Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI)
Transfer students from Heartland perform as well as or better academically at four-year institutions than the students who begin their careers there, according to transfer institutions.
The Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) is a statewide transfer agreement which is transferable among more then 100 participating colleges and universities in Illinois. IAI works best for students who know they are going to transfer but undecided on the college or university that will grant their baccalaureate degree.
IAI also includes major recommendations for the first two years of college in several popular majors. Faculty panels, which have expertise in the major field of study, created these recommendations. IAI major recommendations work best for students who have chosen their majors, are going to eventually transfer but are undecided on the college or university that will grant their baccalaureate degree.
All colleges and universities participating in the IAI agree to accept a "package" of IAI general education courses in lieu of their own comparable lower-division general education requirements. Keep in mind, the IAI General Education transfers as a package. Course-to-course transfer is not guaranteed.
Illinois Articulation Initiative General Education Core Curriculum at Heartland
The following Heartland courses have been approved to meet IAI:
- Communications requirements
- Fine Arts requirements
- Humanities requirements
- Life Sciences requirements
- Mathematics requirements
- Physical Sciences requirements
- Social and Behavioral Sciences requirements
For more information about the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI), visit the iTransfer.org Web site.
