GT Pathways (Guaranteed Transfer Courses)
Helping students maximize transfer credit, save money and ease the transition to a four-year school.
To avoid taking unnecessary courses and earn your degree in as little time as possible, Colorado has developed a general education curriculum that forms the core of most bachelor’s degrees and is guaranteed to transfer between all Colorado public colleges and universities. You should always seek advising from the appropriate advisor at the college or university you plan to attend to ensure you are selecting the appropriate coursework for your degree and to ensure its transferability.
Credits: 3 Introduces the science of recovering the human prehistoric and historic past through excavation, analysis, and interpretation of material remains. The course provides a survey of the archaeology of different areas of the Old and New Worlds and the works of selected archaeologists, and discusses major archaeological theories.~~This course is one of the Statewide
- Published in ZTC - Zero Textbook Cost Courses, Anthropology, Fall - Full Semester, Spring - Full Semester, All Course Listing, Summer - Summer Semester, GT Pathways (Guaranteed Transfer Courses), Spring - Late Start Courses, Fall - Late Start Courses, Spring - FastTrack 2, Summer - FastTrack 1, Fall - FastTrack 2
Credits: 4 Studies human biology and its effects on behavior including principles of genetics and evolution, vertebrates and primates, human origins, human variation, and ecology.~~This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses. GT-SS3
Credits: 3 Explores the culturally universal phenomenon of religion including cross-cultural varieties of beliefs in the supernatural and the religious rituals people employ to interpret and control their worlds.
Credits: 3 Introduces the cultural significance of the visual arts, including media, processes, techniques, traditions, and terminology.~~This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses. GT-AH1 This online course is now offered by Colorado Online. For more information on course availability and registration, please contact your home college’s Advising or Registration department.
- Published in Art, Fall - Full Semester, Spring - Full Semester, All Course Listing, Summer - Summer Semester, GT Pathways (Guaranteed Transfer Courses), Spring - Late Start Courses, Fall - Late Start Courses, Spring - FastTrack 1, Spring - FastTrack 2, Summer - FastTrack 1, Fall - FastTrack 1, Fall - FastTrack 2
Credits: 3 Provides the knowledge base to understand the visual arts, especially as related to Western culture. Surveys the visual arts from the Ancient through the Medieval periods.~~This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses. GT-AH1
Credits: 3 Provides the knowledge base to understand the visual arts, especially as related to Western culture. Surveys the visual arts from the Renaissance to 1900. ~~This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses. GT-AH1
Credits: 4 Focuses on the history of astronomy, the tools of the astronomer and the contents of the solar system including the planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and meteroids. Incorporates laboratory experience.~~This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses. GT-SC1
Credits: 4 Emphasizes the structure and life cycle of the stars, the sun, galaxies, and the universe as a whole, including cosmology and relativity. Incorporates laboratory experience.~~This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses. GT-SC1
Credits: 4 Examines the basis of biology in the modern world and surveys the current knowledge and conceptual framework of the discipline. Explores biology as a science – a process of gaining new knowledge – as is the impact of biological science on society. Includes laboratory experiences. Designed for non-science majors.~~This course is one of
Credits: 3 Focused analysis of the causes and mechanics of human illness and death will be presented for each of the major human body systems. Selected diseases will be studied in greater detail including etiology, pathogenesis, epidemiology, sociology, and therapy. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC2 category.
Credits: 5 Examines the fundamental molecular, cellular and genetic principles characterizing plants and animals. Includes cell structure and function, and the metabolic processes of respiration, and photosynthesis, as well as cell reproduction and basic concepts of heredity. The course includes laboratory experience.~~This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses. GT-SC1
Credits: 5 Continues Biology I. Includes ecology, evolution, classification, structure, and function in plants and animals. This course includes laboratory experience.~~This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses. GT-SC1
Credits: 4 Focuses on the integrated study of the human body and the histology, anatomy, and physiology of the following systems and topics: cardiovascular, hematology, lymphatic and immune, urinary, fluid and electrolyte control, digestive, nutrition, respiratory, reproductive, and development. Includes a mandatory hands-on laboratory experience involving experimentation, microscopy, observations, and dissection. This is the second
Credits: 4 Designed for health science majors. Examines microorganisms with an emphasis on their structure, development, physiology, classification, and identification. The laboratory experience includes culturing, identifying, and controlling microorganisms with an emphasis on their role in infectious disease.~~This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses. GT-SC1
Credits: 5 Continues Biology I. Includes ecology, evolution, classification, structure, and function in plants and animals. This course includes laboratory experience.~~This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses. GT-SC1
Credits: 5 Includes the study of measurements, atomic theory, chemical bonding, nomenclature, stoichiometry, solutions, acid and base, gas laws, and condensed states. Laboratory experiments demonstrate the above concepts qualitatively and quantitatively. Designed for non-science majors, students in occupational and health programs, or students with no chemistry background.~~This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer
Credits: 5 Focuses on introductory organic and biochemistry (sequel to Introduction to Chemistry I). This course includes the study of hybridization of atomic orbitals for carbon, nomenclature of both organic and biochemical compounds, physical and chemical properties of various functional groups of organic chemistry, and physical and chemical properties of biochemical compounds along with their
