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.

COMM 1553Introductory Speech

3 Credits

ENGL 1613English I

3 Credits

ENGL 1623English II

3 Credits

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. 

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Life science

BIOL 1503Heredity and Society

3 Credits

BIOL 1504Principles of Biology

4 Credits

BIOL 1513Microbes in Society

3 Credits

BIOL 1514General Biology I

4 Credits

BIOL 1524General Biology II

4 Credits

BIOL 1534Human Biology

4 Credits

BIOL 1584Environmental Biology

4 Credits

Physical science

CHEM 1534Introductory Chemistry

4 Credits

CHEM 1614General Chemistry I

4 Credits

PHYS 1514General Physics I

4 Credits

PHYS 2614Physics I

4 Credits

PSCI 1503Introduction to Astronomy

3

PSCI 1514Introduction to Physical Science

4

PSCI 1524Earth Science & Astronomy

4

Mathematics (3-6 credit hours)

One or two courses.

BSNS 2514Business Statistics

4 Credits

MATH 1623Math for Elementary Teachers II

3

MATH 1704Contemporary Mathematics

4

MATH 1713Finite Mathematics

3

MATH 1774Statistics

4 Credits

MATH 1834Calculus for Business & Social Science

4

MATH 1843Discrete Math

3

MATH 2515Calculus & Analytic Geometry I

5 Credits

MATH 2524Calculus & Analytic Geometry II

4 Credits

MATH 2534Calculus 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

ENGL 1713Introduction to Poetry

3

ENGL 1743Introduction to Literature

3

ENGL 1853Introduction to Shakespeare

3

ENGL 2553Children's Literature

3

ENGL 2613Ancient & Medieval World Literature

3

ENGL 2623Global Voices in Modern World Literature

3

ENGL 2723Amer Literature Up to 1865

3

ENGL 2733American Literature From 1865

3

HIST 1513Western Civilization to 1648

3

HIST 1533Western Civilization 1648 to Present

3

HIST 1643Middle East History 600 to Present

3

HUMS 2613World Religions

3

PHIL 2513Introduction to Philosophy

3

PHIL 2523Ethics

3

PHIL 2533Logic

3

PHIL 2713Introduction to Religion

3

SPAN 2524Intermediate Spanish II

4

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

MUSC 1513Music Appreciation

3

MUSC 1623World Music

3

Interdisciplinary

HUMS 1513Introduction to Humanities

3

HUMS 1553Intro to Women's & Gender Studies

3

HUMS 1813African-American Cultural Expression

3

HUMS 1853Arts and Culture of the Middle East

3

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.

ANTH 1713Introduction to Anthropology

3 Credits

ECON 1543Principles of Economics

3

ECON 1553Principles of Macroeconomics

3

ECON 1563Principles of Microeconomics

3

GEOG 1513World Regional Geography

3

HIST 2513History of the U.S. to 1877

3

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

3

HIST 2533Latin American History

3

PLSC 1513American Government

3

PLSC 1523State and Local Government

3

PSYC 1813Introduction to Psychology

3 Credits

PSYC 2553Lifespan Developmental Psychology

3 Credits

PSYC 2573Adulthood and Aging

3

PSYC 2773Social Psychology

3

SOCY 2513Sociology

3 Credits

SOCY 2523Contemporary Social Problems

3

SOCY 2543Racial and Ethnic Relations

3

SOCY 2553Sociology of the Family

3 Credits