ACADEMIC PROGRAMS    GRADUATION                                     A.	 Communications Skills - Minimum of six semester hours  REQUIREMENTS                                                 ENG 121 - Rhetoric & Composition I (3)  General Requirements                           ENG 122 - Rhetoric & Composition II (3)  for Associate in Arts and                      COM 144 - Interpersonal Communications (3)  Associate in Science Degrees                   COM 146 - Business & Professional Communications (3)         1. 	 The student must follow the          B.	 Social Studies - Minimum of three semester hours             General Education requirements             listed in the curriculum guide;     PSYC 121 - Intro Psychology (3)             complete a minimum of 62            PSYC 131 - Human Relations (3)             semester hours; receive a grade     SOC 121 - Introductory Sociology (3)             of A, B or C in ENG 121, ENG             122 and COM 121; and maintain       C.	 Mathematics, Science, Health, Nutrition - Minimum six semester             an overall SIC grade point               hours, three of which must be mathematics.             average of “C” (2.00) or higher.                                                 AG 121 - Introductory Animal Science (4)       2.	 High school deficiencies and             remedial coursework identified 	    BIOL 121 - Introductory Biology (4)             by either a high school transcript                                                 BIOL 141 - Environmental Science (4)       	 or placement test must be taken             during the first 30 semester        BOT 121 - Plants and Society (4)             hours.                                                 CHEM 123 - Basic Inorg/Organ. Chem. (4)       3. 	 A student must complete at least             15 semester hours of credit from    FCS 124 - Introduction to Nutrition (3)             Southeastern Illinois College.                                                 HYG 121 - Science of Personal Health (3)       4. 	 An application for graduation             must be completed and returned      MATH 128 - College Algebra (4)             to the Enrollment Services             Office at Southeastern Illinois     MATH 144 - Heart of Mathematics (4)             College during the semester             prior to the student’s semester of  MATH 151 - Occupational Math (4)             graduation. A $20 graduate fee is             required.                           PHYS 121 - Basic Physics (4)    General Education                              A student with adequate preparation may substitute the first course  Requirements for Associate in                  designed for math/science majors  Applied Science Degrees and  Certificates                                   D.	 General Education Elective(s) selected from areas of humanities and fine    Associate in Applied Science degree            arts, information technology, communications, science, mathematics, or  programs must include a minimum  of 62 semester hours of work with an           social sciences to satisfy the 25% total requirement, which is:  overall average of at least “C” (2.00) for  all coursework in the degree program.          		                                   Total Gen.Ed.  Certificate programs vary in the number  of hours required but have the same grade      62 to 64 hour AAS Programs	          16 credit hours  point average requirements for graduation.  Candidates for degrees and certificates        65 to 68 hour AAS Programs	          17 credit hours  must follow an organized program of  instruction as set forth under each A.A.S.     69 to 72 hour AAS Programs	          18 credit hours  or certificate curriculum. A.A.S. Degrees  will include at least the following:           2.	 Technical, Technical Related, & Guided Electives are used to build skills and                                                      related technical knowledge about the occupation. Sequence and content of these  1.	 General Education makes up 25%                  courses are recommended by advisory committees, which are composed of business       of the A.A.S. program.                         and industry representatives in the occupation.       The specific coursework to be taken       is stipulated for each career/technical   	 Career programs (Associate in Applied Science or Certificate) are not intended       program and is selected from the list          for transfer to senior institutions. However, in specific cases, transfer may occur       below. Where applicable, a higher-             through capstone and other similar 2+2 programs. Some universities have       level course may be substituted with           special programs that will accept career program credits as partial fulfillment or       the Academic Vice President or                 requirements toward specific goals. It is recommended that students work closely       Dean’s approval.                               with an academic advisor on transfer issues.                                                   	 These programs provide skill and knowledge necessary for immediate entry into                                                      employment upon graduation. Courses and programs have been carefully developed                                                      to meet the demand of specific occupations.                                                   3. 	 In order to graduate from any program, the student must have an overall grade                                                      point average of “C” (2.00) or higher for all coursework required by that degree or                                                      certificate.                                                   4.	 The total number of hours required to graduate with an A.A.S. or certificate are                                                      indicated on the curriculum guides listed in the Southeastern Illinois College                                                      catalog or online at www.sic.edu.                                                   5.	 A student must complete at least 15 semester hours of credit from SIC.                                                                                                                                             65