Computer Science or Computer Information Systems
For students attending: Prairie State 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: ENG 211, 212, 215, 221, 231, 232, 240, 241, 242, 261, 262, 271; HIST 111, 112, 151, 152, 201, 202; HUMAN 101, 201; or PHILO 201, 202, 204, 205.
- Social Sciences - Choose one course from the following: ANTHR 215, 222; ECON 201, 202, 289; GEOG 101, 102; POLSC 101, 140, 152, 230, 240; PSYCH 101, 102, 106, 202, 203, 204, 212, 215, 217; SOCSC 101; or SOCIO 101, 111, 210, 212, 215, 220.
- Choose one course from section B or section C or from the following: ART 121, 122, 124, 126, 129, 131; ENG 220; HIST 115, 116, 140, 230; HUMAN 102, 202; MUSIC 130, 131, 132, 172; or THTRE 101, 104.
- 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 PHYSI 210 and PHY 220 and two additional courses chosen from the following to total 14 credit hours: ASTRO 101, 200; BIOL 100, 103, 105, 106, 108, 111, 112, 150, 201, 211, 220, 221, 222; CHEM 104, 105, 110, 130, 205; or PHYS 230.
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 Prairie State College:
| PRAIRIE STATE | TITLE | IIT EQUIVALENT |
| MATH 171 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry I | MATH 151 |
| MATH 172 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry II | MATH 152 |
| MATH 173 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry III | MATH 251 (see note 1) |
| MATH 216 | Differential Equations | MATH 252 (see note 1) |
| PHYSI 210 | University Physics I | PHYS 123 |
| PHYSI 210 and 220 | University Physics I and II | PHYS 123 and 221 (see note 1) |
| CHEM 110 | General Chemistry I | CHEM 124 (see note 2) |
| BIOL 111 or | Cellular and Molecular Biology | BIOL 107 (see note 2) |
| BIOL 112 or | Organismal Biology | BIOL 107 (see note 2) |
| BIOL 221 | Human Anatomy and Physiology | BIOL 115 and 117 |
| ITPRG 144 and 244 or | Introduction to C++ Programming and Advanced C++ Programming | CS 115 and 116 |
| ITPRG 147 | Introduction to JAVA Programming | CS 115 and 116 |
| MATH 210 | Discrete Mathematics | CS 330 |
| POLSC 140 | Introduction to U.S. Government and Politics | PS 200 (see note 2) |
| PSYCH 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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