2023-2024 College Catalog

General Education Core Curriculum (GECC) Certificate = 37 Credit Hours Total

General Education Core Curriculum (GECC) Certificate #1001

Program Overview

The General Education Core Curriculum (GECC) Certificate is intended for students planning to transfer to a four-year institution in pursuit of a Bachelor of Arts degree. Completing the GECC Certificate enables students to document that they have fulfilled all the lower-division general education course requirements for both the Associate in Arts (A.A.) and Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degrees.

Rock Valley College participates in the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI), a statewide transfer agreement intended to provide easier transfer of credits among more than 100 participating colleges and universities in Illinois. A key component of the IAI is that participants have agreed to accept the completed GECC as a package in lieu of their own lower-division general education courses. Completing the GECC Certificate signifies that all lower-division general education courses have been completed, and guarantees that all of these courses will transfer as a package.

Total Credit Hours: 37

Requirements

Communications (9 credits)

Students whose first semester of postsecondary education is after Summer 1999 must earn grades of “C” or higher in ENG 101 and 103.

ENG-101Composition I

3

ENG-103Composition II

3

SPH-131Fundamentals of Communication

3

Total Credit Hours:9

ENG 101 and ENG 103: Must earn minimum of “C”.

Humanities / Fine Arts (9 credits)

Note: To fulfill the IAI GECC Humanities and Fine Arts requirement, students should select a minimum of three (3) courses, selecting at least one (1) from the Humanities and one (1) from the Fine Arts. Interdisciplinary courses encompassing both the Humanities and the Fine Arts may be used for either category.

Humanities:

FRN-204Continuation of Intermediate French

3

LIT-101Introduction to Literature

3

LIT-139Mythology

3

LIT-140The Bible As Literature

3

LIT-142Exploring Literature: Poetry

3

LIT-143Exploring Literature: Drama

3

LIT-144Exploring Literature: Fiction

3

LIT-152Multicultural American Literature

3

LIT-154Introduction to Non-Western Literature

3

LIT-201American Literature Before 1865

3

LIT-202American Literature Since 1865

3

LIT-205British Literature before 1800

3

LIT-206British Literature since 1800

3

LIT-210Women Writers: The Early Years to 1800

3

LIT-211Women's Literature: 1800 to Present

3

LIT-241Shakespeare

3

PHL-150Introduction to Philosophy

3

PHL-151Introduction to Non-Western Philosophy

3

PHL-152Environmental Ethics

3

PHL-154Introduction to Religion

3

PHL-155World Religions

3

PHL-156Religion in American Society

3

PHL-157Foundational Religious Texts

3

PHL-158Ancient and Medieval Philosophy

3

PHL-159Modern & Contemporary Philosophy

3

PHL-255Logic

3

PHL-256Contemporary Moral Issues

3

PHL-260Philosophy of Religion

3

SPN-204Continuation of Intermediate Spanish

3

LIT 154, PHL 151, and PHL 155: Non-Western Culture (one 3-credit Non-Western course is required).

Fine Arts:

ART-131Introduction to Visual Art

3

ART-141Introduction to Non-Western Visual Art

3

ART-251History of Art I

3

ART-252History of Art II

3

ART-253History of Art III

3

COM-251Film History and Appreciation

3

COM-252International History of Film

3

HUM-117Ethnic Traditions in American Theatre

3

HUM-210Cultural Expression of Gender in the Visual and Performing Arts

3

MUS-102Introduction to Music Literature

3

MUS-104Introduction to American Music

3

MUS-106Introduction to Non-Western Music

3

MUS-251Music Literature I

3

MUS-252Music Literature II

3

MUS-253Music Literature III

3

THE-133Introduction to Theatre

3

ART 141 and MUS 106: Non-Western Culture (one 3-credit Non-Western course is required).

Interdisciplinary Humanities and Fine Arts:

Interdisciplinary humanities courses listed below may be used for either Humanities or Fine Arts credit. The Humanities/Fine Arts requirement cannot be met soley with Interdisciplinary classes.

