2016-2017 Catalog

Physics, A.S.

Degree Requirements: 60 credits

General Education Requirements: 36 credits

English and Communication

(6 credits – GT-CO1, GT-CO2)

English – take both courses; Communication – select 1 course

ENG 121English Composition I (GT-CO1)

3
AND
ENG 122English Composition II (GT-CO2)

3
 
OR
 
ENG 122English Composition II (GT-CO2)

3
AND
One gtPathways approved CO3 Course

3

Mathematics

(5 credits – MA1)

MAT 201Calculus I: GT-MA1

5

Arts and Humanities

(9 Credits- GT-AH1, GT-AH3, or GT-AH4)

Select 3 courses from at least 2 different areas:

Category I (GT-AH1)

ART 110Art Appreciation (GT-AH1)

3
ART 111Art History - Ancient to Medieval (GT-AH1)

3
ART 112Art History – Renaissance to Modern (GT-AH1)

3
ART 207Art History - 1900 to Present (GT-AH1)

3
DAN 125History of Dance I (GT-AH1).

3
MUS 120Music Appreciation (GT-AH1)

3
MUS 121Music History: Medieval thru Classical Period (GT-AH1)

3
MUS 122Music History Early Romantic Period to the Present (GT-AH1)

3
MUS 123Survey of World Music (GT-AH1)

3
MUS 125History of Jazz (GT-AH1)

3
THE 105Theatre Appreciation (GT-AH1)

3
THE 108Theater Script Analysis (GT-AH1)

3
THE 211Development of Theater Greek-Reniassance (GT-AH1)

3
THE 212History of Theatre Restoration to Modern II (GT-AH1)

3
THE 215Playwriting: (GT-AH1)

3

Category II (GT-AH2)

HUM 103Introduction to Film Art (GT-AH2)

3
HUM 115World Mythology (GT-AH2)

3
HUM 121Humanities: Early Civilizations (GT-AH2)

3
HUM 122Humanities: Medieval-Modern (GT-AH2)

3
HUM 123The Modern World (GT-AH2)

3
LIT 115Introduction to Literature (GT-AH2)

3
LIT 201World Literature to 1600 (GT-AH2)

3
LIT 202World Literature after 1600 (GT-AH2)

3
LIT 205Ethnic Literature (GT-AH2)

3
LIT 211American Literature to Civil War (GT-AH2)

3
LIT 212American Literature after Civil War (GT-AH2)

3
LIT 221British Literature to 1770 (GT-AH2)

3
LIT 222British Literature since 1770 (GT-AH2)

3
LIT 225Introduction to Shakespeare (GT-AH2)

3
LIT 246Literature of Women (GT-AH2)

3
LIT 259Survey of African American Literature (GT-AH2)

3
LIT 268Celtic Literature (GT-AH2)

3

Category III (GT-AH3)

PHI 111Introduction to Philosophy (GT-AH3)

3
PHI 112Ethics (GT-AH3)

3
PHI 113Logic (GT-AH3)

3
PHI 114Comparative Religions (GT-AH3)

3
PHI 115World Religions-West (GT-AH3)

3
PHI 116World Religions-East (GT-AH3)

3
PHI 214Philosophy of Religion (GT-AH3)

3
PHI 218Environmental Ethics (GT-AH3)

3
PHI 220Philosophy of Death and Dying (GT-AH3)

3

Category IV (GT-AH4)

FRE 211French Language III (GT-AH4)

3
FRE 212French Language IV (GT-AH4)

3
GER 211German Language III (GT-AH4)

3
GER 212German Language IV (GT-AH4)

3
ITA 211Italian Language III (GT-AH4)

3
ITA 212Italian Language IV (GT-AH4)

3
JPN 211Japanese Language III (GT-AH4)

3
JPN 212Japanese Language IV (GT-AH4)

3
RUS 211Russian Language III (GT-AH4)

3
RUS 212Russian Language IV (GT-AH4)

3
SPA 211Spanish Language III (GT-AH4)

3
SPA 212Spanish Language IV (GT-AH4)

3

History

(3credits – GT-HI1)

Select 1 History course:

Category I (GT-HI1)

HIS 101Western Civilization: Antiquity - 1650 (GT-HI1)

3
HIS 102Western Civilization: 1650 - Present (GT-HI1)

3
HIS 111The World: Antiquity - 1500 (GT-HI1)

3
HIS 112The World: 1500 - Present (GT-HI1)

3
HIS 121US History to Reconstruction (GT-HI1)

3
HIS 122US History Since Civil War (GT-HI1)

3
HIS 203Civil War Era in American History (GT-HI1)

3
HIS 205Women in World History (GT-HI1)

3
HIS 207American Environmental History (GT-HI1)

3
HIS 208American Indian History (GT-HI1)

3
HIS 215Women in U.S. History (GT-HI1)

3
HIS 218History of Science and Technology (GT-HI1)

3
HIS 225Colorado History (GT-HI1)

3
HIS 235History of the American West (GT-HI1)

3
HIS 236U.S. History Since 1945 (GT-HI1)

3
HIS 243History of Modern China (GT-HI1)

3
HIS 244History of Latin America (GT-HI1)

3
HIS 245U.S. in the World (GT-HI1)

3
HIS 24720th Century World History (GT-HI1)

3
HIS 249History of Islamic Civilization (GT-HI1)

3
HIS 250African American History (GT-HI1)

3
HIS 251the History of Christianity in the World (GT-HI1)

3
HIS 255The Middle Ages (GT-HI1)

3
HIS 259Modern Middle East (GT-HI1)

3
HIS 260U.S. Foreign Relations History (GT-HI1)

3

Social and Behavioral Sciences

(3 credits – GT-SS1, GT-SS2, GT-SS3)

