Last Updated
5/30/2023 5:10:32 PM
General Education Core Curriculum (GECC)
Total Program Credits: 37-41
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.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon 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, meets the Illinois Community College Board’s recommended model, which includes the IAI General Education Core curriculum.
(Reviewed Fall 2023)
Placement Measures
Program Map for Students
| RHT 101 ◊ # English Rhetoric & Composition I | Communications Gen-ed | 3 |
| Take Other Humanities Course | Humanities Gen-ed | 3 |
| Take Other Mathematics Course | Mathematics Gen-ed | 3-5 |
| Take Credits Social and Behavioral Science | Social and Behavioral Science Gen-ed | 3 |
| Total Semester Credits: | 12-14 |
Meet with your Academic Advisor to create an academic plan.
Explore transfer institutions and admissions requirements by attending transfer events. |
Note: Grade of "C" or higher is an IAI requirement for RHT 101◊ and RHT 102◊.
| RHT 102 ◊ # English Rhetoric and Composition II | Communications Gen-ed | 3 |
| Take Credits Fine Arts | Fine Arts Gen-ed | 3 |
| Take Credits Life Science | Life Science Gen-ed | 3-4 |
| Take Credits Social and Behavioral Science | Social and Behavioral Science Gen-ed | 3 |
| Total Semester Credits: | 12-13 |
Meet with your Academic Advisor to update your academic and transfer plan.
Create a Transferology account to explore how coursework transfers. Attend a Transfer 101 Workshop. |
Note: Grade of "C" or higher is an IAI requirement for RHT 101◊ and RHT 102◊.
| SPE 101 ◊ # Principles of Effective Speaking | Communications Gen-ed | 3 |
| Take Credits Humanities or Fine Arts | Humanities or Fine Arts Gen-ed | 3 |
| Take Credits Physical Science | Physical Science Gen-ed | 4-5 |
| Take Credits Social and Behavioral Science | Social and Behavioral Science Gen-ed | 3 |
| Total Semester Credits: | 13-14 |
Meet with your Academic Advisor to update your academic and transfer plan.
Attend a Ready to Apply Workshop.
GECC Credential Achieved. |
OPTION: Complete an additional 20-23 ELECTIVE CREDITS to complete the Associate in Arts Degree requirements.
Note: 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 course, which would be fulfilled by ART 114◊, HUM 165◊, HUM 170◊ or PHL 105◊
Or
- Social and Behavioral Science course, which 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◊.
General Education Core Curriculum (GECC) Requirements (IAI):
To see course descriptions for each IAI GECC section, click the link:
General Education requirements by discipline:
- Communications: Three courses (nine semester hours).
- Humanities and Fine Arts: Three courses (nine semester hours), with at least one course from selected from Humanities and at least one course from the Fine Arts.
- Social and Behavioral Science: Three courses (nine semester hours), with courses selected from at least two disciplines.
- Mathematics: One course (three to five semester hours).
- Physical and Life Science: Two courses (seven to eight semester hours), with one course selected from the Life Sciences and one course from the Physical Sciences, including at least one laboratory course.
Foreign Language encouraged if transferring:
- While few baccalaureate institutions require a foreign or second language in their campus-wide general education requirements, competency through two, three, or four college semesters (or the high school equivalent) in a single foreign/second language is required for the Bachelor of Arts degree at some universities, for all bachelor’s degrees in some colleges (such as Colleges of Liberal Arts), and for some bachelor’s degree majors.
- Community college students who intend to transfer should complete the foreign language courses required by their intended transfer institution, college within a university, and /or major, prior to transferring.
Notes:
- Students must earn a passing letter grade in each course used to fulfill requirements. Passing scores (based on national norms) on appropriate AP and CLEP exams may be used to fulfill requirements for students who earn an Associate in Arts or an Associate in Science degree prior to transfer. For other transfer students, receiving institutions will follow established credit policies.
- Students who intend to pursue the Associate in Arts Degree (AAD.AA.AA), after completing the GECC Credential, should select electives from the AA Degree Requirements and must adhere to the requirements of the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) for graduation, if planning to transfer within Illinois.
Dean: Jeanette Bartley, Ext. 3508, email: jeanettebartley@triton.edu