Career and Technical General Education

Group I: Communications

Group II: Social and Behavioral Sciences

All A.A.S. degrees require a minimum of at least one course from the list below. Majors in the Business department must complete ECON 103  or ECON 107  and one additional course from the list below.

• AGRI 103 - Agriculture Economics IAI Major Code: AG 901
• ANTH 101 - Introduction to Anthropology IAI Code: S1 900N
• ANTH 275 - Cultural Anthropology IAI Code: S1901N
• BUS 114 - International Business
• CRJ 200 - Criminology IAI Major Code: CRJ 912
• ECON 100 - Introduction to Career Economics
• ECON 103 - Principles of Economics I (Macroeconomics) IAI Code: S3 901
• ECON 104 - Principles of Economics II (Microeconomics) IAI Code: S3 902
• ECON 107 - Consumer Economics
• GEOG 102 - World Regional Geography IAI Code: S4 900N
• GEOG 104 - Introductory Economic Geography IAI Code: S4 903N
• GEOG 106 - Cultural Geography IAI Code: S4 900N
• HIST 103 - History of the United States to 1865 IAI Code: S2 900
• HIST 104 - History of the United States, 1865 to Present IAI Code: S2 901
• HIST 105 - History of Civilization I IAI Code: H2 901
• HIST 106 - History of Civilization II IAI Code: H2 902
• HIST 107 - World History to 1500 IAI Code: S2 912N
• HIST 108 - World History Since 1500 IAI Code: S2 913N
• HIST 109 - North American Indian History
• HIST 111 - History of Horticulture
• HIST 200 - History of Great Britain Since 1688
• HIST 201 - Modern Europe Since 1815
• HIST 205 - French Revolution
• HIST 220 - History of Soviet Russia
• HIST 240 - History of Latin America
• HIST 250 - The Civil War and Reconstruction
• HIST 260 - History of the Middle East IAI Code: S2 918N
• HIST 270 - History of War II
• HIST 290 - History of Africa IAI Code: S2 906N
• HIST 293 - History of Black America
• PSCI 101 - American National Government IAI Code: S5 900
• PSCI 102 - American State and Local Government IAI Code: S5 902
• PSCI 103 - Introduction to Comparative Government IAI Code: S5 905
• PSYC 101 - General Psychology IAI Code: S6 900
• PSYC 205 - Abnormal Psychology IAI Major Code: PSY 905
• PSYC 207 - Psychology of Personality
• PSYC 208 - Social Psychology
• PSYC 209 - Child Psychology IAI Code: S6 903
• PSYC 210 - Child and Adolescent Development IAI Code: S6 904
• PSYC 215 - Life Span: A Survey of Human Development IAI Code: S6 902
• PSYC 270 - Health Psychology
• PSYC 272 - Stress Management
• SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology IAI Code: S7 900
• SOC 110 - Introduction to Rural Sociology
• SOC 220 - Sex, Gender and Power IAI Code: S7 904D
• SOC 265 - Sociology of War, Conflict and Peace
• SOC 270 - Marriage and the Family IAI Code: S7 902
• SOC 280 - Sociology of Social Problems IAI Code: S7 901
• SOC 290 - Cultural Diversity in America IAI Code: S7 903D
• SOC 293 - Human Sexualities
• SOC 295 - Sociology of Black America

Group III: Humanities and Fine Arts

There is no minimum requirement in this group for A.A.S. degrees, except that majors in the Business department must complete a minimum of three credits from the list below.

