The Colorado Department of Higher Education, in consultation with Colorado’s public colleges and universities, has developed a standardized concept of general education and has identified the specific courses to satisfy these general education requirements. The curriculum consists of 31 credit hours of courses across these specific content areas: communication, mathematics, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. These courses have been designed to ensure that students demonstrate competency in reading, critical thinking, written communication, mathematics, and technology. Receiving institutions shall apply the 31 credit hours of guaranteed general education courses to a student's general education or major requirements.

The State Guaranteed General Education content areas are identified by the following designations:

GT — Guaranteed Transfer Course Disciplines:

AH - Arts and Humanities (6 credit hours)

AH1 – Arts and Expression

AH2 – Literature and Humanities

AH3 – Ways of Thinking

AH4 – Foreign Languages

CO - Communication (6 credit hours in either CO1 & CO2 or CO2 & CO3)

CO1-Introductory Writing

CO2-Intermediate Writing

CO3-Advanced Writing

HI - History (3 credit hours)

HI1-History

MA - Mathematics (3 credit hours)

SC - Natural and Physical Sciences (7 credit hours, one course must be SC1)

SC1 – Science with Laboratory

SC2 – Science without Laboratory

SS - Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

SS1 – Economic or Political Systems

SS2 – Geography

SS3 – Human Behavior, Culture or Social Frameworks

Additional 3 credit hours must be from any Arts & Humanities, History, or Social & Behavioral Sciences

The following courses have been identified by the Colorado Department of Higher Education as being the Colorado Guaranteed Transfer Program for General Education:

Note: These courses may be completed at any Colorado public higher education institution. Completion of the course requirements by credit for prior learning or transfer from any other institution may meet FRCC degree requirements but may invalidate the guaranteed transfer of A.A. /A.S. Degrees.

Arts and Humanities • GT - AH

ART 110 Art Appreciation	GT-AH1	3
ART 111 Art History: Ancient to Medieval	GT-AH1	3
ART 112 Art History: Renaissance to Modern	GT-AH1	3
ART 207 Art 1900 to the Present	GT-AH1	3
DAN 125 History of Dance I	GT-AH 1	3
FRE 211 French Language III	GT-AH4	3
FRE 212 French Language IV	GT-AH4	3
GER 211 German Language III	GT-AH4	3
GER 212 German Language IV	GT-AH4	3
HUM 115 Humanities: World Mythology	GT- AH2	3
HUM 121 Humanities: Early Civilizations	GT- AH2	3
HUM 122 Humanities: Medieval to Modern	GT- AH2	3
HUM 123 Humanities: The Modern World	GT- AH2	3
ITA 211 Italian Language III	GT-AH4	3
ITA 212 Italian Language IV	GT-AH4	3
JPN 211 Japanese Language III	GT-AH4	3
JPN 212 Japanese Language IV	GT-AH4	3
LIT 115 Introduction to Literature I	GT-AH2	3
LIT 201 Masterpieces of Literature I	GT-AH2	3
LIT 202 Masterpieces of Literature II	GT-AH2	3
LIT 205 Ethnic Literature	GT-AH2	3
LIT 211 Survey of American Literature I	GT-AH2	3
LIT 212 Survey of American Literature II	GT-AH2	3
LIT 221 Survey of British Literature I	GT-AH2	3
LIT 222 Survey of British Literature II	GT-AH2	3
LIT 225 Introduction to Shakespeare	GT-AH2	3
LIT 259 Survey of African American Literature	GT-AH2	3
LIT 268 Celtic Literature	GT-AH2	3
MUS 120 Music Appreciation	GT-AH1	3
MUS 121 Music History I	GT-AH1	3
MUS 122 Music History II	GT-AH1	3
MUS 123 Survey of World Music	GT-AH 1	3
MUS 125 History of Jazz Music	GT-AH 1	3
PHI 111 Introduction to Philosophy	GT-AH3	3
PHI 112 Ethics	GT-AH3	3
PHI 113 Logic	GT- AH3	3
PHI 114 Comparative Religions	GT-AH3	3
PHI 214 Philosophy of Religion	GT-AH3	3
PHI 218 Environmental Ethics	GT-AH3	3
PHI 220 Philosophy of Death and Dying	GT-AH3	3
RUS 211 Russian Language III	GT-AH4	3
RUS 212 Russian Language IV	GT-AH4	3
SPA 211 Spanish Language III	GT-AH4	3
SPA 212 Spanish Language IV	GT-AH4	3
THE 105 Theatre Appreciation	GT-AH1	3
THE 211 Development of Theatre I	GT-AH1	3
THE 212 Development of Theatre II	GT-AH1	3

