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G.E.C.C. Credential

G.E.C.C. Credential–37-41 Credit Hours

Curriculum Code 1180

The General Education Core Curriculum (GECC) credential requirements listed below satisfy the statewide Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) and will transfer to participating colleges or universities as meeting their lower-division, campus wide general education requirements. The GECC credential consists of a set of 12 to 13 courses (37 to 41 credits) across five general education areas and is aligned with the Associate in Arts degree and is recommended for transfer students. This credential is earned as part of a transferrable degree and is not a workforce certificate nor industry-recognized credential.

 

Enrollment in some courses requires completion of a prerequisite. See course description for complete prerequisite information.

 

 

General Education Core Curriculum Credential – 37-41 Credit Hours

The general education core curriculum constitutes that part of an undergraduate education that develops breadth of knowledge and the expressive skills essential to more complex and in-depth learning throughout life. To develop breadth of knowledge, general education courses acquaint students with the methods of inquiry of the various academic disciplines and the different ways these disciplines view the world. The academic disciplines comprising the general education curriculum are the physical and life sciences, the humanities and fine arts, the social and behavioral sciences, and interdisciplinary combinations of these. To develop expressive skills, the general education curriculum requires courses that enhance written and oral communication and quantitative reasoning skills.


The foundation skills of communication (reading, writing, speaking, and listening), critical thinking and analysis/synthesis, quantification, and the use of resources (including technology and the library) are to be embedded in every general education course (defined in Administrative Rule 23 Ill Adm Code 1501.301 and ICCB Administrative Rules Section 1501.309d)2)).

1. Communications - 9 credit hours

COM-101Composition I

3
COM-102Composition II

3
COM-103Speech Fundamentals

3
(Note: COM-101 and COM-102 require completion of a prerequisite.)
(Note: COM-103 satisfies the requirements of Public Act 87-581 addressing course work in human relations.)

2. Mathematics - 3-5 credit hours

MTH-120General Education Mathematics

3
MTH-122Math for Teachers II

3
MTH-139Probability and Statistics

4
MTH-143Finite Mathematics

4
MTH-145Calculus for Business & Social Science

4
MTH-150Calculus I/Analytic Geometry

5
MTH-151Calculus II/Analytic Geometry

5
MTH-152Calculus III/Analytic Geometry

4
MTH-212Statistics for Business

4
MTH-215Discrete Mathematics

3
(Note: All MTH courses above require completion of a prerequisite.)

3. Physical and Life Sciences—7-8 credit hours

Select one course from Physical Sciences and one course from Life Sciences, with at least one being a lab course.

Life Sciences

BIO-101Survey of Biology for Non-Majors

4
BIO-103Germs: Good, Bad and Necessary

3
BIO-104Biology of Human Life

4
BIO-105Human Genetics

3
BIO-111General Biology I

4
BIO-112General Biology II

4
NAT-111Environmental Science I

4
NAT-112Environmental Science II

4

(Note: BIO-101, BIO-104, BIO-111, BIO-112, NAT-111, and NAT-112 are courses with lab components)

(Note: BIO-105 is pending IAI Approval)

 

Physical Sciences

AST-101Descriptive Astronomy

3
AST-103Observational Astronomy

4
CHM-111Fundamentals of Chemistry

4
CHM-131Chemistry (University Oriented) I

4
EAS-120Introduction to Earth Science

4
EAS-125Introduction to Weather and Climate

4
EAS-135Severe and Hazardous Weather

3
GEL-150Physical Geology

4
PHS-101Physical Science

4
PHS-103Descriptive Astronomy

4
PHY-106Fundamentals of Physics

3
PHY-110Mechanical Universe I

3
PHY-150Mechanics, Heat & Sound

4
PHY-203Mechanics

4

(Note: CHM-111, CHM-131, EAS-120, EAS-125, GEL-150, PHS-101, and PHS-103 are courses with lab components)

(Note: CHM-111, CHM-131, PHS-101, PHY-106, PHY-110, PHY-150, PHY-203 require completion of a prerequisite.)

