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Degree Type

Bachelor of Applied Science

Location

Windsor Campus

Credits

60

Tuition*

In-District
$5,620
In-State
$8,500
WUE
$12,400
Out-of-State
$29,440

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Public Safety Bachelor of Applied Science

Public Safety Bachelor of Applied ScienceRequirements

All public safety bachelor's degree courses and electives are completely online. The schedule was developed to accommodate the working professional on a part-time basis. Most courses are eight-week sessions allowing you to complete two to four courses per semester. 

If you have an associate degree, by adhering to the recommended schedule you could graduate in eight semesters or approximately two and a half years.

Admission Requirements

There are two paths to entry into the public safety bachelor's degree program: 

Option 1: An associate degree or college credits + work experience

You can apply to enter the BAS program if you meet both of the following criteria:

  1. An associate degree or a minimum of 60 college credits from an accredited institution in a public safety field and
  2. Documented relevant work experience in a public safety-related field.

Examples include:

If you have a degree or college credits in a non-public safety field, you can still apply if you have at least four years relevant experience in public safety.

Option 2: First-year entry into the BAS program

If you don't meet the above criteria, you can enter the BAS program as a first-year student by selecting a specific Public Safety pathway at Aims. You'll complete foundational coursework before advancing into upper-level public safety courses.

Depending on your background education and experience, additional requirements, including letters of recommendation, a statement of purpose or an interview may be required.

Public Safety Classes

In this program, you will explore critical subjects central to emergency administration. These include leadership dynamics, pre-incident planning methodologies, risk analysis frameworks, strategies for fostering safer communities, and the intricate interplay of public policy within emergency management contexts.

The program culminates with two pivotal courses: ‘Research and Design for Emergency Administration’ and the ‘Capstone’ course. You will integrate your acquired knowledge and skills by developing a final project to solve an issue relevant to your chosen field. By applying theoretical insights and practical expertise, you will construct a compelling professional presentation—a testament to your readiness for current or future roles in emergency management.

Click the link below for the current catalog that provides the most recent course requirements for this degree program.

Review the Public Safety Degree Requirements

Admission Requirements

Students must have completed a relevant associate degree of a minimum 60 credits from a regionally accredited institution. Relevant degrees would include, but not limited to: Criminal Justice, Emergency Management, Emergency Medical Services, Fire Science Technology, Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Paramedicine, Public Safety, and/or Wildland Fire. Students with an associate degree in a non-public safety field may be admitted if they have four or more years of experience in public safety.

Major Requirements

The major requirements are a minimum of 70 credits including 45 credits from an associate degree and the required major courses below.

  • 1000 - 2999 - AAS transfer of CRJ, EMS, FST, and/or LEA courses Credits: 45
  • Focuses on the necessary skills to lead in complex systems. This course covers emergency leadership core competencies including critical thinking, problem solving, visionary strategic planning, organizational communication, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills. Additionally, it introduces ethical obligations in the emergency leadership profession. Restricted to Public Safety majors only. Course is not repeatable for credit
    3
  • Introduces practices employed in risk management including identification of and differentiation between hazards and threats. This course focuses on vulnerability and risk assessment/analysis methodologies and discusses the importance of the country's critical infrastructure and key resources, its vulnerability to attack, and the need for effective public-private partnerships at the local, state and federal government levels to build safer communities. Restricted to Public Safety majors only. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    4
  • Covers legal systems, laws, regulations and policy process within the context of disaster policy and demonstrates how political factors play a role in all phases of emergency management. This course provides the analytical tools to examine, interpret and analyze governmental decision making before, during and after disasters. Restricted to Public Safety majors only. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Presents local, state and federal budgeting principles and reporting systems for public sectors in emergency services. This course covers effective and efficient budgeting strategies necessary to support and sustain emergency service organizational operations. Guidelines for procurement of emergency incidents funding is strongly emphasized in this course. Additionally, it describes the auditing systems of local, state and federal governmental organizations and provides scenarios of misappropriations or misuse of governmental funding. Restricted to Public Safety majors only. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Focuses on personnel management and human resources as it applies to emergency service agencies in accordance with local, state, and federal laws. Areas of concentration include personnel planning, staffing, supervision, discipline, labor relations, affirmative action, equal employment opportunity, productivity, and compensation. Additionally, it provides training in employee motivation, performance evaluations, contract negotiations, and conducting exit interviews. Restricted to Public Safety majors only. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Covers research methodologies and statistical analysis required for composing a research proposal. Databases will be utilized for decision-making, fund requesting and policy development. This courses covers barriers to conducting research in the field of emergency services and strategies for eliminating them. Additionally, it provides tips on effective oral and visual presentations as it relates to proposals. Restricted to Public Safety majors only. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Provides a demonstrated culmination of learning in emergency service administration knowledge, theory, and skills learned throughout their coursework in an agency setting. Collective knowledge of program topic will be demonstrated through a final project from either an internship (if the student does not have practical agency experience) or a current agency project (if the student currently employed with an agency). Restricted to Public Safety majors only. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    6
Total Major Credits 70

General Education Requirements

The general education requirements are a minimum of 31 credits including applicable general education credits from an associate degree.

(Written) Communication

  • Emphasizes the planning, writing, and revising of compositions, including the development of critical and logical thinking skills. This course includes a wide variety of compositions that stress analytical, evaluative, and persuasive/argumentative writing. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-CO1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Expands and refines the objectives of English Composition I. Emphasizes critical/logical thinking and reading, problem definition, research strategies, and writing analytical, evaluative, and/or argumentative compositions. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-CO2 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    Any Guaranteed Transfer Pathways Introductory Writing Course (GT-CO1) with a grade of "C" or better.
    3

  • Note: This requirement can also be fulfilled with ENG 1022 (GT-CO2) + a GT Pathways-approved CO3 course (GT-CO3). Aims does not currently offer any GT-CO3 courses, but students should be aware of this option in case they are transferring in coursework that may meet this requirement.

Total (Written) Communication Credits 6

Math

One GT Pathways Math course (GT-MA1).

