Illinois Institute of Technology
Office of Educational Services
Transfer Guideline
(312) 567-3300

For students attending: College of Lake County
Who plan to major in: Computer Science or
                                    Concentration in Computer Information Systems

THIS GUIDELINE IS FOR THE 2004 - 2007 ACADEMIC BULLETIN AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE

  1. GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM - Please consult the General Education section of the current IIT Bulletin for complete requirements.

    1. 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.

    2. Humanities - Choose one course from the following: ENG 223, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 241, 243, 244, 246; HST 121, 122, 123, 124, 221, 222, 223; HUM 121, 122, 221; or PHI 121, 123, 125, 126, 221.

    3. Social Sciences - Choose one course from the following: ANT 121, 221, 224, 228; ECO 110, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225; GEG 122, 123, 223; PSC 121, 122, 221, 222, 223; PSY 121, 122, 129, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226; or SOC 121, 222, 223, 224, 225.

    4. Choose one course from section B or section C from the following: ARC 228; ART 121, 240, 241, 242, 260; ENG 128, 129, 222, 224, 247, 263, 264; HST 126, 127, 129, 225, 240, 241; HUM 123, 125, 127, 128, 222, 223, 226; MUS 124, 140, 224; PHI 129; or THE 121.

    5. 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 123 and PHYS 124 and additional courses chosen from the following to total 14 credit hours: AST 121; BIO 120, 121, 122, 124, 125, 127, 140, 221, 222, 224, 225; CHM 120, 121, 123, 125; PHY 221.

  2. EQUIVALENCIES - Following is a list of courses that will transfer into the Computer Science or Concentration in the Computer Information Systems programs at IIT and their direct equivalents at College of Lake County:
CLC COURSE TITLE IIT EQUIVALENT
MTH 145 Calculus & Analytical Geometry I MATH 151
MTH 146 Calculus & Analytical Geometry II MATH 152
MTH 246 Calculus & Analytical Geometry III MATH 251 (see note 1)
MTH 227 Ordinary Differential Equations MATH 252 (see note 1)
MTH 225 Introduction to Linear Algebra MATH 332 (see note 1)
PHY 123 Physics for Science and Engineering I PHYS 123
PHY 123 and 124 Physics for Science and Engineering I and II PHYS 123 and 221 (see note 1)
CHM 121 General Chemistry I CHEM 124 (see note 2)
BIO 121 or General Biology I BIOL 107 (see note 2)
BIO 124 Anatomy & Physiology BIOL 115 (see note 2)
MCS 141or Computer Science I CS 115 and 116
CIS 215 or Object Oriented Programming using JAVA CS 115 and 116
CIS 216 Programming in C++ CS 115 and 116
MTH 244 Discrete Mathematics CS 330
CIS 217 or Advanced C++ CS 331
MCS 142 Computer Programming II CS 331
CIS 271 or Microcomputer Assembler Language CS 350
MCS 240 Introduction to Computer Systems CS 350
PSY 121 Introduction to Psychology PSYC 221 (see note 2)
PSC 121 American National Politics PS 200 (see note 2)

Note 1. Required only for the Computer Science program.
Note 2. Required only for the Computer Information Systems program.