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

For students attending: Rock Valley College
Who plan to major in: Applied Mathematics

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 section C 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 - A minimum of thirteen (13) hours is required to fulfill this requirement. An Applied Mathematics major should complete PHY 211 and additional courses chosen from the following to total 13 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 212, 213.

  2. EQUIVALENCIES - Following is a list of courses that will transfer into the Applied Mathematics program 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
MTH 240 Differential Equations MATH 252
MTH 250 Modern Linear Algebra MATH 332
PHY 211 Translational and Rotational Mechanics PHYS 123
CIS 276 Introduction to C / C++ Programming CS 105 and 106