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American Studies

Elgin Community College	Lake Forest College
All other Elgin Community College courses (completed with a grade of B- or better).	100- or 200-level credit pending the approval of the chairperson of American Studies

Important Notes

The American Studies program only offers two courses on its own (AMER 110: Introduction to American Studies and AMER 200: Topics in American Studies) that are not cross-listed with other departments’ courses. The remaining courses that flesh out a student’s curriculum reside in other departments and are cross-listed with American Studies.
- AMER 110: Introduction to American Studies is only offered every other academic year.
- AMER 200: Topics in American Studies is a team-taught course offered annually in the spring, and there is no transferable equivalent at Elgin Community College.
- Many other courses at Elgin Community College may apply to the American Studies major or minor. It is generally our practice to defer to the home department to decide whether a Elgin Community College course has an equivalent. If the equivalent course is cross-listed with American Studies, then there is no objection to counting it toward the major or minor. For example, the Elgin Community College course “HIS 151: US History to 1870” if approved by the History department as an equivalent to HIST 200: Foundations of the American Republic, would also be cross-listed as AMER 210, and therefore apply toward the American Studies major or minor.
- If there is no equivalent course at Lake Forest College, but the student feels as though the course is compatible with American Studies, then the student should appeal to the chairperson of American Studies who will make the final determination.
A maximum of four (4) courses from Elgin Community College may be used toward a Lake Forest College American Studies major. A maximum of three (3) courses from Elgin Community College may be used toward a Lake Forest College American Studies minor. Requests for exceptions will be considered by the chairperson on a case-by-case basis.
Elgin Community College credits may not be used to fulfill the AMER 110 or AMER 200 requirements (see above), or to transfer in as any course at the 300-level or above, including the Senior Seminar requirement (AMER 485).

English

Elgin Community College	Lake Forest College
English 110 Creative Writing OR English 210 Fiction Writing OR English 212 Poetry Writing	ENGL 135 Creative Writing

Important Notes

A maximum of four (4) courses from Elgin Community College may be used toward a Lake Forest College English major. A maximum of three (3) courses from Elgin Community College may be used toward a Lake Forest College English minor.
Elgin Community College credits may not be used to fulfill 300-level Lake Forest College courses for the major, nor may they be used to fulfill the senior seminar requirement.
All majors are expected to take English 210 at Lake Forest, including transfer students. Should a student wish to have this requirement waived because of courses taken at the Elgin Community College, appeals will be considered by the chair, but students should be aware that the bar for such appeals is high.

History

Elgin Community College	Lake Forest College
HIST 151 US History to 1870	HIST 200 Foundations of the American Republic
HIST 152 US History since 1865	HIST 201 Modern America
HIST 201 Modern European History	HIST 209 Europe in the 20th Century
HIST 240 East Asian History to 1600	HIST 212 Origins of East Asia
HIST 241 East Asian History since 1600	HIST 213 Modern East Asia
All other Elgin Community College History courses (completed with a grade of B- or better).	200-level elective credit

Important Notes

A maximum of four (4) courses from Elgin Community College may be used toward a Lake Forest College History major. A maximum of three (3) courses from Elgin Community College may be used toward a Lake Forest College History minor.
Elgin Community College credits may not be used to fulfill 300-level Lake Forest College courses (including History 300), nor may they be used to fulfill the Senior Studies Requirement.
All majors are expected to take History 110 at Lake Forest, including transfer students. Should a student wish to have this requirement waived because of courses taken at Elgin Community College appeals will be considered by the chair, but students should be aware that the bar for such appeals is high. Successful appeals will demonstrate that 1. methodological skills taught in 110 have been mastered; 2. a non-western History course has been (or will be) taken.

Latin American and Latinx Studies

Elgin Community College	Lake Forest College
HIS 130 History of Latin America I	LNAM 270: Latin American History (or LNAM major/minor elective)
HIS 131 History of Latin America II	LNAM 270: Latin American History (or LNAM major/minor elective)

