2016-2017 Academic Catalog w/Addendum

Associate of Arts (No Designation)

DEGREE PREREQUISITES:

Upon admittance to MCC, all students entering any one of the College’s degree programs or those entering ENG 121, or any college-level math will be required to take the assessment/placement test.

Alternatively, if taken with the last 5 years, documentation of assessment/placement test scores from another two-year Colorado college or ACT® scores of Reading 17, English 18, and Math 23 will meet the assessment requirement.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

  • Minimum grade of "C" for each course
  • Minimum cumulative MCC GPA of 2.0 to graduate
  • Remedial or developmental courses do not apply
  • 15 credits in this program must be taken at MCC

Course Requirements:

Written Communication

Select a 2-course option:

Course NumberTitleCredits
ENG 121English Composition I: CO1

3

ENG 122English Composition II: CO2

3

Or

ENG 122English Composition II: CO2

3

ENG 201English Composition III: CO3

3

Total Credit Hours:6

Computer Science

Select ONE course:

Course NumberTitleCredits
CIS 118Introduction to PC Applications

3

CSC 160Computer Science I (C++)

4

Total Credit Hours:3

Oral Communication

Select ONE course:

Course NumberTitleCredits
COM 115Public Speaking

3

COM 125Interpersonal Communication

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Mathematics

Select ONE course:

Credits over 3 may be applied to Electives

Course NumberTitleCredits
MAT 120Mathematics for Liberal Arts: MA1

4

MAT 121College Algebra: MA1

4

MAT 122College Trigonometry: MA1

3

MAT 123Finite Mathematics: MA1

4

MAT 125Survey of Calculus: MA1

4

MAT 135Introduction to Statistics: MA1

3

Any other MA1 designated course (excludes MAT 155 & 156)

Total Credit Hours:3

History

Select ONE course:

Course NumberTitleCredits
HIS 101Western Civilization: Antiquity-1650: HI1

3

HIS 102Western Civilization: 1650-Present: HI1

3

HIS 111The World: Antiquity-1500: HI1

3

HIS 112The World: 1500-Present: HI1

3

HIS 121U.S. History to Reconstruction: HI1

3

HIS 122U.S. History Since Civil War: HI1

3

HIS 215Women in US History: HI1

3

HIS 225Colorado History: HI1

3

HIS 24720th Century World History: HI1

3

HIS 260U.S. Foreign Relations History: HI1

3

Any other HI1 designated course

Total Credit Hours:3

Natural and Physical Sciences

Select TWO courses:

ONE must have a lab component

Credits over 7 may be applied to Electives

Course NumberTitleCredits
AST 101Astronomy I w/Lab: SC1

4

AST 102Astronomy II w/Lab: SC1

4

BIO 105Science of Biology w/Lab: SC1

4

BIO 111General College Biology I w/Lab: SC1

5

BIO 112General College Biology II w/Lab: SC1

5

BIO 201Human Anatomy & Physiology I w/Lab: SC1

4

BIO 202Human Anatomy & Physiology II w/Lab: SC1

4

BIO 204Microbiology w/Lab: SC1

4

CHE 101Introduction to Chemistry I w/Lab: SC1

5

CHE 102Introduction to Chemistry II w/Lab: SC1

5

CHE 111General College Chemistry I w/Lab: SC1

5

CHE 112General College Chemistry II w/Lab: SC1

5

GEY 111Physical Geology w/Lab: SC1

4

GEY 112Historical Geology w/Lab: SC1

4

GEY 135Environmental Geology w/Lab: SC1

4

PHY 105Conceptual Physics w/Lab: SC1

4

PHY 111Physics: Algebra-Based I/Lab: SC1

5

PHY 211Physics: Calculus-Based I/Lab: SC1

5

SCI 155Integrated Science I w/Lab: SC1

4

SCI 156Integrated Science II w/Lab: SC1

4

Any other SCI designated course

If taking SCI 155/156: BOTH courses must be taken to meet this requirement

8

Total Credit Hours:7

Note: BOTH SCI 155 and SCI 156 must be taken to meet this requirement.


