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Articulation & Course Equivalencies
Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI)
Phase I
The Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) began in 1998 to assist students transferring general education course work between Illinois schools. The IAI General Education Core Curriculum (GECC) comprised of 37 to 41 semester hours is for students who are undecided about a major and which four-year school to attend. Students who transfer to Western Illinois University with IAI GECC (37-41 semester hours) verified on their official transcript will have met the University's General Education requirement. Students who have decided on a major should see below Phase II. If you have decided to transfer to WIU, you should consult the WIU catalog and talk to an admission counselor.
Want to know how your class credits will transfer?
Phase II
IAI Majors identifies course work students in their first and second year would typically complete. This is for students who have decided on a major but are undecided about which four-year school to attend. Each major may recommend General Education course work to include in the IAI GECC and courses that may count in a specific major. If you have decided to transfer to Western Illinois University, you should consult the WIU catalog and talk to an admission counselor.
Participating IAI Majors
- Agricultural Business, Agricultural Science and Agricultural Education
- B.F.A in Art and B.A. in Art
- Art Education
- Biological Sciences-Botany, Microbiology and Zoology
- Broadcasting (Radio/TV)
- Business-Accounting, Economics, Finance, Human Resource Management, Information Management, Management and Marketing
- Chemistry and Chemistry Education
- Clinical Laboratory Sciences
- Computer Science-Business Option and Traditional Option
- Early Childhood Education
- English
- History and History Education
- Journalism (Advertising/Public Relations)
- Journalism (Journalism/News Editorial)
- Law Enforcement and Justice Administration (Criminal Justice)
- Manufacturing Engineering Technology
- Mathematics and Mathematics Education
- Music
- Music Education
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Social Work
- Theatre-General Theatre and Comprehensive Theatre (Acting, Directing or Production/Design
Course Equivalencies
Course equivalencies and planning guides are determined through u.select's transfer articulation system. A course could have more than one equivalent depending upon the student's declared major at the time of transfer. Current WIU students should contact their advisor or the Student Assistance and Parent Service Center at (309) 298-2092. Prospective transfer students may contact their admissions counselor or Tishly Herrington, Transfer Coordinator, at TA-Herrington@wiu.edu
Getting Started with u.select
View course equivalencies or create an individualized planning guide for your selected degree plan.
Helpful Tips:
- If you receive an error message, click on "NO".
- For Iowa community college equivalencies, select SCC-Burlington Current
- General education equivalency codes:
- G1-communication skills
- G2-natural sciences/mathematics
- G3-social sciences
- G4-humanities
- G5-multicultural studies
- G6-human well being
- When searching for an equivalent on WIU’s Eng 180 and Eng 280, the first line will display NC (no credit). Please refer to the next entry where it will state the earned credit. These two courses require a C grade or better which triggers the "no credit" line first.
- Be sure to watch for dates in parenthesis. If a course has this under it, those dates are when that equivalent is in effect.