GT-MA1 (Mathematics)

  • Engages students in the concepts underlying elementary level mathematics. The course emphasizes critical thinking and applications. Topics include the structure of number systems, an analysis of numerical operations, set properties, numerical and geometric patterns, and a variety of problem solving skills. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-MA1 category. Course readiness is determined by review of high school transcripts, assessment, and/or meeting with an Aims Academic Advisor. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Engages students in the concepts underlying elementary level mathematics. The course emphasizes critical thinking and applications. Topics include probability, statistics, measurement, Euclidean geometry, and algebraic methods. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-MA1 category. Course readiness is determined by review of high school transcripts, assessment, and/or meeting with an Aims Academic Advisor. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Highlights connections between mathematics and the society in which we live and is intended for liberal arts majors. Topics include set theory and logic, mathematical modeling, probability and statistical methods, and consumer mathematics. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-MA1 category. Course readiness is determined by review of high school transcripts, assessment, and/or meeting with an Aims Academic Advisor. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    4
  • Introduces descriptive and inferential statistics, with an emphasis on critical thinking and statistical literacy. Topics include methods of data collection, presentation and summarization, introduction to probability concepts and distributions, and statistical inference of one and two populations. This course uses real world data to illustrate applications of a practical nature. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-MA1 category. Course readiness is determined by review of high school transcripts, assessment, and/or meeting with an Aims Academic Advisor. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Focuses on a variety of functions and the exploration of their graphs. Topics include: equations and inequalities, operations on functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, linear and non-linear systems, and an introduction to conic sections. This course provides essential skills for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) pathways. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-MA1 category. Course readiness is determined by review of high school transcripts, assessment, and/or meeting with an Aims Academic Advisor. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    4
  • Includes derivatives, integrals, and their applications, with attention restricted to algebraic, exponential, and logarithmic functions for business, life science and/or social science majors. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-MA1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    MAT 1340 with a grade of "C" or better
    4
  • Explores trigonometric functions, their graphs, inverse functions and identities. Topics include: trigonometric equations, solutions of triangles, trigonometric form of complex numbers, and polar coordinates. This course provides essential skills for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) pathways. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-MA1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    MAT 1340 with a grade of "C" or better
    3
  • Extends algebraic concepts and explores the subject of trigonometry. Topics include: polynomial, rational, logarithmic, and exponential functions, trigonometric and inverse trigonometric functions and their graphs, trigonometric identities, and applications. This course provides essential skills for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) pathways. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-MA1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    MAT1340 with a grade of "C" or better. Students who have an ACT score of at least 25 or an SAT score of at least 620 may be eligible for a prerequisite override.
    5
  • Introduces single variable calculus and analytic geometry. It includes limits, continuity, derivatives, and applications of derivatives as well as indefinite and definite integrals and some applications. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-MA1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    MAT 1340 and MAT 1420 or MAT 1440 with grades of "C" or better
    5
  • Continues the study of single variable calculus which will include techniques of integration, analytic geometry, improper integrals, convergence of infinite numerical series and power series. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-MA1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    MAT 2410 and MAT 1420 or MAT 1440 with grades of "C" or better
    5
  • Focuses on the traditional subject matter of multivariable Calculus. Topics include vectors, vector-valued functions, partial derivatives, analytic geometry, multiple integrals, line integrals and applications. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-MA1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    MAT 2420 with a grade of "C" or better
    4
  • Concentrates on formal logic, algorithms, induction proofs, equivalence relations and graphs. This course is designed for mathematics and computer science students. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-MA1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    MAT 1400 or MAT 2410 with a grade of "C" or better
    4
  • Explores techniques of problem solving and applications. Topics include first, second, and higher order differential equations, series methods, approximations, systems of differential equations, and Laplace transforms. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-MA1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    MAT 2420 with a grade of "C" or better
    3
Total Math Credits 3

Arts & Humanities

TwoGT Pathways Arts & Humanities courses (GT-AH1, GT-AH2, GT-AH3, GT-AH4).

GT-AH1 (Arts and Expression)

  • Introduces the cultural significance of the visual arts, including media, processes, techniques, traditions, and terminology. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Provides the knowledge base to understand the visual arts, especially as related to Western culture. This course surveys the visual arts from the Ancient through the Medieval periods. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Provides the knowledge base to understand the visual arts, especially as related to Western culture. This course surveys the visual arts from the Renaissance to 1900. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Introduces the concepts necessary to understand modern visual art, with an emphasis on world art of the 20th century. This course surveys world art of the 20th century, including Modernism to Post-Modernism. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Examines techniques for creative writing by exploring imaginative uses of language through creative genres (fiction, poetry, and other types of creative production such as drama, screenplays, graphic narrative, or creative nonfiction) with emphasis on the student's own unique style, subject matter and needs. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Introduces the study of music focusing on intelligent listening skills, the elements of music and their relationships, the musical characteristics of representative works and composers, common musical forms and genres of various Western, and non-Western historical style periods. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Provides a historical survey of Western art music from the Middle Ages into the Classical period, including styles, genres, composers, works, and significant cultural and historical influences upon the repertoire. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Provides a historical survey of Western art music connecting the classical period to the Romantic period and following to the present. This course includes the study of styles, genres, composers, works, and significant cultural and historical influences upon the repertoire. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Provides an overview of music from around the globe including folk, ethnic, non-Western and popular styles. Develops basic listening skills and builds a historical/cultural context for world music styles to enable an understanding and appreciation of global music. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Provides an overview of jazz history covering the basic materials of music and the forms, media, genres, and the historical and cultural framework of each style period. This course emphasizes the building of critical listening tools and the development of a jazz music vocabulary. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Provides an opportunity to discover, analyze, and evaluate all aspects of the theatre experience: scripts, acting, directing, staging, history, criticism, and theory. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Surveys the history and development of theatrical practices from Ancient Greece to the Renaissance as well as non-western forms, emphasizing all aspects of performance from period values to analysis of dramatic literature and culture. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Surveys the history and development of theatrical practices from Restoration to the present as well as non-Western forms, emphasizing all aspects of performance from period values to analysis of dramatic literature and culture. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3

GT-AH2 (Literature and Humanities)

