Illinois Institute of Technology
Office of Educational Services
Transfer Guideline
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For students attending: McHenry County College
Who plan to major in: Computer Science or
                                    Concentration in Computer Information Systems

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.

    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 PHY 291 and PHY 292 and two additional courses chosen from the following to total 14 credit hours: BIO 110, 130, 137, 157, 158, 260; CHM 115, 164, 165, 166, 170; EAS 170, 171, 180; or PHY 293.

  2. EQUIVALENCIES - Following is a list of courses that will transfer into the Computer Science or Concentration in Computer Information Systems 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)
MAT 253 Linear Algebra MATH 332(see note 1)
BIO 157 or Fundamentals of Biology I BIOL 107 (see note 2)
BIO 110 Introduction to Human Biology BIOL 115 (see note 2)
CHM 165 General Chemistry I CHEM 124 (see note 2)
PHY 291 Principles of Physics I PHYS 123
PHY 291 and 292 Principles of Physics I and II PHYS 123 and 221 (see note 1)
CIS 148 or Introduction to JAVA Programming CS 115 and 116
CIS 266 Object Oriented Programming CS 115 and 116
PLT 151 United State Government PS 200 (see note 2)
PSY 151 Introduction to Psychology PSYC 221 (see note 2)

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