2023-2024 Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2023-2024 Catalog

Completion Guide

Associate in Arts (A.A.) Degree



I. Communication: 9 Credit Hours


II. Social/Behavioral Sciences: 9 Credit Hours


(At least two areas required) 

III. Humanities/Fine Arts: 9 Credit Hours


(One course required in Humanities, one course in Fine Arts, and one additional course from either area.) 

Humanities:


IV. Physical/Life Sciences: 7 Credit Hours


(One course from Physical Sciences and one course from Life Sciences with at least one being a lab course. Students may not count both BIO 149 and BIO 151.)

VI. Additional Requirements for A.A. degree: 27 Credit Hours


(See approved course list )

NOTE: Students who plan to transfer to a state university should seriously consider completing a foreign language through the intermediate level, namely 104, to meet the university’s graduation requirements and to enhance their career options.

Total Minimum Degree Requirement: 64 Credit Hours


Completion of Categories I-V satisfies the general education requirements for all four-year institutions participating in the Illinois Articulation Initiative.