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2025-2026 College Catalog

Biology Education, A.S.

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Transfer Curriculum 000AS 0087
Associate in Science: 63 Hrs. Min.
Major Code: 1.1 131322
Effective Date: Fall 2025

General Education (IAI GECC, 37 Credits)

The Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) General Education Core Curriculum (GECC) requires 12 to 13 courses. Courses selected to meet IAI GECC requirements may also meet course requirements for a specific major. The degree requirements as listed do not complete IAI GECC core requirements. An additional 3 credits of approved Humanities or Fine Arts and 3 credits of Social Sciences are needed to complete the core. These additional courses may be taken as electives or upon transfer to the four-year institution.

IAI Communication (3 Courses)

ENG 101 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hour(s) (C grade or higher)
OR
ENG 113 - Professional Technical Writing 3 Credit Hour(s) (C grade or higher)
ENG 102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hour(s) (C grade or higher)
COM 115 - Speech 3 Credit Hour(s)

IAI Humanities and Fine Arts (2 Courses)

At least one course must be an IAI Fine Arts elective and one course must be an IAI Humanities elective.

Fine Arts Elective
PHL 121 - Introduction to Logic or Humanities Elective

IAI Social and Behavioral Sciences (2 Courses)

PSY 132 - General Psychology 3 Credit Hour(s)
OR
Elective
PSC 131 - American Government 3 Credit Hour(s)
OR
Elective

IAI Social and Behavioral Sciences Electives

ANT 111 - Anthropology 3 Credit Hour(s)
ANT 202 - America’s Diverse Cultures 3 Credit Hour(s)
ANT 216 - Cultural Anthropology 3 Credit Hour(s)
ECO 201 - Introduction to Macroeconomics 3 Credit Hour(s)
ECO 202 - Introduction to Microeconomics 3 Credit Hour(s)
GEO 112 - World Regional Geography 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 103 - World Civilization I 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 104 - World Civilization II 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 201 - United States History I 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 202 - United States History II 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 223 - African American Experience 3 Credit Hour(s)
PSC 131 - American Government 3 Credit Hour(s)
PSC 211 - State & Local Government 3 Credit Hour(s)
PSC 212 - Intro to International Relations 3 Credit Hour(s)
PSC 289 - Introduction to Comparative Government 3 Credit Hour(s)
PSY 132 - General Psychology 3 Credit Hour(s)
PSY 200 - Social Psychology 3 Credit Hour(s)
PSY 203 - Adolescent Psychology 3 Credit Hour(s)
PSY 262 - Child Psychology 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 133 - Principles of Sociology 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 220 - Sociology of Gender 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 221 - Race and Ethnicity 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 250 - Individual and Society 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 263 - Marriage and the Family 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 264 - Social Problems 3 Credit Hour(s)

IAI Physical.Life Sciences (2 Courses)

One course must be at least 4 credit hours and include a lab component.

BIO 101 - Biological Science 4 Credit Hour(s)
CHM 151 - Chemical Principles 5 Credit Hour(s)

IAI Life Science Electives

BIO 100 - Biology for Non-Science Majors 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 101 - Biological Science 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 105 - Humans in Society 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 225 - Genetics 3 Credit Hour(s)
SCI 101 - Integrated Life & Physical Science I 4 Credit Hour(s)
WITH
SCI 111 - Integrated Life & Physical Science II 3 Credit Hour(s)
SCI 210A - Integrated Science I 3 Credit Hour(s)
AND
SCI 210B - Integrated Science II 4 Credit Hour(s)
SCI 215 - Environmental Biology 3 Credit Hour(s)

IAI Physical Science Electives

CHM 141 - General Organic & Biochemistry I 4 Credit Hour(s)
CHM 151 - Chemical Principles 5 Credit Hour(s)
SCI 101 - Integrated Life & Physical Science I 4 Credit Hour(s)
WITH
SCI 111 - Integrated Life & Physical Science II 3 Credit Hour(s)
SCI 210A - Integrated Science I 3 Credit Hour(s)
AND
SCI 210B - Integrated Science II 4 Credit Hour(s)
PHS 102 - Astronomy 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHS 103 - Earth Science 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHS 105 - How Things Work: Physics of Everyday Life 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHS 107 - Weather and Climate 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHY 121 - Technical Physics 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHY 155 - College Physics I 5 Credit Hour(s)
PHY 205 - University Physics I 5 Credit Hour(s)

Student Success

Students pursuing a degree or certificate requiring more than 29 credit hours must enroll in a first-year experience course, either ORI 100 or SCI 100 . Students may be exempt if they have 30 or more qualifying transfer credits, have previously completed a first-year experience course, or already hold a degree. To apply for an exemption, students should consult with their academic advisor to complete the ORI 100 Exemption form.

