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

THIS GUIDELINE IS VALID UNTIL DECEMBER, 2003 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 at IIT.

    2. Humanities - Choose one course from the following: HST 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 244, 245, 280; HUM 111, 112, 113; LIT 139, 140, 141, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 150, 151, 241, 243, 244, 245, 251, 252, 260, 273; or PHL 150, 153, 154, 155, 256.

    3. Social Sciences - Choose one course from the following: ANP 102, 103; ECO 101, 105, 110, 111; GEO 130; PSC 160, 161, 269; PSY 170, 176, 225, 270, 271, 273, 275, 276; or SOC 190, 290, 291, 293, 294, 295, 296, 298, 299.

    4. Choose one course from section B or from the following: ART 131, 141, 246, 251, 252, 253; ENG 204; HST 151, 152, 182, 183; HUM 115, 117, 120, 121, 210, 250; LIT 142; MUS 102, 104, 106, 121, 221, 222; or THE 133.

    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 211 and 212 and two additional courses chosen from the following to total 14 credit hours: AST 201, 202, BIO 100, 103, 104, 106, 107, 131, 137, 140, 151, 162, 164, 171, 185, 205, 210, 211, 213, 221; CHM 100, 101, 102, 215; or PHY 213.

  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 Rock Valley College:
RVC COURSE TITLE IIT EQUIVALENT
MTH 135 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I MATH 151
MTH 235 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II MATH 152
MTH 236 Calculus with Analytic Geometry III MATH 251 (see note 1)
MTH 240 or Differential Equations MATH ELECT (see note 1)
MTH 250 Modern Linear Algebra MATH ELECT (see note 1)
PHY 211 Translational and Rotational Mechanics PHYS 123
PHY 212 Wave Motion, Kinetic Theory, and Electricity PHYS 221 (see note 1)
BIOL 205 or Principles of Biology BIOL 107 (see note 2)
BIOL 100 Introduction to Human Biology BIOL 115 (see note 2)
CHM 101 General Inorganic Chemistry CHEM 124 (see note 2)
CIS 276 Introduction to C / C++ Programming CS 105 and 106
ECO 110 Principles of Economics: Macro ECON 211 (see note 1)
PSC 160 American National Government PS 200 (see note 2)
PSY 170 General Psychology PSYC 221 (see note 2)

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