Illinois Institute of Technology
Office of Educational Services
Transfer Guideline
(312) 567-3300

For students attending: Elgin Community College
Who plan to major in: Computer Science or
                                    Concentration in Computer Information Systems

THIS GUIDELINE IS VALID FOR THE 2004 - 2007 ACADEMIC BULLETIN AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE

  1. GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM - Please consult the General Education section of the current IIT Bulletin for complete requirements.

    1. Basic Writing Proficiency - Students must show basic writing proficiency by receiving a satisfactory score on the Writing Proficiency Examination or by passing an English Composition course.

    2. Humanities - Choose one course from the following: HIS 101, 102, 115, 116, 118, 120, 121, 151, 152, 160, 201; HUM 101, 102, 103, 104, 107, 110, 112, 113, 117, 118, 124, 170, 202, 203, 204, 205, 216, 217, 231; INS 107, 204; or LIT 201, 202, 203, 205, 210, 211, 214, 215, 216, 217, 219, 223, 230, 231, 235, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245.

    3. Social Sciences - Choose one course from the following: ATR 110, 120, 170, 210, 220; BEC 101, 102, 103; ECN 111; GEO 116; INS 131, 133, 135, 138, 224; POS 150, 151, 152, 250, 251, 253; PSY 100, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 225; or SOC 100, 201, 209, 210, 211, 215, 220, 225, 230.

    4. Choose one course from section B or section C from the following: ART 115, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155; HIS 130, 131, 140, 141; HUM 208, 224; INS 159, 208; LIT 222, 225, 229; MUS 104, 105, 106, 107; or THE 100, 122, 124.

    5. Science Electives for Computer Science majors - A minimum of fourteen (14) credit hours is required to fulfill this requirement. At least one natural science or engineering elective must be in a field other than physics. A CS major should complete PHY 111 and 112 and additional courses chosen from the following to total 14 credit hours: ATY 100, 101; BIO 105, 110, 113, 114,115, 120, 130, 135, 150; or CHM 101, 112, 115, 142, 143, 170.

  2. EQUIVALENCIES - Following is a list of courses that will transfer into the Computer Science program or Concentration in Computer Information Systems programs at IIT and their direct equivalents at Elgin Community College:
ELGIN COURSE TITLE IIT EQUIVALENT
MTH 133 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I MATH 151
MTH 134 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II MATH 152
MTH 201 Calculus with Analytic Geometry III MATH 251 (see note 1)
MTH 202 Introduction to Differential Equations MATH 252 (see note 1)
MTH 135 Introduction to Linear Algebra MATH 332 (see note 1)
PHY 111 Engineering Physics I PHYS 123
PHY 111 and 112 Engineering Physics I and II PHYS 123 and 221 (see note 1)
CHM 142 General Chemistry CHEM 124 (see note 2)
BIO 110 or Principles of Biology BIOL 107 (see note 2)
BIO 113 or Molecular & Cellular Biology BIOL 107 (see note 2)
BIO 130 Human Anatomy & Physiology BIOL 115 (see note 2)
CIS 224 or Oject Oriented Programming CS 115 and 116
CIS 121 and 223 or Computer Science I and II CS 115 and 116
CIS 123 and 223 Computer Science for Engineers and Computer Science II CS 115 and 116
CIS 127 Discrete Structures CS 330
CIS 226 Computer Science III CS 331
PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology PSYC 221 (see note 2)
POS 150 American Government, National PS 200 (see note 2)

Note 1. Required for the Computer Science program.
Note 2. Required for the Computer Information Systems program.