ORI 100 - College 101 1 Credit Hour(s)

Major and General Elective Requirements

(IAI GECC and major/elective credits must total a minimum of 63 hours for the degree. Students should select elective hours that will allow them to complete this 63-hour requirement.) Pre-requisite courses may be required before taking these electives. Consult with your advisor.

Additional Associate in Science Degree Requirements

(Courses should be applicable to the desired major)

MAT 109 - College Trigonometry 3 Credit Hour(s)
OR
Elective
BIO 102 - Biological Sciences II 4 Credit Hour(s)
EDC 202 - Human Growth Development & Learning 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDC 203 - Schooling in a Diverse Society 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHY 155 - College Physics I 5 Credit Hour(s)
PHY 156 - College Physics II 5 Credit Hour(s)
CHM 152 - Chemical Principles with Qualitative Analysis 5 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 205 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I 4 Credit Hour(s)
OR
BIO 206 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II 4 Credit Hour(s)
OR
Elective

General Electives

Electives may include all courses with the following prefixes, as well as specific courses listed below:

AFS, AMS, ANT, ART, BIO, CHM, COM, CPS, EDC, EGR, GEO, GER, HIS, HTH, HUM, INT, LIT, MAT, MUS, PED*, PEDE, PHL, PHS, PHY, PSC, PSY, REC, SCI, SOC, SOCW, SPM, SPN, THE, and VOL

ACC 201 - Financial Accounting 3 Credit Hour(s)
ACC 202 - Managerial Accounting 3 Credit Hour(s)
AGR 181 - Precision Agriculutre 3 Credit Hour(s)
AGR 101 - Ag Economics 4 Credit Hour(s)
AGR 102 - Intro Crop Science 4 Credit Hour(s)
AGR 103 - Intro to Horticulture 3 Credit Hour(s)
AGR 104 - Intro to Soil Science 3 Credit Hour(s)
AGR 111 - Intro to Agriculture Education 3 Credit Hour(s)
AGR 112 - Computers in Agriculture 3 Credit Hour(s)
AGR 121 - Intro to Animal Science 4 Credit Hour(s)
AGR 122 - Intro to Agriculture Mechanics 3 Credit Hour(s)
ASL 141 - American Sign Language (ASL I) 4 Credit Hour(s)
ASL 142 - American Sign Language II(ASL II) 4 Credit Hour(s)
BUS 110 - Intro to Business 3 Credit Hour(s)
BUS 121 - Business Statistics 3 Credit Hour(s)
BUS 222 - Legal/Social Environment Of Busines 3 Credit Hour(s)
BUS 235 - Business Communication 3 Credit Hour(s)
CRJ 223 - Juvenile Justice 3 Credit Hour(s)
CRJ 103 - Introduction Criminal Justice 3 Credit Hour(s)
CRJ 105 - Criminal Behavior 3 Credit Hour(s)
CRJ 218 - Introduction to Corrections 3 Credit Hour(s)
ECE 160 - Child, Growth and Development 3 Credit Hour(s)
ECE 245 - The Exceptional Child 3 Credit Hour(s)
ECE 260 - Child, Family & Community Relations 3 Credit Hour(s)
ECO 201 - Introduction to Macroeconomics 3 Credit Hour(s)
ECO 202 - Introduction to Microeconomics 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 101 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 103 - Creative Writing 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 113 - Professional Technical Writing 3 Credit Hour(s)
IDS 199 - Independent Study 0.5 Credit Hour(s)
ITD 152 - Death and Dying 3 Credit Hour(s)
ITD 200 - Special Topics in Social Science 0.5 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 107 - College Algebra with Integratedreview 4 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 108 - College Algebra 4 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 109 - College Trigonometry 3 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 111 - Precalculus 5 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 113 - Contemporary Math 3 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 116 - Finite Mathematics for Business and Management 3 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 117 - Calculus Business & Social Science 4 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 120 - Elementary Statistics 3 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 125 - Discrete Structure 3 Credit Hour(s) ^**
MAT 131 - Calculus I 5 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 201 - Calculus II 5 Credit Hour(s) ^††
MAT 202 - Calculus III 4 Credit Hour(s) ^†
MAT 205 - Differential Equations 3 Credit Hour(s) ^††
MAT 210 - Math for Elementary Education 5 Credit Hour(s) ^†
MAT 221 - Introduction to Linear Algebra 3 Credit Hour(s) ^***
MAT 282 - Statistics 3 Credit Hour(s) ^†††
OFT 207 - Computer Applications for Business 3 Credit Hour(s)

Note

*No more than four (4) credit hours of PED courses may be used as general electives.
**Fall only, odd numbered years
***Spring only, even numbered years
†Fall Only
††Spring only
†††Summer only

John A. Logan College reserves the right to modify this curriculum guide as needed. Please verify with your academic advisor the accuracy and timelines of this document.