Below is a list of all CCCS to CU Boulder equivalent courses that apply to Humanities and Social Science (H&SS) requirements for all majors in the College of Engineering and Applied Science. 

  • Each major in the College of Engineering and Applied Science requires 15 credits of H&SS coursework, of which six credits must be upper-division. 
  • Any GT-Pathways course under the following designations (AH1, AH2, AH3, AH4, HI1, SS1, SS2, SS3) will also apply to H&SS coursework, even though they may not appear in the list below.
  • Students pursuing a Computer Science (B.S. degree): Additional to the H&SS requirements, please see the table for approved courses that satisfy the Logic and Ethics requirements (noted with #)
  • Classes shown in bold will apply to College of Engineering upper-division H&SS requirements only. If you change majors outside of engineering, other colleges have different rules that may apply.  

Community College Transfer Course Numbers - H&SS for the College of Engineering and Applied Science
 Subject Number Credits Course Title
ARA 1011 5 Arabic Language I
ARA 1102 5 Arabic Language II
ART 1111 3 Art History - Ancient/Medieval
ART 1112 3 Art History - Renaissance 1900
ART  1110 3 Art Appreciation
ASL 1123 5 American Sign Language III
COM 2300 3 Intercultural Communication
CHI 2012 5 Chinese Language IV
ECO 2001 3 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECO 2002 3 Principles of Microeconomics
ECO 2045 3 Environmental Economics
ENG 1021 3 English Composition I
ENG 1022 3 English Composition II
ETH 2012 3 African-American Studies
FRE 1011 5 French Language I
FRE 1012 5 French Language II
FRE 2011 3 French Language III
GEO 1005 3 World Regional Geography
GEO 1006 3 Human Geography
GER 1011 5 German Language I
GER 1012 5 German Language II
GER 2011 3 German Language III
GRK 1006 5 Beginning Ancient Greek II
HIS 1310 3 Western Civilization: Antiquity-1650
HIS 1320 3 Western Civilization: 1650-Present
HIS 1210 3 US History to Reconstruction
HIS 1220 3 US History since Civil War
HIS 2200 3 History of Latin America
HIS 2310 3 Christianity Thru Reform
HIS  2120 3 US Foreign Relations History
HUM 1021 3 Survey of Humanities
ITA 1011 5 Italian Language I
ITA 1012 5 Italian Language II
JPN 1011 5 Japanese Language I
JPN 1012 5 Japanese Language II
JPN 2011+2012 5 Japanese Language III
LAT 1011 5 Latin I
LAT 1012 5 Latin II
LIT 2005 3 Ethnic Literature
LIT 2011 3 American Literature I
LIT 2021 3 British Literature I
MUS 1020 3 Music Appreciation
MUS 1023 3 Survey of World Music
MUS  1025 3 History of Jazz
MUS 1026 3 History of American Pop Music
PHI 1011 3 Introduction to Philosophy
PHI 1012 3 Ethics #
PHI 1013 3 Logic #
PHI 1015 3 World Religions
PHI 2014 3 Philosophy of Religion
PHI 2018 3 Environmental Ethics
POS 1011 3 American Government
POS 2005 3 International Relations
POS 2025 3 Comparative Politics
PSY 1001+1002 3 General Psychology
PSY 2106 3 Psychology for Women
PSY 2221 3 Social Psychology
PSY 2220 3 Dynamics of Racism & Prejudice
RUS 1011 5 Russian Language I
RUS 1012 5 Russian Language II
RUS 2011 3 Russian Language III
RUS 2012 3 Russian Language IV
SOC 1001 3 Introduction to Sociology
SOC  2007 3 Environmental Sociology
SOC  2016 3 Sociology of Gender
SOC 2031 3 Sociology of Deviant Behavior
SPA 1011 5 Spanish Language I
SPA 1012 5 Spanish Language II
SPA 2011 3 Spanish Language III
WST 2000 3 Introduction to Women`s Studies
WST 2200 3 Goddess & Women in the Ancient World

This list is not comprehensive. There may be additional courses that will count from the Colorado Community College System, but will require additional approval with your intended major. Please check with your intended major’s academic advisor for any course not on this pre-approved list.