Colorado Guaranteed Transfer Program for General Education

The Colorado Department of Higher Education, in consultation with Colorado’s public colleges and universities, has developed a standardized concept of general education. They have 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, arts and humanities, natural and physical sciences, and social and behavioral sciences. Receiving institutions shall apply the 31 credit hours of guaranteed general education courses to a student's general education or major requirements.

Guaranteed General Education Courses

Arts and Expression • Arts GT Courses - AH1

GT-AH1 Courses 

ART 110	Art Appreciation	3
ART 111	Art History Ancient to Medieval	3
ART 112	Art History Renaissance to Modern	3
ART 207	Art History - 1900 to Present	3
DAN 125	History of Dance I	3
MUS 120	Music Appreciation	3
MUS 121	Music History Medieval to Classical	3
MUS 122	Music History Romantic to Present	3
MUS 123	Survey of World Music	3
MUS 125	History of Jazz Music	3
THE 105	Theatre Appreciation	3
THE 108	Theatre Script Analysis	3
THE 211	Development of Theatre: Greek-Renaissance	3
THE 212	Development of Theatre: Restoration-Modern	3
THE 215	Playwriting	3

Literature and Humanities • GT Courses - AH2

GT-AH2 Courses

HUM 103	Introduction to Film Art	3
HUM 115	World Mythology	3
HUM 121	Early Civilizations	3
HUM 122	From the Medieval to the Modern	3
HUM 123	The Modern World	3
LIT 115	Introduction to Literature I	3
LIT 201	World Literature to 1600	3
LIT 202	World Literature After 1600	3
LIT 205	Ethnic Literature	3
LIT 211	American Literature to the Civil War	3
LIT 212	American Literature After the Civil War	3
LIT 221	British Literature to 1770	3
LIT 222	British Literature Since 1770	3
LIT 225	Introduction to Shakespeare	3
LIT 246	Literature of Women	3
LIT 259	Survey of African American Literature	3
LIT 268	Celtic Literature	3

Ways of Thinking • GT Courses - AH3

GT-AH3 Courses

PHI 111	Introduction to Philosophy	3
PHI 112	Ethics	3
PHI 113	Logic	3
PHI 114	Comparative Religions	3
PHI 115	World Religions - West	3
PHI 116	World Religions - East	3
PHI 205	Business Ethics	3
PHI 214	Philosophy of Religion	3
PHI 218	Environmental Ethics	3
PHI 220	Philosophy of Death and Dying	3

World Languages • GT Courses - AH4

GT-AH4 Courses

FRE 211	French Language III	3
FRE 212	French Language IV	3
GER 211	German Language III	3
GER 212	German Language IV	3
ITA 211	Italian Language III	3
ITA 212	Italian Language IV	3
JPN 211	Japanese Language III	3
JPN 212	Japanese Language IV	3
RUS 211	Russian Language III	3
RUS 212	Russian Language IV	3
SPA 211	Spanish Language III	3
SPA 212	Spanish Language IV	3

Communication • GT Courses - CO1

GT-CO1 Courses

ENG 121

English Composition I

3

Communication • GT Courses - CO2

GT-CO2 Courses

ENG 122

English Composition II

3

Communication • GT Courses - CO3

GT-CO3 Courses

ENG 201	Writing for Public Discourse	3
HIS 265	Writing About History	3

History • GT Courses - HI1

GT-HI1 Courses

HIS 101	Western Civilization: Antiquity-1650	3
HIS 102	Western Civilization: 1650-Present	3
HIS 111	The World: Antiquity-1500	3
HIS 112	The World: 1500-Present	3
HIS 121	U.S. History to Reconstruction	3
HIS 122	U.S. History Since the Civil War	3
HIS 203	Civil War Era in American History	3
HIS 205	Women in the World	3
HIS 207	American Environmental History	3
HIS 208	American Indian History	3
HIS 215	Women in U.S. History	3
HIS 218	History of Science and Technology	3
HIS 225	Colorado History	3
HIS 235	History of the American West	3
HIS 236	U.S. History Since 1945	3
HIS 243	History of Modern China	3
HIS 244	History of Latin America	3
HIS 245	U.S. in the World	3
HIS 246	History of Mexico	3
HIS 247	20th Century World History	3
HIS 249	History of Islamic Civilization	3
HIS 250	African American History	3
HIS 251	The History of Christianity in the World	3
HIS 255	The Middle Ages	3
HIS 259	Modern Middle East	3
HIS 260	U.S. Foreign Relations History	3

Mathematics • GT Courses - MA1

GT-MA1 Courses

MAT 120	Mathematics for the Liberal Arts	4
MAT 121	College Algebra	4
MAT 122	College Trigonometry	3
MAT 123	Finite Mathematics	4
MAT 125	Survey of Calculus	4
MAT 135	Introduction to Statistics	3
MAT 166	Pre-Calculus	5
MAT 201	Calculus I	5
MAT 202	Calculus II	5
MAT 203	Calculus III	4
MAT 204	Calculus III with Engineering Applications	5
MAT 215	Discrete Mathematics	4
MAT 261	Differential Equations with Engineering Applications	4
MAT 265	Differential Equations	3

