Illinois Articulation Initiative
Sponsored by the Illinois Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board, the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) ensures that completion of the general education core curriculum at any participating institution in Illinois transfers to meet lower division (freshman and sophomore) general education core requirements at more than 100 participating Illinois colleges and universities.
The agreement is in effect for students entering an associate or baccalaureate degree-granting institution as a first-time freshman in summer 1998 and thereafter.
Log on to MyCreditsTransfer at www.itransfer.org for the latest information on IAI requirements and to see how courses transfer to other colleges and universities. MyCreditsTransfer also offers program requirements and course equivalencies.
General Education Core
The IAI General Education Core requirements are outlined here. An IAI course number followed by:
L designates a laboratory course; N designates a non-Western culture course; and D designates a diversity course.
The General Education Core courses also are identified by code at the end of the individual course descriptions. Those codes have the letters "IAI" followed by Communications, Mathematics, Fine Arts, Physical Science, Humanities, Humanities/Fine Arts, Social and Behavioral Science or Life Science.
Major-Specific Courses
The Illinois Articulation Initiative panels have designated some courses as major-specific within curriculums. While the IAI General Education Core specifies elective choices, IAI Major-Specific courses clarify which courses are appropriate for transfer into the selected major at a four-year institution.
A notation is included at the end of course descriptions for IAI Major-Specific courses.