Communications • GT - CO

ENG 121 English Composition I	GT-CO1	3
ENG 122 English Composition II	GT-CO2	3
ENG 201 Writing for Public Discourse	GT-CO3	3

Mathematics • GT - MA

MAT 120 Mathematics for the Liberal Arts (Not Applicable to the A.S. Degree)	GT-MA1	4
MAT 121 College Algebra	GT-MA1	4
MAT 122 College Trigonometry	GT-MA1	3
MAT 123 Finite Mathematics (A.A. Degree only)	GT-MA1	4
MAT 125 Survey of Calculus	GT-MA1	4
MAT 135 Introduction to Statistics (Not Applicable to the A.S. Degree)	GT-MA1	3
MAT 166 Pre-Calculus	GT-MA1	5
MAT 201 Calculus I	GT-MA1	5
MAT 202 Calculus II	GT-MA1	5
MAT 203 Calculus III	GT-MA1	4
MAT 204 Calculus III with Engineering Applications	GT-MA1	5
MAT 265 Differential Equations	GT-MA1	3

History • GT - HI

HIS 101 Western Civilization: Antiquity to 1650	GT-HI1	3
HIS 102 Western Civilization: 1650 to Present	GT-HI1	3
HIS 111 The World: Antiquity to 1500	GT-HI1	3
HIS 112 The World: 1500 to Present	GT-HI1	3
HIS 201 U.S. History to the Reconstruction	GT-HI1	3
HIS 202 U.S. History since the Civil War	GT-HI1	3
HIS 207 American Environmental History	GT-HI1	3
HIS 208 American Indian History	GT-Hl1	3
HIS 215 Women in U.S. History	GT-HI1	3
HIS 225 Colorado History	GT-Hl1	3
HIS 236 U.S. History Since 1945	GT-HI1	3
HIS 244 History of Latin America	GT-Hl1	3
HIS 247 20th Century World History	GT-HI1	3
HIS 249 History of Islamic Civilization	GT-HI1	3
HIS 255 The Middle Ages	GT-Hl1	3
HIS 260 U.S. Foreign Relations History	GT-Hl1	3

