Illinois Articulation Initiative

MCC is a participant in the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI). This statewide agreement between many Illinois colleges and universities establishes a “package” of lower-division general education coursework accepted at all participating schools called the Illinois Articulation Initiative General Education Core Curriculum (IAI GECC). Completion of the IAI GECC assures transferring students that lower-division general education requirements for a bachelor’s degree have been satisfied at any participating institution. The school you transfer to may require an institution-wide and/or mission-related graduation requirement beyond the scope of the general education core.

If a student transfers with less than the full IAI GECC, the general education requirements of the four-year transfer school may have to be completed, which may be very different from the IAI GECC.

This agreement is in effect for students entering an associate or baccalaureate degree-granting institution as first-time freshmen in the summer of 1998 and thereafter.

The IAI GECC consists of at least 12 to 13 courses (37–41 credits) chosen from five categories.

General Education Courses at MCC

The IAI GECC package is included in MCC’s Loading...

The IAI also includes recommendations for appropriate lower-division coursework in specific university majors. These major course recommendations are meant for students who are undecided about a transfer school. Students who already know where they will transfer should work with an MCC advisor who can assist them in obtaining the information needed to develop an appropriate educational plan.

For more information about the IAI and the benefits of transferring with your IAI core met, see an advisor and visit the IAI web site.