Psychology
For students attending: McHenry County 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 240, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 260, 261, 270, 271, 272, 275; HIS 130, 131, 132, 170, 171, 172; or PHI 151, 160, 251, 261.
- Social Sciences - Choose one course from the following: ANT 151, 260; ECO 150, 210, 251, 252; GEG 202, 203, 204, 220; PLT 150, 151, 155, 160, 251, 255, 261, 281; or SOC 101, 151, 240, 251, 255, 260.
- Choose one course from section B or section C or from the following: ART 151, 155, 165, 171, 172, 173, 175; ENG 276; HUM 150; MUS 151, 153, 154, 171, 172; PHI 158, 255; or THE 151.
- Science Electives - A minimum of eleven (11) credit hours is required to fulfill this requirement. A Psychology major should complete BIO 110, 157, or 260 and additional courses chosen from the following to total 11 credit hours: BIO 130, 137, 158, 260; CHM 115, 164, 165, 166, 170; EAS 170, 171, 180; or PHY 280, 281.
II. EQUIVALENCIES - Following is a list of courses that will transfer into the Psychology program at IIT and their direct equivalents at McHenry County College:
| McHENRY COURSE | TITLE | IIT EQUIVALENT |
| MAT 165 and 171 or | College Algebra and Trigonometry and Calculus for Business / Social Science | MATH 119 and 122 |
| MAT 175 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry I | MATH 151 |
| BIO 157 or | Fundamentals of Biology I | BIOL 107 |
| BIO 260 or | Human Anatomy and Physiology | BIOL 115 |
| BIO 110 | Introduction to Human Biology | BIOL 115 |
| PSY 151 | Introduction to Psychology | PSYC 221 |
| PSY 265 | Social Psychology | PSYC 310 (see note 1) |
| PSY 275 | Abnormal Psychology | PSYC 303 (see note 1) |
| CIS 119 or | Introduction to Visual Basic | CS Elect (see note 2) |
| CIS 148 | Introduction to JAVA Programming | CS 105 |
Note 1. IIT's Institute of Psychology will have the final approval to determine transfer credit.
Note 2. This CS Elective will substitute for CS 105.
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