Colorado Guaranteed Transfer Pathways (GT Pathways) Overview:
GT Pathways is the state general education curriculum that applies to every AA/AS degree, and most BA/BS degrees, at Colorado’s public colleges and universities. Courses that are part of GT Pathways apply to the general education requirements at all public colleges and universities in Colorado and are guaranteed to transfer between institutions.
The GT Pathways General Education Curriculum consists of courses within the categories of written communication, Mathematics, Arts & Humanities, History, and Social & Behavioral Sciences, natural and physical sciences. GT Pathway courses must be completed with a C- or better and students can complete the curriculum in 31 credit hours.
The Colorado Department of Higher Education’s (CDHE) General Education (GE) Council, which includes members from all public Colorado colleges and universities, oversees the creation and maintenance of the GT Pathways curriculum as well Statewide Transfer Articulation Agreements.
CU Denver GE Council Representative:
The CU Denver representative on GE Council is Beth Myers, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness, with oversight of the Core Curriculum Oversight Committee (CCOC) which manages CU Denver’s General Education Core Curriculum.
GT Pathways and CU Denver’s General Education Core Curriculum:
Ensuring that CU Denver offers approved and designated GT Pathways courses and our General Education Core Curriculum (CU Denver Core) includes GT Pathways course designations where possible, enables increased transferability and supports the success of our significant transfer student population.
CU Denver GT Pathways Course Approval and Submission Process:
- Download and complete CDHE’s course submission/verification form located under the heading of Submission /Verification Forms (links to each form are included below)
- Submit the completed form along with a syllabus for the course for review and approval to Beth Myers, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness (beth.myers@ucdenver.edu).
- AVC Myers will submit the signed form and syllabus to the GE Council and CDHE staff members. The GE Council generally meets monthly.
- The approved and submitted course will be uploaded to the list of approved GT Pathways Courses on the CDHE website.
- The approved and submitted course, if a CU Denver Core Curriculum Course, will be designated on the CU Denver’s Core Course list as a GT Pathways course.
Links to Relevant CDHE GT Pathways Website Pages:
Approved GT Pathways course list
GT Pathways Submission / Verification Forms-
- ARTS & HUMANITIES – GT-AH1 – Arts & Expression
- ARTS & HUMANITIES – GT-AH2 – Literature & Humanities
- ARTS & HUMANITIES – GT-AH3 – Ways of Thinking
- ARTS & HUMANITIES – GT-AH4 – World Languages
- HISTORY – GT-HI1
- MATHEMATICS – GT-MA1
- NATURAL & PHYSICAL SCIENCES – GT-SC1 – Course with Required Laboratory
- NATURAL & PHYSICAL SCIENCES – GT-SC2 – Lecture Course without Required Laboratory
- SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES – GT-SS1 – Economic or Political Systems
- SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES – GT-SS2 – Geography
- SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES – GT-SS3 – Human Behavior, Culture, or Social Frameworks
- WRITTEN COMMUNICATION – GT-CO1 – Beginning Writing Course
- WRITTEN COMMUNICATION – GT-CO2 – Intermediate Writing Course
- WRITTEN COMMUNICATION – GT-CO3 – Advanced Writing Course