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Psychology

For students attending: Triton 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.

1. 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.
2. Humanities - Choose one course from the following: ENG 101, 102, 103, 105, 113, 114, 121, 122, 123, 231, 285, 288; HIS 121, 122, 141, 142, 151, 152; HUM 151, 152; or PHL 101, 103, 104, 105, 106.
3. Social Sciences - Choose one course from the following: ANT 101, 102, 103, 105, 150, 201, 275; ECO 102, 103, 150; GEO 104, 105, 106; PSC 150, 151, 184; SSC 190; or SOC 100, 120, 131, 175, 180, 201, 210, 225, 231.
4. Choose one course from section B or section C or from the following: ARC 210; ART 110, 111, 112, 114, 210; ENG 170; HIS 155, 156, 191, 192; HUM 101, 102, 104, 105, 131, 165; IDS 101, 102; or MUS 110, 215, 216.
5. Science Electives - A minimum of eleven (11) credit hours is required to fulfill this requirement. A Psychology major should complete BIS 110 or 103 and additional courses chosen from the following to total 11 credit hours: AST 100, 101, 102; BIS 100, 101, 102, 104, 105, 111, 112, 122, 190, 234; CHM 100, 110, 132, 140, 141; PHY 100, 101, 102, 106, 107.

II. EQUIVALENCIES - Following is a list of courses that will transfer into the Psychology program at IIT and their direct equivalents at Triton College:

TRITON COURSE	TITLE	IIT EQUIVALENT
MAT 114 and 134 or	Plane Trigonometry and Introduction to Calculus for	MATH 119 and 122
	Business and Social Science
MAT 131	Calculus and Analytic Geometry I	MATH 151
BIS 110 or	Principles of Biology	BIOL 107
BIS 103	Introduction to Human Physiology	BIOL 115
CIS 121 or	Introduction to Programming	CS 105
CIS 250	Introduction to Visual Basic Programming	CS Elect (see note 1)
PSY 100	Introduction to Psychology	PSYC 221
PSY 201	Introduction to Social Psychology	PSYC 310 (see note 2)
PSY 238	Abnormal Psychology	PSYC 303 (see note 2)
PSY 245	Industrial Psychology	PSYC 301 (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.