House Bill Number 0094 of the 87th General Assembly of the State of Illinois requires:
"each public institution of higher education to include, in the general education requirements for obtaining a degree, course work on improving human relations to include race, ethnicity, gender and other issues related to improving human relations to address racism and sexual harassment on their campuses, through existing courses.”
Option 1: Courses
The following courses will fulfill this graduation requirement:
| Course |
Gen Ed Attribute |
Course Title |
| AFAM-200 |
SB |
Intro to African and African-American Studies |
| ANTH-212 |
SB |
Intro to Cultural Anthropology |
| CMTC-100 |
HU |
Introduction to Communication |
| GES-104 |
SB |
Introduction to Geography |
| ICSE-201 |
|
History and Culture of Ethnic Groups in America |
| LING-120 |
HU |
Language and Human Behavior |
| LLAS-201 |
|
WIP: Culture and History of Latinos |
| PHIL-213 |
HU |
Ethics |
| PSCI-210 |
SB |
Introduction to Political Science |
| PSCI-216 |
SB |
American National Government |
| SOC-100 |
SB |
Introduction to Sociology |
| SOC-105 |
SB |
Women, Men, and Social Change |
| WLC-200A |
|
Intro to Arab Culture |
| WLC-200B |
|
Intro to Brazilian Culture |
| WLC-200C |
|
Intro to Chinese Culture |
| WLC-200F |
|
Intro to French and Francophone Cultures |
| WLC-200I |
|
Intro to Italian Culture |
| WLC-200J |
|
Intro to Japanese Culture |
| WLC-200L |
|
Intro to Latin American Cultures |
| WGS-101 |
HU |
Women’s Perspectives and Values |
Option 2: Major/Minor Program
Students who complete one of the following programs of study have met the HB 0094 requirement. The study of the sources of conflict and the improvement of human relations is infused into the course work of these major and minor programs.
Anthropology major/minor
Bilingual/Bicultural Education major
Geography major
History major
Inner City Studies major
Justice Studies major/minor
Latino and Latin American Studies major/minor
Philosophy major/minor
Political Science major/minor
Social Work major/minor
Sociology major/minor
Women’s and Gender Studies major/minor
