General Education Core Curriculum

The General Education Core Curriculum (GECC) is a package of Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) general education courses that will satisfy the lower-division general education requirements at IAI-participating colleges and universities in Illinois. The GECC is included in the Associate in Arts (AA) degree. Students should always work with an SVCC advisor for help with enrolling in the most appropriate general education classes. Learn more about the GECC at https://itransfer.org/.

More about the GECC:

1. Some, but not all, GECC classes appear in the associate in science (AS), associate in fine arts (AFA), and associate in applied science (AAS) degrees.
2. The GECC does not include the SVCC degree requirements for First Year Experience (FYE, 1 semester hour) and Personal Health and Development (3 semester hours).
3. The GECC is recognized as a statewide credential and it will be noted on a student’s transcript when a student earns an AA from SVCC. However, the GECC credential is not recognized as a workforce or industry certificate.

The General Education Core Curriculum is 37-39 hours, including:

• Communications (9 semester hours - 3 classes)
  A grade of “C” or better is required in the Communication writing courses.
  • ENG 101
  • ENG 103
  • COM 131
• Mathematics (3-4 semester hours - 1 class)
  • MAT 111
  • MAT 112
  • MAT 115
  • MAT 203
  • MAT 204
  • MAT 205
  • MAT 220
  • MAT 221
  • MAT 230
  • MAT 240
• Humanities and Fine Arts (9 semester hours - 3 classes)
  At least one course must be selected from Humanities and one course from Fine Arts. Interdisciplinary courses encompassing both the humanities and the fine arts may be used for either category. Only one course noted with identical subscript letters can be utilized towards general education credit.
  • Humanities
    • Foreign Language
      • LAN 262
    • Literature
      • EDU 221
      • ENG 201
      • ENG 203
      • ENG 212*
      • ENG 225
      • ENG 226
      • ENG 227
      • ENG 228
      • ENG 230*
    • Philosophy
      • PHL 101
      • PHL 102
      • PHL 103
    • Religious Studies
      • PHL 104*
    • Interdisciplinary Humanities
      • HUM 150*
      • HUM 210
  • Fine Arts
    • Performing Arts
      • MUS 201
    • Visual Arts
      • ART 119
      • ART 120
      • ART 121 OR ART 122
      • HUM 112
    • Interdisciplinary Fine Arts
      • HUM 150*
      • HUM 210
• Physical and Life Sciences (7 to 8 semester hours - 2 classes)
  One course must be selected from Life Science and one course from Physical Science. At least one course must be a laboratory science course (LAB).
  • Life Sciences
    • BIO 103 (LAB)
    • BIO 104
    • BIO 112 (LAB)
    • BIO 113 (LAB)
    • BIO 140
  • Physical Sciences
    • CHE 102
    • CHE 103 (LAB)
    • CHE 105 (LAB)
    • GSC 105 (LAB)
    • GSC 106
    • GSC 115
    • PHY 175 (LAB)
    • PHY 201 (LAB)
    • PHY 211 (LAB)
• Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 semester hours-3 classes)
  Courses must be selected from at least two disciplines. Only one course noted with identical subscript letters can be utilized towards general education credit.
  • Anthropology
    • SOC 115*
    • SOC 116*
  • Economics
    • ECO 211
    • ECO 212
  • History
    • HIS 131
    • HIS 132
    • HIS 155*
    • HIS 221
    • HIS 222
  • Human Geography
    • GEO 122*
  • Political Science
    • PSC 163
    • PSC 164
    • PSC 232
    • PSC 233 OR PSC 251*
    • PSC 261
  • Psychology
    • PSY 103
    • PSY 200
    • PSY 214
    • PSY 215
  • Sociology
    • SOC 111
    • SOC 112
    • SOC 251

*Human Diversity: GECC courses marked with an asterisk are designed to recognize and engender respect and value for human diversity. One or more courses incorporating human diversity should be completed as part of the GECC.