Applied Mathematics
For students attending: Prairie State College
Who plan to major in: Applied Mathematics
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 211, 212, 215, 221, 231, 232, 240, 241, 242, 261, 262, 271; HIST 111, 112, 151, 152, 201, 202; HUMAN 101, 201; or PHILO 201, 202, 204, 205.
- Social Sciences - Choose one course from the following: ANTHR 215, 222; ECON 201, 202, 289; GEOG 101, 102; POLSC 101, 140, 152, 230, 240; PSYCH 101, 102, 106, 202, 203, 204, 212, 215, 217; SOCSC 101; or SOCIO 101, 111, 210, 212, 215, 220.
- Choose one course from section B or section C or from the following: ART 121, 122, 124, 126, 129, 131; ENG 220; HIST 115, 116, 140, 230; HUMAN 102, 202; MUSIC 130, 131, 132, 172; or THTRE 101, 104.
- Science Electives - A minimum of thirteen (13) hours is required to fulfill this requirement. An Applied Mathematics major should complete PHYSI 210, and additional courses chosen from the following to total 13 credit hours: BIOL 100, 103, 105, 106, 108, 111, 112, 150, 201, 211, 220, 221, 222; CHEM 104, 105, 110, 130, 205; or PHYS 220, 230.
II. EQUIVALENCIES - Following is a list of courses that will transfer into the Applied Mathematics program at IIT and their direct equivalents at Prairie State College:
| PRAIRIE STATE | TITLE | IIT EQUIVALENT |
| MATH 171 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry I | MATH 151 |
| MATH 172 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry II | MATH 152 |
| MATH 173 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry III | MATH 251 |
| MATH 216 | Differential Equations | MATH 252 |
| MATH 210 | Discrete Mathematics | MATH 230 |
| MATH 220 | Linear Algebra | MATH 332 |
| PHYSI 210 | University Physics I | PHYS 123 |
| ITPRG 144 and 244 or | Introduction to C++ Programming and Advanced C++ Programming | CS 115 and 116 |
| ITPRG 147 | Introduction to JAVA Programming | CS 115 and 116 |