Psychology
For students attending: College of DuPage
Who plan to major in: Psychology
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: ENGLI 1130, 1150, 1151, 1152, 1153, 1154, 1156, 1158, 1159, 1160, 1165, 2220, 2221, 2222, 2223, 2224, 2226, 2227, 2228; HIST 1110, 1120, 1130, 1140, 2235, 2245, 2260; HUM 1102, 1105, 1110; PHILO 1100, 1110, 1112, 1114, 1116, 1130, 1145, 1150, 1170, 1175, 2200; REL 1150.
- Social Sciences - Choose one course from the following: ANTHR 1100, 1105, 1120, 1130; ECONO 2201, 2202, 2210, 2220; GEOG 1100, 1105, 1120, 1130, 1140, 2204, 2205, 2220, 2221, 2223, 2235; POLS 1100, 1101, 1160, 2203, 2220, 2221; PSYCH 1100, 1140, 1150, 2205, 2210, 2220, 2230, 2233, 2235, 2237, 2240, 2255, 2260, 2270; SOC SCI 1100; or SOCIO 1100, 1120, 2210, 2215, 2220, 2230, 2251, 2252, 2253..
- Choose one course from section B or section C or from the following: ART 1100, 2211, 2212, 2213, 2214; ENGLI 1125, 1135, 1157; HIST 2205, 2215, 2220, 2225, 2230, 2240, 2265, 2270; HUM 1101; MUSIC 1100, 1104, 1105, 1115; PHILO 1125, 1160, 2250; REL 1100, 1110, 1120, 1155, 2160; or THEAT 1100, 1104.
- Science Electives - A minimum of eleven (11) credit hours is required to fulfill this requirement. A Psychology major should complete ANAT 111 or BIOLO 101 and additional courses chosen from the following to total 11 credit hours: ANAT 1500, 1551, 1552; CHEMI 1105; BIOLO 1100, 1110, 1120, 1140, 1151, 1152, 2150; BOT 1320, 2360; EAS 1122, 1124; PHYSI 1100, 2112, 2115; ZOO 2250, 2260.
II. EQUIVALENCIES - Following is a list of courses that will transfer into the Psychology program at IIT and their direct equivalents at College of DuPage:
| COD COURSE | TITLE | IIT EQUIVALENT |
| MATH 1432 and 2134 or | Precalculus II: Trigonometry and Calculus for Business and Social Sciences | MATH 119 and 122 |
| MATH 2231 | Calculus & Analytic Geometry I | MATH 151 |
| BIOLO 1151 or | Principles of Biological Science I | BIOL 107 |
| ANAT 1551 | Human Anatomy and Physiology | BIOL 115 |
| CIS 1400 | Logic and Structured Program Design | CS 110 |
| PSYCH 1100 | General Psychology | PSYC 221 |
| PSYCH 1180 | Introduction to Behavioral Research | PSYC 204 |
| PSYCH 2205 | Physiological Psychology | PSYC 222 |
| PSYCH 2210 | Industrial and Organizational Psychology | PSYC 301 (see note 1) |
| PSYCH 2240 | Social Psychology | PSYC 310 (see note 1) |
| PSYCH 2260 | Abnormal Psychology | PSYC 303 (see note 1) |
Note 1. IIT's Institute of Psychology will have the final approval to determine transfer credit.