• ANTH 275 - Cultural Anthropology IAI Code: S1 901N
• ART 109 - Introduction to the Visual Arts IAI Code: F2 900
• ART 115 - Introduction to Ancient and Medieval Art IAI Code: F2 901
• ART 116 - Introduction to Renaissance and Baroque Art IAI Code: F2 902
• ART 117 - Introduction to Modern Art IAI Code: F2 902
• ART 118 - History of Chicago Architecture 19th-20th Centuries
• ART 223 - History of Art in Architecture
• ENG 103 - American Literature IAI Code: H3 914
• ENG 104 - American Literature IAI Code: H3 915
• ENG 105 - Survey of English Literature IAI Code: H3 912
• ENG 106 - Survey of English Literature IAI Code: H3 913
• ENG 107 - Contemporary Literature
• ENG 108 - Contemporary Literature
• ENG 109 - Children’s Literature IAI Code: H3 918
• ENG 190 - Introduction to Film Study IAI Code: F2 908
• ENG 201 - Introduction to Poetry IAI Code: H3 903
• ENG 202 - Introduction to Fiction IAI Code: H3 901
• ENG 203 - Introduction to Drama IAI Code: H3 902
• ENG 208 - Masterpieces of Western Civilization IAI Code: H3 906
• ENG 209 - Masterpieces of Western Civilization IAI Code: H3 907
• ENG 220 - Non-Western Literature in Translation IAI Code: H3 908N
• ENG 221 - Literature of Asia IAI Code: H3 908N
• ENG 250 - Introduction to Shakespeare IAI Code: H3 905
• ENG 260 - Minority American Literature IAI Code: H3 910D
• ENG 270 - Introduction to Women Writers IAI Code: H3 911D
• HIST 103 - History of the United States to 1865 IAI Code: S2 900
• HIST 104 - History of the United States, 1865 to Present IAI Code: S2 901
• HIST 105 - History of Civilization I IAI Code: H2 901
• HIST 106 - History of Civilization II IAI Code: H2 902
• HIST 200 - History of Great Britain Since 1688 IAI Code: H2 908
• INST 101 - Intro to International Studies
• INST 102 - Global Interaction Skills
• MUS 101 - Exploration of Music Literature IAI Code: F1 900
• MUS 102 - Exploration of American Music IAI Code: F1 904
• MUS 103 - Evolution of Jazz IAI Code: F1 904
• MUS 104 - Fundamentals of Music
• MUS 107 - Music in World Cultures IAI Code: F1 903N
• PHIL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy IAI Code: H4 900
• PHIL 102 - History of Philosophy IAI Code: H4 901
• PHIL 103 - Introduction to Ethics IAI Code: H4 904
• PHIL 104 - Introduction to Logic IAI Code: H4 906
• PHIL 105 - Contemporary Moral Issues IAI Code: H4 904
• SOC 240 - Introduction to Comparative Religion IAI Code: H5 904N
• THEA 101 - Introduction to the Theatre
• ARAB 110 - Conversational Arabic I
• ARAB 111 - Conversational Arabic II
• CHIN 110 - Conversational Mandarin I
• CHIN 111 - Conversational Mandarin II
• CHIN 112 - Conversational Chinese for Business I
• CHIN 113 - Conversational Chinese for Business II
• FRCH 101 - Elementary French I
• FRCH 102 - Elementary French II
• FRCH 103 - Intermediate French I
• FRCH 104 - Intermediate French II IAI Code: H1 900
• FRCH 105 - Advanced French I
• FRCH 106 - Advanced French II
• GER 110 - Conversational German I
• GER 111 - Conversational German II
• ITAL 110 - Conversational Italian I
• ITAL 111 - Conversational Italian II
• ITAL 112 - Conversational Italian III
• JAPN 110 - Conversational Japanese I
• JAPN 111 - Conversational Japanese II
• JAPN 112 - Conversational Japanese III
• LANG 107 - Bilingual Practicum
• LANG 299 - Special Topics in Foreign Language
• POL 110 - Conversational Polish I
• POL 111 - Conversational Polish II
• PORT 110 - Conversational Portuguese I
• PORT 111 - Conversational Portuguese II
• RUSS 110 - Conversational Russian I
• RUSS 111 - Conversational Russian II
• SPAN 101 - Elementary Spanish I
• SPAN 102 - Elementary Spanish II
• SPAN 103 - Intermediate Spanish I
• SPAN 104 - Intermediate Spanish II IAI Code: H1 900
• SPAN 105 - Advanced Spanish I
• SPAN 106 - Advanced Spanish II
• SPAN 113 - Intermediate Spanish for Spanish Speakers I
• SPAN 114 - Intermediate Spanish for Spanish Speakers II
• SPAN 123 - Spanish for Law Enforcement Personnel
• SPAN 124 - Spanish for Hospitality
• TAGA 110 - Conversational Tagalog I
• TAGA 111 - Conversational Tagalog II

Group IV: Math/Sciences

All A.A.S. degree programs require a minimum of three credits from the list below. Business degrees within the Business Department must complete one course from science and one course from math totaling at least 7 credits hours from the list below. 