4. Humanities and Fine Arts - 9-10 credit hours

Select 9-10 credit hours from the following:
ARB-202Arabic IV

4
ART-110Art Appreciation

3
ART-205Survey of Art I

3
ART-206Survey of Art II

3
ART-208Survey of Art III

3
ART-209Survey of Non-Western Art

3
FRE-202French IV

4
HUM-101Western Humanities I: Foundations

3
HUM-102Western Humanities II: Continuities

3
HUM-115World Mythology

3
HUM-120Women in the Humanities

3
HUM-135African & Middle Eastern Humanities

3
HUM-140Asian and Oceanic Humanities

3
HUM-145Native American Humanities

3
HUM-155LGBTQ Humanities

3
LIT-205Literature for Children/Young Adults

3
LIT-213American Literature I

3
LIT-214American Literature II

3
LIT-215Bible as Literature I

3
LIT-216Bible as Literature II

3
LIT-217Introduction to Poetry

3
LIT-218Introduction to Drama

3
LIT-219Women in Literature

3
LIT-220Introduction to Fiction

3
LIT-221English Literature I

3
LIT-222English Literature II

3
LIT-223Western Literature I

3
LIT-224Western Literature II

3
LIT-225Shakespeare

3
LIT-226Literature of the Non-Western World

3
LIT-227Literature as Film

3
LIT-228Latin American Literature

3
LIT-230African American Literature

3
MUS-106Introduction to American Music

3
MUS-107Music Appreciation

3
PHI-101Introduction to Philosophy

3
PHI-111Critical Thinking

3
PHI-120World Religions

3
PHI-125Ethics

3
PHI-200Philosophy of Religion

3
PHI-210Philosophy: Ancient to Enlightenment

3
PHI-211Philosophy: Enlightenment to Present

3
SPA-202Spanish IV

4
SPA-213Introduction to Hispanic Literatures

3
THE-105Theater Appreciation

3
THE-107Film Appreciation

3
THE-110History of the Theatre

3
THE-111History of Film

3
(Note: HUM-135, HUM-140, HUM-145, LIT-226, LIT-228, and PHI-120 are courses examining human diversity from a non-U.S./non-European perspective.)
(Note: HUM-120, HUM-155, LIT-219, LIT-227, and LIT-230 are courses examining human diversity within the United States.)

5. Social/Behavioral Sciences - 9 credit hours

Select at least 2 different disciplines.
ANT-101Introduction to Anthropology

3
ANT-201Biological Anthropology

3
ANT-202Cultural Anthropology

3
ANT-210Introduction to Archaeology

3
ECO-101Principles of Macro-Economics

3
ECO-102Principles of Micro-Economics

3
GEO-101Cultural Geography

3
GEO-102World Regional Geography

3
GEO-201Economic Geography

3
HIS-101Western Civilization I

3
HIS-102Western Civilization II

3
HIS-150World History to 1500

3
HIS-151World History since 1500

3
HIS-201American History I

3
HIS-202American History II

3
HIS-204African-American History

3
HIS-210History of Asia

3
HIS-215History of Africa

3
HIS-220History of Latin America

3
PSC-103Introduction to Political Science

3
PSC-110American National Government

3
PSC-115State and Local Government

3
PSC-210International Relations

3
PSC-215Comparative Government

3
PSC-225Non-Western Comparative Politics

3
PSC-245Politics of the Middle East

3
PSY-101Introduction to Psychology

3
PSY-104Life-Span Developmental Psychology

3
PSY-105Child Psychology

3
PSY-106Adolescent Psychology

3
PSY-202Social Psychology

3
PSY-210Adult Psychology

3
SOC-101Introduction to Sociology

3
SOC-102Sociology of Family

3
SOC-204Social Problems

3
SOC-210Minority Groups

3
SOC-215Sociology of Sex and Gender

3
SSC-101Social Science I

3

(Note: ANT-202, GEO-101, GEO-102, GEO-201, HIS-210, HIS-215, HIS-220, PSC-210, PSC-225, and PSC-245 are courses examining human diversity from a non-U.S./non-European perspective.)

(Note: SOC-215 and SOC-101 are courses examining human diversity within the United States.)