Your A.A. Degree May Transfer to all Colorado Public 4-Year Colleges and Universities

The agreement among Colorado public colleges and universities guarantees that when you complete your A.A. degree with at least 60 credit hours of coursework and a grade of “C” or better in every course, your work will transfer to Colorado public colleges and universities.

If you complete the appropriate courses for your major, you may be able to finish your bachelor’s degree in an additional 60 credits. However, the transfer of credits from private, non-accredited, out-of-state institutions or the awarding of credit from non-credit bearing courses, or courses that are over 10 years old, may transfer to the four-year school, but are not guaranteed to transfer. Contact the four-year institution for more information. To finish within two years at Arapahoe Community College depends on the number of credits you take each semester, the course sequencing in your major and course availability.

Save time by seeing your transfer advisor at your earliest opportunity for “transfer guides.” In addition to showing you which lower division courses are required for articulation programs, these guides will tell you which lower division courses will be best suited for your intended major and you can be sure to complete the prerequisites for sequenced coursework before transferring to a four-year school.

The A.A. transfer agreement applies to courses completed at ACC. Credit earned for prior learning, Advanced Placement, correspondence courses, CLEP and other tested-only credit may not apply. The institution you wish to transfer to will evaluate these credits according to its own policies.

GENERAL EDUCATION

All students receiving degrees from Arapahoe Community College should achieve a general education component to their education. ACC has determined that the following list reflects the expected outcomes of this general education component:

• Students will demonstrate a college-level ability to read and to communicate effectively through speaking, writing, listening and artistic expression.
• Students will develop the skills necessary to understand and apply mathematical concepts and reasoning to analyze and interpret various types of data.
• Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze, synthesize, evaluate, make decisions, think critically and creatively, solve problems effectively and extend knowledge to new environments and situations.
• Students will use appropriate and current technologies to collect, retrieve, organize and process information from various sources and produce original work in various ways.
• Students will demonstrate knowledge, appreciation and understanding of individual and social responsibility, good citizenship, and diverse cultural customs, beliefs, traditions and lifestyles.
• Students will develop effective leadership, teamwork, relationship management and conflict resolution skills.

Through its college-wide assessment activities, Arapahoe Community College is constantly working to ensure that its graduates have all of these skills required by the degree program.

CUSTOMIZED ARTICULATION

In addition to our transferable Associate of Arts, the College has established customized transfer articulation agreements for the following “normal” nontransferable programs. This allows students to transfer directly into public four-year degree programs. Please meet with an Advisor to ensure correct course selection to meet transfer agreement requirements. CCCS articulation agreements can be found at http://www.cccs.edu/EdServices/Articulation.html.

The Community Colleges of Colorado are approved to offer one Associate of Arts degree, one Associate of Science degree, and one Associate of General Studies degree. All degrees have a generic major of liberal arts. While the Catalog may indicate areas of emphasis for the A.A., A.S. and A.G.S degrees, all official documents and diplomas issued by the College will only indicate the awarding of an A.A., A.S. and A.G.S degrees, without any indication of an area of emphasis.