Select 1 course:

Category I (GT-SS1)

AGE 102Agriculture Economics (GT-SS1)

3
ECO 101Economics of Social Issues (GT-SS1)

3
ECO 201Principles of Macroeconomics (GT-SS1)

3
ECO 202Principles of Microeconomics (GT-SS1)

3
ECO 211Gender in the Economy (GT-SS1)

3
ECO 245Issues in Environmental Economics (GT-SS1)

3
POS 105Introduction to Political Science (GT-SS1)

3
POS 111American Government (GT-SS1)

3
POS 125American State and Local Government (GT-SS1)

3
POS 205International Relations (GT-SS1)

3
POS 215Current Political Issues (GT-SS1)

3
POS 225Comparative Government (GT-SS1)

3

Category II (GT-SS2)

GEO 105World Regional Geography (GT-SS2)

3
GEO 106Human Geography (GT-SS2)

3

Category III (GT-SS3)

ANT 101Cultural Anthropology (GT-SS3)

3
ANT 102Cultural Anthropology Lab (GT-SS3)

1
ANT 103Archaeology Lab (GT-SS3)

1
ANT 104Physical Anthropology Lab (GT-SS3)

1
ANT 107Introduction to Archaeology (GT-SS3)

3
ANT 108Archaeology of World Rock Art (GT-SS3)

3
ANT 201Introduction to Forensic Anthropology (GT-SS3)

3
ANT 215Indians of North America (GT-SS3)

3
ANT 250Medical Anthropology (GT-SS3)

3
AGR 260World Interdependence - Population and Food (GT-SS3)

3
COM 220Intercultural Communication (GT-SS3)

3
CRJ 110Introduction to Criminal Justice (GT:SS3)

3
ETH 200Introduction to Ethnic Studies (GT-SS3)

3
JOU 105Introduction to Mass Media (GT-SS3)

3
PSY 101General Psychology I (GT-SS3)

3
PSY 102General Psychology II (GT-SS3)

3
PSY 205Psychology of Gender (GT-SS3)

3
PSY 217Human Sexuality (GT-SS3)

3
PSY 226Social Psychology (GT-SS3)

3
PSY 227Psychology of Death and Dying (GT-SS3)

3
PSY 235Human Growth and Development (GT-SS3)

3
PSY 238Child Development (GT-SS3)

3
PSY 240Health Psychology (GT-SS3)

3
PSY 249Abnormal Psychology (GT-SS3)

3
PSY 265Psychology of Personality (GT-SS3)

3
SOC 101Introduction to Sociology I (GT-SS3)

3
SOC 102Introduction to Sociology II (GT-SS3)

3
SOC 205Sociology of Family Dynamics (GT-SS3)

3
SOC 207Environmental Sociology (GT-SS3)

3
SOC 215Contemporary Social Problems (GT-SS3)

3
SOC 216Sociology of Gender (GT-SS3)

3
SOC 218Sociology of Diversity (GT-SS3)

3
SOC 220Sociology of Religion (GT-SS3)

3
SOC 231Sociology of Deviant Behavior (GT-SS3)

3
SOC 237Sociology of Death and Dying (GT-SS3)

3
WST 200Introduction to Women's Studies (GT-SS3)

3
WST 225Women and Social Action (GT-SS3)

3
WST 240Goddesses and Women in the Ancient World (GT-SS3)

3
WST 249Women's Sexuality (GT-SS3)

3

Natural and Physical Sciences

(10 credits)

Category I (GT-SC1)

PHY 211Physics: Calculus Based I with Lab (GT-SC1)

5
PHY 212Physics: Calculus Based II with Lab (GT-SC1)

5

Additional Required Courses: 24 credits

PHY 213Physics: Calculus Based III Modern Physics

3
MAT 202Calculus II: GT-MA1

5
 
MAT 203Calculus III: GT-MA1

4
OR
MAT 204Calculus III with Engineering Applications: GT-MA1

5
 
OR
 
MAT 265Differential Equations: GT-MA1

3
OR
MAT 261Differential Equations with Engineering Applications: GT-MA1

4
OR
MAT 266Differential Equations with Linear Algebra

4
 
CHE 111General College Chemistry I with Lab (GT-SC1)

5
 
CSC 160Computer Science I: Java

4
OR
CHE 112General College Chemistry II with Lab (GT-SC1)

5

MAT 204, MAT 261, MAT 266: PLEASE BE ADVISED: If you choose to take one of these courses, it will put you over 60 credits. The courses will transfer but the extra credits may not. That is, the receiving institution may still require the completion of 60 credits for the major.

CHE 112: Students planning to transfer to University of Colorado Boulder must take CHE 112 (not CSC 160) to fulfill this requirement.

CSC 160: Students planning to transfer to University of Northern Colorado must take CSC 160 (not CHE 112) to fulfill this requirement.

CSC 160, CHE 112: Students planning to transfer to Fort Lewis College or University of Colorado Colorado Springs must take both.

CSC 160, CHE 112: Students planning to transfer to a receiving institution not listed here may choose either one of these 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.

Contents
Catalog Links