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Public Health Transfer Major, AA

2022-2023

CIP 240101 (PUHD)

The purpose of a statewide articulation agreement is to identify the courses a student at a Colorado public community college must complete as part of an AA/AS degree to be guaranteed to be able to complete the designated baccalaureate degree program at any public four-year college and university (hereafter referred to as receiving institutions) that offers that program within the minimum number of credits designated by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education.

For more information about this transfer degree please refer to the Colorado Department of Higher Education website.

Program Requirements

General Education Courses (32- 34 credit hours)
Written Communication (6 credit hours)
  • Any (GT-CO1) course plus any (GT-CO2) course OR
  • Any (GT-CO2) course plus any (GT-CO3) course
Mathematics (3 credit hours)
Arts and Humanities (6 credit hours)
  • Any two GT-AH courses (can be AH1, AH2, AH3, or AH4)
History (3 credit hours)
  • One GT Pathways History course (GT-HI1)
Social and Behavioral (6 credit hours)

Plus any one of the following:

  • ANT 2550 - Medical Anthropology 3 Credits
Additional Required Courses (12 credit hours)

Please note: if these credits are not required for the major at a receiving 4-year institution, they will be applied to the bachelor's degree as elective credit towards graduation. Please check with the receiving institution to determine in which way these courses will be applied.

Choose ONE from:

Choose ONE from:

Choose ONE from:

  • ANT 2550 - Medical Anthropology 3 Credits*
  • PSY 2222 - Psychology of Death and Dying
  • SOC 2037 - Sociology of Death and Dying 3 Credits

* If not taken to fulfill the Social & Behavioral Science Requirement

** Course can be used to replace Health and Disease at Fort Lewis College

Choose one additional course from MA1, SC1, or SC2

Electives (14-16 credit hours)

Choose in consultation with a program advisor at the receiving four-year institution

Elective credit must be completed from the following lists of approved prefixes or courses to bring the total credit hours to 60. (See section on limitations regarding any additional courses taken in the major. Students should consider using their free electives to explore an additional area of focus.)

Guaranteed Transfer
Any course in the following prefixes
  • Any course in the following prefixes except Special Topics (275) and Independent Study (285): ANT, ART, BIO (100 OR above), CHE, ECO, HIS, HUM, LIT, MUS, PED, PHY (105 OR above), POS, PSY, SOC.
Total: 60 Credit Hours

All courses required for this degree must be completed with a "C" or better to be considered for transfer to another Colorado institution. Transferability of courses to colleges or universities outside of Colorado is determined by the receiving institution.

Graduation Requirements

Apply for graduation online at www.arapahoe.edu/graduation.