Spoon River College
Associate of Arts and Sciences (AA&S) Degree Plan, 2015-2016
Requirements for the Associate of Arts and Sciences degree are listed below. Students should plan their elective courses according to their
college major if they are planning to transfer to earn a four-year degree. Requirements for several majors at Western Illinois University are
listed on the reverse of this page and complete information is available in the course catalog at wiu.edu/catalog.
Communication - AA&S requires 9 hours
Written Communication:
Oral Communication:
ENG 101, 102
COM 103
Mathematics - AA&S requires either Option 1 - 3 hours or Option 2 - 6 hours
Mathematics:
MAT 102, 131, 132, 133, 151, 152, 205, 251
Life and Physical Sciences - AA&S requires either Option 1 - 10-11 hours or Option 2 - 7-8 hours
At least 1 course must have a laboratory
Biology:
Chemistry:
Physical Science:
Physics:
Life Science - Select at least 1 course
BIO 102*, 103*, 105*, 106*, 140, 145, 150, 155*, 200*, 206*
Physical Science - Select at least 1 course
CHE 160*, 170*
PSC 100*, 102*, 105*
PH 111*, 121*
* Indicated courses include a laboratory
Social Sciences - AA&S requires 9 hours (Select from at least 2 different departments)
Economics:
Geography:
History:
Political Science:
Psychology:
Sociology:
BUS
GEO
HIS
POL
PSY
SOC
250, 251
100^, 200
160, 161, 260, 261
180
130, 236, 240
100, 110, 160^, 215, 225, 250
Humanities & Fine Arts - AA&S requires 9 hours
Drama:
English:
Philosophy:
Religion:
Art:
English:
Drama:
Music:
Humanities - Select at least 1 course
DRM 151
ENG 140, 150, 152, 213, 214, 216^, 225, 226, 251, 255
PHI 110, 115, 120
REL 101
Fine Arts - Select at least 1 course
ART 120, 122, 123, 224
ENG 141
DRM 110
MUS 102, 111
Health Sciences - AA&S requires 3 hours
Non-IAI Approved Courses ◊:
HS 101#, 103, 104, 106, 108#, 109, 110#, 111
# Indicated courses are less than three hours
Electives - AA&S requires 20-21 hours
Applied Science Degrees
Not earning an AA&S? Here's how to know if courses transfer:
If you are working towards completing an Associate of
Applied Science Degree, there will be additional general
education courses that you will be required to take
upon transferring to Western Illinois University.
Western Illinois University is a participant in the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI), a statewide agreement
that allows transfer of the completed Illinois General Education Core Curriculum between participating
institutions. Completion of the transferable General Education Core Curriculum at any participating college
or university in Illinois assures transferring students that lower-division general education requirements for
a bachelor's degree have been satisfied.
^ Indicated courses can be used to meet the Foreign Language/Global Issues requirement at Western Illinois University.
◊ Non-IAI approved courses are evaluated individually to determine academic credit at Western Illinois University and may, as indicated on the Transferology.com site,
transfer to WIU. Courses that have not been approved by the IAI are not guaranteed to transfer to four-year institutions to meet general education requirements for a
bachelor's degree.
Updated 12/14/2015
Required Courses by Major
Courses listed below are required to complete your Bachelor degree at Western Illinois University. It is recommended that
students complete these courses at their community college prior to transferring to WIU. Courses listed may fulfill general
education or elective requirements. Please consult your academic advisor for more specific information on how these courses
apply towards your Associate degree.
Athletic Training & Exercise
Science
Agriculture Business
Agriculture Science
AG 100; BUS 151, 152, 250#, 251#
MAT 125 or 126, and 132# or 133#
Select 3: AG 101, 103, 104, AG 102 or 105; ABM
119
Select 2: PHI 110#, 115#, 120#; SPA 101, 102,
201, 202
Select 1: GEO 100#; POL 180#; PSY 130#; SOC
100#
Select 1: BIO 102#, 103#, 206#; CHE 160#, 170#;
PH 111#, 112, 121#; PSC 105#
AG 100, 106
MAT 102# or 125 or 126 or 132# or 133#
Select 4: AG 101, 103, 104, AG 102 or
105; ABM 119
Select 3: Include at least 1 BIO, 1 CHE
BIO 102#, 103#, 206#
CHE 160#, 161, 170#, 180
PH 111#, 112, 121#
PSC 105#
BIO 200#, 201, HS 106#
Athletic Training majors also complete:
AH 105 or 126
BIO 206#
CHE 105
PSY 130#
MAT 132#
Business Majors *
Computer Science
Dietetics
BUS 151, 152, 250#, 251#
MAT 132#, 133#
PSY 130# or SOC 100#
Non-Accounting Majors: BUS 100 or 104
Non-Accounting Majors: BUS 221
Computer Science-Traditional: MAT 151# BIO 200#, 201, 206#
Computer Science-Business: MAT 133#
BUS 251#
CHE 160#, 161
Information Systems *
HS 106#
MAT 132#, and 133# or 151#
MAT 132#
PSY 130#
Business majors who transfer with below a 2.5 GPA, with
fewer than 60 hours, or without having completed the listed
Network Technologies
BUS and MAT courses will be admitted to the pre-business MAT 132#, 133#
major.
POL 180#
Early Childhood Education * ◊
BUS 250# or 251#
ED 205
GEO 200#; POL 180#
HIS 260# or 261#
MAT 125‡, 132#
Select 1: ART 120#, 122#, 123#; DRM 110#, 137;
MUS 102#, 111#
Elementary Education * ◊
BUS 250# or 251#
ED 205
GEO 200#; POL 180#
HIS 260# or 261#
MAT 125‡, 132#
Select 1: ART 120#, 122#, 123#; DRM
110#, 137; MUS 102#, 111#
Special Education ◊
EDU 211
GEO 200#; POL 180#
HIS 260# or 261#
MAT 125‡, 132#
Science Requirement: At least one Biological
and one Physical science course, one of which
Science Requirement for Early Childhood and Elementary Education majors: At least one Biological, one Physical, must be a laboratory course.
and one Earth & Space science course, one of which must be a laboratory course.
Law Enforcement and Justice
Administration *
CJ 101, 102, 201, 204
Nursing ^
BIO 200#, 201, 206#; HS 106#
CHE 160#, 161
MAT 132#
PHI 115#
PSY 130#
SOC 100#
Social Work
COM 103#
PHI 110# or 115# or 120#
POL 180#
PSY 130#
SOC 100#
* Major offered on Macomb and Quad Cities campuses
# Course may be used to fulfill a requirement in the Associate degree. See reverse for AA&S requirements.
^ Pre-licensure and RN-BSN programs available. Please refer to wiu.edu/nursing for additional program requirements.
‡ This course may not be required depending on your ACT score and Math placement. Please contact WIU at (309) 298-1438.
◊ Education majors are required to pass the Test of Academic Proficiency (TAP). Students who have completed the ACT+Writing exam with a 22 composite or
higher, and who have earned a combined 16 on the English & Writing sections, can submit their ACT+Writing scores in lieu of the TAP. Please consult with a
Western academic advisor, (309) 298-1438, for additional information.
Students seeking degress in African American Studies, Anthropology, Biology, Clinical Laboratory Science, Chemistry, Economics, English, Foreign Languages and
Cultures, Forensic Chemistry, Geography, Geology, History, Mathematics, Meteorology, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Physics, Political Science, Psychology,
Sociology, or Women's Studies may be required to complete additional general education requirements. Please consult your academic advisor or the WIU course
catalog at wiu.edu/catalog.