Curriculum AAC.CRD.CRD (U224G)
(37-41 semester hours required)
The General Education Core Curriculum (GECC) is a credential that signifies a student’s completion of the general education package of the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI). It is for students interested in transferring to an Illinois four-year college or university for their bachelor’s degree. This allows a student to transfer their courses as a complete package rather than individually. The GECC is aligned to the Associate of Arts degree and is comprised of courses approved by the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI). Individual IAI courses are accepted at most major colleges and universities throughout the state. To be awarded the GECC, students must complete 37-41 credit hours in approved classes according to the following general education categories
- Communication: 9 credit hours
- Mathematics: 3-5 credit hours
- Humanities and Fine Arts*: 9-10 credit hours
- Physical and Life Science: 7-8 credit hours
- Behavioral and Social Science*: 9 credit hours
* Human Diversity requirement must be fulfilled by taking one of the courses listed in the Humanities and Fine Arts or Behavioral and Social Science listings. The Human Diversity courses that fulfill this requirement are listed at the end of each discipline.
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the successful completion of the General Education Core Curriculum (GECC) Credential, the graduate will be able to:
• transfer their entire package of required General Education credits to an Illinois four-year college or university.
PLEASE NOTE:
- GECC Credential DOES NOT lead to a workforce certificate nor industry-recognized credential.
- Students who intend to pursue the Associate in Arts Degree, after completing the GECC Credential, refer to the NOTE at the end of this program.
The following GECC Credential requirements, effective summer 1998, meet the Illinois Community College Board’s recommended model, which includes the IAI General Education Core curriculum.
Three courses (nine semester credits)
| RHT 101 ◊ # Freshman Rhetoric & Composition I | | 3 credits |
| RHT 102 ◊ # Freshman Rhetoric & Composition II | | 3 credits |
| SPE 101 ◊ # Principles of Effective Speaking | | 3 credits |
Note: Grade of "C" or higher is an IAI requirement for RHT 101◊ and RHT 102◊.
Three courses (nine semester credits), with courses selected from at least two disciplines.
Graduation from an Illinois college or university requires satisfactory completion of one or more courses incorporating Human Diversity, which may be taken as a Social and Behavioral Science or a Humanities and Fine Arts course.
The Human Diversity requirement would be fulfilled by: ANT 101◊, ANT 103◊, GEO 104◊, GEO 105◊, GEO 106◊, HIS 141◊, HIS 142◊, HIS 156◊, HIS 171◊, HIS 172◊, HIS 191◊, HIS 192◊ or SOC 225◊.
| ANT 101 ◊ Introduction to Anthropology | | 3 credits |
| ANT 102 ◊ Introduction to Biological Anthropology | | 3 credits |
| ANT 103 ◊ Cultural Anthropology | | 3 credits |
| ANT 105 ◊ Digging Into Archaeology | | 3 credits |
| ECO 100 ◊ Principles of Economics | | 3 credits |
| ECO 102 ◊ Macroeconomics | | 3 credits |
| ECO 103 ◊ Microeconomics | | 3 credits |
| GEO 104 ◊ Contemporary World Cultures | | 3 credits |
| GEO 105 ◊ Economic Geography | | 3 credits |
| GEO 106 ◊ Regional Geography of Africa and Asia | | 3 credits |
| HIS 121 ◊ History of Western Civilization to 1700 | | 3 credits |
| HIS 122 ◊ History of Western Civilization from 1700 to the Present | | 3 credits |
| HIS 141 ◊ World History to 1500 | | 3 credits |
| HIS 142 ◊ World History From 1500 | | 3 credits |
| HIS 151 ◊ History of the United States to 1877 | | 3 credits |
| HIS 152 ◊ History of the United States Since 1877 | | 3 credits |
| HIS 156 ◊ African History | | 3 credits |
| HIS 171 ◊ History of Latin America I | | 3 credits |
| HIS 172 ◊ History of Latin America II | | 3 credits |
| HIS 191 ◊ History of Asia and the Pacific I | | 3 credits |
| HIS 192 ◊ History of Asia and the Pacific II | | 3 credits |
| PSC 120 ◊ Principles of Political Science | | 3 credits |
| PSC 150 ◊ American National Politics | | 3 credits |
| PSC 151 ◊ American State and Urban Politics | | 3 credits |
| PSC 184 ◊ Global Politics | | 3 credits |
| PSY 100 ◊ Introduction to Psychology | | 3 credits |
| PSY 201 ◊ # Introduction to Social Psychology | | 3 credits |
| PSY 216 ◊ # Child Psychology | | 3 credits |
| PSY 222 ◊ # Adolescent Psychology | | 3 credits |
| PSY 228 ◊ # Psychology of Adulthood and Aging | | 3 credits |
| SOC 100 ◊ Introduction to Sociology | | 3 credits |
| SOC 120 ◊ Marriage, Family and Relationships | | 3 credits |
| SOC 131 ◊ Social Problems | | 3 credits |
| SOC 225 ◊ # Racial and Cultural Minorities | | 3 credits |
| SSC 190 ◊ Contemporary Society | | 3 credits |
Three courses (nine to 10 semester credits), with at least one course selected from Humanities and at least one course from the Fine Arts.
Graduation from an Illinois college or university requires satisfactory completion of one or more courses incorporating Human Diversity which may be taken as a Humanities and Fine Arts or Social and Behavioral Science course.
