Triton College Catalog, 2008-2009

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Transferring to a Four-year Institution Triton College Catalog, 2008-2009
Courses in the Arts and Sciences curricula parallel those offered
at universities and are transferable to four-year institutions. Students
may complete the first two years of the bachelor’s degree at Triton in
the areas listed below.
Students will be audited for graduation against the prescribed associate
in arts (AA), the Associate in Arts in Teaching (AAT), the Associate in
Science (AS), or the Associate in Fine Arts (AFA) general education
requirements. The remaining required semester hours should be completed
according to the intended major at a four-year school.
Accounting & Business
Administration*
Anthropology
Architecture
Art (AA & AFA degrees)*
Biological Sciences*
Chemistry*
Community Studies
Computer Science (Information
Systems)*
Computer Science (Technical)
Criminal Justice
Administration (AA, AS,
& AAS degrees)*
Economics
Education:
Early Childhood*,
Elementary*, Secondary*
and Special Education*
Early Childhood Education (AAT)
Secondary Mathematics (AAT)
Secondary Science (AAT)
English and Rhetoric*
Foreign Languages
Geography
*IAI baccalaureate majors
Arts and Sciences Programs
Geology
Global Studies
Health, Sport & Exercise Science
History*
Intercultural Studies
International Business
Marketing Management (AA,
AS & AAS degrees)
Mass Communication -
Multimedia*
Mathematics*
Music (AA & AFA degrees)*
Music Technology
Philosophy and Logic
Physics
Psychology*
Social and Political Science*
Sociology/Social Work*
Speech Communication*
Speech/Theatre*
Technology
Women’s and Gender Studies
Special Programs:
Scholars/Honors
Independent Study
Undergraduate Center,
Interdisciplinary Studies
Pre-Profession
Transferring to a Four-year Institution
It is important for students to plan for transfer to a senior
institution as early as possible in their academic career. Triton
College has a full-service Transfer Center, located in the College
Center, to assist with transfer planning. A computerized transfer
articulation system provides students with direct access to
information regarding the transferability of specific courses to
more than 50 Illinois colleges and universities. While attending
Triton, students should contact the college or university to
which they intend to transfer to ensure transferability and to
plan their Triton course work accordingly. Visits to these college
campuses also are encouraged. Triton counselors and Transfer
Center staff are available to provide additional information to
transfer student.
Illinois Articulation Initiative
Triton College is a participant in the Illinois Articulation
Initiative (IAI), a statewide agreement that allows transfer of
the General Education Core curriculum between participating
institutions. Completion of the General Education Core curriculum
at any participating college or university in Illinois assures
transferring students that lower-division general education
requirements for an associate’s or bachelor’s degree have been
satisfied. This agreement is in effect for students entering an
associate or baccalaureate degree-granting institution as firsttime
freshman in summer 1998 and thereafter.
The baccalaureate majors recommendations build on the
transferable General Education Core curriculum by identifying
courses in the major and prerequisite courses that students need
to complete to transfer as a junior, that is, with a minimum of 60
semester credits, into the specific major.
Students are strongly encouraged to complete an AA, AS,
AAT or AFA degree prior to transfer, to facilitate the transferability
of credits through the IAI. Nursing students may complete
the AAS (Associate in Applied Science degree) and Music
and Art students may complete the Associate in Fine Arts
degree (AFA).