Degree Requirements
PLEASE NOTE: The degree track GEOLOGY with Secondary Teaching Licensure has different requirements and is not included in this agreement. Please refer to this agreement’s cover page for the name of the Bachelor’s degree at the four-year institution to which this agreement applies.
General Education Requirements
Written Communication
| ENG 121 | English Composition I | 3 |
| ENG 122 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Mathematics
| MAT 201 | Calculus I | 5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 5 |
Arts and Humanities
Select two gtPathways Arts & Humanities course (GT-AH1, GT-AH2, GT-AH3, GT-AH4)
History
Select one gtPathways course (GT-HI1)
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Select two gtPathways Social and Behavioral Sciences courses (GT-SS1, GT-SS2, or GT-SS3)
Natural and Physical Sciences
| CHE 111 | General College Chemistry I with Lab | 5 |
| CHE 112 | General College Chemistry II with Lab | 5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 10 |
Additional Required Courses
| GEY 111 | Physical Geology with Lab | 4 |
| GEY 112 | Historical Geology with Lab | 4 |
| MAT 202 | Calculus II | 5 |
| PHY 211 | Physics: Calculus-Based I with Lab | 5 |
| PHY 212 | Physics: Calculus-Based II with Lab | 5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 23 |
Electives
- Select 1 credit* from the approved list of electives or log into eWOLF to see elective requirements in DegreeCheck.
- Selection of elective credit should be done with a Front Range advisor and your intended transfer institution.
PLEASE NOTE: In addition to meeting the requirements listed here, contact the department at the school to which you want to transfer for program-specific information.
Participating Colorado Public Four-Year Institutions of Higher Education
- Adams State University** [B.A./B.S. Earth Sciences; Geology emphasis]
- Colorado Mesa University** [B.S. Geosciences; Geology concentration]
- Colorado State University-Ft Collins [B.S. Geology; Geology concentration]
- Fort Lewis College [B.S. Geology; Geology option]
- University of Colorado Boulder [B.A. Geology]
- University of Northern Colorado [B.S. Earth Sciences; Geology emphasis]
- Western State Colorado University [B.A. Geology; Geology emphasis]
The receiving institutions listed above in this agreement will accept all applicable credits earned within ten years of transfer to the receiving institution. Credits earned more than ten years earlier will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis.
*Colorado Mountain College also offers some four-year degrees; it is participating in this agreement as both a two-year and four-year degree-granting institution.
**Adams State University and Colorado Mesa University also offer two-year degrees; they are participating in this agreement as both two-year and four-year degree-granting institutions.
Total Credit Hours: 60