IAI General Education Core Requirements

Through the Illinois Articulation Initiative, the following requirements are for all students who enter a KCC transfer program in summer 1998 and thereafter. Individual programs/study plans may vary slightly from these general requirements.

Communications (9 credit hours)

Three courses. There is a two-course sequence in writing and one course in oral communications. ENGL 1613 and ENGL 1623 must be completed with a grade of C or better.

ENGL 1613English I

3 Credits

ENGL 1623English II

3 Credits

SPCH 1553Introductory Speech

3 Credits

Laboratory Science (8 credit hours)

Life science

BIOL 1504Principles of Biology

4 Credits

BIOL 1514General Biology I

4 Credits

BIOL 1534Human Biology

4 Credits

BIOL 1584Environmental Biology

4 Credits

Physical science

CHEM 1514General Chemistry I

4 Credits

PHYS 1514General Physics I

4 Credits

PHYS 2614Physics I

4 Credits

PSCI 1514Introduction to Physical Science

4 Credits

PSCI 1524Earth Science & Astronomy

4 Credits

Mathematics (3-6 credit hours)

One or two courses.

BSNS 2514Business Statistics

4 Credits

MATH 1704Contemporary Mathematics

4 Credits

MATH 1713Finite Mathematics

3 Credits

MATH 1774Statistics

4 Credits

MATH 1834Calculus for Business & Social Science

4 Credits

MATH 2515Calculus & Analytic Geometry I

5 Credits

MATH 2524Calculus & Analytic Geometry II

4 Credits

MATH 2534Calculus and Analytic Geometry III

4 Credits

MATH 1623Math for Elementary Teachers II

3 Credits

Note: MATH 1623 satisfies the general education requirements only for students seeking state licensure as elementary teachers.

Humanities (9 credit hours)

Three courses, with at least one from general humanities and at least one from the fine arts or interdisciplinary category. In course description IAI codes, note those ending with "D" or "N" may meet the non-Western culture or diversity requirement of some majors.

General Humanities

ENGL 1713Introduction to Poetry

3 Credits

ENGL 1743Introduction to Literature

3 Credits

ENGL 1853Introduction to Shakespeare

3 Credits

ENGL 2553Children's Literature

3 Credits

ENGL 2613Ancient & Medieval World Literature

3 Credits

ENGL 2623Modern World Literature

3 Credits

ENGL 2723Amer Literature Up to 1865

3 Credits

ENGL 2733American Literature From 1865

3 Credits

HIST 1513Western Civilization to 1648

3 Credits

HIST 1533Western Civilization 1648 to Present

3 Credits

HIST 1643Middle East History 600 to Present

3 Credits

HUMS 2613World Religions

3 Credits

PHIL 2513Introduction to Philosophy

3 Credits

PHIL 2523Ethics

3 Credits

PHIL 2533Logic

3 Credits

PHIL 2713Introduction to Religion

3 Credits

SPAN 2524Intermediate Spanish II

4 Credits

Fine arts

ARTS 1553Art Appreciation

3 Credits

ARTS 1613Survey of Art-Caves to Cathedrals

3 Credits

ARTS 1623Survey of Art-Renaissance to Rococo

3 Credits

ARTS 1633Survey of Art-1800 to Present

3 Credits

ARTS 1643Non-Western Art

3 Credits

ENGL 1723Introduction to Film Study

3 Credits

MUSC 1513Music Appreciation

3 Credits

MUSC 1623World Music

3 Credits

Interdisciplinary

HUMS 1513Introduction to Humanities

3 Credits

HUMS 1553Intro to Women's & Gender Studies

3 Credits

HUMS 1813African-American Cultural Expression

3 Credits

HUMS 1853Arts and Culture of the Middle East

3 Credits

Social and Behavioral Science (9 credit hours)

Three courses from at least two different prefixes. In course descriptions, courses with an IAI code ending in “D” or “N” may meet the non-Western culture or diversity requirement of some majors.

ANTH 1713Introduction to Anthropology

3 Credits

ECON 1543Principles of Economics

3 Credits

ECON 1553Principles of Macroeconomics

3 Credits

ECON 1563Principles of Microeconomics

3 Credits

GEOG 1513World Regional Geography

3 Credits

HIST 2513History of the US to 1877

3 Credits

HIST 2523History of the U.S. 1877 to Present

3 Credits

HIST 2533Latin American History

3 Credits

PLSC 1513American Government

3 Credits

PLSC 1523State and Local Government

3 Credits

PLSC 2613Introduction to International Relations

3 Credits

PSYC 1813Introduction to Psychology

3 Credits

PSYC 2553Lifespan Developmental Psychology

3 Credits

PSYC 2573Adulthood and Aging

3 Credits

PSYC 2773Social Psychology

3 Credits

SOCY 2513Sociology

3 Credits

SOCY 2523Contemporary Social Problems

3 Credits

SOCY 2543Racial and Ethnic Relations

3 Credits

SOCY 2553Marriage and the Family

3 Credits