Biomedical Engineering
For students attending: Oakton Community College
Who plan to major in: Biomedical Engineering
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: EGL 113, 115, 117, 129, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 234, 235, 241, 242; HIS 111, 112, 120, 131, 132, 135, 207, 221, 222; HUM 120, 121, 127; or PHL 106, 107, 170, 180, 205, 215, 230, 231, 240.
- Social Sciences -Choose one course from the following: ANT 202, 203, 204, 210; ECO 110, 201, 202, 203; GEG 120, 122, 130; PSC 101, 102, 103, 104, 110, 111, 201, 202, 204, 209, 210; PSY 101, 107, 108, 115, 120, 122, 130, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 211, 221, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 241; SOC 101, 103, 104, 210, 220, 230, 232, 233, 234; or SSC 101, 105, 201, 205, 206.
- Choose one course from section B or section C or from the following: ART 111, 112, 113, 114; EGL 260; HIS 113, 114, 115, 121, 139, 140, 208, 211, 216, 225, 226, 227, 228, 233, 234, 235, 236, 240, 260; HUM 122, 123, 125, 126, 131, 133, 140, 142, 160, 165, 210, 220, 242; or MUS 145, 236, PHL 245.
II. EQUIVALENCIES - Following is a list of courses that will transfer into the Biomedical Engineering program at IIT and their direct equivalents at Oakton Community College:
| OAKTON COURSE | TITLE | IIT EQUIVALENT |
| MAT 250 | Calculus I | MATH 151 |
| MAT 251 | Calculus II | MATH 152 |
| MAT 252 | Calculus III | MATH 251 |
| MAT 262 | Ordinary Differential Equations | MATH 252 |
| PHY 221, 222 and 223 | General Physics I, II and Modern Physics | PHYS 123, 221 and 224 |
| CSC 155 or | C++ Computer Science I | CS 105 or CS 115 and 116 or CS 201 |
| CSC 156 | JAVA Computer Science I | CS 105 or CS 115 and 116 or CS 201 |
| CSC 240 or | C++ Data Structures | CS 331 (see note 1) |
| CSC 241 | JAVA Data Structures | CS 331 (see note 1) |
| CHM 121 | General College Chemistry I | CHEM 124 |
| CHM 122 | General College Chemistry II | CHEM 125 |
| CHM 221 or | Organic Chemistry I | CHEM 237 (see note 2) |
| CHM 223 | Organic Chemistry I | CHEM 237 (see note 2) |
| CHM 222 or | Organic Chemistry I | CHEM 239 (see note 2 |
| CHM 224 | Organic Chemistry II | CHEM 239 (see note 2) |
| BIO 121 | General College Biology I | BIOL 107 and 109 |
| BIO 122 | General College Biology II | BIOL 115 and 117 |
| ENG 211 and 212 | Analytical Mechanics (Statics and Dynamics) | MMAE 200 (see note 2) |
| ENG 220 | Engineering Circuit Analysis | ECE 211 |
| ENG 250 | Introduction to Digital Systems | ECE 218 (see note 3) |
Note 1. Required only for the Neural Engineering and Medical Imaging track.
Note 2. Required only for the Cell and Tissue Engineering track.
Note 3. Required only for the Neural Engineering track.