  • Introduces film terminology and narrative techniques to explore how film conveys meaning and to study the relationships among film form, content, and audience reception. This course emphasizes active viewing, discussion, and critical analysis of films from different cultures and eras. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Introduces an interdisciplinary approach to world mythology. The course illustrates and connects common themes in mythology to world religion, philosophy, art, literature, music, and contemporary culture using various interpretive methods. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Introduces the interdisciplinary study of ideas that have defined cultures through a survey of the visual, performing, and literary arts, emphasizing connections among diverse cultures, including European and non-European, from the prehistoric to the early medieval era. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Introduces the interdisciplinary study of ideas that have defined cultures through a survey of the visual, performing, and literary arts, emphasizing connections among global cultures from the medieval to the early modern era. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Introduces the interdisciplinary study of ideas that have defined cultures through a survey of the visual, performing, and literary arts, emphasizing connections among global cultures from the European Enlightenment to the postmodern era. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Introduces fiction, poetry, and drama. This course emphasizes active and responsive reading. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Examines significant writings in world literature from the ancients to the seventeenth century. It emphasizes active reading and understanding of the works and their cultural backgrounds. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Examines significant writings in world literature from the seventeenth century to the present. It emphasizes active reading and understanding of the works and their cultural backgrounds.This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Examines the cultural, historical, and social contexts impacting multiple ethnic American identities through critical reading and analysis. This course focuses on significant works by authors who identify as African American, Native American, Latino/a, Asian American, and other ethnicities. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Examines American literary works from pre-European arrival on the continent up to the Civil War, including works from diverse people that contributed to American literature. This course also explores historical and social contexts within various genres. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Examines American literary works from 1865 to the present, distinguishing among literary themes, genres, and schools of thought that illustrate historical and social contexts across a multicultural spectrum. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Examines major works of British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period through the 17th century. Explores the historical, political, and social contexts of the works as well as the major themes which reflect and/or critique the social assumptions and values of the times. Besides fostering an understanding of works essential to western culture, the course will examine how these works are still influential and relevant to contemporary thought and culture. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category. Course is not repetable for credit.
    3
  • Examines major works of British literature from the 18th century to the present. Explores the historical, political, and social contexts of the works and the major themes authors used to reflect and critique the social assumptions of their times. Besides fostering an understanding of works essential to western culture, the course examines how these works are still influential and relevant to contemporary thought and culture. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Explores works by William Shakespeare, focusing on a careful reading of these works as well as an exploration of pertinent contextual and historical information. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Examines the techniques and themes in literature of various genres by and about women by considering what it means for women to be in literature, as characters and also as authors. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Examines the criteria for selecting appropriate literature for children. Explores literature through a variety of genres, age levels, values taught through literature, and literary and artistic qualities of various texts. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Examines the cultural, historical, and social contexts impacting Latinx identities through critical reading and analysis. This course focuses on significant works, including poetry, drama, and/or fiction, by Latinx authors. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3

GT-AH3 (Ways of Thinking)

  • Introduces significant theoretical and practical questions and emphasizes understanding the meaning and methods of philosophy. Includes: the human condition, logic, reality, knowledge, freedom, history, ethics, and religion. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Examines human life, experience, and thought to discover and develop the principles and values for pursuing a more fulfilled existence. This course examines ethical theories designed to both justify moral judgments, as well as apply these ethical theories to a selection of personal and social issues in the world today. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Studies effective thinking using language-oriented logic. Provides tools and develops skills for creative and critical thinking and the formal analysis of arguments. Emphasizes the development of decision-making and problem-solving. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Introduces the major religions of the Eastern and Western world. Covers Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Utilizes methods of religious studies to understand the historical development of each religious tradition as well its worldview and teachings. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Introduces the major religions of the Eastern World: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism. Utilizes the methods of religious studies to understand the historical development of each religious tradition in terms of communities, cultural context, and modern manifestations; paying particular attention to differences between sects, denominations, schools, and factions within each tradition. Focus will include the examination of the charismatic leaders, prophets, and narratives that inform the worldview of each tradition. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • This course surveys the literature of the early Christian era, from its inception to approximately 150 C.E. The New Testament as well as selected non-canonical writings from the period are examined. The course focuses on the interpretation of these texts in light of the cultural milieu from which they arose. Particular attention is paid to the influence of ancient literary conventions upon the Christian writers of this time. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Examines major ethical theories and then applies ethical decision-making criteria to various moral issues and challenges in a business environment. This course includes issues such as job discrimination, worker's rights, consumerism, advertising, whistle-blowing, product safety, responsibility to the environment, as well as compassionate and fair responsibility to society. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Covers basic information in semantics and syntax of sentential and predicate logic, construction of truth trees, and derivations of natural deductive systems. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Focuses on the critical analysis and evaluation of the fundamental concepts, ideas, and implications within religious worldviews. This course includes issues such as the nature of God, other conceptions of ultimate reality, arguments concerning God`s existence, the problem of evil and suffering, faith and reason, metaphysical foundations for ethics, the phenomenon of religious experience, and religious diversity. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Analyzes theories of the value of the natural world. Topics may include the relation between scientific and moral principles; theories of the moral worth of persons, animals, plants, and other natural objects; historical, religious, and cultural influences on conceptions of nature; alternative accounts of human relationships and responsibilities to nature; and the connection between moral and political values and economic policies. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Explores the major philosophical questions surrounding death and dying, the metaphysical arguments for and against the existence of the soul, life after bodily death, the major ethical theories and their relation to issues of physician-assisted suicide, care for the dying, the grieving process, death as expressed in aesthetics and contemporary society, as well as the existential contributions concerning meaning of life and the meaning of death. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3

GT-AH4 (World Languages; must be Intermediate/2000 level)

  • Continues to provide further study of American Sign Language (ASL) and its grammar, syntax and cultural features. This course helps develop intermediate-level competency and fluency in the language, and addresses variations in ASL. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    ASL 1123 with a grade of "C" or better
    3
  • Focuses on increasing advanced intermediate-level proficiency in understanding and using American Sign Language (ASL). Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    ASL 2221 with a grade of "C" or better
    3
  • Continues the development of increased functional proficiency at the intermediate level in speaking, aural comprehension, reading, writing, and cultural competency in the French language. This course is conducted predominantly in French. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH4 category. Prerequisite: FRE 1012 with a grade of "C" or better. Course is not repeatable for credit.  
    Course Prerequisites
    FRE 1012 with a grade of "C" or better
    3
  • Continues the development of increased functional proficiency at intermediate mid level in speaking, aural comprehension, reading, writing, and cultural competency in the French language. This course is conducted predominantly in French. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH4 category. Prerequisite: FRE 2011 with a grade of "C" or better. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    FRE 2011 with a grade of "C" or better
    3
  • Continues the development of increased functional proficiency at the intermediate level in speaking, aural comprehension, reading, writing, and cultural competency in the German language. This course is conducted predominantly in German. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH4 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    GER 1012 with a grade of "C" or better
    3
  • Continues the development of increased functional proficiency at intermediate mid level in speaking, aural comprehension, reading, writing, and cultural competency in the German language. This course is conducted predominantly in German. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH4 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    GER 2011 with a grade of "C" or better
    3
  • Continues Italian Language II in the development of increased functional proficiency at the intermediate level in speaking, aural comprehension, reading, writing, and cultural competency in the Italian language. This course is conducted predominantly in Italian. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH4 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    ITA 1012 with a grade of "C" or better
    3
  • Continues Italian Language III in the development of increased functional proficiency at intermediate mid level in speaking, aural comprehension, reading, writing, and cultural competency in the Italian language. This course is conducted predominantly in Italian. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH4 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    ITA 2011 with a grade of "C" or better
    3
  • Continues the development of increased functional proficiency at the intermediate level in speaking, aural comprehension, reading, writing, and cultural competency in the Japanese language. This course is conducted predominantly in Japanese. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH4 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    JPN 1012 with a grade of "C" or better
    3
  • Continues the development of increased functional proficiency at intermediate mid level in speaking, aural comprehension, reading, writing, and cultural competency in the Japanese language. This course is conducted predominantly in Japanese. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH4 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    JPN 2011 with a grade of "C" or better
    3
  • Continues Russian Language II in the development of increased functional proficiency at the intermediate level in speaking, aural comprehension, reading, writing, and cultural competency in the Russian language. This course is conducted predominantly in Russian. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH4 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    RUS 1012 with a grade of "C" or better
    3
  • Continues Russian Language III in the development of increased functional proficiency at intermediate mid level in speaking, aural comprehension, reading, writing, and cultural competency in the Russian language. This course is conducted predominantly in Russian. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH4 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    RUS 2011 with a grade of "C" or better.
    3
  • Continues Spanish Language II in the development of increased functional proficiency at the intermediate level in speaking, aural comprehension, reading, writing, and cultural competency in the Spanish language. This course is conducted predominantly in Spanish. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH4 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    SPA 1012 with a grade of "C" or better
    3
  • Continues Spanish Language III in the development of increased functional proficiency at intermediate mid level in speaking, aural comprehension, reading, writing, and cultural competency in the Spanish language. This course is conducted predominantly in Spanish. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH4 category. Prerequisite: Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    SPA 2011 with a grade of "C" or better
    3
Total Arts & Humanities Credits 6

