Apr 21, 2025  
2025-2026 Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Catalog

AA 100 - Associate in Arts


(Click this icon  in the upper right corner of the page for a printer friendly version of the program  planner with the courses you need to take.)

 

Students interested in obtaining an A.A. degree with an emphasis in a specific discipline should work with their academic advisor on recommended course sequences to transfer to a four-year institution.

Graduates earning the Associate in Science meet the requirement for coursework on improving human relations as defined by Public Act 87-581, revised PA 90-0655.  Courses meeting this requirement are designated with a ■ .

General education equips students with essential skills for lifelong learning, including reading, writing, listening, speaking, observing, calculating, and using technology. It aims to develop general knowledge, intellectual concepts, personal values/responsibility, higher-level communication, quantification/thinking skills, and appreciation of diverse cultures/environments.

Student Learning Objectives at Kishwaukee College are divided into four categories: Critical, Creative, Communicative, and Cultural Competencies. A complete list of outcomes is available from the Office of Instruction.

Kishwaukee College participates in the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI), facilitating the transfer of the General Education Core Curriculum (GECC) between participating institutions. Completion of GECC ensures that general education requirements for associate or bachelor’s degrees are met.

Requirements are effective for students entering in summer 1998 or later, with the option for earlier students to follow prior catalogs.

A minimum of 64 credit hours is required for the Associate in Arts, with no more than four hours of physical education activity courses counting toward the requirement.

I. General Education


Communications - 9 Credit Hours


Students must receive grades of “C” or higher in ENG 103  and ENG 104 .

Science - 7 Credit Hours


Must include a course in life sciences and a course in physical science, and a lab corresponding to one of these courses.

*Denotes approved laboratory science course.

Humanities and Fine Arts - 9 Credit Hours


Must include one course in humanities, one course in fine arts, and one course in either humanities or fine arts.

**ENG 286 , HUM 119  or HUM 129  can fulfill one humanities/fine arts area but not both.

Attention Transfer Students:


The recommended courses listed should be reviewed with an Academic Advisor/Counselor to determine their applicability toward Kishwaukee College degree requirements as well as bachelor’s degree requirements of the four-year institution to which the student will transfer. All graduation and degree requirements for the A.A. or A.S. degree must be satisfied.

Note:


Graduates earning the Associate in Arts meet the requirement for coursework on improving human relations as defined in Public Act 87-581, revised PA 90-0655. Courses meeting this requirement are designated with a ■

II. Student Success


Students transferring from other institutions with 30 or more credit hours will be exempt from the Student Success requirement. This requirement will be waived for students pursuing a second degree at Kishwaukee College.

One of the following:

III. Open Electives


Courses used to meet the open elective requirement may be selected from 100/200 level courses in fine arts, humanities, mathematics, physical science, life science, social sciences, or other undergraduate-level credit courses. Courses should be chosen according to the student’s intended major at the bachelor’s degree level. Students should consult with a Kishwaukee College faculty advisor, academic advisor/counselor, or the transfer institution to verify that selected courses will meet the requirement of the transfer institution. Educational Guarantees will be voided if this is not done.

A maximum of 4 credit hours of physical education activity credit can be applied to meeting this requirement.

IV. Additional Requirements


  1. Meet the College’s academic residency requirement: a minimum of 15 credit hours in 100/200 level course work must be completed at Kishwaukee College for each degree earned.
  2. Fulfill the cumulative grade point average requirement of 2.000 (“C”) in all 100/200 level courses attempted at Kishwaukee College.
  3. Resolve any incomplete grades in Kishwaukee College course work.
  4. Apply for graduation through Kishwaukee College Self-Service located in myKC.