For students attending: City Colleges of Chicago
Who plan to major in: Biology
THIS GUIDELINE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
I. Core Curriculum Electives
- A. Basic Writing Proficiency – A grade of “C” or better in ENGLISH 101 will complete this requirement.
- B. Humanities – Choose one course from the following subjects: Comparative Religion, Fine Arts, History, Humanities, Literature, or Philosophy (not PHIL 105).
- C. Social Sciences – Choose one course from the following subjects: Anthropology, Economics (not ECON 133), Geography, Political Science, Psychology (not PSYCH 240), Social Sciences, or Sociology.
- D. Humanities or Social Sciences – Choose an additional course from section B or section C.
II. Required courses for the Biology degree:
| CCC COURSE | TITLE | IIT EQUIVALENT |
| MATHEMATICS 207 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | MATH 151 |
| MATHEMATICS 208 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry II | MATH 152 |
| CIS 102 or CIS 142 | Introduction to Programming Logic or C-based Programming Language | CS 110 or CS 105 |
| PHYSICS 235 | Mechanics & Wave Motion | PHYS 123 |
| PHYSICS 236 | Electricity & Magnetism | PHYS 221 |
| PHYSICS 237 | Heat light and Modern Physics | PHYS 224 |
| CHEMISTRY 201 | General Chemistry I | CHEM 124 |
| CHEMISTRY 203 | General Chemistry II | CHEM 125 |
| CHEMISTRY 205 | Organic Chemistry I | CHEM 237 |
| CHEMISTRY 207 | Organic Chemistry II | CHEM 239 |
| BIOLOGY 121 | Biology I | BIOL 107 and 109 |
| BIOLOGY 115 | Human Biology | BIOL 115 and 117 |
| BIOLOGY 241 | Genetics | BIOL 214 |
| MICROBIOLOGY 233 | General Microbiology | BIOL 210 and 225 |
Please contact Undergraduate Academic Affairs with any questions regarding course equivalencies.
Updated October 2018