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General Education Core Curriculum Requirements

Parkland College is a participant in the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI), a statewide agreement that allows transfer of the completed Illinois General Education Core Curriculum between participating institutions. Completion and certification of the transferable General Education Core Curriculum at any participating college or university in Illinois assures transferring students that lower-division general education requirements for an associate’s or bachelor’s degree have been satisfied. The IAI agreement is a binding agreement for first-time freshmen in the summer of 1998 and thereafter.

General education consists of courses that colleges and universities consider essential for students’ success in college and life. The transferable General Education Core Curriculum permits students to transfer this portion of an associate’s or a bachelor’s degree program from one institution to another without loss of credit. The curriculum comprises about two-thirds of an associate’s degree and about one-third of a bachelor’s degree.

Specific courses to fulfill degree requirements are listed under General Education Core Courses. See IAI General Course Codes for an explanation of IAI codes. Also see the IAI website at www.itransfer.org. More than one course with the same IAI code may not be used to fulfill General Education Core Curriculum requirements.