2024-25 Catalog

Nov 21, 2024

2024-25 Catalog

Associate of Science Degrees

Dr. Patrick Maille, Dean of Arts and Sciences
Transfer Degree

The Associate of Science (AS) degree is designed for students who want to transfer to a four-year college or university to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the areas of natural science, physical science, mathematics, computer science , engineering and health-related fields and you may access the agreements at the following website.

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

Requirements for the AS 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 AS curriculum sheet for reference.

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

39 credits of Colorado Statewide Guaranteed Transfer Courses (GT Pathways) *
21 credits of Associate of Science 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 39 credits from the following list:

Natural and Physical Sciences (12 Credits)

One 2-lab course sequence in any guaranteed transfer science discipline (GT-SC1) and additional guaranteed transfer lab science course(s) (GT-SC1)

Arts and Humanities (6 Credits)

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

Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 Credits)

Two guaranteed transfer Social and Behavioral Science courses (GT-SS1, GT-SS2, GT-SS3) * or One guaranteed transfer Social and Behavioral Science course (GT-SS1, GT-SS2, GT-SS3) * AND one guaranteed transfer History course (GT-HI1) *

History (3 Credits)

One guaranteed transfer History course (GT-HI1)*

Associate of Science Electives and AAA 109

You must take AAA 1009 and 18 elective credits. You can meet your elective requirements as follows:

All electives must be selected with advisor approval.
Take any of the above courses that are not used as Statewide Guaranteed Transfer Courses (GT Pathways).

Elective Options

**Student may select any course number from this course prefix area.
Note: General Education electives completed in prior catalog years may still apply. Contact the Division of Arts and Sciences for more information

Minimum of 18 Semester Credits

A minimum of 18 semester credits of electives must be selected from the following list of approved math and science courses:

AST **
BIO 1005 and higher
CHE 1011 and higher
CSC **
ENV 1111
GEY **
MAT 1240 and higher
PHY**

Maximum of 3 Semester Credits

A maximum of 3 semester credit hours of electives may be selected from among the following approved elective courses:

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

Sequencing of Classes

For the AS 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 Science Degree

Note: This is only a sample. Do not use it to self-advise.

Semester One (10 Credits)

ENG 1021 - English Composition I: GT-CO1 Credit(s): 3
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 (18 Credits)

ENG 1022 - English Composition II: GT-CP2 Credit(s): 3
MAT 1340 - College Algebra: GT-MA1 Credit(s): 4
CHE 1111 - General College Chemistry I with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 5 or Physical/Life Sciences 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 (17 Credits)

LIT 1015 - Introduction to Literature I: GT-AH2 Credit(s): 3 or Arts/Humanities GT Pathways course
BIO 1111 - General College Biology I with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 5 or science or math elective
COM 1150 - Public Speaking Credit(s): 3
MAT 1420 - College Trigonometry: GT-MA1 Credit(s): 3
MUS 1020 - Music Appreciation: GT-AH1 Credit(s): 3 or Arts/Humanities GT Pathways course

Semester Four (15 Credits)

BIO 1112 - General College Biology II with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 5 or science or math elective
CHE 1112 - General College Chemistry II with Lab: GT-SC1 Credit(s): 5 or science or math elective
MAT 2410 - Calculus I: GT-MA1 Credit(s): 5 or science or math elective

Associate of Science with a Focus of Study in Computer Science

General Education Course Requirements (36 credits)

Written and Oral Communication (6 credits)

ENG 1021 - English Composition I: GT-CO1 Credit(s): 3
ENG 1022 - English Composition II: GT-CP2 Credit(s): 3

Mathematics (5 Credits)

MAT 2410 - Calculus I: GT-MA1 Credit(s): 5

Natural and Physical Sciences (10 credits)

Choose a CCCS GT-SC1 (5 credits)
Choose a CCCS GT-SC1 (5 credits)

Arts and Humanities (6 credits)

Choose a CCCS GT-AH1, AH2, AH3, AH4 (3 credits)
Choose a CCCS GT-AH1, AH2, AH3, AH4 (3 credits)

Social Sciences (6 credits)

Choose a CCCS GT-SS1, SS2, SS3 (3 credits)
Choose a CCCS GT-SS1, SS2, SS3 (3 credits)

History (3 credits)

Choose a CCCS GT-HI1 (3 credits)

Select 24 Elective Credits from the Below (24 credits)

COM 1150 - Public Speaking Credit(s): 3
CSC 1019 - Introduction to Programming: (Programming Language) Credit(s): 3
CSC 1020 - Problem Solving with Java Credit(s): 3
CSC 1060 - Computer Science I: (Language) Credit(s): 4
CSC 1061 - Computer Science II: (Language) Credit(s): 4
CSC 2030 - C Programming: Platform Credit(s): 3
CSC 2040 - Java Programming Credit(s): 3
CSC 2041 - Advanced Java Programming Credit(s): 3
MAT 2420 - Calculus II: GT-MA1 Credit(s): 5
MAT 2430 - Calculus III: GT-MA1 Credit(s): 4
MAT 2540 - Linear Algebra Credit(s): 3
Choose one CCCS GT-SC1 (4 credits)