This degree is for students who intend to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree at a four-year college or university. Students pursuing this degree should complete the minimum number of elective hours according to the requirements of the four-year school to which they plan to transfer. Students should consult with a Student Success Coach when selecting elective courses to determine credit transferability.
Degree Requirements
Students must meet the general education requirements listed below for the Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree. The AA Degree includes the Illinois Articulation Initiative General Education Core Curriculum (IAI GECC), which consists of 37-41credits.
General Education Requirements (37 to 41 credits)
A. Communications
B. Behavioral/Social Sciences
Complete a minimum of three courses from at least two disciplines:
| ANT 101 | Introduction to Anthropology | 3 |
| ANT 102 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ECO 101 | Principles of Economics I-Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECO 102 | Principles of Economics II - Microeconomics | 3 |
| GEG 105 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| GEG 125 | Geography of the Developing World | 3 |
| HIS 105 | American History to 1865 | 3 |
| HIS 106 | American History From 1865 | 3 |
| POL 201 | U.S. National Government | 3 |
| POL 202 | State and Local Government | 3 |
| PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 201 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 210 | Child Growth & Development | 3 |
| PSY 211 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 215 | Life Span: A Survey of Human Development | 3 |
| SOC 100 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 101 | The Family | 3 |
| SOC 102 | Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC 201 | Race and Ethnicity | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
C. Mathematics
D. Science
Complete a minimum of 2 courses, one from each category. One course, from either category, must include a laboratory.
Choose one course from Life Sciences:
and
Choose one course from Physical Sciences:
E. Humanities
Complete 3 courses from the Humanities and Fine Arts
Choose one or more courses from Fine Arts:
| ART 120 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| ART 125 | Art History World Survey I Prehistoric to 15th Century | 3 |
| ART 126 | Art History World Survey II 15th Century to Modern Art | 3 |
| ART 217 | Indigenous Art | 3 |
| ART 220 | Latin American Traditions in Art | 3 |
| HUM 150 | Humanities Through the Arts | 3 |
| HUM 153 | Survey of Film History | 3 |
| MUS 100 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUS 101 | History of Music: Pre-20th Century | 3 |
| MUS 102 | History of Music: 20th Century | 3 |
| MUS 103 | Music of Multicultural America | |
| MUS 106 | Trends in Modern American Music | 3 |
| MUS 108 | World Music Survey | 3 |
| THR 108 | The Theatre Experience | 3 |
| THR 110 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
Notes:
Students need to complete one course that incorporates cultural diversity: ART 210, ART 217, ART 220, MUS 103, MUS 108
Only one of the following courses, per subject, may be applied towards the IAI general education requirements. Additional Courses may be applied towards electives: MUS 106
and
Choose one or more courses from Humanities:
| ENG 211 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| ENG 215 | American Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 216 | American Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 218 | US Latino/Hispanic Literature | 3 |
| HIS 103 | Early Western Civilization | 3 |
| HIS 104 | Modern Western Civilization | 3 |
| HUM 150 | Humanities Through the Arts | 3 |
| HUM 154 | Latin American Culture | 3 |
| PHI 125 | World Religions in Global Context | 3 |
| PHI 126 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| PHI 180 | Social Ethics | 3 |
| PHI 201 | Philosophy | 3 |
| PHI 202 | Introduction to Logic | 3 |
| SPN 202 | Intermediate Spanish II | 4 |
| SPN 215 | Spanish Conversation & Composition I | 3 |
| SPN 216 | Spanish Conversation & Composition II | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Notes:
Students need to complete one course that incorporates cultural diversity: ENG 218, HUM 154, PHI 125
Only one of the following courses, per subject, may be applied towards the IAI general education requirements. Additional Courses may be applied towards electives: PHI 126, PHI 180, SPN 202, SPN 215, SPN 216
F. Health, Technology and College Readiness
Other Requirements
- Complete the minimum required semester hours of electives. Students may receive a complete list of elective courses in the Academic Advising Department. Students should use a transfer guide when selecting electives as the transferability of courses is related to one’s major and the transfer institution.
- Students who place into ENG 086 or ENG 088 are required to take CSS 100. Students transferring 15 or more college-level credit hours (i.e. 100 level courses or above) to Morton College are excluded from this requirement.
- All students must earn at least a “C” in ENG 101 and ENG 102 for satisfactory completion of the IAI General Education Core Curriculum and for graduation from the College in all university transfer degrees (A.A., A.S., A.F.A.)
- A maximum of four credits in physical education activity courses may be applied
- A maximum of nine credits in career courses may be used toward Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degrees.