Transfer Degree Requirements
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS (60 semester hours minimum)
Group I |
Communications9 semester hours |
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COM 111, COM 112 (with a grade of C or better in each course) are |
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required. SPE 101 is required. |
Group II |
Social Science9 semester hours |
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Credit must be earned in at least three of the following areas and must be selected from the list of General Education Core Courses: political science, economics, sociology, psychology, history, (except western civilization), anthropology, geography (except physical geography). |
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Three semester hours must be earned in American Politics (POS 101) or State and Local Government (POS 201). Either of these courses fulfills the political science requirement for one of the three areas of Group II and the requirements of the Human Relations Act. |
Group III |
Humanities and fine arts9 semester hours |
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A minimum of three semester hours must be earned in each of the following sub-groups and must be selected from the list of General Education Core Courses: |
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Literature, foreign language |
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Art, theatre, music, humanities, film |
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History of western civilization, philosophy |
Group IV |
Science and mathematics11 semester hours |
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A. |
Mathematics3 semester hours |
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Three semester hours of credit must be selected from the list of General Education Core Courses |
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B. |
Science8 semester hours |
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Credit must be earned in both the life science and the physical science areas, must be selected from the list of General Education Core Courses and must include one laboratory course. |
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Life science: Biological science |
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Physical science: Chemistry, physical geography, physics, physical science, geology |
Group V |
Electives22 semester hours |
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To be selected from courses designed for transfer. |
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE (60 semester hours minimum)
Group I |
Communications9 semester hours |
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COM 111, COM 112 (with a grade of C or better in each course) are required. SPE 101 is required. |
Group II |
Social Science9 semester hours |
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Credit must be earned in at least three of the following areas and must be selected from the list of General Education Core Courses: political science, economics, sociology, psychology, history, (except western civilization), anthropology, geography (except physical geography). |
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Three semester hours must be earned in American Politics (POS 101) or State and Local Government (POS 201). Either of these courses fulfills the political science requirement for one of the three areas of Group II and the requirements of the Human Relations Act. |
Group III |
Humanities and fine arts9 semester hours |
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A minimum of three semester hours must be earned in each of the following sub-groups and must be selected from the list of General Education Core Courses: |
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Literature, foreign language |
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B. |
Art, theatre, music, humanities, film |
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C. |
History of western civilization, philosophy |
Group IV |
Science and mathematics14 semester hours |
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A. |
Mathematics6 semester hours |
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Three semester hours of credit must be selected from the list of General Education Core Courses |
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B. |
Science8 semester hours |
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Credit must be earned in both the life science and the physical science areas, must be selected from the list of General Education Core Courses and must include one laboratory course. |
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Life science: Biological science |
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Physical science: Chemistry, physical geography, physics, physical science, geology |
Group V |
Electives19 semester hours |
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To be selected from courses designed for transfer. |
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS IN TEACHING (60 semester hours minimum)
Group I |
Communications 9 semester hours |
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COM 111 and COM 112 (with a grade of C or better in each course) are required. SPE 101 is required. |
Group II |
Social sciences 9 semester hours |
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Credit must be earned in at least three of the following areas and must be selected from the list of General Education Core Courses: political science, economics, sociology, psychology, history (except western civilization), anthropology, geography (except physical geography). Three semester hours must be earned in Introduction to American Politics (POS 101). This course fulfills the requirements of the Human Relations Act. |
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PSY 101 is recommended for Special Education and Early Childhood Education majors. Special Education majors may choose to select HIS 210. |
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Early Childhood Education students must take GEG 102. |
Group III |
Humanities and fine arts 9 semester hours |
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Special Education majors must select one course from humanities, one course from fine arts and HUM 201. |
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Early Childhood Education majors must select ART 101, MUS 101 and THE 101. |
Group IV |
Science and mathematics 14 hours |
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Mathematics |
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Special Education majors must take MAT 251, MAT 252 and one other course. |
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Early Childhood Education majors must take MAT 104 and MAT 141. |
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B. |
Science 8 semester hours |
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Credit must be earned in both the life science and the physical science areas, must be selected from the list of General Education Core Courses and must include one laboratory course. |
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Early Childhood Education majors must take BIO 101 and choose between GEG 103 and GEO 101. |
Group V |
Electives 19 hours |
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To be selected as recommended on the paradigm. |
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EDU 201 is required. Also required are successful completion of the Illinois Test of Basic Skills, initiation of standards-based professional portfolio and evidence of appropriate professional dispositions. |
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Special Education majors must take EDU 210, EDU 215, PSY 210 and PSY 220. Special Education majors must choose between EDU 220, EDU 230 and ECE 124. |
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Early Childhood Education majors must take ECE 121, ECE 122, ECE 123, ECE 124, ECE 125 ECE 202 and ECE 203. |
ASSOCIATE IN ENGINEERING SCIENCE (64 semester hours minimum)
Group I |
Communications6 semester hours |
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COM 111 and COM 112 (with a grade of C or better in each course) are required. |
Group II |
Social Science3 semester hours |
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Three semester hours must be earned in POS 101 (Introduction to American Politics) or POS 201 (State and Local Government). Engineering students are encouraged to take a second political science or an economics course. |
Group III |
Humanities and fine arts3 semester hours |
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Credit may be earned in any of the following areas: literature, humanities, non-studio art or music, history of western civilization or philosophy. |
Group IV |
Science and mathematics33-34 semester hours |
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Group V |
Electives19 semester hours |
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Select at least two engineering electives from ENG 101, ENG 220, ENG 221, ENG 240 and ENG 270. |
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Students should give careful consideration to their prospective transfer school (and engineering field) when selecting additional electives. Selecting from the following is recommended: BIO 101, CHE 102, CHE 201, CHE 202, CSC 176, ECO 131, MAT 215, MAT 242, PHY 203, SPE 101, humanities or social science elective. |
ASSOCIATE IN FINE ARTS (62 semester hours minimum)
Group I |
Communications9 semester hours |
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COM 111, COM 112 (with a grade of C or better in each course) are |
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required. SPE 101 is required. |
Group II |
Social sciences3-6 semester hours |
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Three semester hours must be earned in either POS 101 or POS 201. |
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Art majors must take an additional three hour course. |
Group III |
Humanities and fine arts6 semester hours |
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A. |
Literature, foreign language |
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B. |
Art, theatre, music, humanities, film |
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C. |
History of western civilization, philosophy |
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A minimum of three semester hours must be earned in each of two of the above sub-groups. |
Group IV |
Science and mathematics10-11 semester hours |
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A. |
Mathematics3 semester hours |
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Three semester hours of credit must be selected from the list of General Education Core Courses. |
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B. |
Science7-8 semester hours |
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Credit must be earned in both the life science and the physical science areas, must be selected from the list of General Education Core Courses and must include one laboratory course. |
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Life science: Biological science |
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Physical science: Astronomy, chemistry, geography (except GEG 102), physics, physical science, geology |
Group V |
Electives29-32 semester hours to be selected as appropriate from art or music courses designed for transfer. |
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Students are advised that course requirements in music and art programs at senior institutions vary. Thus students must seek the advice of academic advisors and appropriate faculty when making course selections. |