Arts & Humanities

Select TWO courses, from TWO DIFFERENT areas:

Course NumberTitleCredits

Arts & Expression: AH1

Course NumberTitleCredits
ART 110Art Appreciation: AH1

3

ART 111Art History Ancient to Medieval: AH1

3

ART 112Art History: Renaissance to Modern: AH1

3

ART 207Art History: 1900-Present: AH1

3

MUS 120Music Appreciation: AH1

3

THE 105Theatre Appreciation: AH1

3

Any other AH1 designated course

Literature & Humanities: AH2

Course NumberTitleCredits
HUM 121Humanities: Early Civilization: AH2

3

HUM 122Humanities: Medieval-Modern: AH2

3

HUM 123Humanities: Modern World: AH2

3

LIT 115Introduction to Literature: AH2

3

LIT 201World Literature to 1600: AH2

3

LIT 202World Literature after 1600: AH2

3

LIT 211American Literature to Civil War: AH2

3

LIT 212American Literature after Civil War: AH2

3

LIT 225Introduction to Shakespeare: AH2

3

Any other AH2 designated course

Ways of Thinking: AH3

Course NumberTitleCredits
PHI 111Introduction to Philosophy: AH3

3

PHI 112Ethics: AH3

3

PHI 113Logic: AH3

3

PHI 114Comparative Religions: AH3

3

PHI 205Business Ethics: AH3

3

PHI 220Philosophy-Death & Dying: AH3

3

Any AH3 designated course

World Languages: AH4

Course NumberTitleCredits
SPA 211Foreign Language III: Spanish: AH4

3

SPA 212Foreign Language IV: Spanish: AH4

3

Any other AH4 designated course

Total Credit Hours:6

Social & Behavioral Sciences

Select TWO courses:

Course NumberTitleCredits

Economic or Political Systems: SS1

Course NumberTitleCredits
ECO 201Principles of Macroeconomics: SS1

3

ECO 202Principles of Microeconomics: SS1

3

POS 105Introduction to Political Science: SS1

3

POS 111American Government: SS1

3

POS 205International Relations: SS1

3

Any other SS1 designated course

Geography: SS2

Course NumberTitleCredits
GEO 105World Regional Geography: SS2

3

Any other SS2 designated course

Human Behavior/Social Frameworks: SS3

Course NumberTitleCredits
ANT 101Cultural Anthropology: SS3

3

ANT 107Intro to Archaeology:SS3

3

PSY 101General Psychology I: SS3

3

PSY 102General Psychology II: SS3

3

PSY 205Psychology of Gender: SS3

3

PSY 226Social Psychology: SS3

3

PSY 235Human Growth & Development: SS3

3

PSY 238Child Development: SS3

3

SOC 101Introduction to Sociology I: SS3

3

SOC 102Introduction to Sociology II: SS3

3

SOC 205Sociology of Family Dynamics: SS3

3

SOC 215Contemporary Social Problems: SS3

3

SOC 216Sociology of Gender: SS3

3

SOC 231Sociology of Deviant Behavior: SS3

3

Any other SS3 designated course

Total Credit Hours:6

Student Option

Select ONE additional course, 3 credits, from ANY of these areas: 

Course NumberTitleCredits
History (HI1)

Or

Arts & Humanities (AH1, AH2, AH3, AH4)

Or

Social and Behavioral Sciences (SS1, SS2, SS3)

Total Credit Hours:3

A.A. Electives

Select 20 credits from: 

