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AA Business Transfer |
Associate of Arts Degree (AA)
The Associate of Arts degrees and recommended tracks are designed for students who want a traditional liberal arts education and who intend to transfer to a four year college or university. They provide a basis of study in the areas of arts and humanities, communication, or social sciences.
Pikes Peak Community College partners with other Colorado community colleges and four-year universities to guarantee transfer of the Associate of Arts degrees and recommended tracks. Adherence to the Colorado Community College System 60+60 Bachelor’s Transfer Program guarantees that at least 60 hours will transfer completely, upon admission, to a Bachelor of Arts major in Colorado’s public four-year institutions, where students are guaranteed to be able to finish the Bachelor of Arts degree with an additional 60 credit hours of study.
In addition to the recommended tracks, Pikes Peak Community College participates in a statewide articulation agreement for the guaranteed transfer of an Associate of Art in Business, Elementary Teacher Education, and Early Childhood Teacher Education. Students should review the degree requirements of the four-year university of interest and work with their PPCC faculty advisor to ensure a smooth transfer.
To earn an Associate of Arts Degree, students must complete Colorado Community College System 60+60 Bachelor’s Transfer Program outlined below. The course requirements total 60 semester credit hours, at least 35 of which must be Colorado State-Guaranteed Courses, and students must earn a C or better in each class.
I. Communication
Nine (9) credit hours
GT-CO1: ENG 121
GT-CO2: ENG 122
SPE 115 or SPE 125*
*This requirement is a Colorado Community College System requirement and is in addition to the State Guaranteed General Education Transfer Courses.
II. Art and Humanities
Nine (9) credit hours
Select three (3) courses, with no more than two (2) courses from any one (1) of the following categories:
GT-AH1: ART 110, ART 111, ART 112, ART 207, MUS 120, MUS 121, MUS 122, THE 105, THE 211, THE 212
GT-AH2: HUM 121, HUM 122, HUM 123, LIT 115, LIT 201, LIT 202 LIT 205, LIT 211, LIT 212, LIT 221, LIT 222
GT-AH3: PHI 111, PHI 112, PHI 113, PHI 114, PHI 214
GT-AH4: FRE 211, FRE 212, GER 211, GER 212, JPN 211, JPN 212, RUS 211, RUS 212, SPA 211, SPA 212
III. Mathematics
Three (3) credit hours minimum (credit hours over three (3) will be applied to the electives category).
GT-MA1: MAT 120, MAT 121, MAT 122, MAT 123,MAT 125, MAT 135, MAT 155, MAT 156, MAT 166, MAT 201, MAT 202, MAT 203, MAT 265
*Students must take both MAT 155 and MAT 156 to satisfy this requirement.
IV. Social and Behavioral Sciences
Nine (9) credit hours
Select 3 courses, at least 1 of which must be History, with no more than 2 courses from any 1 category.
GT-HI1: HIS 101, HIS 102, HIS 111, HIS 112, HIS 201, HIS 202, HIS 247
GT-SS1: ECO 201, ECO 202, POS 105, POS 111, POS 205, POS 225
GT-SS2: GEO 105, GEO 106
GT-SS3: ANT 101, ANT 111, PSY 101, PSY 102, PSY 205, PSY 217, PSY 226, PSY 227, PSY 238, PSY 235,PSY 249, SOC 101, SOC 102, SOC 215, SOC 216
V. Physical and Life Sciences
Eight (8) credit hours: select two (2) courses (credits over eight (8) will be applied to the electives category).
GT-SC1: 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, GEY121, MET 150, PHY 105, PHY 111, PHY 112, PHY 211, PHY 212, SCI 155, SCI 156
*Students must take both MAT 155 and MAT 156 to satisfy this requirement.
VI. Fine Arts/Communications*
One to three (1-3) credit hours
Select one (1) to three (3) credit hours from the approved list on page 51.
*This requirement does not apply to transfer programs with state-approved articulation agreements.
VII. Computer Communication
Three (3) credit hours
CSC 105 or CSC 120
Students entering with strong computer skills have three options for meeting this requirement:
a) Challenge and receive credit for CSC 105 by enrolling in an Open Entry/ Open Exit section and successfully completing with a C or higher.
b) Meet the requirement through Credit for Prior Learning.
c) Waive the requirement by applying to the Division of Mathematics and Technology. Waiving will require proof of competency via completion of a self test and a structured interview with a faculty member from the CIS or CSC department.Waiver also requires the credits be replaced by another elective from the approved AA elective course list.
VIII. Electives
Sixteen to eighteen (16-18) credit hours selected from the AA approved course list.
Other Requirements
1. 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 PPCC.
2. Only 6 elective credits are allowed in any combination of PED courses.
3. Students may concentrate their study in a specialized area such as speech communication, journalism, or political science. Many Recommended Tracks are included in the next section of this catalog.
4. Career and technical courses, whether taken at another institution or at PPCC, are not accepted toward this degree without approval of the Vice President for Educational Services. Approval is given only when it is appropriate to the educational objectives of a student.
5. Courses numbered below 100 do not apply toward degrees.
Foreign Language Note: It is advisable to verify the foreign language admissions requirements for the university/four-year college you are planning to attend. For example, many of the Colorado four-year institutions require foreign languages for admission; the CU system requires 2-3 years of high school foreign language (or equivalent 2-3 semesters at Pikes Peak Community College). Students planning to attend a Colorado four-year institution who do not have the prerequisite foreign language requirement from high school should consider enrolling in these courses in addition to the degree requirements.
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