Associate in Arts Degree

Program Overview

The Associate in Arts degree is designed for transfer towards a variety of bachelor's degrees. It fulfills most general education requirements and the first two academic years for many (but not all) baccalaureate programs at four-year institutions. Students considering this degree are encouraged to meet with an academic advisor to determine the most appropriate or required course selections for their transfer goals. Graduates earning this degree meet the requirement for coursework on improving human relations as defined in 110 ILCS 205/9.21 (formerly Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991 Ch. 144 sec. 21) or PA-87-581.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

• The Associate in Arts degree is designed for transfer towards a variety of bachelor's degrees.
• It fulfills most general education requirements and the first two academic years for many (but not all) baccalaureate programs at four-year institutions.
• Students considering this degree are encouraged to meet with an academic advisor to determine the most appropriate or required course selections for their transfer goals.
• Graduates earning this degree meet the requirement for coursework on improving human relations as defined in 110 ILCS 205/9.21 (formerly Ill. Rev.
Stat. 1991 Ch. 144 sec. 21) or PA-87-581.
• Students with previous academic, career, and life experiences are encouraged to have a transcript analysis completed and to investigate CLEP and ECC proficiency credit to fulfill prerequisite, course, and/or degree requirements.
An academic advisor can help with this process.

Outline:

General Education Requirement (29 credits)

