Unofficial Transfer guide for Social Science and Humanities Classes
(Updated Fall 2013)
Transfer guide is meant to aid in the selection of humanities and social science courses. However due to constant changes in curriculm and
occasional changes in general education requirements at universities, it is impossible to guarantee transfer at the time of registration.
Requirements for each institution
COD
1-4 courses from humanities (H), fine arts (FA), or social sciences (SS)
0-3 courses can be from humanities (H) or fine arts (FA)
0-3 courses can be from social sciences (SS)
UIC
1 course from creative arts (CA)
1 course from understanding the past (UP)
1 course from understanding U.S. Society (US)
1 course from understanding the individual and society (IS)
1 course from world cultures (WC)
A course found in multiple categories may count as the requirement for either of the categories, but not as the requirement for both.
UIUC
1 course from western cultural studies (WCC)
1 course from non-Western/U.S. minorty cultural studies (NW or US)
2 courses from humanities (LA or HP)
2 courses from social sciences (BSC or SS)
A course found in multiple categories may count as the requirement for either of the categories, but not as the requirement for both.
UIUC has a foreign language requirement for the Bachelor's degree. You must complete third course in a sequence. This can be
completed either in high school, at College of Dupage, or at UIUC. The foreign language courses do not count as credits for either the
AES or the BS degrees.
NIU
1 course from humanities and the arts (H)
1 course from the arts (A)
1 additional course from humanities or the arts (H, A, or HA)
2 courses from social sciences (SS)
1 course form interdisciplinary studies (IDP)
Multiple courses that transfer to NIU as the same course will only count as one credit.
No more than 2 courses can come from the same department gen ed credit
SIU
2 courses from humanities (H)
2 courses from social sciences (SS)
1 course from fine arts (FA)
1 course from multicultural studies (MC)
Multiple courses that transfer to SIU as the same course will only count as one credit.
Social Science courses must be taken from two different departments
SIU also requires a course in Human Health for the Bachelor of Science degree. It is recommended to take it at SIUC.
Bradley
1 course from western civilization (WC)
1 course from non-western civilization (NW)
1 course in fine arts (FA)
1 course in human values (HP or HL)
2 course in cultural diversity or social forces (SF)
IIT
gives credit for up to 3 gen ed courses
1 course from Humanity (H)
1 course from Social Science (SS)
1 course from humanity (H), social science (SS), OR other (O)
Speech is only taken at NIU, SIU, and Bradley eventually. They should not be taken at COD since they don't count toward the associates.
ENGLI
ENGLI
ENGLI
ENGLI
ENGLI
ENGLI
