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.
Life Sciences and Physical Sciences (7-8 credit hours)
Two courses with one from life sciences and one from physical sciences. Laboratory Science courses are 4 credits.
Life science
Physical science
Mathematics (3-6 credit hours)
One or two courses.
| BSNS2514 | Business Statistics | 4 Credits |
| MATH1623 | Math for Elementary Teachers II | 3 Credits |
| MATH1704 | Contemporary Mathematics | 4 Credits |
| MATH1713 | Finite Mathematics | 3 Credits |
| MATH1774 | Statistics | 4 Credits |
| MATH1834 | Calculus for Business & Social Science | 4 Credits |
| MATH1843 | Discrete Math | 3 Credits |
| MATH2515 | Calculus & Analytic Geometry I | 5 Credits |
| MATH2524 | Calculus & Analytic Geometry II | 4 Credits |
| MATH2534 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry III | 4 Credits |
Note: MATH 1623 satisfies the general education requirements only for students seeking state licensure as elementary teachers.
Humanities (6-9 credit hours)
Two to 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
| ENGL1713 | Introduction to Poetry | 3 Credits |
| ENGL1743 | Introduction to Literature | 3 Credits |
| ENGL1853 | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 Credits |
| ENGL2553 | Children's Literature | 3 Credits |
| ENGL2613 | Ancient & Medieval World Literature | 3 Credits |
| ENGL2623 | Modern World Literature | 3 Credits |
| ENGL2723 | Amer Literature Up to 1865 | 3 Credits |
| ENGL2733 | American Literature From 1865 | 3 Credits |
| HIST1513 | Western Civilization to 1648 | 3 Credits |
| HIST1533 | Western Civilization 1648 to Present | 3 Credits |
| HIST1643 | Middle East History 600 to Present | 3 Credits |
| HUMS2613 | World Religions | 3 Credits |
| PHIL2513 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 Credits |
| PHIL2523 | Ethics | 3 Credits |
| PHIL2533 | Logic | 3 Credits |
| PHIL2713 | Introduction to Religion | 3 Credits |
| SPAN2524 | Intermediate Spanish II | 4 Credits |
Fine arts
| ARTS1553 | Art Appreciation | 3 Credits |
| ARTS1613 | Survey of Art-Caves to Cathedrals | 3 Credits |
| ARTS1623 | Survey of Art-Renaissance to Rococo | 3 Credits |
| ARTS1633 | Survey of Art-1800 to Present | 3 Credits |
| ARTS1643 | Non-Western Art | 3 Credits |
| ENGL1723 | Introduction to Film Study | 3 Credits |
| MUSC1513 | Music Appreciation | 3 Credits |
| MUSC1623 | World Music | 3 Credits |
Interdisciplinary
| HUMS1513 | Introduction to Humanities | 3 Credits |
| HUMS1553 | Intro to Women's & Gender Studies | 3 Credits |
| HUMS1813 | African-American Cultural Expression | 3 Credits |
| HUMS1853 | Arts and Culture of the Middle East | 3 Credits |
Social and Behavioral Science (6-9 credit hours)
Two to 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.
| ANTH1713 | Introduction to Anthropology | 3 Credits |
| ECON1543 | Principles of Economics | 3 Credits |
| ECON1553 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 Credits |
| ECON1563 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 Credits |
| GEOG1513 | World Regional Geography | 3 Credits |
| HIST2513 | History of the US to 1877 | 3 Credits |
| HIST2523 | History of the U.S. 1877 to Present | 3 Credits |
| HIST2533 | Latin American History | 3 Credits |
| PLSC1513 | American Government | 3 Credits |
| PLSC1523 | State and Local Government | 3 Credits |
| PSYC1813 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 Credits |
| PSYC2553 | Lifespan Developmental Psychology | 3 Credits |
| PSYC2573 | Adulthood and Aging | 3 Credits |
| PSYC2773 | Social Psychology | 3 Credits |
| SOCY2513 | Sociology | 3 Credits |
| SOCY2523 | Contemporary Social Problems | 3 Credits |
| SOCY2543 | Racial and Ethnic Relations | 3 Credits |
| SOCY2553 | Sociology of the Family | 3 Credits |