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IAI - Illinois Articulation Initiative |
General Education Core Curriculum
Oakton Community College is a participant in the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI), a statewide agreement that allows transfer of the completed Illinois transferable General Education Core Curriculum between participating institutions. Completion of the General Education Core Curriculum at any participating college or university in Illinois assures transferring students that lower-division general education requirements for an associate or bachelor's degree have been satisfied. This agreement is in effect for students entering an associate or baccalaureate degree-granting institution as a first-time freshman in summer 1998 (and thereafter).
Students pursuing an Associate in Arts (A.A.) or Associate in Science (A.S.) degree at Oakton, or planning to transfer to an institution participating in the IAI, must follow the IAI general education core curriculum of 37-41 semester credit hours. This includes:
| Communications: | 3 courses (9 semester credits) |
| Mathematics: | 1-2 courses (3 to 6 semester credits) |
| Physical and Life Sciences: | 2 courses (7 to 8 semester credits) |
| Humanities and Fine Arts: | 3 courses (9 semester credits) |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences: | 3 courses (9 semester credits) |
Students may not use two or more IAI general education courses with the same IAI code to fulfill general education requirements.
Students pursuing an Associate of Science in Engineering (A.S.E.) or Associate in Fine Arts (A.F.A.) degree at Oakton must follow the IAI general education curriculum for that degree. See the hardcopy College catalog or an advisor in the Advising and Couseling Center for additional information.
The following IAI codes identify qualifying general education courses; IAI codes are included in the listing of specific Oakton courses in the print version of the College catalog.
| IAI C (Communications) | IAI M (Mathematics) |
| IAI F (Fine Arts) | IAI P (Physical Sciences) |
| IAI H (Humanities) | IAI S (Social/Behavioral Sciences) |
| IAI L (Life Sciences) |
Most Oakton courses that are not part of the IAI general education component do transfer. The IAI code simply indicates the course is part of the IAI general education component.
Majors
The Illinois Articulation Initiative has developed a number of model curricula in specific majors. Oakton offers many courses in these majors. It is advisable for students wishing to major in these areas to take IAI courses for that major. Students planning to transfer to an Illinois public or private college or university should check with that institution to determine whether it is a participant in an IAI model curriculum for the student's major.
See an advisor in the Advising and Counseling Center for additional information. You may also read about the IAI on their World Wide Web home site: http://www.iTransfer.org.