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Catalog Term Year: 2023 Spring

First Year
First Semester

COREHIS-250

Credit Hours: 3.00

GENENG-119

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Credit Hours: 3.00

GENMAT-124

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Credit Hours: 3.00

GENPSY-271

Credit Hours: 3.00

GENPOS-160

Credit Hours: 3.00

First Year
Second Semester

COREHIS-252

Credit Hours: 3.00

GENENG-121

Credit Hours: 3.00

GENBIO-130

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Credit Hours: 4.00

GENGEO-140

Credit Hours: 3.00

GEN--- ---

Credit Hours: 3.00

Second Year
First Semester

GENHIS-155

Credit Hours: 3.00

GENESC-102

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Credit Hours: 4.00

GENMUS-150

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Credit Hours: 3.00

GENPOS-162

Credit Hours: 3.00

GENCOM-111

Credit Hours: 3.00

Second Year
Second Semester

COREHIS-156

Credit Hours: 3.00

COREHIS-153

Credit Hours: 3.00

GENSOC-280

Credit Hours: 3.00

ELE--- ---

Credit Hours: 8.00

FIRST YEAR
First Semester			Hours
GEN	ENG-119	Composition I Pathway ENG-119 Composition I Pathway Students will study the writing process by reading essays illustrating a variety of rhetorical strategies, analyzing texts and writing, revising and editing short essays. Course is for students who have assessed into developmental English, receiving supplemental instruction for course completion. Course Outline * OR
GEN	ENG-120	Composition I ENG-120 Composition I Students develop a writing process by reading and analyzing texts that illustrate various rhetorical strategies as well as writing, revising and editing short essays. Minimally, students must compose four formal, revised writing assignments, having one reach at least 1,250 words. Course Outline *	3.0
GEN	MAT-124	Statistics Pathway MAT-124 Statistics Pathway Application of elementary principles of descriptive statistics including frequency distribution, graphical presentation, measures of center, location and variation. Elements of probability, sampling techniques, binomial and normal distribution, correlation/regression and hypothesis testing. Graphing calculator and Excel required. Intended for students that don't assess directly into MAT-125 Statistics. Includes supplemental instruction lab. Course Outline OR
GEN	MAT-125	Statistics MAT-125 Statistics Application of elementary principles of descriptive statistics including frequency distribution, graphical presentation, measures of center, location and variation. Elements of probability, sampling techniques, binomial and normal distribution, correlation/regression and hypothesis testing. Graphing calculator and Excel required. Course Outline	3.0
CORE	HIS-250	Western Civil to 1660 HIS-250 Western Civil to 1660 A survey of the political, economic, cultural and social development of Western Civilization to 1660. Topics include prehistory, ancient near east, Greco-Roman world, Germanic migrations, middle ages, Renaissance and Reformation, and the beginnings of the Modern World. Course Outline	3.0
GEN	PSY-271	Intr/Psychology PSY-271 Intr/Psychology Focuses on psychology as a science, presenting concepts, research methods and research in a variety of subfields, including neuroscience, sensation and perception, consciousness, learning and memory, cognition, motivation and emotion, development, personality, disorders and therapy and social psychology. Course Outline	3.0
GEN	POS-160	American National Government POS-160 American National Government The fundamental principles of the American Government are summarized. Such topics as federalism, civil liberties, citizenship, parties and elections, the Presidency, Congress, Judiciary and national policies and politics are discussed within the framework of the American Constitutional system. Course Outline	3.0
	Semester Totals		15.0
Second Semester
GEN	ENG-121	Composition II ENG-121 Composition II Students will learn how to find, use, assess and document research sources, producing an extended writing project based primarily on library research. Course Outline	3.0
GEN	BIO-130	Environmental Science BIO-130 Environmental Science This course examines the principles that govern natural environments and human interconnections to them. Some topics include resource use, pollution, sustainability, energy, water, food, ecology, evolution, climate change, and population. Laboratory exercises include outdoor field studies and indoor hands-on exercises. Course Outline OR
GEN	--- ---	IAI Life Science --- --- IAI Life Science	4.0
CORE	HIS-252	West Civil/1660-Present HIS-252 West Civil/1660-Present Survey of Western Civilization with topics including absolutism, the rise of modern science, the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, the Age of Ideology, Imperialism, the Russian Revolutions, World War I, the Rise of Totalitarianism, World War II and the Contemporary Age. Course Outline	3.0
GEN	GEO-140	World Geography GEO-140 World Geography This course is about the world's great realms, surveyed and discussed in geographic perspective. It links human society and culture to the world's natural environment and climates. Course Outline	3.0
GEN	--- ---	IAI Social Science --- --- IAI Social Science	3.0
	Semester Totals		16.0

