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

For students attending: McHenry County College
Who plan to major in: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or
                                   Molecular Biochemistry & Biophysics

THIS GUIDELINE IS VALID FOR THE 2004-2007 ACADEMIC BULLETIN 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 240, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 260, 261, 270, 271, 272, 275; HIS 130, 131, 132, 170, 171, 172; or PHI 151, 160, 251, 261.

    3. Social Sciences - Choose one course from the following: ANT 151, 260; ECO 150, 210, 251, 252; GEG 202, 203, 204, 220; PLT 150, 151, 155, 160, 251, 255, 261, 281; PSY 151, 175, 250, 251, 255, 260, 265, 271, 275, 280; or SOC 101, 151, 240, 251, 255, 260.

    4. Choose one course from section B or section C or from the following: ART 151, 155, 165, 171, 172, 173, 175; ENG 276; HUM 150; MUS 151, 153, 154, 171, 172; PHI 158, 255; or THE 151.

  2. EQUIVALENCIES - Following is a list of courses that will transfer into the Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Molecular Biochemistry & Biophysics programs at IIT and their direct equivalents at McHenry County College:
McHENRY COURSE TITLE IIT EQUIVALENT
MAT 175 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I MATH 151
MAT 245 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II MATH 152
MAT 255 Calculus with Analytic Geometry III MATH 251 (see note 1)
MAT 260 Differential Equations MATH 252 (see note 1)
PHY 291 Principles of Physics I PHYS 123
PHY 292 Principles of Physics II PHYS 221 (CHEM only)
PHY 292 and 293 Principles of Physics II and III PHYS 221 and 223
CHM 165 General Chemistry I CHEM 124
CHM 166 General Chemistry II CHEM 125
CHM 265 Organic Chemistry I CHEM 237 (see note 2)
CHM 266 Organic Chemistry II CHEM 239 (see note 2)
CHM 266 Organic Chemistry II CHEM 239 and 240 (CHEM only)
BIO 157 Fundamentals of Biology I BIOL 107 and 109 (see note 3)
BIO 255 Microbiology BIOL 210 and 225 (see note 3)
BIO 260 Human Anatomy and Physiology BIOL 115 and 117 (see note 3)
CSC 121 or Computer Science I CS 105
CIS 117 or Introduction to Programming CS 105
CIS 148 or Introduction to JAVA Programming CS 105
CIS 266 Object Oriented Programming CS 105

Note 1. Not required for Biology.
Note 2. Not required for Physics.
Note 3. Required for Biology and Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics programs.