Computer Science or Computer Information Systems
For students attending: Elgin Community College
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: HIS 101, 102, 115, 116, 118, 120, 121, 151, 152, 160, 201; HUM 101, 102, 103, 104, 107, 110, 112, 113, 117, 118, 124, 170, 202, 203, 204, 205, 216, 217, 231; INS 107, 204; or LIT 201, 202, 203, 205, 210, 211, 214, 215, 216, 217, 219, 223, 230, 231, 235, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245.
- Social Sciences - Choose one course from the following: ATR 110, 120, 170, 210, 220; BEC 101, 102, 103; ECN 111; GEO 116; INS 131, 133, 135, 138, 224; POS 150, 151, 152, 250, 251, 253; PSY 100, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 225; or SOC 100, 201, 209, 210, 211, 215, 220, 225, 230.
- Choose one course from section B or section C from the following: ART 115, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155; HIS 130, 131, 140, 141; HUM 208, 224; INS 159, 208; LIT 222, 225, 229; MUS 104, 105, 106, 107; or THE 100, 122, 124.
- 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 PHY 111 and 112 and additional courses chosen from the following to total 14 credit hours: ATY 100, 101; BIO 105, 110, 113, 114,115, 120, 130, 135, 150; or CHM 101, 112, 115, 142, 143, 170.
II. EQUIVALENCIES - Following is a list of courses that will transfer into the Computer Science program or Computer Information Systems programs at IIT and their direct equivalents at Elgin Community College:
| ELGIN COURSE | TITLE | IIT EQUIVALENT |
| MTH 133 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry I | MATH 151 |
| MTH 134 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry II | MATH 152 |
| MTH 201 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry III | MATH 251 (see note 1) |
| MTH 202 | Introduction to Differential Equations | MATH 252 (see note 1) |
| MTH 135 | Introduction to Linear Algebra | MATH 332 (see note 1) |
| PHY 111 | Engineering Physics I | PHYS 123 |
| PHY 111 and 112 | Engineering Physics I and II | PHYS 123 and 221 (see note 1) |
| CHM 142 | General Chemistry | CHEM 124 (see note 2) |
| BIO 110 or | Principles of Biology | BIOL 107 (see note 2) |
| BIO 113 or | Molecular & Cellular Biology | BIOL 107 (see note 2) |
| BIO 130 | Human Anatomy & Physiology | BIOL 115 (see note 2) |
| CIS 224 or | Object Oriented Programming | CS 115 and 116 |
| CIS 121 and 223 or | Computer Science I and II | CS 115 and 116 |
| CIS 123 and 223 | Computer Science for Engineers and Computer Science II | CS 115 and 116 |
| CIS 127 | Discrete Structures | CS 330 |
| CIS 226 | Computer Science III | CS 331 |
| PSY 100 | Introduction to Psychology | PSYC 221 (see note 2) |
| POS 150 | American Government, National | PS 200 (see note 2) |
Note 1. Required for the Computer Science program.
Note 2. Required for the Computer Information Systems program.
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