Computer Science & Computer Information Systems
For students attending: College of Lake County
Who plan to major in: Computer Science or
Computer Information Systems
Please contact the Office of Undergraduate Academic Affairs with any questions regarding the course equivalencies below.
I. GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM - Please consult the General Education section of the current IIT Bulletin for complete requirements.
- 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.
- Humanities - Choose one course from the following: ENG 223, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 241, 243, 244, 246; HST 121, 122, 123, 124, 221, 222, 223; HUM 121, 122, 221; or PHI 121, 123, 125, 126, 221.
- Social Sciences - Choose one course from the following: ANT 121, 221, 224, 228; ECO 110, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225; GEG 122, 123, 223; PSC 121, 122, 221, 222, 223; PSY 121, 122, 129, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226; or SOC 121, 222, 223, 224, 225.
- Choose one course from section B or section C from the following: ARC 228; ART 121, 240, 241, 242, 260; ENG 128, 129, 222, 224, 247, 263, 264; HST 126, 127, 129, 225, 240, 241; HUM 123, 125, 127, 128, 222, 223, 226; MUS 124, 140, 224; PHI 129; or THE 121.
- 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 PHYS 123 and PHYS 124 and additional courses chosen from the following to total 14 credit hours: AST 121; BIO 120, 121, 122, 124, 125, 127, 140, 221, 222, 224, 225; CHM 120, 121, 123, 125; PHY 221.
II. EQUIVALENCIES - Following is a list of courses that will transfer into the Computer Science or Computer Information Systems programs at IIT and their direct equivalents at College of Lake County:
| CLC COURSE | TITLE | IIT EQUIVALENT |
| MTH 145 | Calculus & Analytical Geometry I | MATH 151 |
| MTH 146 | Calculus & Analytical Geometry II | MATH 152 |
| MTH 246 | Calculus & Analytical Geometry III | MATH 251 (see note 1) |
| MTH 227 | Ordinary Differential Equations | MATH 252 (see note 1) |
| MTH 225 | Introduction to Linear Algebra | MATH 332 (see note 1) |
| PHY 123 | Physics for Science and Engineering I | PHYS 123 |
| PHY 123 and 124 | Physics for Science and Engineering I and II | PHYS 123 and 221 (see note 1) |
| CHM 121 | General Chemistry I | CHEM 124 (see note 2) |
| BIO 121 or | General Biology I | BIOL 107 (see note 2) |
| BIO 124 | Anatomy & Physiology | BIOL 115 (see note 2) |
| MCS 141or | Computer Science I | CS 115 and 116 |
| CIS 215 or | Object Oriented Programming using JAVA | CS 115 and 116 |
| CIS 216 | Programming in C++ | CS 115 and 116 |
| MTH 244 | Discrete Mathematics | CS 330 |
| CIS 217 or | Advanced C++ | CS 331 |
| MCS 142 | Computer Programming II | CS 331 |
| CIS 271 or | Microcomputer Assembler Language | CS 350 |
| MCS 240 | Introduction to Computer Systems | CS 350 |
| PSY 121 | Introduction to Psychology | PSYC 221 (see note 2) |
| PSC 121 | American National Politics | PS 200 (see note 2) |
Note 1. Required only for the Computer Science program.
Note 2. Required only for the Computer Information Systems program.
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