The Human Diversity requirement would be fulfilled by: ART 114◊, HUM 165◊, HUM 170◊, or PHL 105◊.
| HUM 104 ◊ Humanities Through the Arts | | 3 credits |
| HUM 151 ◊ Great Books of the West I | | 3 credits |
| HUM 152 ◊ Great Books of the West II | | 3 credits |
| HUM 165 ◊ Introduction to the Latino and Latin American Studies | | 3 credits |
| HUM 170 ◊ # Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies | | 3 credits |
| LIT 101 ◊ # Introduction to Poetry | | 3 credits |
| LIT 103 ◊ # Introduction to Fiction | | 3 credits |
| LIT 105 ◊ # World Literature | | 3 credits |
| LIT 170 ◊ # Introduction to Children's Literature | | 3 credits |
| LIT 231 ◊ # Introduction to Shakespeare | | 3 credits |
| PHL 101 ◊ Introduction to Philosophy | | 3 credits |
| PHL 102 ◊ Logic | | 3 credits |
| PHL 103 ◊ Ethics | | 3 credits |
| PHL 105 ◊ World Religions | | 3 credits |
| PHL 113 ◊ Environmental Ethics | | 3 credits |
| SPN 104 ◊ # Intermediate Spanish II | | 4 credits |
| SPN 115 ◊ # Spanish for Bilinguals I | | 4 credits |
| SPN 116 ◊ # Spanish for Bilinguals II | | 4 credits |
| SPN 151 ◊ # Introduction to Spanish/American Literature I | | 3 credits |
| SPN 152 ◊ # Introduction to Spanish American Literature II | | 3 credits |
| ART 110 ◊ Looking at Art | | 3 credits |
| ART 111 ◊ Ancient to Medieval Art | | 3 credits |
| ART 112 ◊ Renaissance to Modern Art | | 3 credits |
| ART 114 ◊ Survey of Asian Art | | 3 credits |
| HUM 104 ◊ Humanities Through the Arts | | 3 credits |
| HUM 170 ◊ # Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies | | 3 credits |
| MCM 151 ◊ Cinema Appreciation | | 3 credits |
| MCM 152 ◊ Cinema History | | 3 credits |
| MUS 110 ◊ Listening to Music | | 3 credits |
| MUS 215 ◊ # Introduction to Music History | | 3 credits |
| MUS 216 ◊ Music in America | | 3 credits |
| SPE 130 ◊ Introduction to Theatre | | 3 credits |
| VIC 160 ◊ History of Photography | | 3 credits |
One course (three to five semester credits)
| ECO 170 ◊ # Statistics for Business and Economics | | 3 credits |
| MAT 101 ◊ # Quantitative Literacy | | 3 credits |
| MAT 102 ◊ # Liberal Arts Mathematics | | 3 credits |
| MAT 117 ◊ # Math for Elementary School Teachers II | | 3 credits |
| MAT 124 ◊ # Finite Mathematics | | 3 credits |
| MAT 131 ◊ # Calculus & Analytic Geometry I | | 5 credits |
| MAT 133 ◊ # Calculus & Analytic Geometry II | | 5 credits |
| MAT 134 ◊ # Introduction to Calculus for Business and Social Science | | 5 credits |
| MAT 170 ◊ # Elementary Statistics | | 4 credits |
| MAT 235 ◊ # Calculus & Analytic Geometry III | | 5 credits |
Two courses (seven to eight semester credits), with one course selected from the Life Sciences and one course from the Physical Sciences, including at least one laboratory course.
| AST 100 ◊ Introduction to Astronomy | | 4 credits |
| AST 101 ◊ Astronomy of the Solar System | | 4 credits |
| AST 102 ◊ Astronomy of the Stars and Beyond | | 4 credits |
| CHM 100 ◊ Chemistry and Society | | 4 credits |
| CHM 110 ◊ # Fundamentals of Chemistry | | 4 credits |
| CHM 140 ◊ # General Chemistry I | | 5 credits |
| GEO 200 ◊ Physical Geography: Weather and Climate | | 4 credits |
| GEO 201 ◊ Physical Geography: Maps and Land Forms | | 4 credits |
| GOL 101 ◊ Physical Geology | | 4 credits |
| GOL 102 ◊ Evolution of the Earth | | 4 credits |
| GOL 103 ◊ Environmental Geology: Aspects of Global Hazards and Change | | 3 credits |
| PHS 100 ◊ Introduction to Earth Science | | 4 credits |
| PHY 100 ◊ # General Physics | | 4 credits |
| PHY 101 ◊ # General Physics (Mechanics, Heat & Sound) | | 5 credits |
| PHY 106 ◊ # General Physics (Mechanics) | | 4 credits |
| BIS 100 ◊ General Biology | | 4 credits |
| BIS 101 ◊ Human Biology | | 4 credits |
| BIS 105 ◊ Environmental Biology | | 4 credits |
| BIS 108 ◊ Biology of Humans | | 3 credits |
| BIS 113 ◊ Introduction to General Biology | | 3 credits |
| BIS 150 ◊ # Principles of Biology I | | 4 credits |
| BIS 151 ◊ # Principles of Biology II | | 4 credits |
| HRT 125 ◊ Plants and Society | | 4 credits |
12 courses (37 to 41 semester credits)