Mission Statement
The mission of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Program is to promote individual, social, and political awareness; to encourage civic engagement; and to develop ethical and empathetic global citizens within a changing and complex world.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of theories and their practical application within the sciences of Psychology, Sociology, Economics, and Anthropology.
- Use technologies appropriately to conduct research in order to evaluate and manage information.
- Identify and apply methods, such as observation, hypothesis development, experimentation, evaluation of evidence or measurement, and data collection, used by social scientists to study human behavior.
General Education Requirements - 39 credit hours*
The general education requirement for this degree program may exceed the minimum standard number of hours. For more information, contact your advisor.
| Communication | 9 credit hours | |
| ENG 121 | English Composition I | 3 |
| ENG 122 | English Composition II | 3 |
| COM 115 | Public Speaking or 125 Interpersonal Communication or 220 Intercultural Communication |
3 |
| Mathematics | 4 credit hours minimum | |
| MAT 120 | Mathematics for Liberal Arts | 4 |
| MAT 121 | College Algebra - Required Course | 4 |
| MAT 135 | Intro to Statistics | 3 |
| MAT 166 | Pre-Calculus | 5 |
| MAT 201 | Calculus I | 5 |
| MAT 202 | Calculus II | 5 |
| Physical and Life Sciences | 8 - 10 credit hours | |
| AST 101 | Astronomy I | 4 |
| AST 102 | Astronomy II | 4 |
| BIO 105 | Science of Biology | 4 |
| BIO 111 | General College Biology I | 5 |
| BIO 112 | General College Biology II | 5 |
| BIO 201 | Human Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 |
| BIO 202 | Human Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 |
| BIO 204 | Microbiology | 4 |
| BIO 220 | General Zoology | 5 |
| BIO 221 | Botany | 5 |
| CHE 101 | Introduction to Chemistry I | 5 |
| CHE 102 | Introduction to Chemistry II | 5 |
| CHE 111 | General College Chemistry I | 5 |
| CHE 112 | General College Chemistry II | 5 |
| ENV 101 | Environmental Science | 4 |
| GEY 111 | Physical Geology | 4 |
| GEY 112 | Historical Geology | 4 |
| PHY 105 | Conceptual Physics | 4 |
| PHY 111 | Physics: Algebra-Based I | 5 |
| PHY 112 | Physics: Algebra-Based II | 5 |
| PHY 211 | Physics: Calculus-Based I | 5 |
| PHY 212 | Physics: Calculus-Based II | 5 |
| The prerequisite for Biology 201 is the appropriate Biology Accuplacer score, or successful completion of Biology 111 | ||
| Social & Behavioral Sciences 9 credits in two different areas, 1 must be a History |
9 credit hours | |
| History | ||
| HIS 101 | Western Civ: Antiquity-1650 | 3 |
| HIS 102 | Western Civ: 1650-Present | 3 |
| HIS 121 | U.S. History to Reconstruction | 3 |
| HIS 122 | U.S. History since Civil War | 3 |
| Economic and Political Systems | ||
| ECO 201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECO 202 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| POS 105 | Introduction to Political Science | 3 |
| POS 111 | American Government | 3 |
| POS 205 | International Relations | 3 |
| Geography | ||
| GEO 105 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| Human Behavior and Social Systems | ||
| ANT 101 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANT 111 | Physical Anthropology | 3 |
| PSY 101 | General Psychology I | 3 |
| PSY 102 | General Psychology II | 3 |
| PSY 226 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 227 | Psychology of Death and Dying | 3 |
| PSY 235 | Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| PSY 238 | Child Development | 3 |
| PSY 249 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 102 | Introduction to Sociology II | 3 |
| SOC 205 | Sociology of Family Dynamics | 3 |
| The Colorado Community College System has mandated that students must be placed in English, Reading, & Math according to their college placement scores. Therefore, developmental courses (English/Reading 092/094 & Math 050/055) will not count toward this degree | ||
| Arts and Humanities 9 credits in two different areas |
9 credit hours | |
| Arts | ||
| ART 110 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| ART 111 | Art History I | 3 |
| ART 112 | Art History II | 3 |
| MUS 120 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUS 121 | Music History I | 3 |
| MUS 122 | Music History II | 3 |
| MUS 123 | Survey of World Music | 3 |
| THE 105 | Theater Appreciation | 3 |
| THE 211 | Development of Theatre I | 3 |
| THE 212 | Development of Theatre II | 3 |
| SPA 211 | Spanish Language III | 3 |
| SPA 212 | Spanish Language IV | 3 |
| Literature & Humanities | ||
| HUM 121 | Humanities Early Civilizations | 3 |
| HUM 122 | Humanities Medieval to Modern | 3 |
| HUM 123 | Humanities Modern World | 3 |
| LIT 115 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| LIT 201 | World Literature to 1600 | 3 |
| LIT 202 | World Literature after 1600 | 3 |
| LIT 211 | American Literature to Civil War | 3 |
| LIT 212 | American Literature after Civil War | 3 |
| Ways of Thinking | ||
| PHI 111 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHI 112 | Ethics | 3 |
| PHI 113 | Logic | 3 |
| PHI 214 | Philosophy of Religion | 3 |
| Electives** Choose 21 credits from list below |
21 credit hours | |
| ANT 101 | Cultural Anthropology - Required Course | 3 |
| ANT 107 | Introduction to Archaeology - Required Course | 3 |
| ANT 111 | Physical Anthropology - Required Course | 3 |
| ANT 201 | Forensic Anthropology - Required Course | 3 |
| Please select 9 additional hours of electives | ||
| ** Electives should be selected after consulting with an academic advisor and referring to appropriate four-year institutions’ transfer guides. | ||