History

One GT Pathways History course (G-HI1).

GT-HI 1 (History)

  • Explores trends within events, peoples, groups, ideas, and institutions in World History from antiquity to 1500. This course focuses on developing, practicing, and strengthening skills historians use while constructing knowledge and studying a diverse set of narratives through perspectives such as gender, class, religion, and ethnicity. This course focuses on common cultural trends. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Explores trends within events, peoples, groups, ideas, and institutions in World History since 1500 as well as on common cultural trends. This course focuses on developing, practicing, and strengthening skills historians use while constructing knowledge and studying a diverse set of narratives through the perspectives such as gender, class, religion, and ethnicity. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Explores trends within events, peoples--including Native American--groups, ideas, and institutions in North America and the United States to Reconstruction. This class focuses on developing, practicing, and strengthening skills historians use while constructing knowledge and studying a diverse set of narratives through perspectives such gender, class, religion, and ethnicity. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Explores trends within events, peoples, groups, ideas, and institutions since the American Civil War. This course focuses on developing, practicing, and strengthening skills historians use while constructing knowledge and studying a diverse set of narratives through perspectives such as gender, class, religion, and ethnicity. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Explores trends within events, peoples, groups, ideas, and institutions in Western Civilization from antiquity to 1650. This course focuses on developing, practicing, and strengthening skills historians use while constructing knowledge and studying a diverse set of narratives through perspectives such as gender, class, religion, and ethnicity. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Explores trends within events, peoples, groups, ideas, and institutions in Western civilization since 1650. This course focuses on developing, practicing, and strengthening skills historians use while constructing knowledge and studying a diverse set of narratives through perspectives such as gender, class, religion, and ethnicity. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Investigates the major political, social, and economic developments, international relationships, scientific breakthroughs, and cultural trends that have shaped the various global regions, empires, and nation-states since the late nineteenth century. This course focuses on developing, practicing, and strengthening skills historians use while constructing knowledge and studying a diverse set of narratives through perspectives such as gender, class, religion, and ethnicity. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Explores the experiences and contributions of African Americans from the colonial period to the present through the social and economic lives and roles of African Americans, their roles in politics and war, their achievements, and movements for self-help and civil rights. This course focuses on developing, practicing, and strengthening skills historians use while constructing knowledge and studying a diverse set of narratives through perspectives such as gender, class, religion, and ethnicity. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Analyzes historical and socio-cultural change for Native Americans from pre-colonial America to the present, emphasizing those processes and relations with non-Native Americans which have contributed to current conditions. This course focuses on developing, practicing, and strengthening skills historians use while constructing knowledge and studying a diverse set of narratives through perspectives such as gender, class, religion, and ethnicity. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Traces the history of the American West from Native American cultures to the present. It explores the frontier experiences of America's earliest, eastern settlers through the Trans-Mississippi West across the great exploratory and wagon trails including cities, ranching, reservation, resource management, and industry. This course focuses on developing, practicing, and strengthening skills historians use while constructing knowledge and studying a diverse set of narratives through perspectives such as gender, class, religion, and ethnicity. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Presents the story of the people, society, and cultures of Colorado from its earliest Native Americans, through the Spanish influx, the explorers, the fur traders, mountain men, the gold rush, railroad builders, the cattlemen and farmers, the silver boom, the tourists, and the modern state. This course focuses on developing, practicing, and strengthening skills historians use while constructing knowledge and studying a diverse set of narratives through perspectives such as gender, class, religion, and ethnicity. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Explores the causes, course, and consequences of the American Civil War. Students will examine four broad themes: union and disunion; slavery, race, and emancipation; the experience of modern war for individuals and society; and the challenges of Reconstruction. This course focuses on developing, practicing, and strengthening skills historians use while constructing knowledge and studying a diverse set of narratives through perspectives such as gender, class, religion, and ethnicity. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Examines the major political, economic, social, and cultural developments that have shaped modern America from 1945 to the present. This course focuses on developing, practicing, and strengthening skills historians use while constructing knowledge and studying a diverse set of narratives through perspectives such as gender, class, religion, and ethnicity. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Focuses on the major political, economic, social, and cultural influences that have shaped Latin America from pre-European conquest to the present. Emphasizes the early history of Latin America but connects it to the present. This course focuses on developing, practicing, and strengthening skills historians use while constructing knowledge and studying a diverse set of narratives through perspectives such as gender, class, religion, and ethnicity. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Surveys the history of Christianity and its impact on the world from its Jewish origins, into its European expansion, and ending with its modern global presence. This course analyzes foundational theology, the impact of significant events on faith, the influence of Christianity in art and culture, and the role of key people in their historical contexts. This course inspects Christianity's relationship with Judaism, Islam, Enlightenment, modernity, moral systems and values. Guaranteed Transfer in GT-HI1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
Total History Credits 3

Social & Behavioral Sciences

One GT Pathways Social & Behavioral Sciences course (GT-SS1, GT-SS2, GT-SS3).