Course NumberTitleCredits
Any of the courses on the A.A. Approved Electives list

Total Credit Hours:20

Total Credit Hours: 60

Code: M_AA_AA

A.A. Approved Electives List

Accounting

Course NumberTitleCredits
ACC 121Accounting Principles I

4

ACC 122Accounting Principles II

4

Anthropology

Course NumberTitleCredits
ANT 101Cultural Anthropology: SS3

3

ANT 107Intro to Archaeology:SS3

3

Art

Course NumberTitleCredits
ART 110Art Appreciation: AH1

3

ART 111Art History Ancient to Medieval: AH1

3

ART 112Art History: Renaissance to Modern: AH1

3

ART 121Drawing I

3

ART 124Watercolor I

3

ART 127Landscape Drawing

3

ART 128Figure Drawing I

3

ART 151Painting I

3

ART 207Art History: 1900-Present: AH1

3

Astronomy

Course NumberTitleCredits
AST 101Astronomy I w/Lab: SC1

4

AST 102Astronomy II w/Lab: SC1

4

Biology

Course NumberTitleCredits
BIO 105Science of Biology w/Lab: SC1

4

BIO 111General College Biology I w/Lab: SC1

5

BIO 112General College Biology II w/Lab: SC1

5

BIO 201Human Anatomy & Physiology I w/Lab: SC1

4

BIO 202Human Anatomy & Physiology II w/Lab: SC1

4

BIO 204Microbiology w/Lab: SC1

4

BIO 216Pathophysiology

4

Business

Course NumberTitleCredits
BUS 216Legal Environment of Business

3

BUS 217Business Communications & Report Writing

3

BUS 226Business Statistics

3

Chemistry

Course NumberTitleCredits
CHE 101Introduction to Chemistry I w/Lab: SC1

5

CHE 102Introduction to Chemistry II w/Lab: SC1

5

CHE 111General College Chemistry I w/Lab: SC1

5

CHE 112General College Chemistry II w/Lab: SC1

5

Computer Information Systems

Course NumberTitleCredits
CIS 118Introduction to PC Applications

3

Communication

Course NumberTitleCredits
COM 115Public Speaking

3

COM 125Interpersonal Communication

3

COM 226Oral Interpretation

3

COM 220Intercultural Communications: SS3

3

Criminal Justice

Course NumberTitleCredits
CRJ 110Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

CRJ 205Principles of Criminal Law

3

CRJ 220Human Relations and Social Conflict

3

CRJ 230Criminology

3

Computer Science Courses

Course NumberTitleCredits
CSC 160Computer Science I (C++)

4

CSC 161Computer Science II (C++)

4

Early Childhood Education

Course NumberTitleCredits
ECE 101Introduction to Early Childhood Education

3

ECE 102Introduction to Early Childhood Lab Techniques

3

ECE 103Guidance Strategies for Children

3

ECE 205Nutrition, Health & Safety

3

ECE 220Curriculum Development: Methods & Techniques

3

ECE 225Language & Cognition for the Young Child

3

ECE 226Creativity and the Young Child

3

ECE 260Exceptional Child

3

Economics

Course NumberTitleCredits
ECO 201Principles of Macroeconomics: SS1

3

ECO 202Principles of Microeconomics: SS1

3

Education

Course NumberTitleCredits
EDU 188Practicum I in Education

0-12

EDU 221Introduction to Education

3

EDU 222Effective Teaching

1

EDU 231Introduction to Bilingual Education

4

EDU 232Literacy in the Multicultural/Multilingual Classroom

3

EDU 233English Language Learning (K-6)

