There are 3 ways to complete lower division General Education requirements:
1. Complete a transferable Associate in Art or Associate in Science from an Illinois Community College, Springfield College or Lincoln College.

• Approximately 60 semester hours with a mixture of General Education and lower division Major courses.
• Applied Science Degrees do not automatically cover General Education requirements
• See Community College Catalog for requirements

2. Complete the Illinois Articulation Initiative(IAI) General Education Core Curriculum (iTransfer) from any participating IAI institution.

• 37-41 semester hour package of Humanities, Social Studies, Math, Science and Communication
• Requirements found at www.iTransfer.org
• For IAI's interactive General Education worksheet, click here

3. Complete courses equivalent to courses found in Eastern's General Education.

• 37 semester hours of Humanities, Social Studies, Math, Science and Communication
• One course must be culturally diverse
• One Social Science must be the Constitution/American Government course
• See course equivalencies for Illinois Community Colleges