Computer Science or Computer Information Systems
For students attending: Moraine Valley 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: COM 102; HIS 101, 102, 105, 201, 202, 250, 251; HUM 101, 102, 104, 115; LIT 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226; or PHI 101, 115, 120, 125, 225, 226.
- Social Sciences - Choose one course from the following: ANT 201, 202, 205, 210; ECO 101, 102, 250; GEO 101, 102, 201; PSC 103, 110, 115, 210, 212, 215, 225; PSY 101, 104, 105, 106, 201, 202, 205, 210, 211, 215, 220; SOC 101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 204, 210; or SSC 100, 101, 102.
- Choose one course from section B or section C or from the following: ART 110, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209; COM 120; HIS 204, 207, 210, 211, 215, 220, 230, 254; HUM 249, 251; LIT 205, 280; MUS 106, 107; PHI 111; or THE 107, 110.
- 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 PHYS 203 and 204 and two additional courses chosen from the following to total 14 credit hours: BIO 111, 112, 115, 119, 180; CHM 111, 131, 132; PHS 103, 105; PHYS 205.
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 Moraine Valley Community College:
| MVCC COURSE | TITLE | IIT EQUIVALENT |
| MTH 150 | Calculus I / Analytic Geometry | MATH 151 |
| MTH 151 | Calculus II / Analytic Geometry | MATH 152 |
| MTH 152 | Calculus III / Analytic Geometry | MATH 251 (see note 1) |
| MTH 201 | Differential Equations | MATH 252 (see note 1) |
| MTH 210 | Linear Algebra | MATH 332 (see note 1) |
| PHY 203 | Mechanics | PHYS 123 |
| PHY 203 and 204 | Mechanics and Heat, Electricity and Magnetism | PHYS 123 and 221 (see note 1) |
| BIO 111 or | General Biology | BIOL 107 (see note 2) |
| BIO 115 | Anatomy and Physiology | BIOL 115 (see note 2) |
| CHM 131 | Chemistry (University Oriented) I | CHEM 124 (see note 2) |
| MIS 160 or | C++ Programming I | CS 115 and 116 |
| MIS 176 | JAVA Programming I | CS 115 and 116 |
| CSC 280 | Data Structures with Applications | CS 331 |
| PSC 110 | American National Government | PS 200 (see note 2) |
| PSY 101 | 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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