The Associate of Science degree includes several options selected from courses listed below. By completing your AS degree requirements before transferring to a public four-year institution in Colorado, 60 credits are guaranteed to transfer once you are accepted for admission. Liberal Arts and Sciences majors will be able to finish a BS degree with 60 additional credits at the transfer institution. This is called a 60 + 60 transfer plan. Please see your advisor for additional information.
The degree has several options. These include Chemistry, Physics, and Biology, as well as a general option for other majors in the mathematics and sciences. These options are suggested by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education. All courses will count toward the AS degree. However, transferability depends on the four-year institution. Courses in addition to those listed may be transferable to one or more of the public four-year colleges or universities in Colorado. For specific information, please see your advisor.
See the section on Scholarships and Awards for scholarship opportunities related to this program. For a list of CMC campuses offering this program, please see the Where Our Programs are Offered table. Not every course is offered on every campus.
1 additional course from Arts & Humanities or Social & Behavioral Sciences courses listed above. 3.0 Credits
Natural & Physical Sciences (GT-SC1)
7 credits. 2 courses from the following laboratory-based courses. A laboratory component is necessary for this requirement. Additional credits will be added to electives.
Colorado Mountain College requires its graduates to be proficient in computer use. To graduate, a student must demonstrate proficiency via an examination administered by the college or take CIS 118. If you take the course, it will be applied to the elective credit.
Electives
You must complete an additional 24 credits in any of the Science or Mathematics disciplines (AST, BIO, CHE, ENV, GEY, MAT, MET, NRE 251 & NRE 252, PHY numbered 100-299, marked with a lock (◆) or general transfer marked with an asterisk (✽) in the course description section. CIS 118 may be used if required.
Total Elective Credits (min. 24)
Total Credits Earned
State Guaranteed General Education Requirements (min. 31)
Wellness Requirement (min. 2) COM 115 or COM 125 (3)
Electives (min. 24)
Total credits toward Associate of Science degree (min. 60)
Note:
◆ State Guaranteed Transfer Course
✽ Applies to CMC AA/AS/AGS Degrees
For more information see Degree & Certificate Descriptions & Requirements.
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The Associate of Science degree includes several options selected from courses listed below. By completing your AS degree requirements before transferring to a public four-year institution in Colorado, 60 credits are guaranteed to transfer once you are accepted for admission. Liberal Arts and Sciences majors will be able to finish a BS degree with 60 additional credits at the transfer institution. This is called a 60 + 60 transfer plan. Please see your advisor for additional information.