Catalog 2013-2014, Final Edition

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Catalog 2013-2014, Final Edition [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Liberal Arts, A.A. (2 years)

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The Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree is awarded to the student who successfully completes a program designed to transfer to a four-year college or university for the purpose of earning a baccalaureate degree. Although the requirements of the Associate of Arts (A.A.) and the Associate of Science (A.S.) degrees are similar, the Associate of Science degree includes more science and mathematics.

Liberal Arts is the only major a student may pursue within the A.A. degree.

General Requirements for the A.A. Degree:

The following are general requirements for the A.A. degree:

Sixty (60) semester credit hours in approved course work are required for graduation.
A student must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (a ‘C’ average) in the A.A. degree program curriculum. GPA requirements for admission into four year institutions may be higher than 2.0. Students interested in transferring should contact the receiving institution for specific admission requirements.
Fifteen (15) semester hours of course work applicable to the degree program and completed prior to graduation must be Aims Community College courses.
No courses numbered below 100 may be applied toward completion of the A.A. degree.

All courses included in General Education in the A.A. degree are intended to transfer. Occasional elective arts and sciences courses and most career and technical courses may not be accepted for transfer by particular baccalaureate institutions. See Approved Degree Electives for appropriate electives for the A.A. degree. Once students have determined which baccalaureate institution they wish to transfer to, they should confirm and obtain in writing the receiving institution’s transfer requirements, including a list of specific courses. Students can also consult the web site at http://highered.colorado.gov/Academics/Transfers/ for transfer guides to arts and sciences majors at Colorado’s four-year colleges and universities.

Students seeking the Associate of Arts degree must earn minimum credits in the following subject areas:

General Education Credits

Communication 9
Arts & Humanities 9
Behavioral & Social Sciences 9
Mathematics 3
Physical & Life Sciences 8
Electives 22

Total: 60

Associate of Arts Curriculum:

Communication: (9 Credits)

Select three courses, two of which must be ENG 121 + ENG 122 or ENG 122 + [GT-CO3] and one additional course from the available selections below.

ENG 121 - English Composition I [CO1] Credits: 3
Students will be required to either assess into or take and pass with a ‘C’ or better ENG 090 as a prerequisite for ENG 121 . It is recommended that students take ENG 121 within the first two semesters of their degree program.
ENG 122 - English Composition II [CO2] Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 121 with a ‘C’ or better
Choose one of the following courses:
ARA 101 - Conversational Arabic I Credits: 3
ARA 111 - Arabic Language I Credits: 5
ARA 112 - Arabic Language II Credits: 5
ASL 101 - Basic Sign Language I Credits: 3
ASL 102 - Basic Sign Language II Credits: 3
ASL 121 - American Sign Language I Credits: 5
ASL 122 - American Sign Language II Credits: 5
CHI 101 - Conversational Chinese I Credits: 3
CHI 111 - Chinese Language I Credits: 5
CHI 112 - Chinese Language II Credits: 5
CIS 118 - Intro PC Applications Credits: 3
COM 115 - Public Speaking Credits: 3
COM 125 - Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3
FRE 101 - Conversational French I Credits: 3
FRE 102 - Conversational French II Credits: 3
FRE 111 - French Language I Credits: 5
FRE 112 - French Language II Credits: 5
GER 101 - Conversational German I Credits: 3
GER 102 - Conversational German II Credits: 3
GER 111 - German Language I Credits: 5
GER 112 - German Language II Credits: 5
ITA 101 - Conversational Italian I Credits: 3
ITA 102 - Conversational Italian II Credits: 3
ITA 111 - Italian Language I Credits: 5
ITA 112 - Italian Language II Credits: 5
JPN 101 - Conversational Japanese I Credits: 3
JPN 102 - Conversational Japanese II Credits: 3
JPN 111 - Japanese Language I Credits: 5
JPN 112 - Japanese Language II Credits: 5
RUS 101 - Conversational Russian I Credits: 3
RUS 111 - Russian Language I Credits: 5
RUS 112 - Russian Language II Credits: 5
SPA 101 - Conversational Spanish I Credits: 3
SPA 102 - Conversational Spanish II Credits: 3
SPA 111 - Spanish Language I Credits: 5
SPA 112 - Spanish Language II Credits: 5
SWE 101 - Conversational Swedish Credits: 3

Total Communication Credits for A.A. Degree: 9

Arts & Humanities: (9 Credits)

Select three courses.

