Transfer Degree

Associate of Arts-Philosophy

Degree Type
Associate of Arts
Award Name
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS –PHILOSOPHY TRANSFER MAJOR
Award Code
M_AA_AA PHIM (Approved: 9/4/2014; Effective: Fall 2014; Revised March 2020)
Financial Aid Eligibility
Program approved for financial aid
Program Description

Program is designed for students wanting to complete the first 2 years of a bachelor's degree at the community college and transfer to a university to complete a BA in Philosophy.  Students explore hidden meanings behind everyday life.  Careers often require a master's degree or higher. Philosophy explores human ideas and problems, such as life, reality, values, knowledge, understanding, and language.  It has many areas, and the content involves many places, cultures, and periods of history.  This program introduces students to the field of Philosophy, and it includes courses that are common to all four-year institutions in Colorado.  Career paths for Philosophy degree holders include law, government, business, science, teaching, and advanced university studies.  The Associate of Arts (AA) degree in Philosophy prepares students to complete the second half of a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Philosophy at a four-year university.  

This is a Statewide Transfer Articulation Agreement in Philosophy for an Associate of Arts Degree with Designation (DwD) from Morgan Community College for students planning to transfer to a Bachelor’s Degree from one of these Colorado Public Four-year institutions: 

  • Colorado State University-Ft Collins [B.A. Philosophy; General Philosophy concentration] 
  • Fort Lewis College [B.A. Philosophy] 
  • Metropolitan State University of Denver [B.A. Philosophy]
  • University of Colorado Boulder [B.A. Philosophy]
  • University of Colorado-Colorado Springs [B.A. Philosophy] 
  • University of Colorado Denver [B.A. Philosophy]
  • University of Northern Colorado [B.A. Philosophy] 
Degree Prerequisites

Upon admittance to MCC, all students entering any one of the college’s degree programs or those entering ENG 1021, or any college-level math will be required to take the assessment/placement test.

Alternatively, if taken with the last 5 years, documentation of assessment/placement test scores from another two-year Colorado college or ACT® scores of reading 17, English 18, and math 23 will meet the assessment requirement. 

Other Requirements
  • Minimum grade of "C" for each course
  • Minimum cumulative MCC GPA of 2.0 to graduate
  • Remedial/Developmental level courses do not apply
  • 15 credits in this program must be taken at MCC

Course Requirements

To see the list of requirements and courses for each Colorado university that will accept this Transfer Degree, please visit the Colorado Department of Higher Education’s Transfer Agreements section and download the latest agreement.