Degree Requirements
General Education Requirements
Written Communication
| ENG 121 | English Composition I | 3 |
| ENG 122 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Mathematics
Select one gtPathways Mathematics course (GT-MA1) MAT 135 Introduction to Statistics is preferred.
Arts and Humanities
Select two gtPathways Arts & Humanities courses (GT-AH1, GT-AH2, GT-AH3, GT-AH4)
History
Select one gtPathways course (GT-HI1)
Social and Behavioral Sciences
| ECO 201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECO 202 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Natural and Physical Sciences
Select two gtPathways Natural & Physical Sciences courses (GT-SC1).
Additional Required Courses
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.
| POS 105 | Introduction to Political Science | 3 |
| POS 111 | American Government | 3 |
| POS 205 | International Relations | 3 |
| POS 225 | Comparative Government | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Electives
- Select 16 credits from the Approved Elective List or log into eWOLF to see elective requirements in DegreeCheck.
- Selection of elective credits should be done with a Front Range advisor and your intended transfer institution.
Please note: Additional Political Science (POS) courses beyond the 4 courses (12 credit hours) identified above may not count toward the Political Science major at the receiving 4-year institution.
See explanation in Limitations section (pg.3).
Participating Colorado Public Four-Year Institutions of Higher Education
- Adams State University* [B.A. History, Anthropology, & Political Science: Political Science]
- Colorado Mesa University* [B.A. Political Science]
- Colorado State University-Ft Collins [B.A. Political Science]
- Colorado State University-Pueblo [B.A. Political Science; B.S. Political Science]
- Fort Lewis College [B.A. Political Science]
- Metropolitan State University of Denver [B.A. Political Science]
- University of Colorado Boulder [B.A. Political Science]
- University of Colorado Colorado Springs [B.A. Political Science]
- University of Colorado Denver [B.A. Political Science]
- University of Northern Colorado [B.A. Political Science]
- Western State Colorado University [B.A. Politics & Government]
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.
*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.