3

EDU 234Multicultural Education

3

EDU 261Teaching, Learning & Technology

3

English

Course NumberTitleCredits
ENG 121English Composition I: CO1

3

ENG 201English Composition III: CO3

3

ENG 221Creative Writing I

3

ENG 222Creative Writing II

3

ENG 226Fiction Writing

3

ENG 227Poetry Writing

3

Ethnic Studies

Course NumberTitleCredits
ETH 200Introduction to Ethnic Studies GT-SS3

3

Geography

Course NumberTitleCredits
GEO 105World Regional Geography: SS2

3

Geology

Course NumberTitleCredits
GEY 111Physical Geology w/Lab: SC1

4

GEY 112Historical Geology w/Lab: SC1

4

GEY 135Environmental Geology w/Lab: SC1

4

History

Course NumberTitleCredits
HIS 101Western Civilization: Antiquity-1650: HI1

3

HIS 102Western Civilization: 1650-Present: HI1

3

HIS 111The World: Antiquity-1500: HI1

3

HIS 112The World: 1500-Present: HI1

3

HIS 121U.S. History to Reconstruction: HI1

3

HIS 122U.S. History Since Civil War: HI1

3

HIS 215Women in US History: HI1

3

HIS 225Colorado History: HI1

3

HIS 235History of the American West

3

HIS 236U.S. History Since 1945: HI1

3

HIS 240Cold War Era in World History

3

HIS 24720th Century World History: HI1

3

HIS 260U.S. Foreign Relations History: HI1

3

Health Professions

Course NumberTitleCredits
HPR 217Kinesiology

4

Humanities

Course NumberTitleCredits
HUM 121Humanities: Early Civilization: AH2

3

HUM 122Humanities: Medieval-Modern: AH2

3

HUM 123Humanities: Modern World: AH2

3

Health and Wellness

Course NumberTitleCredits
HWE 100Human Nutrition

3

Journalism

Course NumberTitleCredits
JOU 105Introduction to Mass Media: SS3

3

JOU 106Fundamentals of Reporting

3

Literature

Course NumberTitleCredits
LIT 115Introduction to Literature: AH2

3

LIT 201World Literature to 1600: AH2

3

LIT 202World Literature after 1600: AH2

3

LIT 211American Literature to Civil War: AH2

3

LIT 212American Literature after Civil War: AH2

3

LIT 225Introduction to Shakespeare: AH2

3

LIT 255Children's Literature

3

Management

Course NumberTitleCredits
MAN 226Principles of Management

3

Mathematics

Course NumberTitleCredits
MAT 120Mathematics for Liberal Arts: MA1

4

MAT 121College Algebra: MA1

4

MAT 122College Trigonometry: MA1

3

MAT 125Survey of Calculus: MA1

4

MAT 135Introduction to Statistics: MA1

3

MAT 155Integrated Math I

3

MAT 156Integrated Math II

3

MAT 201Calculus I: MA1

5

MAT 202Calculus II: MA1

5

MAT 203Calculus III: MA1

4

MAT 215Discrete Mathematics: MA1

4

MAT 255Linear Algebra

3

MAT 261Differential Equations w/Engineering Applications: MA1

4

Music

Course NumberTitleCredits
MUS 120Music Appreciation: AH1

3

Physical Education

All PED courses 100-299 are approved for use in the A.A. as Electives (credit limits apply - see note below)

Course NumberTitleCredits

Students may apply up to a total of 3 credits of:

  • Physical Education (PED/PER) courses
  • *Independent Study 185-186 courses
  • *Seminar/Workshop courses
  • *Special Topics courses 175-178; 275-278 (ST:xxx)
  • *Independent Study, Seminar/Workshop, and Special Topics courses require written permission from the Academic VP, Associate Dean, or Center Director to apply.

Philosophy

Course NumberTitleCredits
PHI 111Introduction to Philosophy: AH3

3

PHI 112Ethics: AH3

3

PHI 113Logic: AH3

3

PHI 114Comparative Religions: AH3

3

PHI 115World Religions-West: AH3

3

PHI 116World Religions-East: AH3

3

PHI 205Business Ethics: AH3

3

PHI 220Philosophy-Death & Dying: AH3

3

Physics

Course NumberTitleCredits
PHY 105Conceptual Physics w/Lab: SC1

4

PHY 111Physics: Algebra-Based I/Lab: SC1

5

PHY 112Physics: Algebra-Based II/Lab: SC1

5

PHY 211Physics: Calculus-Based I/Lab: SC1

5

PHY 212Physics: Calculus-Based II/Lab: SC1

5

PHY 213Physics III: Calculus Based Modern Physics

5

Political Science

Course NumberTitleCredits
POS 105Introduction to Political Science: SS1

3

POS 111American Government: SS1

3

POS 205International Relations: SS1

3

POS 215Current Political Issues

3

Psychology

Course NumberTitleCredits
PSY 101General Psychology I: SS3

3

PSY 102General Psychology II: SS3

3

PSY 205Psychology of Gender: SS3

3

PSY 226Social Psychology: SS3

3

PSY 235Human Growth & Development: SS3

3

PSY 237Child & Adolescent Psychology

3

PSY 238Child Development: SS3

3

PSY 245Educational Psychology

3

PSY 249Abnormal Psychology: SS3

3

PSY 265Psychology of Personality: SS3

3

Science

Course NumberTitleCredits
SCI 155Integrated Science I w/Lab: SC1

4

SCI 156Integrated Science II w/Lab: SC1

4

Sociology

Course NumberTitleCredits
SOC 101Introduction to Sociology I: SS3

3

SOC 102Introduction to Sociology II: SS3

3

SOC 205Sociology of Family Dynamics: SS3

3

SOC 215Contemporary Social Problems: SS3

3

SOC 216Sociology of Gender: SS3

3

SOC 231Sociology of Deviant Behavior: SS3

3

Spanish Language

Course NumberTitleCredits
SPA 111Foreign Language I: Spanish

5

SPA 112Foreign Language II: Spanish

5

SPA 115Foreign Language for the Professional: Spanish

3

SPA 211Foreign Language III: Spanish: AH4

3

SPA 212Foreign Language IV: Spanish: AH4

3

SPA 261Grammar for the Heritage Language Speaker

3

SPA 262Composition for the Heritage Language Speaker

3

Theatre

Course NumberTitleCredits
THE 105Theatre Appreciation: AH1

3

THE 111Acting I

3

THE 112Acting II

3

gtPathways

Any gtPathways designated course (AH1, AH2, AH3, AH4, CO2, CO3, HI1, MA1, SC1, SC2, SS1, SS2, SS3) is approved as an elective for the A.A. degree.

To see a list of all gtPathways courses go to: www.cccs.edu/current-students/transfers-articulations/guaranteed-course-transfers/

Course NumberTitleCredits

Other courses may apply - 

Contact your Academic Advisor.

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