Illinois Institute of Technology
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Transfer Guideline
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For students attending: Rock Valley College
Who plan to major in: Psychology or
                                    Applied Sciences - Concentration in Psychology

THIS GUIDELINE IS VALID UNTIL DECEMBER, 2003 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 at IIT.

    2. Humanities - Choose one course from the following: HST 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 244, 245, 280; HUM 111, 112, 113; LIT 139, 140, 141, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 150, 151, 241, 243, 244, 245, 251, 252, 260, 273; or PHL 150, 153, 154, 155, 256.

    3. Social Sciences - Choose one course from the following: ANP 102, 103; ECO 101, 105, 110, 111; GEO 130; PSC 160, 161, 269; or SOC 190, 290, 291, 293, 294, 295, 296, 298, 299.

    4. Choose one course from section B or section C or from the following: ART 131, 141, 246, 251, 252, 253; ENG 204; HST 151, 152, 182, 183; HUM 115, 117, 120, 121, 210, 250; LIT 142; MUS 102, 104, 106, 121, 221, 222; or THE 133.

  2. EQUIVALENCIES - Following is a list of courses that will transfer into the Psychology or the Concentration in Psychology programs at IT and their direct equivalents at Rock Valley College:
RVC COURSE TITLE IIT EQUIVALENT
MTH 211 Calculus for Business and the Social Sciences MATH 122 (see note 1)
MTH 135 Calculus & Analytic Geometry I MATH 151 (see note 2)
MTH 235 Calculus & Analytic Geometry II MATH 152 (see note 2)
MTH 220 Elements of Statistics MATH 221
PHY 201 Mechanics and Heat PHYS 211
PHY 202 Wave, Electricity, Light and Modern Physics PHYS 212 (see note 2)
CHM 101 General Inorganic Chemistry CHEM 124
CHM 102 General Inorganic Chemistry with Qualitative Analysis CHEM 126 (see note 2)
BIO 205 Principles of Biology BIOL 107
BIO 100 Introductory Human Biology BIOL 115
CIS 180 or Introduction to Visual Basic Programming CS Elect (see note 4)
CIS 240 Introduction to JAVA Programming CS Elect (see note 4)
PSC 160 American National Government PS 200 (see note 1)
PSY 170 General Psychology PSYC 221
PSY 273 Industrial/Organizational Psychology PSYC 301 (see note 3)
PSY 275 Social Psychology PSYC 310 (see note 3)
PSY 276 Abnormal Psychology PSYC 303 (see note 3)

Note 1. Required for the Applied Sciences Program.
Note 2. Required for the Traditional Psychology Program.
Note 3. IIT's Institute of Psychology will have the final approval to determine transfer credit.
Note 4. This CS Elective will substitute for CS 105.