GT-SS1 (Economic or Political Systems)

  • Focuses on economic principles and decision-making by consumers, firms, and government with emphasis on their application to the food, fiber, and natural resource sectors of the economy. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Examines major contemporary socio-economic issues and policies such as drugs and crime, education, health care, poverty and inequality, and globalization. These issues will be explored using economic tools and methods. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Focuses on the study of the national economy, emphasizing business cycles and long-run growth trends. Explores how macroeconomic performance is measured, including Gross Domestic Product and labor market indicators. Examines the saving-investment relationship and its relationship to Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand. Discusses money and banking, international trade, fiscal and monetary policy. Explores the macroeconomic role of the public sector. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Focuses on the study of individual decision making, emphasizing households, business firms and industry analysis. Explores market models, including competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition and oligopoly. Examines market failure and related efficiency criteria for government intervention. Explores public policy, including labor market issues, poverty and the environment. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Explores the origins, development, structure, and functions of the American Constitution and national government. This course examines federalism, civil liberties, civil rights, electoral processes, and mechanisms of civic participation and influence. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Emphasizes the structure and function of state, county, and municipal governments including their relations with each other and with national government. Includes a study of Colorado government and politics. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Incorporates an in-depth analysis of the background and nature of political issues and themes. This course is statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Examines the interactions among various levels of actors in the international system. This course attempts to explain behaviors across state boundaries. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Focuses on a survey of the discipline of political science, including political philosophy and ideology, democratic and non-democratic governments and processes, and international relations. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Examines domestic political systems, developments, themes, and events across countries and regions while applying the comparative method to identify similarities and differences. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3

GT-SS2 (Geography)

  • Examines the spatial distribution of environmental and societal phenomena in the world's regions. Environmental phenomena includes topography, climate, and natural resources. Societal phenomena include patterns of population and settlement, religion, ethnicity, language, and economic development. This course also analyzes the characteristics that define world regions and distinguishes them from each other. This course examines the relationships between physical environments and human societies, and examines globalization, emphasizing the geopolitical and economic relationships between more developed and less developed regions. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS2 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Introduces geographic perspectives and methods in the study of human societies by examining the spatial characteristics of populations, language, religion, ethnicity, politics, and economics. This course examines the relationships between physical environments and human societies. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS2 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3

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

  • Covers concepts and issues related to world population, food, and agriculture. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Examines the study of human cultural patterns, including communication, economic systems, social and political organizations, religion, healing systems, and cultural change. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Introduces the science of recovering the human prehistoric and historic past through excavation, analysis, and interpretation of material remains. The course provides a survey of the archaeology of different areas of the Old and New Worlds, the works of selected archaeologists, and major archaeological theories. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Explores the basic principles of medical anthropology, an applied field within the discipline of cultural anthropology, including the cross-cultural study of illness, health, healing, death, globalization, and the interaction of medical systems between cultures. This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses. GT-SS3. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Studies the origins of native peoples in the New World, through the development of geographic culture areas, to European contact and subsequent contemporary Native American issues. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Examines the communication involved in interpersonal relationships occurring in family, social, and career situations. Relevant concepts include self-concept, perception, listening, nonverbal communication, and conflict. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Provides a global view of communication across cultures and brings an awareness of how perception, language, race, verbal, and nonverbal communication impact our behaviors, messages, and interactions. Emphasis is on developing effective and ethical cross-cultural communication skills, while also building an appreciation for different cultures. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Introduces the basic components of the criminal justice system in the United States. Concepts of crime, crime data, victimization, perspectives, and views of crime, theory, and law are discussed. Particular attention to the criminal justice process, interaction and conflict between criminal justice agencies, and current criminal justice issues are examined. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Introduces the issues of race and ethnicity through the exploration of four major groups in the United States. This course explores issues of race and identity, racism and discrimination, stereotyping, prejudice, segregation, colonialism, integration, and acculturation pertaining to Americans of African, Asian, Latino, and Indigenous descent, as well as additional ethnic identities. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Places the mass media in a technological, historical, and cultural perspective, considering the validity, integrity, and influence of the evolving media in a democracy. This course is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Focuses on the scientific study of behavior including motivation, emotion, physiological psychology, stress and coping, research methods, consciousness, sensation, perception, learning, and memory. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Focuses on the scientific study of behavior including cognition, language, intelligence, psychological assessment, personality, abnormal psychology, therapy, life span development, sex, gender, sexuality, and social psychology. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Examines gender comparisons in work, courtship, family life, and sexual behavior throughout the life span. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Surveys physiological, psychological, and psychosocial aspects of human sexuality. Topics include relationships, sexual identity, and sexual health. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Focuses on the behavior of humans in a wide variety of social settings and the social influences humans have on each other in those settings. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Examines philosophies of life and death emphasizing dying, death, mourning, and the consideration of one's own death. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Focuses on human strengths and explores strengths-based research and concepts of life satisfaction, well-being, happiness, helpfulness, resiliency, post-traumatic growth, and improving emotional, psychological, and social functioning. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Focuses on an overview of the scientific study of attitudes, behaviors, and personality variables related to health, illness, and bodily systems. The course emphasizes the interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors that cause illness and influence its treatment and prevention. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Examines human development from conception through death, emphasizing physical, cognitive, emotional, and psychosocial factors. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Focuses on the growth and development of the individual, from conception through childhood, emphasizing physical, cognitive, emotional, and psychosocial factors. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Examines abnormal behavior and its classification, causes, treatment, and prevention. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    PSY 1001 or PSY 1002 with a grade of "C" or better
    3
  • Examines the structure, function, and development of personality. Investigates the major contemporary theories of personality. Covers psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive-social learning, humanistic, trait, and, optionally, neurobiological, existential, and/or Eastern, perspectives. The underlying assumptions and research support for these theories are appraised. Enables the student to gain an appreciation of the value of alternative theoretical approaches to this subfield of psychology. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • This course examines the basic concepts, theories, and principles of sociology, including topics of culture, race, class, gender, sexuality, social groups, and deviance through a local and global lens. Analyzes and interprets socio-historic as well as contemporary issues by using critical thinking skills and linking individual experiences to social structures. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Examines the basic concepts, theories, and principles of sociology, including topics of family, religion, education, politics, the economy, health, demography, the environment and social movements through a local and global lens. Analyzes and interprets socio-historical as well as contemporary issues by using critical thinking skills and linking individual experiences to social structures. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Offers a critical exploration of marriage, family and kinship. It examines the family as an institution and how social, cultural and personal factors influence family relations locally and globally. Explores the stability and evolution of the family, along with current trends and a range of family forms. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Examines how humans' relationship with the environment is mediated by social stratification. Key topic areas include industrial and economic growth versus sustainability, natural resources development and management, cultural values, social movements, and comparative perspectives on people's relationship to the environment. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Investigates current social issues that result in societal problems. Focuses on numerous areas including, but not limited to, the loss of civil liberties, concentration of media ownership, gender discrimination, hate crimes, poverty, hunger, environmental degradation, racism and prejudice, as well as social change. Addresses ways to ameliorate these social ills. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Examines major trends and theoretical approaches within the field of sociology of gender including the impact of intersecting social markers such as race, class, sexuality and gender identities. Addresses gender performance, stratification and inequalities in micro and macro settings in the U.S. Focuses on social movements relating to identities and institutional inequalities. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Explores differences based on race, ethnicity, social class, gender, age, ability status, and sexual identity. Critically examines the dynamics of intergroup relations and how social construction of these differences can lead to patterns of prejudice, discrimination, and inequality nationally and globally. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Critically examines various deviant categories and societal reactions to deviance affecting diverse populations. Examines how sociologists study deviance and the theories they use to explain it. Explains the ways social institutions define deviance and attempt to control, change, or treat those deviant behaviors, attitudes, and conditions. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Explores the socially constructed nature of how individuals and societies interact with death and dying. Examines how individuals experience death and dying based on their social location. Analyzes diversity in grief practices related to death. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Explores the interdisciplinary field of women's studies. This course is an examination of the following topics: the historical basis of gender inequality; the history of social movements for gender equality and women's studies; women's achievements throughout history in various professional and academic fields; women's social, economic, religious, health and political status in the U.S. and around the globe; gender relations; intersectionality; cultural, media and artistic representations of women. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Explores the role of the systems of oppression in society and avenues available to create both individual and collective change through social action. Awareness of agency to enact change and become empowered are highlighted in the course. Informed by intersectional feminist pedagogy, this course explores issues of diversity including, but not limited to race, class gender, age and disability. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
Total Social & Behavioral Sciences Credits 3

