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

For students attending: Harper College
Who plan to major in: Psychology

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 - A minimum of eleven (11) credit hours is required to fulfill this requirement. A Psychology major should take BIO 110 or 135 and additional courses from the following to total 11 credit hours: BIO 120, 130, 136, 140, 150, 160, 161; CHEM 121, 122, 201; or PHY 121, 122, 201, 202.

  2. EQUIVALENCIES - Following is a list of courses that will transfer into the Psychology program at IIT and their direct equivalents at Harper College:
HARPER COURSE TITLE IIT EQUIVALENT
MTH 104 and 134 or Plane Trigonometry and Calculus for Social Scientists MATH 119 and 122
MTH 200 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I MATH 151
MTH 165 Elementary Statistics PSYC 203
BIO 110 or Biology of Principles BIOL 107
BIO 135 Introduction to Human Anatomy & Physiology BIOL 115
CIS 168 Java Programming I CS 105
PSY 210 Introduction to Research in Psychology PSYC 204
PSY 220 Biological Basis of Behavior PSYC 222
PSY 230 Abnormal Psychology PSYC 303 (see note 1)
PSY 245 Industrial/Organization Psychology PSYC 301 (see note 1)
SOC 215 Introductory Social Psychology PSYC 310 (see note 1)

Note 1. IIT's Institute of Psychology will have the final approval to determine transfer credit.