Computer Science or Computer Information Systems
For students attending: Triton 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 101, 102, 103, 105, 113, 114, 121, 122, 123, 231, 285, 288; HIS 121, 122, 141, 142, 151, 152; HUM 151, 152; or PHL 101, 103, 104, 105, 106.
- Social Sciences - Choose one course from the following: ANT 101, 102, 103, 105, 150, 201, 275; ECO 102, 103, 150; GEO 104, 105, 106; PSC 150, 151, 184; PSY 100, 105, 201, 210, 216, 222, 228, 238, 245; SSC 190; or SOC 100, 120, 131, 175, 180, 201, 210, 225, 231.
- Choose one course from section B or section C or from the following: ARC 210; ART 110, 111, 112, 114, 210; ENG 170; HIS 155, 156, 191, 192; HUM 101, 102, 104, 105, 131, 165; IDS 101, 102; or MUS 110, 215, 216.
- 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 106 and PHY 107 and two additional courses chosen from the following to total 14 credit hours: AST 100, 101, 102; BIS 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 110, 111, 112, 122, 190, 234; CHM 100, 110, 132, 140, 141.
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 Triton College:
| TRITON COURSE | TITLE | IIT EQUIVALENT |
| MAT 131 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | MATH 151 |
| MAT 133 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry II | MATH 152 |
| MAT 135 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry III | MATH 251 (see note 1) |
| MAT 341 | Differential Equations | MATH 252 (see note 1) |
| MAT 224 | Linear Algebra | MATH 332 (see note 1) |
| PHY 106 | General Physics I | PHYS 123 |
| PHY 107 | General Physics II | PHYS 221 (see note 1) |
| BIS 103 or | Introduction to Human Physiology | BIOL 115 (see note 2) |
| BIS 104 or | Issues in Modern Biology | BIOL 115 (see note 2) |
| BIS 110 | Principles of Biology | BIOL 107 (see note 2) |
| CHM 140 | General Chemistry | CHEM 124 (see note 2) |
| CIS 255 | Programming in C ++ | CS 115 |
| CIS 295 | Data Structures with C++ | CS 116 |
| CIS 125 | Computer Based Mathematics | CS 330 |
| CIS 265 | Computer Architecture and Assembly Language | CS 350 |
| PSC 150 | American National Politics | PS 200 (see note 2) |
| PSY 100 | 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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