Illinois Articulation Initiative
Richland Community College is a participant in the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI), a statewide agreement that allows transfer of the completed Illinois General Education Core Curriculum between participating institutions. Completion of the General Education Core Curriculum at any participating college in Illinois assures transferring students that lower-division general education requirements for an associate’s or bachelor’s degree have been satisfied. Students who complete the Associate in Arts degree or successfully complete the 37-41 credit hours that satisfy the GECC will receive the GECC Credential noted on their official transcript. This agreement is in effect for students entering an associate or baccalaureate degree-granting institution as a first-time freshman in summer 1998 or thereafter.
To earn the GECC credential, student must complete the following:
| Area |
# Courses |
# Credit Hours |
Note |
| Communications |
3 |
9 |
Grade of “C” or better in both ENGL 101 & ENGL 102 |
| Social & Behavior Sciences |
3 |
9 |
Selected from 2 or more disciplines |
| Humanities & Fine Arts |
3 |
9 |
At least one course from each area |
| Life & Physical Science |
2 |
7-8 |
At least one course from each area and one lab course |
| Mathematics |
1 |
3-4 |
|
The following codes are used to identify the general education requirement that a qualifying course satisfies: IAI C (Communications), IAI F (Fine Arts), IAI H, HF (Humanities), IAI L, LP (Life Science), IAI M (Mathematics), IAI P, LP (Physical Science), IAI S (Social & Behavioral Sciences). Courses with IAI designation of D (Diversity) or N (Non-western) may meet a Diversity or Non-Western requirement of some transfer institutions. Check the Course Description section of this Catalog as to whether a specific Richland course qualifies. IAI information may also be found online at www.itransfer.org.
The following codes are used to identify the courses that transfer into specific baccalaureate majors:
AG – Agriculture
ART -- Art
BIO – Biological Sciences
BUS – Business
CHM – Chemistry
CS – Computer Science
CRJ – Criminal Justice
Early Childhood Education (ECE)
EGL – English
EGR – Engineering
HST- History
MC – Mass Communication
MTH – Mathematics
PHY – Physics
PLS – Political Science
PSY – Psychology
SOC – Sociology
TEC – Technology
TA – Theatre Arts