Computer Science or Computer Information Systems
For students attending: City Colleges of Chicago
Who plan to major in: Computer Science or
Computer Information Systems
Please contact the Office of Undergraduate Academic Affairs with any questions regarding the course equivalencies below.
I. GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM - Please consult the General Education section of the current IIT Bulletin for complete requirements.
- 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.
- Humanities - Choose one course from the following: COMP REL 102, 103, 106, 107; HIST 111, 112, 113, 141, 142, 221, 222, 230, 231, 232, 233; HUM 201, 202, 205, 206, 207, 210, 212; LIT 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 126, 127, 150, 211, 220, 221, 223, 299; or PHIL 106, 107, 108, 110, 201, 202, 215, 219.
- Social Sciences - Choose one course from the following: ANTH 201, 202, 210, 219, 220; COMP REL 108; ECON 101, 113, 201, 202, 203, 204; GEOG 101, 102, 115, 212; POLS 200, 201, 202, 203, 205, 206, 211, 215; PSYC 201, 203, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 220, 222, 223, 224; SOC SCI 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 221; or SOC 110, 201, 202, 203, 205, 207, 209, 210, 211, 225, 235, 241, 280, 281.
- Choose one course from section B or section C or from the following: AFRI AMER 101; ARCH 104, 105; ART 103, 114, 130; COMP REL 101; ENGL 203; FINE ARTS 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110; HIST 114, 115, 117, 118, 210, 211, 212, 215, 216, 243, 245, 247, 248; HUM 105, 107, 123, 141, 203, 208, 215, 220, 250; LIT 115, 124, 125, 128, 130, 131, 133, 137, 155; MUSIC 121, 122, 124, 221, 223, 224; PHIL 225; or THE 134.
- Science Electives for Computer Science majors - A minimum of fourteen (14) 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 235 and 236 and two additional courses chosen from the following to total 14 credit hours: ASTR 201, 202, BIOL 101, 102, 104, 106, 109, 110, 113, 114, 115, 116, 119, 121, 122; BOTANY 201, 202; CHEM 105, 121, 122, 201, 203, 212; MICRO 119, 233, 234; PHYS 237; or ZOOL 211, 212, 216.
II. EQUIVALENCIES - Following is a list of courses that will transfer into the Computer Science or Computer Information Systems programs at IIT and their direct equivalents at the City Colleges of Chicago:
| CCC COURSE | TITLE | IIT EQUIVALENT |
| MATH 207 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | MATH 151 |
| MATH 208 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry II | MATH 152 |
| MATH 209 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry III | MATH 251 (see note 1) |
| MATH 210 or | Differential Equations | MATH 252 (see note 1) |
| MATH 212 | Linear Algebra | MATH 332 (see note 1) |
| PHYS 235 | Engineering Physics I | PHYS 123 |
| PHYS 235 and 236 | Engineering Physics I and II | PHYS 123 and 221 (see note 1) |
| CHEM 201 | General Chemistry I | CHEM 124 (see note 2) |
| BIOL 114 or | General Education Biology | BIOL 107 (see note 2) |
| BIOL 115 | Human Biology | BIOL 115 (see note 2) |
| PSYC 201 | General Psychology | PSYC 221 (see note 2) |
| PS 201 | The National Government | PS 200 (see note 2) |
| CIS 144 | Introduction to JAVA Programming Language | CS 115 and 116 |
| CIS 244 | Advanced JAVA Programming Language | CS 331 |
| MATH 146 | Discrete Mathematics | CS 330 |
Note 1. Required for the Computer Science program.
Note 2. Required for the Computer Information Systems program.