2024-2025 Catalog 
    
    Oct 04, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog

Biology Transfer Major - completion guide


First Semester

Course & Title

Notes

ENG 101 - Rhetoric I   

 Must earn a “C” or better to meet degree requirements.

Social Science Gen. Ed. Course

Two Social and Behavioral Sciences course are required from two different subject areas.

MATH 170 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I    

Counts as Math General Education Course

CHEM 101 - General Chemistry I   

Counts as Physical Science General Education Course

 

 

Total Semester Hours: 16

 Depends on Math and Life Science choices.

Second Semester

Course & Title

Notes

ENG 102 - Rhetoric II   

Must earn a “C” or better to meet degree requirements.

BIO 151 - General Biology I   

Counts as Life Science General Education course

Social Science Gen. Ed. Course

Two Social and Behavioral Sciences course are required from two different subject areas.

CHEM 102 - General Chemistry II   

 

 

 

Total Semester Hours: 16

 

Third Semester

Course & Title

Notes

COMM 101 - Principles of Communication      

 

Humanities Gen. Ed. Course

 

BIO 152 - General Biology II   

 

CHEM 209 - Organic Chemistry I   

 

 

 

Total Semester Hours: 16

 

Fourth Semester

Course & Title

Notes

Fine Arts

 

IAI MATH Elective

Choose from the approved list of IAI Transfer Electives for the A.S. degree.

CHEM 210 - Organic Chemistry II   

Offerings rotate each semester. Optional course recommendation. Counts toward the required IAI electives for AA degree

IAI Elective

Consult with transfer institution for suggestions based on major.

Total Semester Hours: 16  Depends on IAI Elective choices

 

Graduation Requirements


Graduation Requirements

To be awarded an Associate degree at Joliet Junior College, each student must meet the following requirements:

1. Satisfy all admissions requirements.

2. Complete the courses required to earn the given degree. If the student is a transfer student with coursework taken elsewhere, he/she must complete a minimum of 60

credit hours of which 15 credit hours applicable to the degree are earned at JJC. Proficiency test, CLEP, and Advanced Placement does not meet this requirement.

3. Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0.

4. Discharge all financial obligations to the College and have no restrictions.

5. File an application for graduation. An application should be filed at the time of registration for the student’s anticipated last semester.

6. Have all official transcripts from other college/universities on file in the Graduation Office by the graduation filing date for evaluation of credit. A delay in the process

may result in a later graduation date.

 

To be awarded a Certificate of Achievement, Certificate of Completion, or Occupational Certificate at JJC, each student must meet the following requirements:

1. Satisfy all admission requirements.

2. Complete the courses required to earn the chosen certificate. Complete a minimum of 1-8 credit hours (Occupational Certificate),  4-29 credit hours (Certificate of Completion) or 30-50 credit hours (Certificate of Achievement). If the student is a transfer student with coursework taken elsewhere, he/she must complete a minimum of 25% of the total required credit hours applicable to the certificate at JJC. Proficiency test, CLEP, and Advanced Placement do not meet this requirement.

3. Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in the area of concentration.

4. Discharge all financial obligations to the college and have no restrictions.

5. File an application for graduation. An application should be filed at the time of registration for the student’s anticipated last semester.

6. Have all official transcripts from other college/universities on file in the Graduation Office by the graduation filing date for evaluation of credit. A delay in the process

may result in a later graduation date.

Contact Information

Department Chairperson                                 

Student Advising Center                         

Program Advisor                                 

Name: Cheryl Heeneman

Main Campus - A1155

Name: 

Email: cheenema@jjc.edu

academicadvising@jjc.edu

Email: 

Phone: 815-280-2837

8150280-2673 

Phone: