Psychology
For students attending: Waubonsee Community College
Who plan to major in: Psychology
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, 220, 221, 222, 225, 226, 227, 230, 235, 240, 245, 255; HIS 111, 112, 121, 122, 125; HUM 101, 102; or PHL 100, 105, 120.
- Social Sciences - Choose one course from the following: ANT 100, 101, 110, 120; ECN 100, 110, 121, 122; GEO 225, 230, 235; IDS 110; PSC 100, 220, 240, 260, 280; SSC 110; or SOC 100, 120, 130, 210, 215, 230, 240.
- Choose one course from section B or section C or from the following: ART 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105; ENG 250; HIS 205, 215, 225, 235, 245; HUM 201; MUS 100, 101, 102, 200; PHL 110; or THE 100, 110, 130.
- Science Electives - A minimum of eleven (11) credit hours is required to fulfill this requirement. A Psychology major should complete BIO 120 or 260 and additional course chosen from the following to total 11 credit hours: AST 100, 105, 110; BIO 100, 110, 120, 122, 126, 200, 240, 244, 250, 254, 270, 272; CH 100, 102, 121, 122; PHY 103, 111, 112, 221.
II. EQUIVALENCIES - Following is a list of courses that will transfer into the Psychology program at IIT and their direct equivalents at Waubonsee Community College:
| WCC COURSE | TITLE | IIT EQUIVALENT |
| MTH 112 and 211 or | Plane Trigonometry and Calculus for Business & Social Sciences | MATH 119 and 122 |
| MTH 131 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry I | MATH 151 |
| BIO 120 or | Principles of Biology I | BIOL 107 |
| BIO 260 | Human Structure and Function | BIOL 115 |
| CIS 115 or | Introduction to Programming | CS 105 |
| CIS 120 or | Visual BASIC Programming | CS Elect (see note 1) |
| CIS 150 | Introduction to JAVA | CS 105 |
| PSY 100 | Introduction to Psychology | PSYC 221 |
| PSY 200 | Research and Methodology in Psychology | PSYC 204 |
| PSY 235 | Social Psychology | PSYC 310 (see note2) |
| PSY 240 | Abnormal Psychology | PSYC 303 (see note 2) |
| PSY 245 | Industrial/Organization Psychology | PSYC 301 (see note 2) |
Note 1. CIS 120 will substitute for IIT's CS 105 requirement.
Note 2. IIT's Institute of Psychology will have the final approval to determine transfer credit.
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