• AGRI 105 - Crop Production IAI Major Code: AG 903
• AGRI 126 - Introductory Soils IAI Major Code: AG 904
• ASTR 101 - Descriptive Astronomy IAI Code: P1 906
• BIO 104 - Biological Diversity IAI Code: L1 900L
• BIO 105 - Microbes and You IAI Code: L1 903L
• BIO 106 - Animals and Society IAI Code: L1 902L
• BIO 107 - Plants and Society IAI Code: L1 901L
• BIO 125 - Human Biology IAI Code: L1 904L
• BIO 131 - Human Structure and Function
• BIO 144 - Introduction to Human Heredity IAI Code: L1 906
• BIO 146 - Ecological Conservation IAI Code: L1 905
• BIO 149 - Principles of Biology IAI Code: L1 900L
• BIO 151 - General Biology I IAI Code: L1 910L, IAI Major Code: BIO 910
• BIO 152 - General Biology II IAI Major Code: BIO 910
• BIO 160 - Anatomy and Physiology (Vet Tech)
• BIO 220 - General Zoology
• BIO 240 - Microbiology
• BIO 250 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
• BIO 251 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II
• BIO 252 - Human Anatomy Cadaver Dissection
• CHEM 100 - Fundamentals of Chemistry IAI Code: P1 903L
• CHEM 101 - General Chemistry I IAI Code: P1 902L, IAI Major Code: CHM 911
• CHEM 102 - General Chemistry II IAI Major Code: CHM 912
• CHEM 104 - Chemistry and Society IAI Code: P1 903
• CHEM 105 - Quantitative Analysis
• CHEM 108 - Elementary Organic Chemistry
• CHEM 209 - Organic Chemistry I IAI Major Code: CHM 913
• CHEM 210 - Organic Chemistry II IAI Major Code: CHM 914
• GEOG 111 - Physical Geography (Weather and Climate) IAI Code: P1 909L
• GEOG 112 - Physical Geography (Landforms) IAI Code: P1 909L
• GEOL 101 - Principles of Physical Geology IAI Code: P1 907L
• GEOL 102 - Historical Geology
• HORT 100 - Introduction to Horticulture IAI Major Code: AG 905
• HORT 243 - Entomology
• MATH 098 - Intermediate Algebra
• MATH 101 - Business Mathematics
• MATH 107 - Technical Mathematics I
• MATH 108 - Technical Mathematics II
• MATH 119 - Mathematics for Technical Students
• MATH 123 - Mathematic Structures/Concepts I for Elementary School Teachers
• MATH 124 - Mathematic Structures/Concepts II for Elementary School Teachers IAI Code: M1 904
• MATH 127 - Mathematics for General Education IAI Code: M1 904
• MATH 128 - Elementary Statistics IAI Code: M1 902
• MATH 131 - College Algebra
• MATH 137 - Introduction to Discrete Mathematics IAI Code: M1 905, IAI Major Code: CS 915
• MATH 138 - Pre-Calculus I: Algebra
• MATH 139 - Pre-Calculus II: Trigonometry
• MATH 142 - Accelerated Trigonometry/Pre-calculus
• MATH 150 - Mathematical Analysis for Business IAI Code: M1 900B
• MATH 153 - Finite Mathematics IAI Code: M1 906
• MATH 170 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I IAI Code: M1 9001, IAI Major Code: MTH 901
• MATH 171 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry II IAI Code: M1 9002, IAI Major Code: MTH 902
• MATH 172 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry III IAI Code: M1 9003, IAI Major Code: MTH 903
• MATH 210 - Linear Algebra
• MATH 220 - Differential Equations and Orthogonal Functions IAI Major Code: MTH 912
• NSCI 296 - Interdisciplinary Research
• PHSCI 125 - Life in the Universe IAI Code: P9 900
• PHYS 100 - Basic Physics IAI Code: P1 900L
• PHYS 101 - General Physics I IAI Code: P1 900L
• PHYS 102 - General Physics II
• PHYS 103 - Technical Physics
• PHYS 104 - Technical Physics
• PHYS 110 - Physics of Sound, Music and Hearing IAI Code: P1 901L
• PHYS 201 - Engineering Physics I IAI Code: P2 900L
• PHYS 202 - Engineering Physics II
• PHYS 203 - Engineering Physics III

Group V: Career Enhancement

There is no specific minimum requirement for an A.A.S.

• ACCY 101 - Accounting I IAI Major Code: BUS 903
• AGRI 100 - Animal Science
• AGRI 101 - Dairy Science
• AGRI 110 - Introduction to Agriculture Education IAI Major Code: AG 911
• AGRI 150 - Introduction to Agriculture Mechanization IAI Major Code: AG 906
• BUS 101 - Introduction to Business
• CIS 107 - Fundamentals of Digital Technology
• CIS 122 - Computer Information Systems Fundamentals
• CIS 124 - Beginning Microcomputer Applications IAI Major Code: BUS 902
• CIS 126 - Microsoft Office IAI Major Code: BUS 902
• CIS 277 - Computer Security for the Home and Small Business
• GSD 100 - College Success
• GSD 110 - Career/Lifestyle Planning
• HORT 161 - Herbaceous Plants I
• HORT 162 - Woody Ornamentals
• INST 101 - Intro to International Studies
• INST 102 - Global Interaction Skills
• LRES 100 - Information in Society
• MGMT 102 - Human Relations
• OFS 214 - Microsoft Office Suite