Natural & Physical Sciences

Two GT Pathways Natural & Physical Sciences courses (GT-SC1, GT-SC2); one of these courses must have the required laboratory (GT-SC1).

GT-SC1 (Natural & Physical Sciences w/Req Lab)

  • Focuses on formation, physical properties, chemical properties, and management of soils emphasizing conditions that affect plant growth. This is a statewide Guarantee Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    4
  • Focuses on the study of the human species and related organisms, and examines principles of genetics, evolution, anatomy, classification, and ecology, including a survey of human variation and adaptation, living primate biology and behavior, and primate and human fossil evolutionary history. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    4
  • Covers the basic principles of forensic anthropology, an applied field within the discipline of biological anthropology. The course includes the study of the human skeleton, practical application of biological anthropology and archaeology, and judicial procedure, as they relate to the identification of human remains within a medico-legal context. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    4
  • Focuses on the history of astronomy, naked-eye sky observation, tools of the astronomer, contents of the solar system and life in the universe. Incorporates laboratory experience. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. It is recommended that ENG 1021 and MAT 1340 be completed prior to or be taken concurrently with this course. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    4
  • Emphasizes the structure and life cycle of the stars, the sun, galaxies, and the universe as a whole, including cosmology and relativity. Incorporates laboratory experience. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT- SC1 category. It is recommended that ENG 1021 and MAT 1340 be completed prior to or be taken concurrently with this course. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    4
  • framework of the discipline. Explores biology as a science, a process of gaining new knowledge, and the impact of biological science on society. This course includes a laboratory experience. Designed for non-science majors. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. It is recommended that ENG 1021 be completed prior to or be taken concurrently with this course. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    4
  • Examines the fundamental molecular, cellular and genetic principles characterizing plants and animals. Includes cell structure and function, and the metabolic processes of respiration, and photosynthesis, as well as cell reproduction and basic concepts of heredity. The course includes laboratory experience. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. It is recommended that ENG 1021 and MAT 1340 be completed prior to or be taken concurrently with this course. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    BIO 1005 with a grade of "C" or better. Students who have completed one year of high school biology within the last seven years with a grade of "C" or better, or have scored 70% or higher on the BIO 1005 test out exam may be eligible for a prerequisite override.
    5
  • Examines the fundamental principles of ecology, evolution, classification, structure, and function in plants and animals. This course includes a laboratory experience. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. It is recommended that ENG 1021 and MAT 1340 be completed prior to or be taken concurrently with this course. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    BIO 1005 with a grade of "C" or better. Students who have completed one year of high school biology within the last seven years with a grade of "C" or better, or have scored 70% or higher on the BIO 1005 test out exam may be eligible for a prerequisite override.
    5
  • Focuses on an integrated study of the human body including the histology, anatomy, and physiology of each system. Examines molecular, cellular, and tissue levels of organization plus integuments, skeletal, articulations, muscular, and nervous systems. Includes a mandatory hands-on laboratory experience covering microscopy, observations, and dissection. This is the first semester of a two-semester sequence. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    BIO 1010 or BIO 1111 with a grade of "C" or better. Students who have scored 70% or higher on the BIO 1111 test out exam may be eligible for a prerequisite override.
    4
  • Focuses on the integrated study of the human body and the histology, anatomy, and physiology of the following systems and topics: endocrine, cardiovascular, hematology, lymphatic and immune, urinary, fluid and electrolyte control, digestive, nutrition, respiratory, reproductive, and development. Includes a mandatory hands-on laboratory experience involving microscopy, observations, and dissection. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. It is recommended that ENG 1021 and MAT 1340 be completed prior to or be taken concurrently with this course.  It is preferred that BIO 2101 be completed prior to taking this course, however, it may be taken concurrently. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    Prerequisite: BIO 2101 with a grade of "C" or better. 
    4
  • Covers the diversity of microorganisms, their structure, physiology, and the identification process. There is an emphasis on microorganisms that cause infectious disease and the process of infection, host immune responses, and methods to control microorganisms. Laboratory experiences include culturing, identifying, and controlling microorganisms. This course is designed for students pursuing a health science field. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    Prerequisite: BIO 1111, or BIO 2101, or BIO 1005 and CHE 1011 with grades of "C" or better. Students who have scored 70% or higher on the BIO 1111 test out exam may be eligible for a prerequisite override however it is preferred that students complete BIO 1111.
    4
  • Covers plants, emphasizing photosynthetic pathways, form and function, reproduction, physiology, diversity, and evolution. This course requires mandatory hands-on laboratory and research experience and is designed for biology majors. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    BIO 1005 or BIO 1111 with grades of "C" or better.
    5
  • Covers the study of measurements, matter, molecules, atoms, chemical bonding, nomenclature, energy, acids, bases, and nutrition. Course work examines chemistry in the modern world and surveys the current knowledge as well as the conceptual framework of the discipline. Chemistry as a science is explored, as is the impact of chemistry on society. This course includes laboratory experience and is designed for non-science majors. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. It is recommended that ENG 1021 and MAT 1340 be completed prior to or be taken concurrently with this course. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    5
  • Includes the study of measurements, atomic theory, chemical bonding, nomenclature, stoichiometry, solutions, acid and base, gas laws, and condensed states. Laboratory experiments demonstrate the above concepts qualitatively and quantitatively. Designed for non-science majors, students in occupational and health programs, or students with no chemistry background. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. It is recommended that ENG 1021 and MAT 1340 be completed prior to or be taken concurrently with this course. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    5
  • Presents concepts in the areas of solution properties, chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, acid-base and ionic equilibrium, thermodynamics, Intermolecular forces, and electrochemistry. This course emphasizes problem solving skills and descriptive contents for these topics. Laboratory experiments demonstrate qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. It is recommended that ENG 1021 and MAT 1340 be completed prior to or be taken concurrently with this course. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    CHE 1011 with a grade of "C" or better
    5