ENG-200Language, Power, and Public Life

3

HUM-111Introduction to Humanities I

3

HUM-112Introduction to Humanities II

3

HUM-114Introduction to Humanities III: Contemporary Western World

3

HUM-125Introduction to Non-Western Humanities

3

HUM-151Exploring Non-Western Culture Through Myth

3

HUM-211War and Western Humanities Through the Middle Ages

3

HUM-212War and Western Humanities from the Renaissance to the Present

3

LIT-141Film and Literature

3

HUM 120, HUM 125, and HUM 151: Non-Western Culture (one 3-credit Non-Western course is required).

Physical and Life Sciences (7-8 credits)

Note: Select at least one Life Science and one Physical Science course. At least one of the two courses must have a lab.

Life Sciences:

BIO-100Introductory Human Biology

3

BIO-103Introductory Life Science

3

BIO-104Introductory Life Science Laboratory

1

BIO-106Environmental Biology

3

BIO-107Environmental Biology Laboratory

1

BIO-113Plants and Society

4

BIO-140Introduction to Evolution

3

BIO-150Microbes and Society

3

BIO-152Microbes and Society Laboratory

1

BIO-162Human Heredity

3

BIO-201Fundamentals of Biology I

4

BIO-202Fundamentals of Biology II

4

Physical Sciences:

ATS-105Introduction to Atmospheric Science

4

CHM-105Chemistry and Society

4

CHM-110General, Organic and Biochemistry I

4

CHM-120General Chemistry I

4

GEL-101Introduction to Geology

4

GEL-103Fossils and Earth History

4

GEL-107Geology of the Solar System

3

GEL-206Environmental Geology

3

PGE-100Physical Geography

3

PGE-102Physical Geography With Lab

4

PGE-240Global Climate Change

3

PHY-201Mechanics and Heat

5

PHY-215Mechanics, Wave Motion, Thermodynamics

5

Mathematics (3-6 credits)

Note: For students seeking state certification as elementary teachers, both MTH 216 and 217 must be satisfactorily completed to fulfill the three-hour mathematics requirement.

MTH-115General Education Mathematics

3

MTH-135Calculus with Analytic Geometry I

5

MTH-160Topics From Finite Mathematics

3

MTH-211Calculus for Business and Social Science

4

MTH-217Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II

3

MTH-220Elements of Statistics

3

MTH-235Calculus with Analytic Geometry II

4

MTH-236Calculus with Analytic Geometry III

4

Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 credits)

Note: Select courses from at least two areas.

Anthropology:

ANP-102Introduction to Biological Anthropology & Archaeology

3

ANP-103Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

3

ANP 103: Non-Western Culture (one 3-credit Non-Western course is required).

Economics:

ECO-101Introduction to Economics

3

ECO-110Principles of Economics: Macro

3

ECO-111Principles of Economics: Micro

3

History:

HST-140History of Western Civilization I

3

HST-141History of Western Civilization II

3

HST-142History of the United States to 1865

3

HST-143History of the United States Since 1865

3

HST-151African History Survey to 1600

3

HST-152African History Survey Since 1600

3

HST-162History of Latin America I

3

HST-163History of Latin America II

3

HST-172History of the Middle East to 1453

3

HST-173History of the Middle East Since 1453

3

HST-182History of Eastern Civilization to 1500

3

HST-183History of Eastern Civilization Since 1500

3

HST-192History of the World Until 1750

3

HST-193History of the World Since 1750

3

HST 151, HST 152, HST 162, HST 163, HST 172, HST 173, HST 182, HST 183, HST 192, and HST 193: Non-Western Culture (one 3-credit Non-Western course is required).

Political Science:

PSC-150Introduction to Political Science

3

PSC-160American National Government

3

PSC-161State and Local Government

3

PSC-269International Relations

3

Psychology:

PSY-170General Psychology

3

PSY-225Child Development

3

PSY-270Life-Span Developmental Psychology

3

PSY-275Social Psychology

3

Sociology:

SOC-190Introduction to Sociology

3

SOC-290Social Problems

3

SOC-295Racial and Ethnic Relations

3

SOC-298Sociology of Sex and Gender

3

SOC-299Sociology of the Family

3

SOC 295: Non-Western Culture (one 3-credit Non-Western course is required).