TRANSFER GUIDE AND PLANNING WORKSHEET
Colorado Community Colleges
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Bachelor of Arts Degree – English, 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 English, 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 72 hours to
complete the degree at UCCS, bringing the total credit hours to 132 hours. Native UCCS students complete 135
total hours.
UCCS will only accept transfer courses completed with a grade of “C” or better. A “B-“ or better must be earned in
ENG 121, EDU 221, and PSY 238.
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 ARTS REQUIREMENTS (61 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 ARTS General Education Courses
Communication (6 credit hours)
Cr-Hrs
ENG 121
ENG 122
Grade
3
3
Mathematics (3 credit hours)
MAT 120
Arts & Humanities / Social and Behavioral Sciences, (18 credit hours)
Complete the following courses.
One course from ANT 101, GEO 105 or GEO 106 is suggested.
PSY 101
Complete one course from PHI 111, PHI 112, or PHI 113
Complete one course from History (HI1)
Complete one course from the following categories:
Arts and Expression (AH1)
Literature and Humanities (AH2)
Foreign Language (AH4)
Complete one course from the following categories:
Economic or Political Systems (SS1)
Geography (SS2)
Complete one additional course from any of the following categories:
Arts and Expression (AH1)
Literature and Humanities (AH2)
Ways of Thinking (AH3)
Foreign Language (AH4)
Economic or Political Systems (SS1)
Geography (SS2)
Human Behavior, Culture, or Social Frameworks (SS3)
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Cr-Hrs
4
Grade
Cr-Hrs
Grade
3
3
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Physical and Life Sciences (9 hours)
Complete 9 hours of GT-SC1 courses to include at least one with laboratory.
Cr-Hrs
Grade
Speech (3 credit hours) Select COM 125. Speech is a CCCS graduation requirement, not
part of GT-Pathways.
Cr-Hrs
Grade
COM 125
3
Total General Education:
40 Cr-Hrs
II. Required Courses for UCCS - English, Secondary Education Major
To ensure a minimum of extraneous credit hours, all required courses below must be satisfactorily completed as
part of the AA degree within the 61 semester hour maximum.
Required Courses
Cr Hrs
EDU 221
LIT 115
LIT 221
LIT 222
LIT 211 OR 212
PSY 238
Grade
3
3
3
3
3
3
III. Elective ‘Best Choice’ Courses for Transfer to UCCS - English, Secondary Education Major
After completing all required courses in Sections I and II, select ‘Best Choice’ courses below to complete the 60
credit hour AA degree. These ‘Best Choices’ courses facilitate graduating from UCCS with a major in English,
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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