Computer Science or Computer Information Systems
For students attending: Harper College
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: HST 105, 111, 112, 141, 142, 151, 152, 212, 245, 261; HUM 101, 102, 104, 105, 120, 125; LIT 105, 110, 112, 115, 206, 207, 210, 215, 216, 217, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 231, 232, 241; or PHI 105, 115, 120, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 205, 210, 220, 231, 232.
- Social Sciences - Choose one course from the following: ANT 101, 202, 203, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210; ECO 200, 210, 211, 212; GEG 100, 101, 103, 104, 210; PSC 101, 220, 250, 260, 270, 280; PSY 101, 210, 216, 217, 218, 220, 225, 228, 230, 235, 245; or SOC 101, 120, 205, 210, 215, 230, 235.
- Choose one course from section B or section C or from the following: ART 114, 130, 131, 132; HST 121, 153, 210, 214, 219, 231, 232, 241, 242, 243; HUM 103, 110; LIT 208, 219; LNG 105, 205; or MUS 103, 104, 120; PHI 101, 102.
- 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 201 and PHY 202 and two additional course chosen from the following to total 14 credit hours: AST 101, 201; CHM 100, 110, 121, 122, 125; BIO 101, 103, 104, 105, 120, 130, 140, 160.
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 Harper College:
| HARPER COURSE | TITLE | IIT EQUIVALENT |
| MTH 200 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry I | MATH 151 |
| MTH 201 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry II | MATH 152 |
| MTH 202 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry III | MATH 251 (see note 1) |
| MTH 212 | Differential Equations | MATH 252 (see note 1) |
| MTH 203 | Linear Algebra | MATH 332 (see note 1) |
| PHY 201 | General Physics I | PHYS 123 |
| PHY 201 and 202 | General Physics I and II | PHYS 123 and 221 (see note 1) |
| BIO 110 or | Principles of Biology | BIOL 107 (see note 2) |
| BIO 135 | Introduction to Human Anatomy & Physiology | BIOL 115 (see note 2) |
| CHM 121 | General Chemistry I | CHEM 124 (see note 2) |
| CIS 168 or | JAVA Programming I | CS 115 and 116 |
| CSC 214 | Introduction to JAVA Programming | CS 115 and 116 |
| CSC 216 | Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis | CS 331 |
| MTH 220 | Discrete Mathematics | CS 330 |
| PSC 101 | American Politics & Government | PS 200 (see note 2) |
| PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology | PSYC 221 (see note 2) |
Note 1. Required for the Computer Science program.
Note 2. Required for the Computer Information Systems program.
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