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Business (BS)
This Associate of Arts degree is designed for PPCC students who want to transfer to UCCS and complete a Bachelor of Science degree
with a major in Business. It is based on the best academic advising choices for future UCCS students.
To earn the Associate of Arts Degree, students must complete the following course requirements for a total of 60 semester credit
hours, at least 35 of which must be Colorado State-Guaranteed Courses. 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 PPCC.
To transfer to UCCS, students should have a cumulative GPA of 2.4 or better, including all remedial and repeated courses. (Students
with a transfer GPA between 2.0 and 2.39 will be considered for admission.) Each transfer course must have a grade of “C” or better.
Degree Requirements
Courses
Communication
(9 credit hours)
ENG 121
Note: Students who test into ENG 122, should take ENG 201 as their second
composition course.
ENG 122
COM 115
Mathematics
(8 credit hours)
MAT 121
MAT 125
Arts & Humanities/Social &
Behavioral Sciences
(15 credit hours)
Select two courses from two
different GT-AH areas.
ART 110
ART 111
ART 112
ART 207
DAN 125
MUS 120
MUS 121
MUS 122
MUS 123
MUS 125
THE 105
THE 108
THE 211
THE 212
THE 215
HUM 103
HUM 115
HUM 121
HUM 122
HUM 123
LIT 115
LIT 201
LIT 202
LIT 205
LIT 211
LIT 212
LIT 221
LIT 222
LIT 225
LIT 246
LIT 259
LIT 268
PHI 111
PHI 112
PHI 113
PHI 114
PHI 205
PHI 214
PHIL 218
PHI 220
FRE 211
FRE 212
GER 211
GER 212
ITA 211
ITA 212
JPN 211
JPN 212
RUS 211
RUS 212
SPA 211
SPA 212
2. Select one GT-HI course. Do
not take more than one GT-HI
course for the AA.
HIS 101
HIS 102
HIS 111
HIS 112
HIS 121
HIS 122
HIS 205
HIS 207
HIS 208
HIS 215
HIS 225
HIS 235
HIS 236
HIS 243
HIS 244
HIS 247
HIS 249
HIS 250
HIS 251
HIS 255
HIS 260
3. Complete ECO 201 and ECO
202 to fulfill this requirement.
ECO 201
ECO 202
Physical and Life Sciences
(8 credit hours)
Select two courses. At least
one course MUST come from
the GT-SC1 category.
Note: Credits over 8 will not be
applied to transfer hours.
AGY 240
ANT 111
AST 101
AST 102
BIO 104
BIO 105
BIO 111
BIO 112
BIO 201
BIO 202
BIO 204
BIO 208
BIO 220
BIO 221
BIO 224
CHE 101
CHE 102
CHE 105
CHE 111
CHE 112
ENV 101
GEO 111
GEO 112
GEY 111
GEY 112
MET 150
PHY 105
PHY 107
PHY 111
PHY 112
PHY 211
PHY 212
SCI 155*
SCI 156*
AST 150
AST 155
AST 160
BIO 103
BIO 116
ENV 110
GEY 108
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Additional Requirements
20 credits recommended by
UCCS for this degree plus
remaining courses from the
approved course list.
ACC 121
4
ACC 122
4
BUS 115
3
BUS 216
3
BUS 217
3
BUS 226
3
NOTE: Courses in italics will count towards the UCCS Writing Intensive Requirement.
Other AA Requirements
1. A minimum of 60 credit hours in a prescribed program of study with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (a C average). At
least 15 of these credit hours must be earned from PPCC.
2. Only 6 elective credits are allowed in any combination of PED courses.
3. Career and technical courses, whether taken at another institution or at PPCC, are not accepted toward this degree without
approval of the PPCC Vice President for Instructional Services. Approval is given only when it is appropriate to the educational
objectives of the student.
