Computer Science or Computer Information Systems
For students attending: Oakton Community 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: 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.
- 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 PHY 221 and additional courses chosen from the following to total 14 credit hours: BIO 104, 105, 106, 108, 121, 122, 131, 132; CHEM 101, 105, 121, 122, 207; PHY 115, 222.
II. EQUIVALENCIES - Following is a list of courses that will transfer into the Computer Science or the Computer Information Systems programs 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 (see note 1) |
| MAT 262 | Ordinary Differential Equations | MATH 252 (see note 1) |
| MAT 260 | Linear Algebra | MATH 332 (see note 1) |
| PHY 221 | General Physics I | PHYS 123 |
| PHY 222 | General Physics II | PHYS 221 (see note 1) |
| CHM 121 | General College Chemistry I | CHEM 124 (see note 2) |
| BIO 121 | General College Biology | BIOL 107 (see note 2) |
| CSC 155 or | C++ Computer Science I | CS 115 and 116 |
| CSC 156 | JAVA Computer Science I | CS 115 and 116 |
| CSC 240 or | C++ Data Structures | CS 331 |
| CSC 241 | JAVA Data Structures | CS 331 |
| MAT 144 | Discrete Mathematics | CS 330 |
| CSC 204 or | Computer Architecture and Organization | CS 350 |
| CSC 211 | Assembly Language Programming and Computer Organization | CS 350 |
| PSC 101 | American Government | PS 200 (see note 2) |
| PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology | PSYC 221 (see note 2) |
Note 1. Required only for the Computer Science program.
Note 1. Required only for the Computer Science program.
Note 2. Required only for the Computer Information Systems program.