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

For students attending: Joliet Junior 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: ENG 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 208, 209, 220, 250, 260, 270; HIST 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 200, 201, 250; or PHIL 101, 102, 103.

    3. Social Sciences - Choose one course from the following: ANTH 101, 275; ECON 100, 103, 104, 111, 210, 220; GEOG 102, 104, 106; PSCI 101, 102, 103; PSYC 101, 102, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210, 215, 250, 273; or SOC 101, 220, 240, 270, 280, 290, 293, 295.

    4. Choose one course from section B or section C or from the following: ART 115, 116, 117, 118; ENG 109, 190; HIST 210, 220, 230, 240, 260, 290, 293; MUS 101, 102, 103, 107, 201, 202; or THEA 101.

    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 PHYS 201 and PHYS 202 and additional courses chosen from the following to total 14 credit hours: ASTR 101; BIO 104, 105, 107, 125, 144, 146, 147, 151, 152, 160, 210, 220; CHEM 100, 101, 102, 108; or PHYS 203.

  2. EQUIVALENCIES - Following is a list of courses that will transfer into the Computer Science or Concentration in Computer Information Systems programs at IIT and their direct equivalents at Joliet Junior College:
JJC COURSE TITLE IIT EQUIVALENT
MATH 170 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I MATH 151
MATH 171 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II MATH 152
MATH 172 Calculus and Analytic Geometry III MATH 251 (see note 1)
MATH 220 Differential Equations & Orthogonal Functions MATH 252 (see note 1)
MATH 210 Linear Algebra MATH 332 (see note 1)
PHYS 201 Engineering Physics I PHYS 123
PHYS 201 and 202 Engineering Physics I and II PHYS 123 and 221 (see note 1)
CHEM 101 General Chemistry I CHEM 124 (see note 2)
BIO 104 or Biological Diversity BIOL 107 (see note 2)
BIO 151 General Biology I BIOL 107 (see note 2)
CIS 236 and 246 or Programming in C and Advanced C Using C++ CS 115 and 116
CIS 261 JAVA Programming CS 115 and 116
MATH 137 Introduction to Discrete Mathematics CS 330
PSCI 101 American National Government PS 200 (see note 2)
PSYC 101 General Psychology PSYC 221 (see note 2)

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