SECOND YEAR
First Semester			Hours
GEN	HIS-155	History of the U.S. I HIS-155 History of the U.S. I A survey of early American history viewed with an emphasis on the political, social, economic, and ideological foundations of the Republic. Major topics include colonialism, revolution, federalism, nationalism, sectionalism, expansion, slavery, religion, Civil War. Course Outline	3.0
GEN	ESC-102	Weather and Climate ESC-102 Weather and Climate This course emphasizes the dynamics of the atmosphere, focusing on atmospheric evolution, seasonal controls of climate, human impacts, atmospheric humidity, air pressure, severe weather and climate classification. Extensive use of internet resources and software will be required for this course. Course Outline OR
GEN	--- ---	IAI Physical Science --- --- IAI Physical Science	4.0
GEN	MUS-150	Music in American History & Culture MUS-150 Music in American History & Culture A survey of the musical forms and styles in the United States from the music of the early colonists to the popular music of today. Musical forms and styles are considered in their cultural context. Course Outline OR
GEN	ART-250	Understanding Art ART-250 Understanding Art A survey of the visual arts from Ancient to contemporary times, an understanding the major cultural and historical relationships to the art forms. Course Outline	3.0
GEN	POS-162	State/Local Govern POS-162 State/Local Govern Focuses on legal authority, structure, leadership and functions of state, county, city, township and special district governments. The Illinois state constitution is analyzed. Course Outline	3.0
GEN	COM-111	Intro to Speech Communication COM-111 Intro to Speech Communication Focuses on the fundamental principles and methods of selecting, analyzing, organizing, developing and communicating information, evidence and points of view to audiences. Course Outline	3.0
	Semester Totals		16.0
Second Semester
CORE	HIS-156	History of the U.S. II HIS-156 History of the U.S. II Views U.S. History since the end of Reconstruction with emphasis on how the domestic and international conflicts helped shape our modern society. Course Outline	3.0
CORE	HIS-153	History/Culture of Third World HIS-153 History/Culture of Third World The course will introduce the student to history and culture in the third world from ancient civilizations to the modern era. This course will focus upon broad themes in history and culture and will examine those themes in each major historical era. Course Outline	3.0
GEN	SOC-280	Introduction to Sociology SOC-280 Introduction to Sociology Study of human interaction focusing on social influences shaping personality, structure and dynamics of human society. Topics include: sociological perspective, culture, society, social interaction; social change in global perspective; socialization; families; social class; and social stratification; race and ethnicity; and deviance. Course Outline	3.0
ELE	--- ---	Elective IAI --- --- Elective IAI	8.0
	Semester Totals		17.0

Total Program Hours

64.0

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Faculty Contact: Matthew L. Greider234-5290

* There are prerequisites, corequisites, or minimum placement test scores for this course.
** Consult Academic Advisor for appropriate course
FA Course only offered fall semester
SP Course only offered spring semester
SU Course offered in summer term only

History (AA.HIS)

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Catalog Term Year: 2023 Spring

First YearFirst Semester

First YearSecond Semester

Second YearFirst Semester

Second YearSecond Semester

ENG-119Composition I Pathway

ENG-120Composition I

MAT-124Statistics Pathway

MAT-125Statistics

HIS-250Western Civil to 1660

PSY-271Intr/Psychology

POS-160American National Government

Semester Totals

ENG-121Composition II

BIO-130Environmental Science

--- ---IAI Life Science

HIS-252West Civil/1660-Present

GEO-140World Geography

--- ---IAI Social Science

Semester Totals

HIS-155History of the U.S. I

ESC-102Weather and Climate

--- ---IAI Physical Science

MUS-150Music in American History & Culture

ART-250Understanding Art

POS-162State/Local Govern

COM-111Intro to Speech Communication

Semester Totals

HIS-156History of the U.S. II

HIS-153History/Culture of Third World

SOC-280Introduction to Sociology

--- ---Elective IAI

Semester Totals

Total Program Hours

First Year
First Semester

First Year
Second Semester

Second Year
First Semester

Second Year
Second Semester

ENG-119
Composition I Pathway

ENG-120
Composition I

MAT-124
Statistics Pathway

MAT-125
Statistics

HIS-250
Western Civil to 1660

PSY-271
Intr/Psychology

POS-160
American National Government

ENG-121
Composition II

BIO-130
Environmental Science

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IAI Life Science

HIS-252
West Civil/1660-Present

GEO-140
World Geography

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IAI Social Science

HIS-155
History of the U.S. I

ESC-102
Weather and Climate

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IAI Physical Science

MUS-150
Music in American History & Culture

ART-250
Understanding Art

POS-162
State/Local Govern

COM-111
Intro to Speech Communication

HIS-156
History of the U.S. II

HIS-153
History/Culture of Third World

SOC-280
Introduction to Sociology

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Elective IAI