• Communications (9 credits)
• Three courses including a two-course sequence in writing and one course in oral communication.
A grade of C or better in ENG 101 and ENG 102 is required.
• ENG 101 English Composition I
• ENG 102 English Composition II
• CMS 101 Fundamentals of Speech
• Mathematics (3 credits)
• Select one of the following:
• MTH 102 General Education Statistics
• MTH 104 General Education Mathematics
• MTH 120 Statistics I
• MTH 125 Finite Math for Business & Managmt
• MTH 126 Calculus for Business/Social Science
• MTH 190 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I
• MTH 210 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II
• MTH 230 Calculus with Analytic Geometry III
• MTH 113 Math for Elementary Teaching II (for elementary education majors only)
• Physical and Life Sciences (7 credits)
• Two courses with one course selected from the life sciences and one course from the physical sciences, one of these must include a lab.
(Note: L=Lab) _Physical Sciences:_
• APS 101 Earth Science (L)
• APS 111 Applied Physical Science (L)
• ATY 100 Astronomy
• ATY 101 Elementary Astronomy
• CHM 101 Preparatory Chemistry (L)
• CHM 112 Elements of Chemistry: General (L)
• CHM 142 General Chemistry I (L)
• GEO 115 Intro to Physical Geography
• GLY 105 Environmental Geology
• GLY 112 Physical Geology (L)
• PHY 101 General Physics I (L)
• PHY 211 Engineering Physics I (L)
_Life Sciences:_
• BIO 105 Survey of Environmental Biology
• BIO 108 Biology for Contemporary Society (L)
• BIO 110 Principles of Biology (L)
• BIO 113 Molecular & Cellular Biology (L)
• BIO 114 Organismal Bio, Evolution, Ecology (L)
• BIO 115 Environmental Biology (L)
• Human Relations (3 credits)
• Take one course.
The course selected can also satisfy the Humanities & Fine Arts requirement or the Social & Behavioral Sciences requirement and can be applied in both categories to fulfill the degree requirements. (Note: N=human diversity from a non-western perspective; D=human diversity within the United States) _Art:_
• ART 154 Survey of Non-Western Art (N)
_Anthropology:_
• ATR 120 Introduction to Anthropology (N)
• ATR 220 Cultural Anthropology (N)
_Geography:_
• GEO 116 Human Geography (N)
• GEO 216 Geography of the Developing World (N)
_History:_
• HIS 115 History of World Civilizations I (N)
• HIS 116 History of World Civilizations II (N)
• HIS 119 History & Politics of Gender (D)
• HIS 120 History of the Non-Western World I (N)
• HIS 121 History of the Non-Western World II (N)
• HIS 130 History of Latin America I (N)
• HIS 131 History of Latin America II (N)
• HIS 140 History of Asia: Ancient to 1500 (N)
• HIS 141 History of Asia: 1500 to Present (N)
• HIS 150 History of Native America (D)
• HIS 180 History of U.S. Latinas and Latinos (D)
• HIS 189 African American History I (D)
• HIS 190 African American History II (D)
_Humanities:_
• HUM 103 Intro to Non-Western Humanities (N)
• HUM 170 Introduction to Asian Philosophies (N)
• HUM 203 Comparative Religions (N)
_Literature:_
• LIT 206 Latinx Literatures of the US (D)
• LIT 209 African American Lit 1619-1940 (D)
• LIT 210 Multicultural American Literature (D)
• LIT 211 Intro to Literature by Women (D)
• LIT 218 African American Lit (1940-Present) (D)
• LIT 220 LGBTQ Literature (D)
• LIT 223 International Literature (N)
_Music:_
• MUS 104 Musics of the World (N)
_Political Science:_
• POS 253 Non-Western Comparative Government (N)
_Sociology:_
• SOC 209 Racial and Ethnic Relations (D)
• SOC 220 Gender Roles and Social Change (D)
_Theatre:_
• THE 124 American Drama (D)
• Humanities and Fine Arts (9 credits)
• Three courses with at least one course from humanities and at least one course from fine arts.
(Note: N=human diversity from a non-western perspective; D=human diversity within the United States) _Humanities:_
• FRN 202 Intermediate French II
• GRM 202 Intermediate German II
• SPN 202 Intermediate Spanish II
• SPN 251 Spanish for Spanish Speakers I
• SPN 271 Latin American Civilization
• HIS 160 American Civilization
• HIS 182 History of Mexico
• HUM 110 Introduction to Philosophy
• HUM 112 Ancient & Medieval Western Philosophy
• HUM 113 Modern Western Philosophy
• HUM 115 Critical Reasoning
• HUM 116 Logic
• HUM 170 Introduction to Asian Philosophies (N)
• HUM 202 Philosophy of Religion
• HUM 203 Comparative Religions (N)
• HUM 204 Introduction to Religious Studies
• HUM 205 Introduction to Mythology
• HUM 216 Ethics
_Literature:_
• LIT 201 Introduction to Literature:Fiction
• LIT 202 Introduction to Literature:Drama
• LIT 203 Introduction to Literature:Poetry
• LIT 205 Introduction to Shakespeare
• LIT 206 Latinx Literatures of the US (D)
• LIT 209 African American Lit 1619-1940 (D)
• LIT 210 Multicultural American Literature (D)
• LIT 211 Intro to Literature by Women (D)
• LIT 218 African American Lit (1940-Present) (D)
• LIT 220 LGBTQ Literature (D)
• LIT 223 International Literature (N)
• LIT 225 Children's Literature
• LIT 230 Masterpieces of World Lit
• LIT 235 Bible as Literature
• LIT 241 Great Books Seminar I
• LIT 242 Great Books Seminar II
• LIT 243 Great Books Seminar III
• LIT 244 Great Books Seminar IV
• LIT 245 Great Books Seminar V
_Fine Arts:_
• ART 115 Art Appreciation
• ART 130 Art of Film
• ART 151 History of Art, Prehistory to 1300
• ART 152 History of Art, 1300 to the Present
• ART 154 Survey of Non-Western Art (N)
• ART 155 History of Photography
• ART 231 The Story of Film to WWII
• ART 232 The Story of Film After WWII
_Music:_
• MUS 104 Musics of the World (N)
• MUS 105 Music Appreciation
• MUS 106 Music Literature From 1400 to 1750
• MUS 107 Music Liter.
From 1750 to Present
• MUS 145 Hip Hop Music Appreciation
• MUS 146 Rock and Roll Music Appreciation
_Communication:_
• CMS 106 Introduction to Film Appreciation
_Theatre:_
• THE 100 Theatre Appreciation
• THE 122 Intro-Theatre History & Literature
• THE 124 American Drama
_Interdisciplinary Humanities and Fine Arts (May count as either Humanities or Fine Arts):_
• HUM 101 Ancient & Medieval Western Humanities
• HUM 102 Modern Western Humanities
• HUM 103 Intro to Non-Western Humanities (N)
• LIT 229 Novel and Film
• Social & Behavioral Sciences (9 credits)
• Three courses with at least one course from social sciences and at least one course from behavioral sciences.
(Note: N=human diversity from a non-western perspective; D=human diversity within the United States) _Social Sciences:_
• ECN 101 Fundamentals of Economics
• ECN 201 Principles of Microeconomics
• ECN 202 Principles of Macroeconomics
• GEO 116 Human Geography (N)
• GEO 216 Geography of the Developing World (N)
• HIS 101 History of Western Civilization I
• HIS 102 History of Western Civilization II
• HIS 115 History of World Civilizations I (N)
• HIS 116 History of World Civilizations II (N)
• HIS 119 History & Politics of Gender (D)
• HIS 130 History of Latin America I (N)
• HIS 131 History of Latin America II (N)
• HIS 140 History of Asia: Ancient to 1500 (N)
• HIS 141 History of Asia: 1500 to Present (N)
• HIS 150 History of Native America
• HIS 151 U S History to 1870
• HIS 152 U S History Since 1865
• HIS 180 History of U.S. Latinas and Latinos (D)
• HIS 189 African American History I (D)
• HIS 190 African American History II (D)
• POS 150 Amer Government - National
• POS 151 Amer Govt State Local
• POS 152 Principles of Political Science
• POS 250 Comparative Political Systems
• POS 251 International Relations
_Behavioral Sciences:_
• ATR 120 Introduction to Anthropology (N)
• ATR 210 General Prehistoric Archeology
• ATR 220 Cultural Anthropology (N)
• ATR 250 Human Evolution
• PSY 100 Intro to Psychology
• PSY 212 Child Psychology
• PSY 214 Adulthood and Aging
• PSY 215 Social Psychology
• PSY 218 Human Growth and Development
• SOC 100 Principles of Sociology
• SOC 201 Social Problems
• SOC 209 Racial and Ethnic Relations (D)
• SOC 210 Marriage and Family
• SOC 215 Social Psychology
• SOC 220 Gender Roles and Social Change (D)
• Major Field and Elective Courses (23 credits)
• Students should choose an intended major at a transfer institution as soon as possible and select courses which are required for their major.
• After fulfilling required courses for their major, students may complete this area with electives.
• In general, any course numbered 100 or above with a 1.1 code in the course description may be used.
If the student wishes to enroll in a course which does not have a 1.1 code he/she should see an advisor prior to enrolling to discuss the transferability of the course.