GENERAL EDUCATION GOALS At Southeastern Illinois College, General Education is intended to be an integral part of the instructional program for all students who seek the two-year degree regardless of their educational or career goals. Its purpose is to foster student learning about the knowledge, skills, and attitudes whereby they may exercise control over their lives through educated and thoughtful responses to their social, political, economic, cultural, and natural environments. The General Education program at Southeastern Illinois College is intended to provide students with common skills and competencies, while allowing the pursuit of individual interests within prescribed academic areas, and to motivate them to seek the highest possible degree of personal growth and development. These goals and the courses that support them are periodically revised to meet changing needs. Following extensive revision of the goals and courses by faculty in the late 90’s, the goals were again revised in 2006 to meet the changing needs of constituents. More recently, these goals were reviewed and slightly revised in 2015. These goals also align with the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI). For more information on the IAI, go to www.itransfer.org. GENERAL EDUCATION B. Students should gain an Physical and Life Sciences: understanding of laws that • Two courses (7 to 8 semester credits GOALS describe energy changes and how they influence changes in nature, with at least one laboratory course I. Communication: living systems, and matter. included). A. Students should demonstrate • One course selected from Physical proficiency in the written and C. Students should demonstrate Sciences. verbal use of English. knowledge of the orderliness • One course from Life Sciences. B. Students should demonstrate of nature as well as develop the Please note that at least one laboratory proficiency in organization and ability to evaluate the effects of course must be included. Students with the analysis when writing, speaking science and technology on their appropriate preparation may substitute an and listening. lives. initial course designed for science majors for C. Students should demonstrate a more general course. proficiency and integrity regarding ILLINOIS GENERAL the basic methods and skills of EDUCATION CORE Humanities & Fine Arts: contemporary academic research CURRICULUM • Three courses (9 semester credits) made and reporting. Illinois Articulation Initiative up of the following: II. Humanities and Fine Arts: http://www.itransfer.org o One course selected from Humanities, A. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the major areas of Southeastern Illinois College is a participant one course selected from Fine the diverse, aesthetic expressions in the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI), a Arts and one course from either and forms of disciplines such as statewide agreement that allows transfer of Humanities or Fine Arts. music, literature, creative writing, the completed Illinois transferable General cinema, theatre, and art. Education Core Curriculum between Social and Behavioral Sciences: B. Students should demonstrate an participating institutions. Completion of the • Three courses (9 semester credits). understanding of the value of General Education Core Curriculum at any learning about diverse aesthetic, participating college or university in Illinois Courses must be selected from at least creative, and artistic activities of assures transferring students that lower- two disciplines. the humanities. division general education requirements for an associate or bachelor’s degree have Students Transferring to Other III. Social and Behavioral Sciences: been satisfied. This agreement is in effect Institutions A. Students should develop insights for students graduating high school in 1998 into personal behavior and one’s or entering an associate or baccalaureate Students may take SIC courses to complete relationship with a diverse society degree-granting institution as a first-time the Illinois Transferable General Education in its past, present, and future. freshman in summer 1998 (and thereafter). Core Curriculum (GECC) prior to B. Students should develop a basic Upon completion of this core, IAI will be transferring to another participating school. understanding of the cultural, posted on the student’s transcript. The following IAI codes identify qualifying geopolitical and socioeconomic general education courses: forces and their impact on society. Illinois Transferable General Education Core Curriculum IAI C (Communications) IV. Mathematics: Minimum Requirements IAI M (Mathematics) A. Students should use appropriate IAI F (Fine Arts) mathematical symbols, Communication: IAI P (Physical Sciences) terminology, and techniques to • Three courses (9 semester credits) made IAI H (Humanities) solve practical applications. IAI S (Social/Behavioral Sciences) B. Students will perform complex up of the following: IAI L (Life Sciences) and theoretical calculations. o A two-course sequence in writing (6 Students who do not complete the Illinois Transferable General Education Core V. Physical & Life Sciences: semester credits). A grade of A, B, or Curriculum must meet the receiving A. Students should demonstrate C is required to receive credit for the institution’s general education requirements. knowledge about the fundamental two writing courses. Credit for individual courses completed in laws governing living systems, o One course in oral communications (3 the Illinois Transferable General Education the fundamental laws governing semester credits). Core Curriculum will be applied towards the composition of matter, and fulfillment of the receiving institution’s the fundamental laws governing Mathematics: general education requirements so long nature. • One or two courses (3 to 6 semester as the receiving institution requires that coursework. credits). See an academic advisor for additional information and read about the IAI at www.iTransfer.org. 63