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List of Degrees and Certificates

Degree Policies

1. Students enrolling at the Community College of Aurora will follow the provisions of the catalog in use at the time of admission. When students interrupt their continuous attendance at CCA for three consecutive terms, or change their degree or certificate program, they will become subject to the provisions of the catalog current with their next enrollment.
2. The college reserves the right to substitute or delete course work requirements based on current curriculum. Students are assured that if the curriculum does change, the college will make every effort to determine an equitable solution.
3. No more than six semester hours of special topics (courses numbered 175-177 or 275-277) may be applied to any associate degree program.
4. No more than six semester hours of independent study courses (numbered 299) may be applied to any associate degree program.
5. No more than six semester hours of directed study courses (generally numbered 295-298) may be applied to any associate degree program.
6. Courses numbered 100 and above apply to degrees (MAT 106 is an exception).
7. Credit for Prior Learning will apply toward degree requirements, but not toward guaranteed transfer or residency requirements.
8. To obtain a second degree from CCA, a student must meet all degree requirements as well as complete 15 additional semester hours at CCA.

Degree and Certificate Procedures

1. Students should meet with an advisor the semester before they expect to graduate for a degree or certificate check or verification. Upon completion of that meeting, a Graduation Application should be submitted.
2. Students who expect to complete their degree or certificate requirements and be eligible for graduation at the end of a semester must apply for graduation the semester before graduation is anticipated. This early application allows CCA’s graduation evaluator to review their records and ensure that they register for the appropriate courses in the final semester. Application deadlines are as follows:

1. Students should complete the course requirements as prescribed by the specific degree or certificate program.
2. Students should complete appropriate general education requirements for the degree.
3. Students should maintain a required cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (C) in all credit counted toward a degree or certificate.
4. Students should earn at least a C in all major area or "emphasis" courses listed in each degree or certificate requirement.
5. Students must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 15 credit hours at the institution from which the degree is offered. For certificates, at least 25% of the credits must be completed in residence. Online courses with registrations through the home college will be included in residency hours.

An AA or AS Degree will Transfer to all Colorado Public Four-Year Colleges and Universities

If you

• complete your AA or AS degree, including 35 credits of state-guaranteed general education courses, and
• earn a C grade or better in each course

Then

• at least 60 hours of your AA/AS degree will transfer completely, upon admission, to a baccalaureate Liberal Arts and Sciences major in Colorado’s public four-year institutions*

AND

• You are guaranteed to be able to finish your liberal arts and sciences baccalaureate degree* in just another 60 hours.

*Special articulation agreements exist for Teacher Education, Business, and Engineering that specify which lower-division prerequisites are needed. Certain majors require essential lower-division prerequisites. Links to transfer guides that will help students select

lower-division credits that will speed them on their way to finishing the baccalaureate degree are available on the college website.

Transfer credits, earned for prior learning, Advanced Placement, correspondence courses, CLEP and other tested-only credit may not apply. The transfer institution will evaluate these credits according to its own policies.

A list of guaranteed majors is available at:
http://highered.colorado.gov/Academics/Transfers/gtPathways/programs.pdf.

Articulation (Transfer) Agreements

The Community College of Aurora has Articulation (Transfer) agreements with most four-year colleges and universities in Colorado. These agreements cover a wide variety of majors. To transfer to a four-year college or university in Colorado, contact Advising, CentreTech Campus, A102, or the Lowry Campus, West Quad, for specific information.

Statewide Guaranteed Transfer Courses

Colorado has identified courses that are guaranteed to transfer to any public institution of higher education in Colorado. Courses approved for statewide guaranteed transfer are noted in the course description.

gtPATHWAYS is a set of general education courses that the state guarantees to transfer. Receiving institutions shall apply guaranteed general education courses to a student’s general education or major requirements. Approved courses in gtPATHWAYS are not based on course equivalencies but meet content and competency criteria.

More transfer information is available at the Colorado Commission of Higher Education website at
http://highered.colorado.gov/Academics/Transfers/gtPathways/default.html

Communication

2 courses (6 credit hours, to include a 2 course sequence of 1 introductory course, followed by 1 intermediate course.)

• Introduction Writing Course (GT-CO1)
• Intermediate Writing Course (GT-CO2)
• Advanced Writing Course (GT-CO3)

Mathematics

1 course, or a series of 3 1-credit-hour courses (3 credit hours)

• (GT-MA1)

Arts & Humanities, History, & Social and Behavioral Sciences

(15 credit hours)

Arts and Humanities – 2 courses (minimum 3 credits each)

• Arts and Expression (GT-AH1)
• Literature and Humanities (GT-AH2)
• Ways of Thinking (GT-AH3)
• Foreign Languages (must be Intermediate/200 level) (GT-AH4)

History – 1 course (minimum 3 credits)

• (GT-HI1)

Social and Behavioral Sciences – 1 course (minimum 3 credits)

• Economic or Political Systems (GT-SS1)
• Geography (GT-SS2)
• Human Behavior, Culture, or Social Frameworks (GT-SS3)

If necessary to reach a minimum of 15 credits, select 1 additional course (minimum 3 credits) in Arts and Humanities, History, or Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Natural and Physical Sciences

2 courses (7 credit hours)

Seven credits must include at least one SC1 course.

• Course with Required Laboratory (GT-SC1)

Includes:

• Courses that integrate a lecture and laboratory
• Separately transcripted laboratories that have an SC2 lecture course as a prerequisite or co-requisite
• Lecture Course Without Required Laboratory (GT-SC2)

Guarantee Transfer Courses

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