2023-2024 Course Catalog

General Education Core Curriculum (0537)

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 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.

Curriculum Requirements

Communications

Number of Courses Required: 3, Number of Credit Hours Required: 9.00. All courses required. ‘C’ or better required in both ENGL 101 and ENGL 102

ENGL 101Composition 1

3.0

ENGL 102Composition 2

3.0

COMM 101Public Speaking

3.0

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Number of Courses Required: 3, Number of Categories to Be Completed: 2, Number of Credit Hours Required: 9.00

African American Studies

AFAM 100Intro to African American Studies

3.0

Anthropology

ANTHR 101Introduction to Anthropology

3.0

ANTHR 110Intro to Cultural Anthropology

3.0

Economics

ECON 231Macroeconomics

3.0

ECON 232Microeconomics

3.0

History

HIST 101United States to 1877

4.0

HIST 102United States since 1877

4.0

Political Science

POL S 100People & Politics

3.0

POL S 110American National Government

3.0

POL S 120Pol in States and Communities

3.0

Psychology

PSYCH 110Introduction to Psychology

3.0

PSYCH 145Human Growth & Development

3.0

PSYCH 150Child Psychology

3.0

PSYCH 210Social Psychology

3.0

Sociology

SOCIO 110Introduction to Sociology

3.0

SOCIO 150Social Problems

3.0

SOCIO 200Marriage and the Family

3.0

SOCIO 225Race, Class & Gender in the United States

3.0

Humanities and Fine Arts

Number of Courses Required: 3, Number of Categories to Be Completed: 2, Number of Credit Hours Required: 9.00

Fine Arts

AFAM 103African-American Experience through the Arts

3.0

AFAM 120African American Experience

3.0

AFAM 140African American Women

3.0

ART 100Art Appreciation

3.0

ART 171Primitive to Medieval Art

3.0

ART 172Renaissance to Rococo Art

3.0

ART 173Neo-Classical Art to the Present

3.0

ENGL 140Introduction to Film Art

3.0

ENGL 240Film and Literature

3.0

ENGL 241Film History

3.0

HUMAN 104Introduction to Latin American Culture and Civilization

3.0

HUMAN 106Cultures of Islamic Middle East

3.0

MUSIC 100Music Appreciation

3.0

MUSIC 180Non-Western Music

3.0

MUSIC 190Introduction to American Music

3.0

THTRE 150Theatre Appreciation

3.0

THTRE 210Theatre History

3.0

Humanities

AFAM 103African-American Experience through the Arts

3.0

AFAM 104African-American Experience Through Literature

3.0

AFAM 120African American Experience

3.0

AFAM 140African American Women

3.0

CHIN 202Intermediate Chinese 2

4.0

ENGL 115Introduction to Literature

3.0

ENGL 124Introduction to Fiction

3.0

ENGL 126Introduction to Poetry

3.0

ENGL 160Literature and Gender

3.0

ENGL 162Children's Literature

3.0

ENGL 201American Literature to 1900

3.0

ENGL 202American Literature in 20th Century

3.0

ENGL 240Film and Literature

3.0

ENGL 251English Literature to 1800

3.0

ENGL 252English Literature 19th-20th Century

3.0

ENGL 253Introduction to Shakespeare

3.0

ENGL 280Non-Western Literature

3.0

GERM 202Intermediate German 2

4.0

HIST 111European Civ to Reformation

4.0

HIST 112European Civ: The Modern Era

4.0

HIST 201Or & Dev of Imp China & Japan

4.0

HIST 202Modern East Asia

4.0

HIST 270History of Non-Western Civilization: China

4.0

HIST 271History of Japan

4.0

HUMAN 104Introduction to Latin American Culture and Civilization

3.0

HUMAN 106Cultures of Islamic Middle East

3.0

HUMAN 112Leadership Development through the Humanities

3.0

PHIL 100Critical Thinking

3.0

PHIL 110Introduction to Philosophy

3.0

PHIL 120Introduction to Ethics

3.0

PHIL 210Introduction to World Religions

3.0

PHIL 215Asian Philosophy

3.0

PHIL 230Philosophy of Religion

3.0

SIGN 105Deaf Culture

3.0

SIGN 202American Sign Language 4

4.0

SPAN 202Intermediate Spanish 2

4.0

Life and Physical Science

Number of Courses Required: 2, Number of Categories to Be Completed: 2, Number of Credit Hours Required: 7.00

One course must be a laboratory course. One course from life science and physical science required.

Life Science

BIOL 101Concepts of Biology 1

4.0

BIOL 102Concepts of Biology 2

4.0

BIOL 106Issues in Human Biology

3.0

BIOL 210Environmental Biology

4.0

Physical Science

ASTRO 105Introduction to Astronomy

4.0

CHEM 100Concepts of Chemistry

4.0

CHEM 106Chemistry in Everyday Life

4.0

CHEM 131General Chemistry 1

4.0

EASCI 210Physical Geography

4.0

EASCI 220Intro to Physical Geology

4.0

EASCI 230Intro to Meteorology

4.0

PHYS 100Physics of the Modern World

4.0

PHYS 101Introduction to Physics 1

4.0

PHYS 151Mechanics and Wave Motion

4.0

Math

Number of Courses Required: 1, Number of Credit Hours Required: 3.00

MATH 110Concepts of Mathematics

4.0

MATH 112Math for Elem Sch Teaching 2

4.0

MATH 113Intro to Applied Statistics

4.0

MATH 121Calculus & Analytic Geometry 1

5.0

MATH 122Calculus & Analytic Geometry 2

4.0

MATH 160Finite Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences

4.0

MATH 171Concepts of Statistics

4.0

MATH 190Calculus for Business & Social Science

4.0

MATH 221Calculus & Analytic Geometry 3

4.0