ENGLI
ENGLI
ENGLI
ENGLI
ENGLI
ENGLI
ENGLI
ENGLI
ENGLI
ENGLI
ENGLI
HISTO
HISTO
HISTO
HISTO
HISTO
HISTO
HISTO
HISTO
HUMNT
HUMNT
HUMNT
HUMNT
PHILO
PHILO
PHILO
PHILO
PHILO
PHILO
RELIG
RELIG
RELIG
RELIG
RELIG
RELIG
1130
1150
1151
1152
1153
1158
1159
1160
1161
1165
2220
2221
2223
2224
2226
2227
2228
1110
1120
1160
2205
2220
2225
2230
2235
1102
1103
1105
1110
1100
1110
1116
1120
1125
1150
1100
1110
1120
1150
1155
2160
COD Course/Area
Intro to Literature
Short Fiction
Novel
Poetry
Drama
Bible as Literature
Greek Mythology
Native American Lit
Multicultural Literatures of US
Literature and Gender
Brit Lit: to 1800
Brit Lit: 1800-Present
Amer Lit: Col-Civl War
Amer Lit:Since Civlwar
Masterpcs of World Lit
Mod European Lit
Shakespeare
Western Civ Until 1600
Western Civ Since 1600
World Civ since 1300
East Asian Civ
Hist & Culture China
Hist/Cult Russia
Hist & Culture Japan
20th Century World
Intro Hum: Idea/Value
World Mythology
Non-Western
Arts & Cultrl Diversty
Introduction
Ethics
Environmental Ethics
Logic
Critical Thinking
World Religions
Intro Religion
Intro Bible Old Test
Intro Bible New Test
World Religions
Asian Thought
Judaism,Christianity,Islam
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H, FA
H, FA
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
UIC Course/Area
ENGL 101
CA
ENGL 105
CA
CA
ENGL 103
CA
ENGL 104
CA
ENGL 115
CA
IS, UP
ENGL 112
CA, US
CA, US
IS, CA
CA
CA
CA
CA, WC
CA, WC
ENGL 107
UP, CA
HIST 100
UP, WC
HIST 101
UP, WC
HIST 106
UP, WC
UP, WC
UP, WC
UP, WC
UP, WC
UP, WC
IS, CA
UP, CA, WC
CA, WC
CA, WC, US
PHIL 100
IS
PHIL 103
IS
PHIL 102
PHIL 101
IS
IS,WC
IS, UP, WC
IS, UP
IS, UP
WC
UP, WC
UP
UIUC Course/Area
LA
LA
LA
ENGL 101
LA
LA
RLST 101
LA
CLCV 115 LA, WCC
LA, US
LA
LA
ENGL 209 LA, WCC
ENGL 210 LA, WCC
ENGL 255 LA, WCC
ENGL 256 LA, WCC
LA
LA
LA
HIST 141 HP, WCC
HIST 142 HP, WCC
HP, WCC
HIST 120 HP, NW
HP, NW
HIST 260 HP, WCC
HP, NW
HP
LA
LA
LA, NW
LA
PHIL 101
HP
PHIL 105
HP
PHIL 105
HP
PHIL 102
HP
PHIL 102
HP
HP, NW
HP
RLST 201
HP
HP
HP, NW
HP, NW
HP
NIU Course/Area
ENGL
ENGL
110
110
FLCL
271
HIST
HIST
HIST
110
112
171
PHIL
102
PHIL
PHIL
101
102
PHIL
PHIL
105
170
PHIL
170
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H*
IDP
H
H
H*
H
H
H*
H
SIU Course/Area
ENGL 121 H
H
H
H
H
H
CLAS 230 H
ENGL 205 MC
ENGL 205 MC
H
H
ENGL 204 H
H
ENGL 204 H
ENGL 121 H
H
H
HIST 101a H
HIST 101b H
HIST 101b H
EA
102 H
EA
102 H
H
EA
102 H
HIST
112 SS
H
CLAS 230 H
PHIL 103a H
FA
PHIL
102 H
PHIL
104 H
H
PHIL
105 H
PHIL
105 H
HIST
202 MC
H
H
H
HIST
202 MC
PHIL
308i MC
H
IIT
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
O
O
O
O
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
O
H
O
O
O
H
O
O
Bradley
HL
HL
HL
HL
HL
HL
NW
HL
HL
HL
HL
HL
HL
HL
HL
HL
WC
WC
NW
NW
NW
NW
HP
HL
NW
SF
HP
HP
HP
HP
HP
HP
HP
HP
COD Course/Area
Intro Visual Arts
Art Hist I: to 1300
Art Hist II: 1300 to 1750
Art Hist III:From 1750
