Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI)

Model for CCC Transfer Degrees and General Education

City Colleges of Chicago participates in the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) which is a comprehensive statewide effort among more than 100 colleges and universities in Illinois to ease the transfer of students. IAI became effective for students entering a participating college or university as first time freshmen the Summer of 1998. Benefits for students are:

• Students who complete the A.A. or A.S. degree, and who meet the admission requirements of the IAI participating baccalaureate degree granting institution to which they transfer, will have completed the lower division general education requirements for an associate or baccalaureate degree in lieu of the receiving institution's general education requirements.

• Students who complete the IAI General Education Core Curriculum (GECC) and transfer to participating institutions have the assurance that lower division general education requirements for an associate or baccalaureate degree have been satisfied.
A receiving institution may require transfer students to complete an institution wide and/or mission related graduation requirement beyond the scope of the Illinois General Education Core Curriculum.

The IAI Website (www.itransfer.org) includes information on requirements for general education and specific majors, course descriptions, and a student planning worksheet.

Due to the increasing number of students fulfilling degree requirements at more than one City College, a District wide model for CCC Transfer Degrees and General Education requirements has been designed. This model facilitates the need for a smooth transition for the student's path to degree completion. Listed below is the District wide model for CCC Transfer Degrees and General Education Requirements.

Uniform CCC Transfer Degree Requirements

The General Education component of both degrees equates with the IAI General Education Core Curriculum and consists of courses that are IAI approved for this College as follows:

• 9 hours of Communication (English 101, English 102, and Speech 101)
• 3-6 hours of Mathematics
• 9 hours of Social Sciences (no more than 2 courses from any one discipline)
• 9 hours of Humanities and Fine Arts (one course from Humanities, one course from Fine Arts and one course from either Humanities or Fine Arts)
  
  Note: Humanities includes Humanities, Philosophy, Literature, Religion, and Foreign Language 104 and above. The Fine Arts category does not allow studio art courses.
• 7-8 hours of Science (one course each from the physical and life sciences at least one of which must be a lab course)

At least one course must meet the State's Human Diversity requirement. The course descriptions on the IAI Website for Humanities, Fine Arts, and Social and Behavioral Sciences include the designations "D" for courses designed to examine aspects of human diversity within the United States and "N" for courses designed to examine aspects of human diversity from a non Western perspective.

Note: The IAI General Education requirements for particular areas of concentration may vary from those described above. Information about the IAI requirements is described on the IAI Website.
*These represent minimum hours for graduation.

KKC Transfer Courses and Majors

 
Approved (IAI) Majors

Kennedy-King College participates in the following 12 Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) Majors. Click the links below to learn more about the IAI course descriptions for the following programs:

The Official Website of the Illinois Articulation Initiative: http://www.itransfer.org/