Academic Catalog - Physics AS

The first year of a Physics program will include math and English courses to meet general education requirements. The completion of introductory math and English courses in your first year is proven to greatly increase the likelihood of crossing the graduation stage, boosting your momentum along the academic pathway you select. Other general education courses on your pathway will cover topics in Arts and Humanities, History, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Natural and Physical Sciences.

Program-specific courses may begin as soon as your first semester. These courses will become more advanced as you move along your degree pathway. Through this sequence of courses, your knowledge of physics concepts will grow and deepen. Coursework will include Physics, Calculus, and Differential Equations. After completing a 60-credit associate degree, your degree pathway can continue with guaranteed transfer to a college that offers bachelor’s degrees.

Physics – AS (60 credits)

*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 toward graduation. Please check with the receiving institution to determine in which way these courses will be applied. 

**If you choose to take one of these courses, it will put you over 60 credits. The courses will transfer but the extra credits may not. That is, the receiving institution may still require the completion of 60 credits for the major. 

***Students planning to transfer to the University of Colorado Boulder must take CHE 1112/112 (not CSC 1060/160) to fulfill this requirement. Students planning to transfer to the University of Northern Colorado must take CSC 1060/160 (not CHE 1112/112) to fulfill this requirement. Students planning to transfer to Fort Lewis College or to the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs must take both CSC 1060/160 and CHE 1112/112. Students planning to transfer to a receiving institution not listed here may choose either one of these courses. 

*If a student should need to take remedial and/or pre-requisite courses they are not included in this degree plan. 

**** Some courses may not be offered at Otero but are available at Colorado Online @ **** 

Otero College is a part of a Statewide Transfer Articulation Agreement between Colorado community colleges and universities. These agreements allow you to graduate from a community college with a 60-credit Associate of Arts (A.A.) or Associate of Science (A.S.) degree with designation; enroll with junior status at a university; and complete your bachelor’s degree. If you attend full-time and follow the structured schedule, you can complete your bachelor’s degree in 4 years.

The following Colorado public four-year institutions will accept your completed Physics AS degree from Otero College.