Psychology
For students attending: Joliet Junior College
Who plan to major in: Psychology
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 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 208, 209, 220, 250, 260, 270; HIST 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 200, 201, 250; or PHIL 101, 102, 103.
- Social Sciences - Choose one course from the following: ANTH 101, 275; ECON 100, 103, 104, 111, 210, 220; GEOG 102, 104, 106; PSCI 101, 102, 103; or SOC 101, 220, 240, 270, 280, 290, 293, 295.
- Choose one course from section B or section C or from the following: ART 115, 116, 117, 118; ENG 109, 190; HIST 210, 220, 230, 240, 260, 290, 293; MUS 101, 102, 103, 107, 201, 202; or THEA 101.
- Science Electives - A minimum of eleven (11) credit hours is required to fulfill this requirement. A Psychology major should complete BIO 151, 152, or 125 and additional courses chosen from the following to total 11 credit hours: ASTR 101; BIO 104, 105, 107, 144, 146, 160, 220; CHEM 100, 101, 102, 108; PHYS 101, 102, 201, 202, 203.
II. EQUIVALENCIES - Following is a list of courses that will transfer into the Psychology program at IIT and their direct equivalents at Joliet Junior College:
| JJC COURSE | TITLE | IIT EQUIVALENT |
| MATH 135 and 150 or | Plane Trigonometry and Math Analysis for Business | MATH 119 and 122 |
| MATH 141 and 170 or | Pre-Calculus Mathematics and Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | MATH 148 and 149 |
| MATH 170 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | MATH 151 |
| BIO 151 or | General Biology I | BIOL 107 and 109 |
| BIO 152 or | General Biology II | BIOL 115 and 117 |
| BIO 125 | Human Biology | BIOL 115 and 117 |
| CIS 130 or | Basic Programming | CS Elect (see note 1) |
| CIS 261 | JAVA Programming | CS Elect (see note 1) |
| PSYC 101 | General Psychology | PSYC 221 |
| PSYC 205 | Abnormal Psychology | PSYC 303 (see note 2) |
| PSYC 206 | Industrial Psychology | PSYC 301 (see note 2) |
| PSYC 208 | Social Psychology | PSYC 310 (see note 2) |
Note 1. This course will substitute for IIT's CS 105 requirement.
Note 2. IIT's Institute of Psychology will have the final approval to determine transfer credit.
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