Indiana College Core Certificate

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The Indiana College Core was developed by the public institutions in Indiana in response to Senate Enrolled Act 182 2012. It allows a student who satisfactorily completes an approved program of general education at any public institution to transfer that coursework to another public institution as a block of 30 credit hours towards the general education core requirements.

In accordance with institutional polices, Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), CLEP, and dual credit may count towards fulfillment of the Indiana College Core requirements at public institutions.

Students who successfully complete the 30 hour Indiana College Core (ICC) at the University of Southern Indiana, either during high school (through USI’s College Achievement Program) or by enrolling at USI after high school, will be awarded an Indiana College Core certificate. A notation of the awarded credential will be added to the student’s academic transcript record.

Indiana College Core Requirements

The Indiana College Core competencies, which were agreed upon by faculty across public institutions, are the skills and knowledge associated with the coursework considered foundational for further study in higher education and introduce students to a range of skills and disciplines. Within the Indiana College Core framework, the 6 competency areas are categorized as either Foundational Intellectual Skills (Written Communication; Speaking and Listening; Quantitative Reasoning) or Ways of Knowing (Scientific Ways of Knowing; Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing; Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing).

Students must complete at least 3 credit hours from each of the 6 competency areas, accounting for 18 credit hours. Another 12 credit hours are required, to be selected from approved courses from the competency areas. A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for the 30 hours of courswork within the Indiana College Core.

Courses from USI’s Core 39 can satisfy the different areas of the Indiana College Core as follows:

Written Communication (3 hours)

Courses from the following Core 39 categories can satisfy the Written Communication competency :

Foundation Skills: Composition I (RCI)
Foundation Skills: Composition II (RCII)

Speaking and Listening (3 hours)

Courses from the following Core 39 category can satisfy the Speaking and Listening competency :

Foundation Skills: Communication (C)

Quantitative Reasoning (3 hours)

Courses from the following Core 39 category can satisfy the Quantitative Reasoning competency :

Foundation Skills: Mathematics (M)

Scientific Ways of Knowing (3 hours)

Courses from the following Core 39 categories can satisfy the Scientific Ways of Knowing competency:

Ways of Knowing: Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry (SMI)
Bachelor of Arts: Natural Science with Lab (NSL)
Bachelor of Science: Natural Science (NS)
Bachelor of Science: Natural Science with Lab (NSL)

Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing (3 hours)

Courses from the following Core 39 categories can satisfy the Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing competency:

Ways of Knowing: Creative and Aesthetic Expression (CAE)
Ways of Knowing: Historical Inquiry (HI)
Ways of Knowing: Moral and Ethical Reasoning (MER)

Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing (3 hours)

Courses from the following Core 39 categories can satisfy the Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing competency:

Ways of Knowing: Social Inquiry (SIQ)
Ways of Knowing: World Languages and Culture (WLC)
Bachelor of Arts: World Languages (WL1, WL2, WL3, WL4)
Bachelor of Science: Social Science (SS)
Bachelor of Science: World Languages and Culture (WLS)

Additional Coursework

Courses from the following Core 39 categories can completed to reach the 30 hour minimum:

Foundation Skills: Composition II (RCII)
Ways of Knowing: Creative and Aesthetic Expression (CAE)
Ways of Knowing: Historical Inquiry (HI)
Ways of Knowing: Moral and Ethical Reasoning (MER)
Ways of Knowing: Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry (SMI)
Ways of Knowing: Social Inquiry (SIQ)
Ways of Knowing: World Languages and Culture (WLC)
Bachelor of Arts: Natural Science with Lab (NSL)
Bachelor of Arts: World Languages (WL1, WL2, WL3, WL4)
Bachelor of Science: Natural Science (NS)
Bachelor of Science: Natural Science with Lab (NSL)
Bachelor of Science: Social Science (SS)
Bachelor of Science: World Languages and Culture (WLS)