For students attending: Joliet Junior 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.
- 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 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 208, 209, 220, 250, 260, 270; HIST 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 200, 201, 250; or PHIL 101, 102, 103.
- Social Sciences - Choose one course from the following: ANTH 101, 275; ECON 100, 103, 104, 111, 210, 220; GEOG 102, 104, 106; PSCI 101, 102, 103; PSYC 101, 102, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210, 215, 250, 273; or SOC 101, 220, 240, 270, 280, 290, 293, 295.
- Choose one course from section B or section C or from the following: ART 115, 116, 117, 118; ENG 109, 190; HIST 210, 220, 230, 240, 260, 290, 293; MUS 101, 102, 103, 107, 201, 202; or THEA 101.
- 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 PHYS 201 and PHYS 202 and additional courses chosen from the following to total 14 credit hours: ASTR 101; BIO 104, 105, 107, 125, 144, 146, 151, 152, 160, 220; CHEM 100, 101, 102, 108; or PHYS 203.
- 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 Joliet Junior College:
JJC COURSE | TITLE | IIT EQUIVALENT |
MATH 170 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | MATH 151 |
MATH 171 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry II | MATH 152 |
MATH 172 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry III | MATH 251 (see note 1) |
MATH 220 | Differential Equations & Orthogonal Functions | MATH 252 (see note 1) |
MATH 210 | Linear Algebra | MATH 332 (see note 1) |
PHYS 201 | Engineering Physics I | PHYS 123 |
PHYS 201 and 202 | Engineering Physics I and II | PHYS 123 and 221 (see note 1) |
CHEM 101 | General Chemistry I | CHEM 124 (see note 2) |
BIO 104 or | Biological Diversity | BIOL 107 (see note 2) |
BIO 151 | General Biology I | BIOL 107 (see note 2) |
CIS 236 and 246 or | Programming in C and Advanced C Using C++ | CS 115 and 116 |
CIS 261 | JAVA Programming | CS 115 and 116 |
MATH 137 | Introduction to Discrete Mathematics | CS 330 |
PSCI 101 | American National Government | PS 200 (see note 2) |
PSYC 101 | General Psychology | PSYC 221 (see note 2) |
Note 1. Required for the Computer Science program only.
Note 2. Required for the Computer Information Systems program.