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IA SF322
Bill
Status
2/17/2025
Primary Sponsor
Mark Lofgren
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AI Summary
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Beginning with the 2027 academic year, all students pursuing a baccalaureate degree at Iowa public universities or community colleges must complete a survey course in American history and civil government
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Required course topics include the U.S. republican form of government, founding documents, landmark Supreme Court cases, and comparisons with other government systems (dictatorship, monarchy, communism, etc.)
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Students must read specific documents including the U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Emancipation Proclamation, at least five Federalist Papers essays, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail, and the Gettysburg Address
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The course must be worth at least three semester credit hours and will satisfy any general education social sciences requirement for graduation
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Transfer students who complete the course at one Iowa public institution will not be required to retake it at another public institution
Legislative Description
A bill for an act establishing completion of a course on American history and civil government as a requirement for the completion of a baccalaureate degree program at a public institution of higher education.
Last Action
Subcommittee: Green, Pike, and Quirmbach. S.J. 314.
2/19/2025