM 1150 - Public Speaking Credit(s): 3
HIS 1120 - The World: 1500-present: GT-HI1 Credit(s): 3
ENG or LIT English or Literature or Arts/Humanities GT Pathways course Credit(s): 3
PSY or SOC Behavioral Science elective GT Pathways course Credit(s): 3

Semester Four (15 Credits)

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

List of Elective Courses

Any GT courses
AAA 1009
ANT **
ART **
AST **
BIO 1005 and higher
CHE 1001 and higher
COM **
CSC **
ECE 1011
ECO **
EDU **
ENG 1021 and higher
ENV**
ETH **
Foreign Language 1011 or higher (including ASL)
GEO **
GEY **
HIS **
HUM **
HWE 1050
HWE 1062
JOU **
LIT **
MAT 1240 and higher
MGD 1002
MUS **
PHI **
PHY **
PSC **
PSY **
SOC **
SWK **
THE **
WST **