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
(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-120 | General Education Mathematics | 3 |
| MTH-122 | Math for Teachers II | 3 |
| MTH-139 | Probability and Statistics | 4 |
| MTH-143 | Finite Mathematics | 4 |
| MTH-145 | Calculus for Business & Social Science | 4 |
| MTH-150 | Calculus I/Analytic Geometry | 5 |
| MTH-151 | Calculus II/Analytic Geometry | 5 |
| MTH-152 | Calculus III/Analytic Geometry | 4 |
| MTH-212 | Statistics for Business | 4 |
| MTH-215 | Discrete 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
Physical Sciences
(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:
5. Social/Behavioral Sciences - 9 credit hours
Select at least 2 different disciplines.