Illinois Institute of Technology
Office of Undergraduate Academic Affairs
Transfer Guideline
(312) 567-3300

For students attending: Harper College
Who plan to major in: Computer Science or
                                   Computer Information Systems

THIS GUIDELINE IS VALID FOR THE 2008 - 2010 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: HST 105, 111, 112, 141, 142, 151, 152, 212, 245, 261; HUM 101, 102, 104, 105, 120, 125; LIT 105, 110, 112, 115, 206, 207, 210, 215, 216, 217, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 231, 232, 241; or PHI 105, 115, 120, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 205, 210, 220, 231, 232.

    3. Social Sciences - Choose one course from the following: ANT 101, 202, 203, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210; ECO 200, 210, 211, 212; GEG 100, 101, 103, 104, 210; PSC 101, 220, 250, 260, 270, 280; PSY 101, 210, 216, 217, 218, 220, 225, 228, 230, 235, 245; or SOC 101, 120, 205, 210, 215, 230, 235.

    4. Choose one course from section B or section C or from the following: ART 114, 130, 131, 132; HST 121, 153, 210, 214, 219, 231, 232, 241, 242, 243; HUM 103, 110; LIT 208, 219; LNG 105, 205; or MUS 103, 104, 120; PHI 101, 102.

    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 201 and PHY 202 and two additional course chosen from the following to total 14 credit hours: AST 101, 201; CHM 100, 110, 121, 122, 125; BIO 101, 103, 104, 105, 120, 130, 140, 160.

  2. 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 Harper College:
HARPER COURSE TITLE IIT EQUIVALENT
MTH 200 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I MATH 151
MTH 201 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II MATH 152
MTH 202 Calculus with Analytic Geometry III MATH 251 (see note 1)
MTH 212 Differential Equations MATH 252 (see note 1)
MTH 203 Linear Algebra MATH 332 (see note 1)
PHY 201 General Physics I PHYS 123
PHY 201 and 202 General Physics I and II PHYS 123 and 221 (see note 1)
BIO 110 or Principles of Biology BIOL 107 (see note 2)
BIO 135 Introduction to Human Anatomy & Physiology BIOL 115 (see note 2)
CHM 121 General Chemistry I CHEM 124 (see note 2)
CIS 168 or JAVA Programming I CS 115 and 116
CSC 214 Introduction to JAVA Programming CS 115 and 116
CSC 216 Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis CS 331
MTH 220 Discrete Mathematics CS 330
PSC 101 American Politics & Government PS 200 (see note 2)
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology PSYC 221 (see note 2)

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