Associate of Science Degree

This is a transfer degree designed for students who plan to major in subject areas such as: astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer science, geology, meteorology, and physics.

The community colleges in Colorado are approved to offer one general Associate of Science Degree. This degree has a generic major of liberal arts. A list of additional A.S. degrees with designation can be found here.

For an Approved List of Electives, go to: http://www.frontrange.edu/docs/default-source/graduation-beyond/approved-list-of-general-electives.pdf?sfvrsn=8

Degree Requirements

Required General Education Courses

Written Communication

Choose one pair of courses:

ENG 121: English Composition I and ENG 122: English Composition II

ENG 122: English Composition II and ENG 201: Writing for Public Discourse

ENG 122: English Composition II and HIS 265: Writing About History

Total Credit Hours:

6

Oral Communication

Choose one course:

COM 115: Public Speaking

COM 125: Interpersonal Communication

COM 220: Intercultural Communications

Note: Completing COM courses is a Colorado Community College System requirement; not a gtPathways requirement.

Total Credit Hours:

3

Mathematics

Take one course. Credits over 3 will be applied to electives.

MAT 121: College Algebra

MAT 122: College Trigonometry

MAT 166: Pre-Calculus

MAT 201: Calculus I

MAT 202: Calculus II

MAT 203: Calculus III

MAT 204: Calculus III with Engineering Applications

MAT 265: Differential Equations

Total Credit Hours:

3

Electives

Select 18 credits from the approved list of math and science electives and 3 credits from the approved general electives list.

Log into eWOLF to see elective requirements in DegreeCheck.

Selection of elective credits should be done with an advisor and your intended transfer institution.

Total Credit Hours:

21

Natural and Physical Sciences

Take one pair of lab courses:

AST 101: Astronomy 1 and AST 102: Astronomy II

BIO 111: General College Biology I with Lab and BIO 112: General College Biology II with Lab

BIO 201: Human Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab and BIO 202: Human Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab

CHE 111: General College Chemistry I with Lab and CHE 112: General College Chemistry II with Lab

GEO 111: Physical Geography-Landforms and GEO 112: Physical Geography-Weather and Climate

GEY 111: Physical Geology and GEY 112: Historical Geology

PHY 111: Physics: Algebra-Based I with Lab and PHY 112: Physics: Algebra-Based II with Lab

PHY 211: Physics: Calculus-Based I with Lab and PHY 212: Physics: Calculus-Based II with Lab

Take an additional lab course. Extra credits will be applied to electives.

See Natural & Physical Science courses

Total Credit Hours:

12

Arts and Humanities

Take any two courses from two different categories below.

Arts (GT-AH1)

Literature & Humanities (GT-AH2)

Ways of Thinking (GT-AH3)

Foreign Languages (GT-AH4)

Total Credit Hours:

6

History

Take one course:

See History courses

Total Credit Hours:

3

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Take any two courses from two different categories below:

Economics & Political Systems (GT-SS1)

Geography (GT-SS2)

Human Behavior, Culture or Social Frameworks (GT-SS3)

Total Credit Hours:

6

Total Credit Hours: 60

Additional Graduation Requirements

• No developmental courses may be applied to this degree.
• No more than 6 semester credits independent study or internships may be applied to this degree.
• Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 to be eligible to graduate.
• Transfer Students must complete 15 semester credit hours that are part of their degree requirements at Front Range in order to earn a degree from Front Range.
• Submit graduation application, transfer credits, and credit for prior learning to Admissions & Records by published deadline.
• Continuing students who have not had a 12 month lapse in enrollment will be allowed to use the requirements listed in any catalog published while continuously attending.