4. Courses numbered below 100 do not apply towards degrees
State-Wide Articulation Agreement
This guide is based on the Colorado state-wide transfer articulation for your major. For additional information regarding guarantees,
limitations, and addendums to that agreement please visit the Guaranteed Transfer and Guided Pathways page on the Colorado
Department of Higher Education website (highered.colorado.gov/Academics/Transfers/Students.html).
Foreign Language Note – UCCS
UCCS admission requirements include 2 years of the same high school foreign language (or equivalent 2 semesters at Pikes Peak
Community College). Students planning to attend UCCS who do not have the prerequisite foreign language requirement should
consider enrolling in these courses in addition to the degree requirements. Students who do not meet this requirement will need to
fulfill it upon transferring to UCCS. This admission requirement does not apply to those who graduated from high school prior to
1988, who have a GED, who graduated from a non-U.S. high school, or who can prove proficiency in a foreign language through the
2
nd
semester at college level. Please check with the Transfer Advisor (pp[email protected]) to see if this requirement applies to you.
Advising at PPCC
(719) 502-3232 – advising@ppcc.edu
Additional Resources
The UCCS transfer website (www.uccs.edu/transfer) has many additional resources for students transferring from PPCC to UCCS.
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Four-Year Degree Plan - Business
The following four-year plan lists all the specific course requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Business degree at UCCS. Courses are listed by the course
number at the appropriate institution. The order in which these courses are taken may vary with course availability. Students are responsible for completing all
course prerequisites. Please note that this is a suggested degree program; your program may vary.
Suggested First Year
FALL
SPRING
√
Course
Hours
√
Course
Hours
ENG 121
3
ENG 122
3
BUS 115
3
BUS 217
3
ECO 201
3
ECO 202
3
MAT 121
4
MAT 125
4
GT-AH course
3
GT-HI1 course
3
TOTAL
16
TOTAL
16
Suggested Second Year
FALL
SPRING
√
Course
Hours
√
Course
Hours
ACC 121
4
ACC 122
4
GT-SC course
4
GT-SC course
4
COM 115
3
GT-AH course
3
BUS 216
3
BUS 226
3
TOTAL
14
TOTAL
14
Suggested Third Year
FALL
SPRING
√
Course
Hours
√
Course
Hours
INFS 1100
3
FNCE 3050
3
MGMT 3000
3
INFS 3000
3
MGMT 3300
3
OPTM 3000
3
MKTG 3000
3
Business Area of Emphasis Course*
3
QUAN 2020
3
Business Area of Emphasis Course
3
BUAD 3010, 3020, or 3030
1
TOTAL
15
TOTAL
16
Suggested Fourth Year
FALL
SPRING
√
Course
Hours
√
Course
Hours
BGSO 4000
3
STRT 4500
3
Business Area of Emphasis Course
3
Business Area of Emphasis Course
3
Business Area of Emphasis Course
3
Business Area of Emphasis Course
3
Upper-division Business Course
3
Upper-division Business Course
3
Upper-division Business Course
3
Open Elective
2
TOTAL
15
TOTAL
14
*Business Areas of Emphasis
Accounting; Business Administration, Finance, Human Resources Management, Information Systems, International Business, Management, Marketing, Service
Management
UCCS Bachelor of Science, Business Major Requirements
1. A minimum of 120 hours must be completed with a cumulative CU grade point average of 2.0; at least 45 of these hours must be at the upper-division level (courses
numbered 3000-4999).
2. At least 30 hours of business course work for the degree must be completed while registered in the College of Business at UCCS. The 30 hours must include 18-21
hours in the area of emphasis, BGSO 4000, and STRT 4500.
3. Students must acquire a 2.0 overall GPA and a 2.5 business course GPA to graduate with a specified emphasis, with no grade below a “C-“ in all emphasis courses.
Students not maintaining this GPA will receive General Business degree at the completion of the program.
5. For specific department information and recommendations, please visit: http://www.uccs.edu/business; Prospective Student Advising: Transfer Advisor
([email protected])