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

For students attending: Prairie State College
Who plan to major in: Biomedical Engineering                                                 

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 211, 212, 215, 221, 231, 232, 240, 241, 242, 261, 262, 271; HIST 111, 112, 151, 152, 201, 202; HUMAN 101, 201; or PHILO 201, 202, 204, 205.

    3. Social Sciences - Choose one course from the following: ANTHR 215, 222; ECON 201, 202, 289; GEOG 101, 102; POLSC 101, 140, 152, 230, 240; PSYCH 101, 102, 106, 202, 203, 204, 212, 215, 217; SOCSC 101; or SOCIO 101, 111, 210, 212, 215, 220.

    4. Choose one course from section B or section C or from the following: ART 121, 122, 124, 126, 129, 131; ENG 220; HIST 115, 116, 140, 230; HUMAN 102, 202; MUSIC 130, 131, 132, 172; or THTRE 101, 104.

  2. EQUIVALENCIES - Following is a list of courses that will transfer into the Biomedical Engineering program at IIT and their direct equivalents at Prairie State College:
PRAIRIE STATE TITLE IIT EQUIVALENT
MATH 171 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I MATH 151
MATH 172 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II MATH 152
MATH 173 Calculus with Analytic Geometry III MATH 251
MATH 216 Differential Equations MATH 252
PHYSI 210 University Physics I PHYS 123
PHYSI 220 and 230 University Physics II and III PHYS 221 and 223
PHYSI 235 and 240 Statics and Dynamics MMAE 200 (see note 1)
CHEM 110 General Chemistry I CHEM 124
CHEM 130 General Chemistry II CHEM 125
CHEM 203 Organic Chemistry I CHEM 237 (see note 1)
CHEM 204 Organic Chemistry II CHEM 239 (see note 1)
BIOL 111 or Cellular and Molecular Biology BIOL 107 and 109
BIOL 112 Organismal Biology BIOL 107 and 109
BIOL 221 Human Anatomy and Physiology I BIOL 115 and 117
ITPRG 144 or Introduction to C++ Programming CS 105 or 115
ITPRG 147 Introduction to JAVA Programming CS 105 or CS 115 and 116 or CS 201

Note 1. Required only for the Cell and Tissue Engineering track.