2024-2025 Catalog 
    
    Jul 15, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog

History Transfer Major - completion guide


First Semester

Course & Title

Notes

ENG 101 - Rhetoric I     

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

Social and Behavioral Sciences - History course

HIST 103  HIST 104  HIST 107  HIST 108  HIST 260  HIST 290  Fulfills Social and Behavioral Science general education. Please see an advisor for specific recommendation to meet your educational goals.

MATH 127 - Mathematics for General Education     or MATH 128 - Elementary Statistics   

 Must pass with C or better to fulfill graduation requirements.

PSYC 101 - General Psychology   or SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology   

 Consult with transfer institution for suggestions based on major.

Life Sciences  

Students are required to complete 7 credit hours of Science.  One course must be a Life Science and one must be a Physical Science.  One of the science courses must be a lab.

Total Semester Hours: 15-18 

 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.

Social and Behavioral Sciences - History course

HIST 103  HIST 104  HIST 107  HIST 108  HIST 260  HIST 290  Fulfills Social and Behavioral Science general education. Please see an advisor for specific recommendation to meet your educational goals.

Physical Science  

 AA degree requires one Life Science and one Physical Science. One must be a lab (4-5 credits).

Fine Arts  

 Consult with transfer institution for suggestions based on major

IAI Elective  

 Consult with transfer institution for suggestions based on major.

Total Semester Hours: 15-17

 Depends on Physical Science choice.

Third Semester

Course & Title

Notes

COMM 101 - Principles of Communication     

 Mode of delivery alternates and offerings rotate each semester. Counts as Humanities Gen. Ed. Course.

History (Humanities Gen. Ed. Course)

HIST 105  HIST 106  HIST 200  Offerings rotate each semester. Optional course recommendation. 

IAI Elective  

Consult with transfer institution for suggestions based on major

IAI Elective 

 

Consult with transfer institution for suggestions based on major

IAI Elective 

 

Consult with transfer institution for suggestions based on major.

Total Semester Hours: 15

 

Fourth Semester

Course & Title

Notes

Humanities or Fine Arts Course  

Student must complete one course from Humanities, one from Fine Arts and one from either category.

IAI Elective 

 

 Consult with transfer institution for suggestions based on major

IAI Elective 

 

 

IAI Elective 

 

 

IAI Elective 

 

 

IAI Elective 

 

 

Total Semester Hours: 15-18  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                                 

Program Coordinator                                 

Student Advising Center                              

Name: Pattie Katralis

Name: Karen Reid

Main Campus - A1155

Email: pkatrali@jjc.edu

Email: kreid@jjc.edu

academicadvising@jjc.edu

Phone: 815-280-2982

Phone: 815-280-2523

8915-280-2673