For students earning an A.A., A.S., or approved A.A.T. degree in early childhood, secondary math, or special education from an Illinois public community college, Northern Illinois University is a participant in the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI), a statewide agreement that allows transfer of the completed Illinois transferable General Education Core Curriculum (GECC) between participating institutions. Successful completion of the GECC at any participating college or university in Illinois assures students that lower-division general education requirements for an associate or baccalaureate degree have been satisfied and allows students to transfer this portion of an associate or baccalaureate degree from one participating IAI institution to another without incurring a loss of credit.
See an academic advisor for additional information and/or read about the IAI at www.iTransfer.org.
Similarly, pursuant to Public Act 102-0174, student earning an A.A.S degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE) from an Illinois community college entitled to offer the Gateways ECE credential level 4 will be accepted into the ECE program with junior standing and considered to have completed the general education requirements at Northern Illinois University.
IAI General Education Core Curriculum Requirements
Communication–9 semester hours: a two-course sequence in writing (6) and one course in oral communications (3)
Mathematics–3-6 semester hours
Physical and Life Sciences–7-8 semester hours: one course in life sciences and one course in physical sciences, at least one of which must be a laboratory course
Humanities and Fine Arts–9 semester hours: one course in humanities, one course in fine arts, and one course from either humanities or fine arts
Social and Behavioral Sciences–9 semester hours: three courses selected from at least two disciplines
IAI Codes
The following IAI codes identify qualifying general education courses.
C Communication
F Fine arts
H Humanities
L Life sciences
M Mathematics
P Physical sciences
S Social/behavioral sciences
