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Political Science Transfer Major, AA

2026-2027

CIP 451001 (DPSC)

The purpose of a statewide articulation agreement is to identify the courses a student at a Colorado public community college must complete as part of an AA/AS degree to be guaranteed to be able to complete the designated baccalaureate degree program at public four-year colleges and universities as designated by the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) transfer agreement.

For more information about this transfer degree please refer to the .

Program Requirements

General Education Courses (31 credit hours)
Written Communication (6 credit hours)
Mathematics (3 credit hours)
Arts and Humanities (6 credit hours)
  • GT - Two GT Pathways Arts & Humanities courses (GTAH1, GT-AH2, GT-AH3, or GT-AH4)
History (3 credit hours)
Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credit hours)
Natural and Physical Sciences (7 credit hours)
  • GT - Two GT Pathways Natural & Physical Sciences courses (GT-SC1, GT-SC2). One of these courses must have the required laboratory (GT-SC1).
Additional Required Courses 9 credit hours

Please Note: If these credits are not required for the major at a receiving 4-year institution, they will be applied to the Bachelor's degree as elective credit towards graduation. Please check with the receiving institution to determine in which way these courses will be applied.

Note(s):

Note: Additional PSC courses beyond the 3 courses identified above may not count toward the Political Science major at the receiving 4-year institution.

Electives (20 credit hours)

Elective credit must be completed from the following lists of approved prefixes or courses to bring the total credit hours to 60.

Guaranteed Transfer
Any course in the following prefixes
  • Any course in the following prefixes except Special Topics and Independent Study: ANT, ART, AST (1110 or higher), BIO (1003 or higher), CHE (1004 or higher), CSC (1019 or higher), EGG (1030 or higher), HIS, HUM, LIT, MAT (1260 or higher), MUS, PED, PHI, PHY (1105 or higher), PSC, PSY, SOC, any world language 1011 or higher.
Total: 60 credit hours

All courses required for this degree must be completed with a "C" or better to be considered for transfer to another Colorado institution. Transferability of courses to colleges or universities outside of Colorado is determined by the receiving institution.

Graduation Requirements

  • Apply for graduation online at .