TRANSFER GUIDE AND PLANNING WORKSHEET
Colorado Community Colleges
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Bachelor of Arts Degree – Biology, Secondary Education
This planning worksheet represents a guide for community college students transferring to the University of
Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS) and majoring in Biology, Secondary Education.
This guide is not part of the state-wide “60+60” articulation agreement, but can be used to efficiently transfer to
UCCS for secondary education licensure. Students who complete this guide will have a remaining 68 hours to
complete the degree at UCCS, bringing the total credit hours to 128 hours. Native UCCS students complete 129
total hours.
UCCS will only accept transfer courses completed with a grade of “C” or better.
Courses taken at other colleges, AP, IB, CLEP, and other sources of credit may not be applicable upon transfer to
UCCS even if applied to the associate’s degree at the community college.
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS (60 Credits):
Where possible, choose ‘Required’ (Sections I and II) and ‘Best Choice’ (Section III) courses to apply toward
associate degree general education and electives course work.
I. Associate of SCIENCE General Education Courses
Communication (6 credit hours)
Cr-Hrs
ENG 121
ENG 122
Grade
3
3
Mathematics (3 credit hours)
MAT 201
Arts & Humanities, (6 credit hours)
Select two courses from two different categories. One course from PHI 111, PHI 112, or
PHI 113 is required to fulfill part of this requirement.
Arts and Expression (AH1)
Literature and Humanities (AH2)
Ways of Thinking (AH3) PHI 111, PHI 112, or PHI 113
Cr-Hrs
5
Grade
Cr-Hrs
Grade
3
Foreign Language (AH4)
Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credit hours)
PSY 101 and either GEO 105 or GEO 106 must be completed to fulfill part of this
requirement.
Geography (SS2) GEO 105 or GEO 106
Human Behavior, Culture, or Social Frameworks (SS3) PSY 101
History (3 credit hours)
Select one course from the History (HI1) category.
History (HI1)
Physical and Life Sciences (12 credit hours)
Complete the courses listed below.
BIO 111
BIO 112
Cr-Hrs
Grade
3
3
Cr-Hrs
Grade
Cr-Hrs
Grade
5
5
5
CHE 111
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Speech (3 credit hours) Select COM 125. Speech is a CCCS graduation requirement, not
part of GT-Pathways.
COM 125
Cr-Hrs
Grade
3
Total General Education:
44 Cr-Hrs
II. Required Courses for UCCS - Biology, Secondary Education Major
To ensure a minimum of extraneous credit hours, all required courses below must be satisfactorily completed as
part of the AS degree within the 60 semester hour maximum.
Required Courses
Cr Hrs
CHE 112
GEY 111
PHY 111
Grade
5
4
5
III. Elective ‘Best Choice’ Courses for Transfer to UCCS - Biology, Secondary Education Major
After completing all required courses in Sections I and II, select ‘Best Choice’ courses below to complete the 60
credit hour AS degree. These ‘Best Choices’ courses facilitate graduating from UCCS with a major in Biology,
Secondary Education in the same time frame as a native UCCS student. ‘Best Choice’ courses are listed in priority
order. Complete sequence courses before transferring to UCCS.
Best Choices
Cr Hrs
Electives
Grade
2
For additional information about UCCS admission criteria, academic programs, and graduation requirements, visit
www.uccs.edu/transfer, email [email protected], or call 719-255-3084 to speak to the Transfer Coordinator.
Minimum Academic Preparation Standards (MAPS) – MAPS is an admission requirement that may require
additional course work beyond this 60+60 agreement. Please see catalog.uccs.edu for more information regarding
the MAPS requirement.
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