Credits: 5 Focuses on basic chemistry and measurement, matter, chemical formulas, reactions and equations, stoichiometry, and thermochemistry. This course covers the development of atomic theory culminating in the use of quantum numbers to determine electron configurations of atoms, and the relationship of electron configuration to chemical bond theory and molecular orbital theory. The course includes
Credits: 3 Studies the firm, the nature of cost, and how these relate to the economy as a whole. Analyzes economic models of the consumer, perfect competition, monopoly, oligopoly and monopolistic competition. Explores economic issues including market power, population growth, positive and negative externalities, income distribution, poverty and welfare, discrimination, and international economic interdependence.~~This course
Credits: 3 Expands and refines the objectives of English Composition I. Emphasizes critical/logical thinking and reading, problem definition, research strategies, and writing analytical, evaluative, and/or persuasive papers that incorporate research.~~This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses. GT-CO2
- Published in ZTC - Zero Textbook Cost Courses, English, Fall - Full Semester, Popular Courses, Spring - Full Semester, All Course Listing, Summer - Summer Semester, GT Pathways (Guaranteed Transfer Courses), Spring - Late Start Courses, Fall - Late Start Courses, Spring - FastTrack 1, Spring - FastTrack 2, Summer - FastTrack 1, Fall - FastTrack 1, Fall - FastTrack 2
Develops skills one can apply to a variety of technical documents. Focuses on principles for organizing, writing, and revising clear, readable documents for industry, business, and government. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-CO1 category.
Credits: 3 Provides students with skills necessary to enter into higher-level undergraduate academic discourse or professional workplace writing. ENG 201 extends students’ rhetorical knowledge and develops critical reading, thinking, and writing strategies in multiple specialized areas of discourse beyond what they encounter in ENG 122. In ENG 201, students deepen their rhetorical and writing skills
Credits: 3 Examines techniques for creative writing by exploring imaginative uses of language through creative genres (fiction, poetry, and other types of creative production such as drama, screenplays, graphic narrative, or creative nonfiction) with emphasis on the student’s own unique style, subject matter and needs. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1
Credits: 3 This course introduces the different types of natural disasters that occur around the globe and what can be done to mitigate the risks of being in an area that is prone to natural hazards. The scientific advances that have been made towards understanding, predicting, and preparing for natural disasters are reviewed. Anthropogenic (human created) changes to
Credits: 3 Continues French I and II in the development of increased functional proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing the French language. Note: The order of the topics and the methodology will vary according to individual texts and instructors.~~This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses. GT-AH4
Credits: 3 Continues French I, II and III in the development of increased functional proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing the French language. Note: The order of the topics and the methodology will vary according to individual texts and instructors.~~This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses. GT-AH4
Credits:3 Examines the spatial distribution of environmental and societal phenomena in the world’s regions; environmental phenomena may include topography, climate, and natural resources; societal phenomena may include patterns of population and settlement, religion, ethnicity, language, and economic development. Analyzes the characteristics that define world regions and distinguish them from each other. Examines the relationships between
- Published in ZTC - Zero Textbook Cost Courses, Geography, Fall - Full Semester, Popular Courses, Spring - Full Semester, All Course Listing, Summer - Summer Semester, GT Pathways (Guaranteed Transfer Courses), Spring - Late Start Courses, Fall - Late Start Courses, Spring - FastTrack 1, Summer - FastTrack 1, Fall - FastTrack 1
Credits: 3 Introduces students to geographic perspectives and methods in the study of human societies by examining the spatial characteristics of populations, language, religion, ethnicity, politics, and economics. Examines the relationships between physical environments and human societies..~~This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses. GT-SS2
Studies the materials of the earth, its structure, surface features and the geologic processes involved in its development. This course includes laboratory experience.~~This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses. GT-SC1
Credits: 4 Studies the physical and biological development of the earth through the vast span of geologic time. Emphasizes the investigation and interpretation of sedimentary rocks, the record of ancient environments, fossil life forms, and physical events, all within the framework of shifting crustal plates. Course includes laboratory experience.~~This course is one of the Statewide
Credits: 3 Explores a number of peoples, groups, ideas, institutions, and trends that have shaped World History from the prehistoric era to 1500. Reflects the multiple perspectives of gender, class, religion, and ethnic groups in a broad global sense. Focuses on the common denominators among all people. This approach goes beyond political borders to provide
Credits: 3 Explores a number of peoples, groups, ideas, institutions, and trends that have shaped World History from 1500 to the present. Reflects the multiple perspectives of gender, class, religion, and ethnic groups in a broad global sense. Focuses on the common denominators among all people. This approach goes beyond political borders to provide a
Credits: 3 Explores events, trends, peoples, groups, cultures, ideas, and institutions in North America and United States history, including the multiple perspectives of gender, class, and ethnicity, between the period when Native American Indians were the sole inhabitants of North America, and the American Civil War. Focuses on developing, practicing, and strengthening the skills historians
