Physical and Life Sciences: IAI GECC Definition

• develop students' understanding of the methods of scientific inquiry, including the formulation and testing of hypotheses;
• familiarize students with selected scientific principles in the physical and life sciences;
• enable students to make informed decisions about personal and societal issues.

To achieve this purpose, students are expected to complete satisfactorily a minimum of two courses (7 to 8 semester credit hours) to fulfill the Illinois Transferable General Education Core Curriculum (IAI Gen. Ed.) science requirement.

In order for students to understand the methods of scientific inquiry, including the development of the skills and disposition necessary to become independent inquirers about the natural world, at least one general education science course must include a laboratory component that meets a minimum of two hours per week, in which students will be expected to:

• formulate or evaluate questions (hypotheses),
• plan and conduct experiments (test hypotheses),
• make systematic observations and measurements,
• interpret and analyze data,
• draw conclusions,
• communicate the results (orally and/or in writing).

In order for students to become familiar with selected scientific principles, at least one course must be selected from the life sciences and one course from the physical sciences. Students with appropriate preparation may substitute an IAI-approved course for science majors for a more general course described below.

The current iTransfer date and time is Saturday, July 04, 2009 at 06:16 PM.
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