Environmental Studies

Associate of Arts Course of Study
Recommended basic skills standards are
• ENG 090
• REA 090

Environmental Studies is an interdisciplinary program intended to provide liberal and practical education in the science and culture of critical, contemporary environmental issues. This track includes courses from over fifteen different departments. Most environmental studies track courses are incorporated into already existing tracks in math and sciences, the humanities, and social sciences. This program is composed of required common curriculum and some specially designed courses, introducing students to the basics of those physical, natural, and social sciences related to the environment and to human interaction within the natural world.

I. Communication
Nine (9) credit hours
GT-CO1: ENG 121
GT-CO2: ENG 122
COM 115 or COM 125

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, LIT 225
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

Suggested Courses

Category 1

ART 110 Art Appreciation: AH1  3
ART 111 Art History I: AH1  3
ART 112 Art History II: AH1  3
MUS 120 Music Appreciation: AH1  3

Category 2

LIT 115 Introduction to Literature: AH2  3

Category 3

PHI 111 Introduction to Philosophy: AH3  3
PHI 112 Ethics: AH3  3

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 215, MAT 255, MAT 265
*Students must take both MAT 155 and MAT 156 to satisfy this requirement.

Suggested Courses

MAT 120 Mathematics for the Liberal Arts: MA1  4
MAT 121 College Algebra: MA1  4
MAT 125 Survey of Calculus: MA1  4
MAT 135 Introduction to Statistics: MA1  3
MAT 201 Calculus I: MA1  5

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 107, ANT 111, ANT 215, ETH 200, PSY 101, PSY 102, PSY 205, PSY 217, PSY 226, PSY 227, PSY 235, PSY 238, PSY 249, SOC 101, SOC 102, SOC 205, SOC 215, SOC 216, SOC 231

Suggested Courses

Category 1

POS 105 Introduction to Political Science: SS1  3

Category 2

GEO 105 World Geography: SS2  3

Category 3

ANT 101 Cultural Anthropology: SS3  3
ANT 111 Physical Anthropology: SS3  3

Category 4

HIS 201 United States (U.S.) History I: HI1  3
HIS 202 United States (U.S.) History II: HI1  3

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, GEY 121, MET 150, PHY 105, PHY 111, PHY 112, PHY 211, PHY 212, SCI 155, SCI 156
*Students must take both SCI 155 and SCI 156 to satisfy this requirement.

BIO 105 Science of Biology: SC1  4
BIO 111 General College Biology I w/Lab: SC1  5
BIO 112 General College Biology II w/Lab: SC1  5
CHE 101 Introduction to Chemistry I w/Lab: SC1  5
GEY 111 Physical Geology: SC1  4
GEY 121 Historical Geology: SC1  4
PHY 111 Physics: Algebra Based I w/Lab: SC1  5
PHY 112 Physics: Algebra Based II w/Lab: SC1  5
PHY 211 Physics: Calculus Based I w/Lab: SC1  5

VI. Fine Arts/Communications
One to three (1-3) credit hours
Select one (1) to three (3) credit hours from approved list

VII. Computer Communication
Three (3) credit hours
CSC 105 or CSC 120

VIII. Electives
Sixteen to eighteen (16-18) credit hours selected from the AA approved course list.
Choose 16-18 credits from the suggested courses below 

Suggested Courses

ANT 101 Cultural Anthropology: SS2  3
ANT 107 Introduction to Archaeology: SS3  3
ANT 111 Physical Anthropology: SS3  3
ANT 211 Cultural Resource Management  3
ANT 215 Indians of North America: SS3  3
ANT 218 Archaeology of the Bible  3
ANT 221 Exploring Other Cultures I  3
ANT 222 Exploring Other Cultures II  3
ANT 280 Southwest Field Exploration  2
ART 121 Drawing I  3
BIO 148 Basic Ecology  4
BIO 149 Plant Taxonomy  4
BIO 150 Animal Biology  4
BIO 204 Microbiology: SC1  4
COM 214 Natural Resource Interpretation  3
GEO 111 Physical Geography - Landforms  4
HIS 207 American Environmental History  3
HIS 208 The Native American Experience  3
HIS 209 History of the American Southwest  3
HIS 225 Colorado History  3
HIS 235 History of the American West  3
HIS 241 History of the Pikes Peak Region  3
JOU 121 Photojournalism  3
LIT 211 Survey of American Literature I: AH2  3
LIT 212 Survey of American Literature II: AH2  3
POS 125 American State and Local Government  3
  Total Credit Hours  60