2024-2025 Catalog 
    
    Aug 14, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog

Political Science 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

3 Soc. Sci. courses required from 2 different areas for AA degree.

MATH 128 - Elementary Statistics     

 

PSCI 101 - American National Government   

Counts as Social Science Gen. Ed. 3 Soc. Sci. courses required from 2 different areas for AA degree

Life Science

AA degree requires one Life Science and one Physical Science. One must be a lab (4- 5 credits). Some transfer schools suggest Bio 125 for this major. Consult with transfer school for preference.

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.

PSCI 102 - American State and Local Government   

 

Physical Science

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

Fine Arts Gen Ed. Course

 

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.

Humanities Gen. Ed. Course

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

PSCI 103

 

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

 Consult with transfer institution for suggestions based on major 3 Soc. Ed. 

IAI Elective

 Consult with transfer institution for suggestions based on major

IAI Elective

 

IAI Elective

 

IAI Elective

 Consult with transfer instituion for suggestions based on major

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                                 

Program Advisor                                 

Name: Pattie Katralis

Name:

Name: Jaleh Sherbini

Email: pkatrali@jjc.edu

Email: 

Email: jaleh.sherbini@jjc.edu

Phone: 815-280-2982

Phone: 

Phone: 815-280-2351