Intro Non-Western Art
Intro to Film Art
Film as Literature
Intro Humnt: the Arts
Music Appreciation
Intro American Music
Intro World Music
Theater Appreciation
Cultural Anthropology
Practical Anthropology
Peop&Cultures of World
Principles of Economics
Macro and Global Econ
Micro and Global Econ
World Geog:Westrn Wrld
World Geog:Eastrn Wrld
Economic Geography
Cultural Geography
Urban Geography
U.S. History to 1865
U.S. Since 1865
Hist & Culture Africa
Hist/Cult India
U.S. Since 1945
Intro Political Sci
American Politics
Comparative Politics
World Politics
General
Introduction to Sociology
ART
ART
ART
ART
ART
ENGLI
ENGLI
HUMNT
MUSIC
MUSIC
MUSIC
THEAT
ANTHR
ANTHR
ANTHR
ECONO
ECONO
ECONO
GEOGR
GEOGR
GEOGR
GEOGR
GEOGR
HISTO
HISTO
HISTO
HISTO
HISTO
POL S
POL S
POL S
POL S
PSYCH
SOCIO
SOCIO
SOCIO
SOCIO
1100
2211
2212
2213
2214
1135
1154
1101
1100
1104
1115
1100
1100
1105
1130
2200
2201
2202
1100
1105
1120
1130
1140
1130
1140
2210
2215
2260
1100
1101
2203
2220
1100
1100
1120
2210
2215
SOCIO
2220 Sex Rel, Marriage & Family
Sociology Sex, Gender & Power
Social Problems
Racial & Ethnc Relations
FA
FA
FA
FA
FA
FA
FA
FA
FA
FA
FA
FA
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
UIC Course/Area
AH
100
CA
AH
110
CA
CA
CA
CA, WC
CA
ENGL 102
CA
CA
MUS 100
CA
CA
CA, WC
THTR 109
UP, CA
ANTH 101
IS, WC
IS, WC
IS, WC
IS, US
ECON 121
IS, US
ECON 120
IS, US
IS, WC
IS, WC
GEOG 161
IS, WC
GEOG 151
IS, WC
US
HIST 103
UP, US
HIST 104
UP, US
UP, WC
UP, WC
UP, US
POLS 190
IS
POLS 101
IS, US
POLS 130
IS, WC
POLS 184
IS, WC
PSCH 100
IS
SOC 100
IS, US
SOC 224
IS, US
SOC 105
IS, US
SOC 225
IS, US
SOC
245
IS, US
UIUC Course/Area
LA
ARTH 111
LA
LA
LA
NW, LA
LA
ENGL 104
LA
LA
MUS 130 WCC, LA
MUS 132
LA
MUS 133 NW, LA
LA
SS
SS
SS
SS
ECON 103
SS
ECON 102
SS
SS
SS, NW
SS
SS
SS
HIST 171 HP, WCC
HIST 172 HP, WCC
HIST 110 HP, NW
HIST 130 HP, NW
HP
PS 100
SS
PS 101
SS
PS 240
SS
PS 280
SS
PSYC 100
BSC
SOC 100
SS
SS
SS
SS
SOC
273
SS
NIU Course/Area
ARTH
282
ARTH
291
ARTH
292
ARTH
293
MUSC
220
THEA
ANTH
ANTH
203
220
220
ECON
ECON
ECON
GEOG
GEOG
GEOG
261
261
260
202
202
204
HIST
HIST
260
261
POLS
POLS
POLS
PSYC
SOCI
100
260
285
102
170
A
A
A
A
A
AH
AH
A
H
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
H
H
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
-
SIU Course/Area
AD
101 FA
ART 207a H
ART 207b H
ART 207c H
FA
CP
101 FA
ENGL 307i FA
FA
MUS
103 FA
MUS
203 MC
FA
THEA 101 FA
ANTHR 104 SS
ANTHR 104 SS
ANTHR 104 SS
ECON 113 SS
ECON 241 SS
ECON 240 SS
GEOG 103 SS
GEOG 103 SS
GEOG 103 SS
GEOG 103 SS
SS
HIST
210 MC
HIST
110 SS
SS
SS
HIST
110 SS
SS
POLS 114 SS
SS
HIST
112 SS
PSYC 102 SS
SOC
108 SS
SOC
223 MC
SS
SOC
215 MC
SOC
304i MC
IIT
O
O
O
O
O
O
H
O
O
O
O
O
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
H
H
O
H
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
Bradley
FA
FA
FA
FA
FA
FA
FA
FA
FA
FA
NW
SF
SF
SF
SF
NW
SF
NW
NW
SF
SF
SF
SF
SF
SF
-
SS
-