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

For students attending: Elgin Community College
Who plan to major in: Biomedical Engineering

THIS GUIDELINE IS VALID 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: HIS 101, 102, 115, 116, 118, 120, 121, 151, 152, 160, 201; HUM 101, 102, 103, 104, 107, 110, 112, 113, 117, 118, 124, 170, 202, 203, 204, 205, 216, 217, 231; INS 107, 204; or LIT 201, 202, 203, 205, 210, 211, 214, 215, 216, 217, 219, 223, 230, 231, 235, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245.

    3. Social Sciences - Choose one course from the following: ATR 110, 120, 170, 210, 220; BEC 101, 102, 103; ECN 111; GEO 116; INS 131, 133, 135, 138, 224; POS 150, 151, 152, 250, 251, 253; PSY 100, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 225; or SOC 100, 201, 209, 210, 211, 215, 220, 225, 230.

    4. Choose one course from section B or section C or from the following: ART 115, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155; HIS 130, 131, 140, 141; HUM 208, 224; INS 159, 208; LIT 222, 225, 229; MUS 104, 105, 106, 107; or THE 100, 122, 124.

  2. EQUIVALENCIES - Following is a list of courses that will transfer into the Biomedical Engineering program at IIT and their direct equivalents at Elgin Community College:
ELGIN COURSE TITLE IIT EQUIVALENT
MTH 133 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I MATH 151
MTH 134 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II MATH 152
MTH 201 Calculus with Analytic Geometry III MATH 251
MTH 202 Introduction to Differential Equations MATH 252
CIS 121 or Computer Science I CS 105 (see note 2)
CIS 123 or Computer Science for Engineers CS 105 (see note 2)
CIS 124 or Introduction to C++ for Programmers CS 105 (see note 2)
CIS 207 JAVA Programming CS 105 (see note 1)
CIS 121 and 223 or Computer Science I and II CS 115 and 116 or CS 201 (see note 1)
CIS 224 C++ Object Oriented Programming CS 115 and 116 or CS 201 (see note 1)
CIS 226 Computer Science III CS 331 (see note 1)
PHY 111 Engineering Physics I PHYS 123
PHY 112 and 113 Engineering Physics II and Modern Physics PHYS 221 and 224
CHM 142 General Chemistry I CHEM 124
CHM 143 General Chemistry II CHEM 125
CHM 234 Organic Chemistry I CHEM 237 (see note 2)
CHM 235 Organic Chemistry II CHEM 239 (see note 2)
BIO 110 or Principles of Biology BIOL 107 and 109
BIO 113 Molecular & Cellular Biology BIOL 107 and 109
BIO 130 or Human Anatomy & Physiology BIOL 115 and 117
BIO 135 Human Anatomy & Physiology BIOL 115 and 117
EGR 152 and 252 Statics and Dynamics MMAE 200 (see note 2)

Note 1. Required only for the Neural Engineering and Medical Imaging track.
Note 2. Required only for the Cell and Tissue Engineering Track.