STGEC
Indiana Statewide General
Education Core
What is the STGEC?
An educational core developed in response to Senate Enrolled Act 182 (2012)
A way to satisfy the general education core requirements at all state universities in Indiana
Courses that meet six competences in two categories – Foundational Intellectual Skills and Way of Knowing
The transferring institution stamps “STGEC completed” on your transcript.
Foundational Intellectual Skills
1. Written Communication
2. Speaking and Listening
3. Quantitative Reasoning
Ways of Knowing
1. Scientific Ways of Knowing
2. Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing
3. Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing
Why is CGHS offering a blended STGEC?1. We have a strong partnership with
Vincennes University which is a national leader in academic transfer programs.
2. Since our EC students have had this opportunity for the past two years, we wanted to make this opportunity available to non-EC students.
3. The blended STGEC can save students time and money in their post-secondary educational careers.
What is the “blended” part?
The thirty credit hours required for this certificate is comprised of credits from VU and other transcripted dual credits or AP dual credits. If you are counting on taking AP credits your senior year, please know your scores will not be available until July. VU will work with you over the summer if you contact them to have these grades placed on your VU transcript.
Students must have 10 classes, six (or more) from VU and four from other approved programs
Possible scheduling scenarios to achieve the STGECJr year take AP Lang, AP US History, and ACP/AP
Biology or ACP/AP Chemistry.
Sr Year take ACP Calculus or ACP Finite. For those who are ready for Pre-calc, take VU MATH 102/MATH 104.
You will need room in your senior year schedule to enroll in 6, one-semester VU courses, i.e. six slots in your schedule.
Six VU courses required for STGECSpeech 143ENGL 102 – Advanced Research A fine arts class – either Art Appreciation (ARTT
110), Theatre Appreciation (THEA 100)SPAN 101 or French 101-HS second year
languageSPAN 103 or French 103 – HS third year languagePOLS 111 (Govt) or LITR 221 (World Lit)If you don’t take the language classes, then you
must take POLS 111 and LITR 221 or LITR 100 in addition to everything listed above.
Sample Jr Year ScheduleSemester 1 Semester 2
AP English 11 AP English 11
AP US History AP US History
HS Math HS Math
World Language (could be for dc) World Language (could be for dc)
ACP/AP Bio or ACP/AP Chem ACP/AP Bio or ACP/AP Chem
Fine Arts appreciation college course
Speech 143 – college course
HS Elective HS Elective
Sample Sr. Year ScheduleSemester 1 Semester 2
ACP W131 (IU) ACP LITR 202(IU) or VU LITR 100
Econ POLS 111
Math – ACP Calc or ACP Finite Math – ACP Calc or ACP Finite
Science – could be an ACP course or not
Science - could be an ACP course or not
High school elective High school elective
SPAN 101 or French 101 online(could test out)
SPAN 103 or French 101 online( could test out)
VU Speech*
* You may be able to take this course JR year.
One of the VU Fine Arts Electives*
* You may be able to take this course JR year.
Foreign Language Guidance:If you plan to study French in college, you
should stay with our high school French program.
If you plan to study Spanish in college, you
should stay with our high school Spanish program.
Transferability
All these VU courses and ACP courses are on the Indiana Core Transfer Library. www.transferin.net
COST$25 per credit hour
Online and classes taught by an adjunct are $75 per credit hour
SPCH 143 and THEA100 are taught by an adjunct and are $75 per credit hour. These two classes are $225 each.
Fees are payable by the first day of class each semester.
Next steps if I am interested in the blended STGEC :Go to the Guidance website starting Nov. 9th
and submit the STGEC online application by 11/20.
Your counselors are aware of this program and can guide your accordingly.
If you need additional help or guidance, see Mrs. Hillman in the Main Office, [email protected] or Mr. Drew Findlay, the Assistant Academic Dean for VU, located in the Guidance Office, [email protected]