Social and Behavioral Sciences • GT - SS

ANT 101 Cultural Anthropology	GT-SS3	3
ANT 107 Introduction to Archaeology	GT-SS3	3
ANT 111 Physical Anthropology	GT-SS3	3
ANT 201 Intro to Forensic Anthropology	GT-SS3	3
ANT 215 Indians of North America	GT-SS3	3
ANT 250 Medical Anthropology	GT-SS3	3
COM 220 Intercultural Communication	GT-SS3	3
ECO 101 Economics of Social Issues	GT-SS1	3
ECO 201 Principles of Macroeconomics	GT-SS1	3
ECO 202 Principles of Microeconomics	GT-SS1	3
ECO 245 Environmental Economics	GT-SS1	3
ETH 200 Introduction to Ethnic Studies	GT-SS3	3
GEO 105 World Regional Geography	GT-SS2	3
GEO 106 Human Geography	GT-SS2	3
JOU 105 Introduction to Mass Media	GT-SS3	3
POS 105 Introduction to Political Science	GT-SS1	3
POS 111 American Government	GT-SS1	3
POS 125 American State and Local Government	GT-SS1	3
POS 205 International Relations	GT-SS1	3
POS 215 Current Political Issues	GT-SS1	3
POS 225 Comparative Government	GT-SS1	3
PSY 101 General Psychology I	GT-SS3	3
PSY 102 General Psychology II	GT-SS3	3
PSY 205 Psychology of Gender	GT-SS3	3
PSY 217 Human Sexuality	GT-SS3	3
PSY 226 Social Psychology	GT-SS3	3
PSY 227 Psychology of Death and Dying	GT-SS3	3
PSY 235 Human Growth and Development	GT-SS3	3
PSY 238 Child Development	GT-SS3	3
PSY 249 Abnormal Psychology	GT-SS3	3
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology I	GT-SS3	3
SOC 102 Introduction to Sociology II	GT-SS3	3
SOC 205 Sociology of Family Dynamics	GT-SS3	3
SOC 207 Environmental Sociology	GT-SS3	3
SOC 215 Contemporary Social Problems	GT-SS3	3
SOC 216 Sociology of Gender	GT-SS3	3
SOC 218 Sociology of Diversity	GT-SS3	3
SOC 220 Sociology of Religion	GT-SS3	3
SOC 231 Sociology of Deviant Behavior	GT-SS3	3
SOC 237 Sociology of Death and Dying	GT-SS3	3
WST 200 Introduction to Women's Studies	GT-SS3	3
WST 225 Perspectives on Women and Social Change	GT-SS3	3
WST 240 Goddesses and Women in the Ancient World	GT-SS3	3

Natural and Physical Sciences • GT - SC

AGY 240 Introductory Soil Science	GT-SC1	4
AST 101 Astronomy I	GT-SC1	4
AST 102 Astronomy II	GT-SC1	4
BIO 105 Science of Biology (Not Applicable to the A.S. Degree)	GT-SC1	4
BIO 111 General College Biology I with Lab	GT-SC1	5
BIO 112 General College Biology II with Lab	GT-SC1	5
BIO 201 Human Anatomy and Physiology I	GT-SC1	4
BIO 202 Human Anatomy and Physiology II	GT-SC1	4
BIO 204 Microbiology	GT-SC1	4
BIO 208 General College Microbiology	GT-SC1	5
BIO 221 Botany	GT-SC1	4
CHE 101 Introduction to Chemistry I (Not Applicable to the A.S. Degree)	GT-SC1	5
CHE 102 Introduction to Chemistry II (Not Applicable to the A.S. Degree)	GT-SC1	5
CHE 105 Chemistry in Context (Not Applicable to the A.S. Degree)	GT-SC1	5
CHE 111 General College Chemistry I	GT-SC1	5
CHE 112 General College Chemistry II	GT-SC1	5
ENV 101 Introduction to Environmental Science	GT-SC1	4
GEO 111 Physical Geography - Landforms	GT-SC1	4
GEO 112 Physical Geography-Weather and Climate	GT-SC1	4
GEY 111 Physical Geology	GT-SC1	4
GEY 112 Historical Geology	GT-SC1	4
MET 150 General Meteorology	GT-SC1	4
PHY 105 Conceptual Physics	GT-SC1	4
PHY 107 Energy Science and Technology	GT-SC1	4
PHY 111 Physics: Algebra-Based I with Lab	GT-SC1	5
PHY 112 Physics: Algebra-Based II with Lab	GT-SC1	5
PHY 211 Physics: Calculus-Based I with Lab	GT-SC1	5
PHY 212 Physics: Calculus-Based II with Lab	GT-SC1	5
SCI 155 Integrated Science I with Lab (Not Applicable to the A.S. Degree) Students must also complete SCI 156 to meet the total GT-SC1 requirement for the A.A. Degree.	GT-SC1	4
SCI 156 Integrated Science II with Lab (Not Applicable to the A.S. Degree) Students must also complete SCI 155 to meet the total GT-SC1 requirement for the A.A. Degree.	GT-SC1	4

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