  • Focuses on basic chemistry and measurement, matter, chemical formulas, reactions and equations, stoichiometry. This course covers the development of atomic theory culminating in the use of quantum numbers to determine electron configurations of atoms, and the relationship of electron configuration to chemical bond theory. The course includes gases, liquids, and solids and problem-solving skills are emphasized through laboratory experiments. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. It is recommended that ENG 1021 be completed prior to or taken concurrently with this course. Students who have completed one year of high school chemistry within the last seven years with a grade of "C" or better may be eligible for a prerequisite override. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    CHE 1011 and MAT 1340 or higher with a grade of "C" or better.
    5
  • Presents concepts in the areas of solution properties, chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, acid-base and ionic equilibrium, thermodynamics, and electrochemistry. This course emphasizes problem solving skills and descriptive contents for these topics. Laboratory experiments demonstrate qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category.  Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    CHE 1111 and MAT 1340 with grades of "C" or better
    5
  • Introduces the basic concepts of ecology and the relationship between environmental problems and biological systems. This course includes interdisciplinary discussions on biology, chemistry, geology, energy, natural resources, pollution, and environmental protection. A holistic approach is used when analyzing how the foundations of natural sciences interconnect with the environment. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. It is recommended that ENG 1021 be completed prior to or be taken concurrently with this course. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    4
  • Examines the principles of Earth's physical processes, emphasizing landforms, soils, and hydrology. Examines the formation and distribution of landforms, such as mountains, valleys, and deserts, and their shaping by fluvial and other processes. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    4
  • Introduces the principles of meteorology, climatology, ecology, and regional climate classification. The course investigates the geographic factors which influence climate and ecosystems such as topography, elevation, winds, ocean currents, and latitude. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. It is recommended that students have basic math skills prior to taking this course. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    4
  • Introduces the major topics of geology. Course content encompasses Earth's materials, structure, and surface landforms. Geologic time and the geologic processes responsible for Earth's internal and external features are covered. This course includes laboratory experience. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. It is recommended that ENG 1021 be completed prior to or be taken concurrently with this course. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    4
  • Covers the development of Earth through the vast span of geologic time. Emphasis is on the investigation and interpretation of sedimentary rocks and features, the record of ancient environments, fossil life forms, and physical events in Earth's history within the framework of plate tectonics. This course includes laboratory experience. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. It is recommended that ENG 1021 be completed prior to or be taken concurrently with this course. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    4
  • Introduces the subject of geology as it relates to human activities. Geologic hazards such as floods, landslides, earthquakes, and volcanoes are investigated. Mineral, energy, soil, and water resources are discussed in terms of their geologic formation and identification, usage by society, and associated environmental impacts. Land use issues, waste, and pollution are also examined. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. It is recommended that ENG 1021 be completed prior to or be taken concurrently with this course. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    4
  • Provides an introduction to general meteorology and atmospheric sciences. Includes the composition and structure of the atmosphere and characteristics that affect the atmosphere, such as temperature, pressure, and moisture. Examines the development of weather system, such as storm systems, hurricanes, weather fronts, and cloud development. Stresses the concepts of climatology. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    MAT 0250 or higher, and ENG 0092 or higher with grades of "C" or better
    4
  • Focuses on mechanics, heat, properties of matter, electricity and magnetism, and light. Incorporates laboratory experience. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. It is recommended that ENG 1021 and MAT 1340 be completed prior to or be taken concurrently with this course. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    4
  • Covers the physics of mechanics and requires application of classical physics to both mathematical and conceptual problems. Major topics include kinematics in one and two dimensions, Newton's Laws, circular motion, work and energy, impulse and momentum, and rotational mechanics. This course may also include topics relating to simple harmonic motion and traveling and standing waves. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SCI category. It is recommended that ENG 1021 and MAT 1340 be completed prior to or be taken concurrently with this course. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    5
  • Covers the physics of electricity and magnetism and requires application of classical physics to both mathematical and conceptual problems. DC circuits involving resistors, capacitors, and batteries will be covered. Also covered are electromagnetic waves and geometric optics. This course may also include topics relating to simple harmonic motion, traveling and standing waves, and AC circuits. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. It is recommended that ENG 1021 and MAT 1340 be completed prior to or be taken concurrently with this course.  Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    PHY 1111 with a grade of "C" or better.
    5
  • Covers the physics of kinematics, dynamics, and conservation laws and requires application of classical physics to both mathematical and conceptual problems. Specific concepts covered include 1D and 2D kinematics, Newton's Laws, rotational motion, energy and work, momentum and impulse, and simple harmonic motion. This course may also cover thermodynamics and fluid mechanics. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. It is recommended that ENG 1021 be completed prior to or be taken concurrently with this course. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    MAT 2410 with a grade of "C" or better.
    5
  • Covers the physics of electricity and magnetism using conceptual and mathematical reasoning, including calculus. Maxwell's equations, waves, and time-varying circuits will be covered. Optional topics include wave and geometric optics and AC circuits. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. It is recommended that ENG 1021 be completed prior to or be taken concurrently with this course. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    MAT 2410 and PHY 2111 with grades of "C" or better
    5
  • Examines the nature of energy and matter, their interactions and changes, and the application of fundamental concepts to the study of our natural world. These concepts will be explored in hands-on laboratory experiments. This course integrates the fundamental concepts and ideas about the nature of physics and chemistry with the natural world. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. It is recommended that ENG 1021 be completed prior to or be taken concurrently with this course. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    4
  • Examines earth and biological systems, living and non-living environments, through the application of fundamental energy and matter concepts. These systems and concepts will be explored in hands-on laboratory experiments. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. It is recommended that ENG 1021 be completed prior to or be taken concurrently with this course. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    4
Total Natural & Physical Sciences Credits 7

Note

Choose one additional 3 credit course in Arts & Humanities, History, or Social & Behavioral Sciences.

