Computer Science or Computer Information Systems
For students attending: McHenry County 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: ENG 240, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 260, 261, 270, 271, 272, 275; HIS 130, 131, 132, 170, 171, 172; or PHI 151, 160, 251, 261.
- Social Sciences - Choose one course from the following: ANT 151, 260; ECO 150, 210, 251, 252; GEG 202, 203, 204, 220; PLT 150, 151, 155, 160, 251, 255, 261, 281; PSY 151, 175, 250, 251, 255, 260, 265, 271, 275, 280; or SOC 101, 151, 240, 251, 255, 260.
- Choose one course from section B or Section C or from the following: ART 151, 155, 165, 171, 172, 173, 175; ENG 276; HUM 150; MUS 151, 153, 154, 171, 172; PHI 158, 255; or THE 151.
- 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 291 and PHY 292 and two additional courses chosen from the following to total 14 credit hours: BIO 110, 130, 137, 157, 158, 260; CHM 115, 164, 165, 166, 170; EAS 170, 171, 180; or PHY 293.
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 McHenry County College:
| McHENRY COURSE | TITLE | IIT EQUIVALENT |
| MAT 175 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry I | MATH 151 |
| MAT 245 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry II | MATH 152 |
| MAT 255 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry III | MATH 251 (see note 1) |
| MAT 260 | Differential Equations | MATH 252 (see note 1) |
| MAT 253 | Linear Algebra | MATH 332(see note 1) |
| BIO 157 or | Fundamentals of Biology I | BIOL 107 (see note 2) |
| BIO 110 | Introduction to Human Biology | BIOL 115 (see note 2) |
| CHM 165 | General Chemistry I | CHEM 124 (see note 2) |
| PHY 291 | Principles of Physics I | PHYS 123 |
| PHY 291 and 292 | Principles of Physics I and II | PHYS 123 and 221 (see note 1) |
| CIS 148 or | Introduction to JAVA Programming | CS 115 and 116 |
| CIS 266 | Object Oriented Programming | CS 115 and 116 |
| PLT 151 | United State Government | PS 200 (see note 2) |
| PSY 151 | Introduction to Psychology | PSYC 221 (see note 2) |
Note 1. Required only for the Computer Science program.
Note 2. Required only for the Computer Information Systems program.
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