The Illinois General Assembly has passed and the Governor has signed Public Act 87-581 which "requires each public institution of higher education to include in the general education requirements for obtaining a degree, coursework 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."
Effective 1992 Fall Semester, any student entering DACC for the first
time or re-entering the college after an absence of more than two years
who is seeking a degree will be required to take a minimum of one of the
following general education courses as part of their program of study:
| CECN 102 | Microeconomic Principles | LITR 106 | Women in Literature |
| CECN 108 | Elements of Economics | LITR 111 | Non-Western Literature |
| HIST 111 | Western Civilization I | PHIL 101 | Intro. to Philosophy |
| HIST 112 | Western Civilization II | PHIL 103 | Ethics |
| HIST 121 | Latin America, Colonial And Early Natl. Periods | PHIL 104 | World Religions |
| HIST 122 | Modern Latin America, 1850 to the Present | PHIL 105 | Death and Dying |
| HIST 141 | Early Asia | PSYC 100 | Intro. to Psychology |
| HIST 142 | Modern Asia | SOCY 100 | Intro. to Sociology |
| HIST 151 | U.S. History to 1865 | SOCY 201 | Social Problems |
| HIST 152 | U.S. History from 1865 | SOCY 202 | Social Welfare |
| HIST 170 | Women in America | SOCY 203 | Intro. to Women's Studies |
| HIST 190 | Afro-American History | SOCY 225 | Race and Ethnic Relations |
| LITR 103 | Intro. to Fiction | SPCH 101 | Oral Communications |
| LITR 104 | Intro. to Afro-American Literature | SPCH 113 | Group Discussion |
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