Total Arts and Humanities Credits for A.A. Degree: 9

Behavioral & Social Sciences: (9 Credits)

Select three courses, one of which must be History.

History:

HIS 101 - Western Civ: Antiquity-1650 [HI1] Credits: 3
HIS 102 - Western Civ:1650-Present [HI1] Credits: 3
HIS 111 - The World Antiquity-1500 [HI1] Credits: 3
HIS 112 - The World: 1500-Present [HI1] Credits: 3
HIS 201 - US History-Reconstruction[HI1] Credits: 3
HIS 202 - US History since Civil War [HI1] Credits: 3
HIS 225 - Colorado History [HI1] Credits: 3
HIS 236 - U. S. History Since 1945 [HI1] Credits: 3
HIS 247 - 20th Century World Hist. [HI1] Credits: 3

Economic and Political Systems:

AGE 102 - Agriculture Economics [SS1] Credits: 3
ECO 101 - Economics Social Issues [SS1] Credits: 3
ECO 201 - Prin of Macroeconomics [SS1] Credits: 3
ECO 202 - Prin of Microeconomics [SS1] Credits: 3
POS 105 - Intro Political Science [SS1] Credits: 3
POS 111 - American Government [SS1] Credits: 3
POS 125 - American State/Local Gov.[SS1] Credits: 3
POS 205 - International Relations [SS1] Credits: 3
POS 225 - Comparative Government [SS1] Credits: 3

Geography:

GEO 105 - World Regional Geography [SS2] Credits: 3
GEO 106 - Human Geography [SS2] Credits: 3

Human Behavior and Social Systems:

AGR 260 - World Interdep/Population/Food [SS3] Credits: 3
ANT 101 - Cultural Anthropology [SS3] Credits: 3
ANT 107 - Intro to Archaeology [SS3] Credits: 3
ANT 108 - Archaeology of Rock Art [SS3] Credits: 3
ANT 111 - Physical Anthropology [SS3] Credits: 3
ANT 201 - Forensic Anthropology [SS3] Credits: 3
ANT 215 - Indians of North America [SS3] Credits: 3
ETH 200 - Intro to Ethnic Studies [SS3] Credits: 3
JOU 105 - Introduction to Mass Media [SS3] Credits: 3
PSY 101 - General Psychology I [SS3] Credits: 3
PSY 102 - General Psychology II [SS3] Credits: 3
PSY 205 - Psychology of Gender [SS3] Credits: 3
PSY 217 - Human Sexuality [SS3] Credits: 3
PSY 226 - Social Psychology [SS3] Credits: 3
PSY 227 - Psychology Death/Dying [SS3] Credits: 3
PSY 235 - Human Growth/Development [SS3] Credits: 3
PSY 238 - Child Development [SS3] Credits: 3
PSY 240 - Health Psychology [SS3] Credits: 3
PSY 249 - Abnormal Psychology [SS3] Credits: 3
SOC 101 - Intro to Sociology I [SS3] Credits: 3
SOC 102 - Intro to Sociology II [SS3] Credits: 3
SOC 205 - Soc of Family Dynamics [SS3] Credits: 3
SOC 215 - Contemporary Social Prob [SS3] Credits: 3
SOC 216 - Sociology of Gender [SS3] Credits: 3
SOC 218 - Sociology of Diversity [SS3] Credits: 3
SOC 231 - Sociology-Deviant Behavior [SS3] Credits: 3
WST 200 - Intro to Women’s Studies [SS3] Credits: 3

Total Social and Behavioral Sciences Credits for A.A. Degree: 9

Mathematics: (3 Credits)

Select one course.

Note: All course prerequisites must be met for the following courses. Students who earn a “D” grade in a course which is part of a sequence (e.g. MAT 090 , MAT 099 ) may not continue on with the next course in the series; students are required to repeat the course and demonstrate mastery of the material by earning a grade of C or better. (See the Mathematics Department for Math course flow chart.)

MAT 120 - Math for Liberal Arts [MA1] Credits: 4
MAT 121 - College Algebra [MA1] Credits: 4
MAT 122 - College Trigonometry [MA1] Credits: 3
MAT 125 - Survey of Calculus [MA1] Credits: 4
MAT 135 - Intro to Statistics [MA1] Credits: 3
MAT 201 - Calculus I [MA1] Credits: 5
MAT 202 - Calculus II [MA1] Credits: 5
MAT 203 - Calculus III [MA1] Credits: 4
MAT 215 - Discrete Mathematics [MA1] Credits: 4
MAT 265 - Differential Equations [MA1] Credits: 3

Total Mathematics Credits for A.A. Degree: 3

(Credits above the minimum of 3 will be counted in the elective category.)

