2019-2020 Academic Catalog w/Addendum

Associate of Arts

AWARD: Associate of Arts

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

Or

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

MAT 265Differential Equations: 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 101Planetary Astronomy w/Lab: SC1

4

AST 102Stellar Astronomy 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: GT-AH2

3

LIT 202World Literature after 1600: GT-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 218Environmental 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 the Associate of Arts (A.A.) Approved Electives List

(Click the link to see the list of approved courses.)
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

Associate of Arts (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 101Planetary Astronomy w/Lab: SC1

4

AST 102Stellar Astronomy 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 217Group Communication

3

COM 220Intercultural Communications: SS3

3

COM 226Oral Interpretation

3

Criminal Justice

Course NumberTitleCredits
CRJ 110Introduction to Criminal Justice: SS3

3

CRJ 127Crime Scene Investigation

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 188Practicum: Early Childhood Education

1

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 256Working with Parents, Families, and Community Systems

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 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: HI1

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 103Introduction to Film Art: AH2

3

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 106Media News and Reporting

3

Literature

Course NumberTitleCredits
LIT 115Introduction to Literature: AH2

3

LIT 201World Literature to 1600: GT-AH2

3

LIT 202World Literature after 1600: GT-AH2

3

LIT 205Ethnic Literature: 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

MAT 265Differential Equations: MA1

3

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 Vice President for Instruction,  Dean of Instruction, or Director of Regional Community Outreach 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

POS 225Comparative Government: SS1

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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