- Published in ZTC - Zero Textbook Cost Courses, History, Fall - Full Semester, Popular Courses, Spring - Full Semester, All Course Listing, Summer - Summer Semester, GT Pathways (Guaranteed Transfer Courses), Spring - Late Start Courses, Fall - Late Start Courses, Spring - FastTrack 1, Spring - FastTrack 2, Summer - FastTrack 1, Fall - FastTrack 1, Fall - FastTrack 2
Credits: 3 Explores events, trends, peoples, groups, cultures, ideas, and institutions in United States History, including the multiple perspectives of gender, class, and ethnicity, between the period of the American Civil War and the present. Focuses on developing, practicing, and strengthening the skills historians use while constructing knowledge in the discipline.~~This course is one of
Credits: 3 Explores a number of events, peoples, groups, ideas, institutions, and trends that have shaped Western Civilization from 1650 to the present. Reflects the multiple perspectives of gender, class, religion, and ethnic groups. Focuses on developing, practicing, and strengthening the skills historians use while constructing knowledge in this discipline.~~This course is one of the
Credits: 3 Investigates the major political, social, and economic developments, international relationships, scientific breakthroughs, and cultural trends that have shaped the various global regions and nation-states from 1900 to the present. Emphasizes the interactions of global regions and nation-states.~~This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses. GT-HI1
Credits: 3 Presents the story of the people, society, and cultures of Colorado from its earliest Native Americans, through the Spanish influx, the explorers, the fur traders and mountain men, the gold rush, railroad builders, the cattlemen and farmers, the silver boom, the tourists, and the modern state.~~This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed
- Published in ZTC - Zero Textbook Cost Courses, History, Fall - Full Semester, Popular Courses, Spring - Full Semester, All Course Listing, Summer - Summer Semester, GT Pathways (Guaranteed Transfer Courses), Spring - Late Start Courses, Fall - Late Start Courses, Spring - FastTrack 1, Spring - FastTrack 2, Summer - FastTrack 1, Fall - FastTrack 1, Fall - FastTrack 2
Credits: 3 Introduces students to the history of ideas that have defined cultures through a study of the visual arts, literature, drama, music, and philosophy. It emphasizes connections among the arts, values, and diverse cultures, including European and non-European, from the Ancient world to 1000 C.E.~~This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses.
Credits: 3 Examines written texts, visual arts and musical compositions to analyze and reflect the evolution and confluence of cultures in Europe, Asia and the Americas from 800 C.E. to 1750 C.E. Any two of the three Survey of Humanities courses equal a sequence.~~This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses. GT-AH2
Credits: 3 Examines the cultures of the 17th through the 20th centuries by focusing on the interrelationships of the arts, ideas, and history. Considers the influences of industrialism, scientific development and non-European peoples.~~This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses. GT-AH2
Credits: 3 Examines significant writings in world literature from the ancients through the Renaissance. Emphasizes careful readings and understanding of the works and their cultural backgrounds.~~This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses. GT-AH2~~
Credits: 3 Examines significant writings in world literature from the seventeenth century to the present. Emphasizes careful reading and understanding of the works and their cultural backgrounds.~~This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses. GT-AH2
Credits: 3 Provides an overview of American literature from the Native American through the nineteenth century Romantics. It explores ideas, historical and social contexts, themes and literary characteristics of works in various genres by major writers.~~This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses. GT-AH2
Credits: 3 Provides an overview of American literature from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. It explores ideas, historical and social contexts, themes and literary characteristics of works in various genres by major writers.~~This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses. GT-AH2
Credits: 3 Provides an overview of British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period through the 17th century. The course explores ideas, historical and social contexts, themes, and literary characteristics of works in various genres by major writers.~~This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses. GT-AH2
Credits: 3 Provides an overview of British literature from the 18th century to the present. The course explores ideas, historical and social contexts, themes, and literary characteristics of works in various genres by major writers.~~This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses. GT-AH2
Credits: 3 Explores a selection of works by William Shakespeare. It focuses on careful reading and interpretation of the plays and poems, includes pertinent information about Elizabethan England, and examines formal as well as thematic elements of the selected works.~~This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses. GT-AH2
Credits: 4 Develops mathematical and problem-solving skills. Appropriate technological skills are included. Content is selected to highlight connections between mathematics and the society in which we live. Topics include set theory and logic, mathematical modeling, probability and statistical methods, and consumer mathematics. Additional content will include one topic in geometry, numeration systems, decision theory, or
Credits: 3 Explores and applies data presentation and summarization, introduction to probability concepts and distributions, statistical inference –estimation, hypothesis testing, comparison of populations, correlation and regression.~~This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses. GT-MA1
Credits: 4 Covers topics including functions, matrix algebra, linear programming, and an introduction to probability and counting techniques. Emphasis is on applications. This course may include other topics such as statistics when time permits. This course is primarily intended for business, life science, or social science majors.~~This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer
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