Physical and Life Sciences:

Select two courses. Students may choose an entire full-year sequence (e.g. CHE 111 , 112 ) or a combination of courses. All course prerequisites for science courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.

AST 101 - Astronomy I w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 4
AST 102 - Astronomy II w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 4
BIO 105 - Science of Biology w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 4
(Credit will not be given for both BIO 105 and BIO 111)
BIO 111 - Gen College Biol I w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 5
BIO 112 - Gen College Bio II w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 5
BIO 201 - Human Anatomy/Phys I w/Lab:SC1 Credits: 4
BIO 202 - Human Anatomy/Phys II/Lab: SC1 Credits: 4
BIO 204 - Microbiology w/ Lab [SC1] Credits: 4
CHE 101 - Intro to Chemistry I w/Lab:SC1 Credits: 5
CHE 102 - Intro to Chemistry II /Lab:SC1 Credits: 5
CHE 105 - Chemistry in Context /Lab: SC1 Credits: 5
(Credit will not be given for both CHE 101 and CHE 111)
CHE 111 - Gen College Chem I w/Lab: SC1 Credits: 5
CHE 112 - Gen College Chem II w/Lab: SC1 Credits: 5
ENV 101 - Environmental Sci w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 4
GEY 111 - Physical Geology w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 4
GEY 112 - Historical Geology w/Lab: SC1 Credits: 4
GEY 135 - Environmental Geology w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 4
PHY 105 - Conceptual Physics w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 4
(Credit will not be given for both PHY 105 and PHY 111)
PHY 111 - Phys: Alg-Based I w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 5
PHY 112 - Phys: Alg-Based II w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 5
PHY 211 - Phys: Calc-Based I w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 5
PHY 212 - Phys: Calc-Base II w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 5
* SCI 155 - Integrated Sci I w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 4
* SCI 156 - Integrated Sci II w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 4

*Note:

In order to receive General Education credit for Integrated Science courses, students must complete both SCI 155 and SCI 156 . Successful completion of both SCI 155 and SCI 156 will satisfy all General Education requirements in the Physical and Life Sciences category for the A.A. degree.

Total Physical and Life Sciences Credits for A.A. Degree: 8

(Credits above the minimum of 8 will be counted in the elective category.)

Electives:

Electives may be chosen from the general education curriculum, other arts and sciences courses and specific Career and Technical courses (see Approved Degree Electives ). A maximum of 3 credits of Physical Education courses are allowed in A.A. degree electives.

Liberal Arts, A.A. (2 years)

General Requirements for the A.A. Degree:

General Education Credits

Total: 60

Associate of Arts Curriculum:

Communication: (9 Credits)

Total Communication Credits for A.A. Degree: 9

Arts & Humanities: (9 Credits)

Arts:

Literature and Humanities:

Ways of Thinking:

World Languages:

Total Arts and Humanities Credits for A.A. Degree: 9

Behavioral & Social Sciences: (9 Credits)

History:

Economic and Political Systems:

Geography:

Human Behavior and Social Systems:

Total Social and Behavioral Sciences Credits for A.A. Degree: 9

Mathematics: (3 Credits)

Total Mathematics Credits for A.A. Degree: 3

Physical and Life Sciences:

*Note:

Total Physical and Life Sciences Credits for A.A. Degree: 8

Electives:

Total Elective Credits for A.A. Degree: 22

Total Credits for A.A. Degree: 60

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Liberal Arts, A.A. (2 years)

General Requirements for the A.A. Degree:

General Education Credits

Total: 60

Associate of Arts Curriculum:

Communication: (9 Credits)

Total Communication Credits for A.A. Degree: 9

Arts & Humanities: (9 Credits)

Arts:

Literature and Humanities:

Ways of Thinking:

World Languages:

Total Arts and Humanities Credits for A.A. Degree: 9

Behavioral & Social Sciences: (9 Credits)

History:

Economic and Political Systems:

Geography:

Human Behavior and Social Systems:

Total Social and Behavioral Sciences Credits for A.A. Degree: 9

Mathematics: (3 Credits)

Total Mathematics Credits for A.A. Degree: 3

Physical and Life Sciences:

*Note:

Total Physical and Life Sciences Credits for A.A. Degree: 8

Electives:

Total Elective Credits for A.A. Degree: 22

Total Credits for A.A. Degree: 60