Natural and Physical Sciences • GT Courses - SC1

GT-SC1 Courses

AGY 240	Introductory Soil Science, with Lab	4
ANT 111	Biological Anthropology with Laboratory	4
AST 101	Astronomy I with Lab	4
AST 102	Astronomy II with Lab	4
BIO 104	Biology: A Human Approach	4
BIO 105	Science of Biology with Lab	4
BIO 111	General College Biology I with Lab	5
BIO 112	General College Biology II with Lab	5
BIO 201	Human Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab	4
BIO 202	Human Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab	4
BIO 204	Microbiology with Lab	4
BIO 208	General College Microbiology with Lab	5
BIO 220	General Zoology with Lab	5
BIO 221	Botany with Lab	5
BIO 224	Genetics	4
CHE 101	Introduction to Chemistry I with Lab	5
CHE 102	Introduction to Chemistry II with Lab	5
CHE 105	Chemistry in Context with Lab	5
CHE 111	General College Chemistry I with Lab	5
CHE 112	General College Chemistry II with Lab	5
ENV 101	Introduction to Environmental Science	4
GEO 111	Physical Geography-Landforms with Lab	4
GEO 112	Physical Geography - Weather & Climate with Lab	4
GEY 111	Physical Geology with Lab	4
GEY 112	Historical Geology with Lab	4
GEY 135	Environmental Geology	4
MET 150	General Meteorology	4
NRE 251	General Oceanography with Lab	4
PHY 105	Conceptual Physics with Lab	4
PHY 107	Energy Science and Technology with Lab	4
PHY 111	Physics: Algebra-Based I with Lab	5
PHY 112	Physics: Algebra-Based II with Lab	5
PHY 211	Physics: Calculus-Based I with Lab	5
PHY 212	Physics: Calculus-Based II with Lab	5
SCI 155	Integrated Science I with Lab	4
SCI 156	Integrated Science II with Lab	4

SCI 155 & SCI 156 are intended for Early Childhood Education & Elementary Education Students ONLY. Students MUST pass BOTH SCI 155 & SCI 156 with a "C" or better to satisfy the gtPathways science requirement. Students looking to take these courses should do so understanding that these courses are only guaranteed transferable for students pursuing the following agreements: Early Childhood Teacher Education or Elementary Teacher Education and should seek advisement from the four-year college/university and Front Range Community College advisors before enrolling. 

Natural and Physical Sciences • GT Courses - SC2

GT-SC2 Courses
(Lecture Course Without Required Laboratory)

AST 150	Astrobiology	3
AST 155	Astronomy Ancient Cultures	3
AST 160	Cosmology	3
BIO 103	Principles of Animal Biology	3
BIO 116	Introduction to Human Disease	3
ENV 110	Natural Disasters	3
GEY 108	Geology of U.S. National Parks	3
SCI 105	Science in Society	3

Social and Behavioral Sciences Economics or Political Systems • GT Courses - SS1

GT-SS1 Courses

AGE 102	Agriculture Economics	3
ECO 101	Economics of Social Issues	3
ECO 201	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
ECO 202	Principles of Microeconomics	3
ECO 211	Gender in the Economy	3
ECO 245	Issues in Environmental Economics	3
POS 105	Introduction to Political Science	3
POS 111	American Government	3
POS 125	American State and Local Government	3
POS 205	International Relations	3
POS 215	Current Political Issues	3
POS 225	Comparative Government	3

Geography • GT Courses -SS2

GT-SS2 Courses

GEO 105	World Regional Geography	3
GEO 106	Human Geography	3

Human Behavior, Culture or Social Frameworks • GT Courses -SS3

GT-SS3 Courses

AGR 260	World Interdependence: Population and Food	3
ANT 101	Cultural Anthropology	3
ANT 102	Cultural Anthropology Lab	1
ANT 103	Archaeology Laboratory	1
ANT 104	Physical Anthropology Laboratory	1
ANT 107	Introduction to Archaeology	3
ANT 108	Archaeology of World Rock Art	3
ANT 201	Introduction to Forensic Anthropology	3
ANT 215	Indians of North America	3
ANT 225	Anthropology of Religion	3
ANT 250	Medical Anthropology	3
COM 220	Intercultural Communication	3
CRJ 110	Intro to Criminal Justice	3
ETH 200	Introduction to Ethnic Studies	3
JOU 105	Introduction to Mass Media	3
PSY 101	General Psychology I	3
PSY 102	General Psychology II	3
PSY 205	Psychology of Gender	3
PSY 217	Human Sexuality	3
PSY 226	Social Psychology	3
PSY 227	Psychology of Death and Dying	3
PSY 235	Human Growth and Development	3
PSY 238	Child Development	3
PSY 240	Health Psychology	3
PSY 249	Abnormal Psychology	3
PSY 265	Psychology of Personality	3
SOC 101	Introduction to Sociology I	3
SOC 102	Introduction to Sociology II	3
SOC 205	Sociology of Family Dynamics	3
SOC 207	Environmental Sociology	3
SOC 215	Contemporary Social Problems	3
SOC 216	Sociology of Gender	3
SOC 218	Sociology of Diversity	3
SOC 220	Sociology of Religion	3
SOC 231	Sociology of Deviant Behavior	3
SOC 237	Sociology of Death and Dying	3
WST 200	Introduction to Women's Studies	3
WST 225	Women and Social Action	3
WST 240	Goddesses and Women in the Ancient World	3
WST 249	Women's Sexuality	3

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 – World 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)

MA1-Mathematics

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 (6 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

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