2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog Major in Sustainable and Renewable Energy Degree offered: B.S.

• TEC 100
• TEC 111
• TEC 160
• TEC 258
• TEC 259
• TEC 260
• TEC 262
• TEC 270
• TEC 360
• AGR 225
• CHE 102
• ECO 101
• ECO 102
• ECO 236
• GEO 211
• HSC 156
• MAT 120
• MGT 100
• PHY 105
• PHY 207
• PSY 110

Take 6 additional credit hours of Renewable Energy electives

Please consult with your academic advisor

• TEC 116
• TEC 117
• TEC 217
• TEC 240
• TEC 320
• TEC 370
• TEC 398A02
• PHI 236
• SOC 330

Note

Renewable Energy majors are required to choose a minor from the following: Business Administration, Business Environment & Sustainability, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, or Technology.  Please consult with your academic advisor.

Allow substititions for Technology Major:

Acceptable substitutions for CHE 102 are CHE 110/112  or 140
Acceptable substitution for HSC 385 is HSC 271
Acceptable substitutions for MAT 120 are MAT 121, 144 or 145
Acceptable substitution for MGT 100 is ECO 138
Acceptable substitutions for PHY 105 are PHY 108 or 110
Acceptable substitution for TEC 270 is MGT 220
Acceptable substitutions for TEC 330 are ACC 131/132

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• 120 minimum total credit hours
• A minimum of 40 of the 120 total hours must be senior college hours (200-300 level courses)
• AMALI requirement (certain courses in General Education and/or major may fulfill the AMALI requirement)
• IDEAS (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access in U.S. Society) requirement (certain courses in General Education and/or major may fulfill the IDEAS requirement)
• Students completing a Bachelor of Science degree must complete a B.S. - Science, Math, & Technology degree requirement (beyond the General Education requirements) 
• Students completing a Bachelor of Arts degree must complete a B.A. - world language degree requirement: LAN/FRE/GER/SPA/ITA/JPN/POR 115 (or equivalent) 
• Some majors complete other types of degrees that do not include additional graduation requirements. For example, the Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S. in Ed.) or the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.). 

Illinois State University's General Education Program

The complete General Education Program consists of 13 courses (39 semester hours). Because of laboratory or recitation requirements, some courses are listed as four or five credit hours in this catalog. All four or five hours will be credited toward graduation requirements, but only three hours will be credited in General Education for these courses. Depending on their major, students may be exempted from one General Education category (maximum of one course) because of disciplinary expertise gained in their major.

• Communication and Composition (2 courses required)
  • COM 110 Communication as Critical Inquiry (3 credit hours) - required for all students
  • ENG 101 or ENG 101A10 Composition as Critical Inquiry (3 credit hours) - required for all students
• Mathematics (1 course required)
• Natural Science/Natural Science Alternatives (2 courses required) Must complete 1 course from 2 different sciences.
• United States Traditions (1 course required)
• Individuals & Civic Life (1 course required)
• Fine Arts (1 course/3 credit hours required)
• Humanities (1 course required)
• Language in the Humanities (1 course required)
• Quantitative Reasoning for B.S. or LAN 115 for B.A. (1 course required)
• Science, Math, & Technology (1 course required)
• Social Sciences (1 course required)

Illinois Articulation Initiative for Transfer Students

To be eligible for IAI, at least one transfer course must have been articulated to an IAI core requirement. Refer to the Undergraduate Catalog for a complete list of IAI courses and policies. The Illinois Transferable General Education Core curriculum consists of 12 to 13 courses (37 to 41 hours of credit) within a five-category designation.

• Communication and Composition (3 courses required)
  • A grade of C or better required in ENG 101 and 145 or equivalents
• Mathematics (1 course required)
• Physical & Life Sciences (2 courses/7-8 hours required) Students must complete 1 life science and 1 physical science course; at least 1 course must have a lab.
• Humanities & Fine Arts (3 courses required) At least 1 humanities and 1 fine arts course required
• Social & Behavioral Sciences (3 courses required) Two different disciplines must be represented