Total General Education Credits 31

Major Electives

The major electives are a minimum of 19 credits from the courses shown below. The EMS courses are not currently offered, but are available for course transfer from other institutions or through the Aims Prior Learning Assessment process.

  • Introduces several assessment tools and techniques for assessing a client in a behavioral setting. The course will also introduce de-escalation techniques aimed at calmly communicating with an agitated client in order to understand, manage, and resolve their concerns. Department approval is required. This course has admission requirements.  Please contact the paramedic program director for more information at ems@aims.edu . Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Introduces the Motivational Interviewing (MI) concept as a client-centered and conversational method of communication designed to assist helping professionals to address clients' ambivalence to change. Department approval is required. This course has admission requirements.  Please contact the paramedic program director more information at ems@aims.edu . Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Provides an overview of trauma-informed approaches, covering the types of trauma experienced, the impact of trauma on individuals, and principles of trauma-informed care. Department approval is required. This course has admission requirements.  Please contact the paramedic program director more information at ems@aims.edu . Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Introduces the role and function of the Community Paramedic (CP). The course provides insight into Community Paramedic's specific role and function as a member of a health care team and part of a community. The course identifies the components of the role, defines the role, and explains "scope of service" for the position of CP. The role of the CP as an advocate for clients in the community is discussed. Department approval is required. This course has admission requirements. Please contact the paramedic program director more information at ems@aims.edu . Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Introduces students to the role of the Community Paramedic (CP) as a member of the health care team in community assessment. The course presents concepts related to mapping community health care services, describing the demographics of the community, and assessing their impact on the health of the potential patients. The course will provide an understanding of community health services in order to understand the health care needs in the community. Department approval is required.  This course has admission requirements.  Please contact the paramedic program director for more information at ems@aims.edu . Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Presents advanced techniques for patient assessment and management. The course covers analysis of lab values associated with electrolytes, pharmacokinetics, and pulmonary gasses as they pertain to the pathophysiology of disease and patient management. Department approval is required. This course has admission requirements.  Please contact the paramedic program director for more information ems@aims.edu . Course is not repeatable for credit.
    4
  • Provides advanced knowledge on assessing and managing patients with acute medical conditions and chronic medical conditions that have progressed in severity. This course focuses on in-depth pathophysiology of disease, advanced assessment, pharmacologic, and management required for patient care. Department approval is required. This course has admission requirements.  Please contact the paramedic program director for more information at ems@aims.edu . Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Provides advanced knowledge on assessing and managing patients with acute medical conditions and chronic medical conditions that have progressed in severity. This course focuses on in-depth pathophysiology of disease, advanced assessment, pharmacologic, and management required for patient care. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    4
  • Provides students with the advanced knowledge required to assess and manage patients with acute medical conditions and chronic medical conditions that have progressed in severity. In-depth pathophysiology of disease will be presented in conjunction with the advanced assessment, pharmacologic and management knowledge required to care for patients. Department approval is required. This course has admission requirements.  Please contact the paramedic program director for more information at ems@aims.edu . Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Provides students opportunity in a clinical setting for gathering and reviewing patient history, developing a care plan, providing appropriate treatment or counseling to the patient, and determining appropriate patient disposition. Department approval is required. This course has admission requirements.  Please contact the paramedic program director for more information at ems@aims.edu . Course is repeatable with a maximum of 12 credit hours.
    0 to 12 (Minimum of three (3) credits)
  • Designed to enhance the communication and interpersonal skills of emergency administrators and responders. This course discusses different components of crisis communication before, during and after an emergency event and examines the cognitive and affective aspects of communication. Additionally, it covers effective communication with a wide range of audiences and strategies to avoid conflicts. Restricted to Public Safety majors only. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Provides training on communicating emergency public information. This course covers communication technologies, relationships among methods of delivery, effective skills of an effective PIO, and effective communication tools for given situations and audiences. Additionally, it provides training on effective oral and written communication, designing and executing a media plan, and developing a public awareness campaign for an emergency event. Restricted to Public Safety majors only. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Examines roles and responsibilities of the emergency service administrator in terms of leading, multiagency coordinating, communicating, documenting, training, establishing procedures, budgeting, and financing. This course introduces innovative techniques in administration in the fields of fire, EMS, law enforcement and military. Additionally, it covers lean management tools to improve quality, cost and delivery in the field of emergency services. Restricted to Public Safety majors only. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Focuses on the psychological and physiological responses to disasters, intervention strategies and mental health care for disaster victims and first responders. This course covers the functions of health systems and public health laws. It also covers global issues that have the potential to become crises and discusses the future of emergency service response. Restricted to Public Safety majors only. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    4
  • Introduces the theoretical and practical aspects of terrorism and counter terrorism. This course examines the evolution, classifications, targets and effects associated with terrorism and discusses the necessary tools to conduct terrorism threat assessments. Additionally, it covers the challenges facing the US governmental agencies responsible for addressing terrorism and providing homeland security. Both local and international terrorism will be addressed including action taken by systems to control, prevent and mitigate terrorism. Restricted to Public Safety majors only. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    3
  • Focuses on the specialized knowledge and skills necessary for planning and responding to emergencies. This course addresses topics associated with emergency planning including elements of the plan and multi-agency involvement. It discusses the templates and models used to develop action and operation plans. Additionally, it provides training in utilizing the National Incident Management System and the Incident Command System to deploy effective emergency planning and response. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    4
  • Addresses the requisite knowledge and skills required to perform at level 2 fire officer position in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1021, Fire Officer Professional Qualifications, 2020 edition. Subject areas of study delivers preparatory information for the State of Colorado Fire Officer II written exam and job performance requirement (JPR) evaluations. Department approval is required. This course has admission requirements.  Please contact the fire program coordinator for more information at fire.science@aims.edu. Course is not repeatable for credit.
    Course Prerequisites
    Department approval is required
    3
Total Major Electives Credits 19
Total Credits for Degree 120