In Addition to Meeting General Education Requirements, Students Must Also Meet the Following:
♦ Non-Western Studies requirement.
One course (3 semester credits)
Courses that focus on non-Western cultures are identified in both the Humanities and Fine Arts and the Social and Behavioral Sciences sections with an ♦ indicator next to the course. Students must select at least one non-Western studies course, which may simultaneously fulfill a general education or elective category requirement.
Education majors only: Students should check with an advisor to be sure that their Non-Western course selection meets the State Teacher Certification Board’s definition of “Non-Western and third world cultures” as interpreted by the senior institution where they intend to transfer.
- A grade of “C” or better ENG 101 and ENG 102 is required for graduation. Students transferring courses equivalent to English 101 and 102 to Black Hawk College must have a grade of “C” or better in those courses in order to obtain transfer credit.
- Students may not receive graduation credit twice for the following combinations of completed coursework:
a. ENG 101 and ENG 101C
b. MATH 108 and MATH 108C
c.MATH 110 and MATH 110C
d. MATH 112 and MATH 112C
e. *Additionally, if taking MATH 108 or MATH 108C , and MATH 228 , one course can count as general education and the other course as an elective toward graduation.
3. Effective Fall 2025, credit toward graduation may be allowed for the following combinations of successfully completed courses.
a. PHYS 101 taken first, followed by PHYS 201 **
i. If, PHYS 201 is taken first, PHYS 101 enrollment is not allowed.
b. PHYS 102 taken first, followed by PHYS 202 **
i. If PHYS 202 is taken first, enrollment in PHYS 102 is not allowed.
c. CHEM 110 taken first, followed by CHEM 101 **
i. If CHEM 101 is taken first, CHEM 110 enrollment is not allowed.
**Both courses in the combination can receive credit toward graduation
4. A total of sixty (60) credit hours with a “C” (2.0) grade point average or above for all work completed at Black Hawk College.
5. Electives. Students should work with an advisor to select only articulated transfer or career courses as electives to satisfy the 60-credit hour requirement. Because requirements vary among institutions and from state to state, students should request assistance in determining course transferability from their academic advisor, the Advising Center on the Quad-Cities campus, or Enrollment Services Office on the East Campus.
6. Students must earn at least 24 credit hours, excluding non-traditional credit options, at Black Hawk College.
7. There is an overall limit of 20 credit hours of Non-Traditional credit allowed for this degree (CLEP, AP, Military).
8. Up to four credits of physical education activity courses will count as electives toward graduation.
9. Up to 12 credits of applied music lessons will count as electives toward graduation.
10. No courses numbered below 100 will apply towards satisfying any AA degree requirements.
11. The human relations requirement is met for all Black Hawk College degree candidates within the required General Education Core Curriculum through such courses as PSYC 101 ; SOC 101 , SOC 250 , SOC 251 ; SPEC 101 .