Modern Languages and Literatures

Elgin Community College	Lake Forest College
CHN 101 Elementary Chinese I	CHIN110 Beginning Chinese I
CHN 102 Elementary Chinese II	CHIN112 Beginning Chinese II
CHN 201 Intermediate Chinese I	CHIN210 Intermediate Chinese
CHN 202 Intermediate Chinese II	CHIN212 Advanced Intermediate Chinese
FRN 101 Elementary French I	FREN110 Beginning French I
FRN 102 Elementary French II	FREN112 Beginning French II
FRN 201 Intermediate French I	FREN210 Intermediate French
FRN 202 Intermediate French II	FREN212 Advanced Intermediate French
FRN 211 Conversational French I	FREN – 200 level elective
FRN 212 Conversational French II	FREN – 200 level elective
FRN 261 French Conversation Composition	FREN255 Conversation and Composition
FRN 262 Advanced French Composition Conversation	FREN – 300 level elective
GRM 101 Elementary German I	GERM 110 Beginning German I
GRM 102 Elementary German II	GERM 112 Beginning German II
GRM 201 Intermediate German I	GERM 210 Intermediate German
GRM 202 Intermediate German II	GERM 212 Advanced Intermediate German
GRM 211 Conversational German I	GERM- 200 level elective
GRM 212 Conversational German II	GERM- 200 level elective
GRM 261 German Conversation Composition	GERM- 200 level elective
GRM 262 Advanced German Composition Conversation	GERM- 300 level elective
HIN 101 Elementary Hindi
HIN 102 Elementary Hindi II
ITN 101 Elementary Italian I	Italian-100 level elective
ITN 102 Elementary Italian II	Italian-100 level elective
ITN 201 Intermediate Italian I	Italian-200 level elective
ITN 202 Intermediate Italian II	Italian-200 level elective
JPN 101 Elementary Japanese I	JAPN110 Beginning Japanese I
JPN 102 Elementary Japanese II	JAPN112 Beginning Japanese II
JPN 201 Intermediate Japanese I	JAPN210 Intermediate Japanese
JPN 202 Intermediate Japanese II	JAPN212 Advanced Intermediate Japanese
RSN 101 Elementary Russian
SPN 101 Elementary Spanish I	SPAN – 100 level elective
SPN 102 Elementary Spanish II	SPAN 111 Accelerated Spanish or 100-level elective
SPN 201 Intermediate Spanish I	SPAN 210 Intermediate Spanish
SPN 202 Intermediate Spanish II	SPAN 212 Advanced Intermediate Spanish
SPN 211 Conversational Spanish I	SPAN – 200 level elective
SPN 212 Conversational Spanish II	SPAN – 200 level elective
SPN 231 Spanish for Medical Personnel I	SPAN – 200 level elective
SPN 232 Spanish for Medical Personnel II	SPAN – 322 Medical Spanish, or 200-level elective
SPN 241 Spanish for Teachers I	SPAN – 100 level elective
SPN 242 Spanish for Teachers II	SPAN – 100 level elective
SPN 251 Spanish for Spanish Speakers I	SPAN 260 Spanish for Heritage Speakers
SPN 252 Spanish for Spanish Speakers II	SPAN 260 Spanish for Heritage Speakers or 200-level elective
SPN 261 Spanish Conversation Composition	SPAN 255 Conversation and Composition
SPN 262 Advanced Spanish Composition Conv	SPAN – 200 level elective
SPN 281 Topics in Spanish	SPAN – 300 level elective

Music

Elgin Community College	Lake Forest College
MUS 100 – Introduction to Music	MUSC 150 – Fundamentals of Music
MUS 101 - Band MUS 102 – Jazz Lab Band MUS 108 – Elgin Area Honors Choir MUS 110 – Choir MUS 111 – Choral Ensemble MUS 112 – Elgin Master Chorale MUS 124 – Symphony Orchestra	Corresponding Department Ensemble
MUS 104 – Musics of the World	MUSC 217 – World Music Survey
MUS 128 – Theory and Ear Training I	MUSC 251
MUS 129 – Theory and Ear Training II	MUSC 252
MUS 140 – Applied Music MUS 240 – Applied Music	Corresponding Applied Music Lessons
MUS 228 – Theory and Ear Training III	Elective Credit
MUS 229 – Theory and Ear Training IV	MUSC 351

Important Notes

All Elgin Community College transfer students will be required to take MUSC 352 – Form and Analysis, at Lake Forest College.
Additionally, transfer students will be required to take MUSC 360, MUSC 361, and the Senior Seminar at Lake Forest College.

Philosophy

Elgin Community College	Lake Forest College
HUM 110 Introduction to Philosophy	PHIL 110: Introduction to Philosophy: Classical Questions
HUM 112 Western Philosophy I	Either PHIL 100-level elective, or PHIL 290, depending on specific syllabus
HUM 113 Western Philosophy II	Either PHIL 100-level elective, PHIL 291, PHIL 292, or PHIL 320 depending on specific syllabus
HUM 115 Critical Reasoning	PHIL 100-level elective
HUM 116 Logic	PHIL 156: Logic and Styles of Argument
HUM 117 Social & Political Philosophy	PHIL 117: Political Philosophy
HUM 118 Philosophy of Science	PHIL 100-level elective, or PHIL 225, depending on the particular syllabus
HUM 170 Introduction to Asian Philosophies	PHIL 114: Asian Thought
HUM 216 Ethics	Either PHIL 118: Why Philosophy Matters, or PHIL 325, depending on the particular syllabus
HUM 202 Philosophy of Religion	PHIL 223: Does God Exist?
HUM 217 Aesthetics	PHIL 260: Aesthetics
HUM 231 Contemporary Moral Issues	Either PHIL 118: Why Philosophy Matters, or PHIL 203: Business and Professional Ethics, depending on the particular syllabus
HUM 297 Independent Study in Humanities	May count as a PHIL 200-level elective, depending on the topic

Important Notes

The Lake Forest College Philosophy major requires three courses in the history of philosophy, of five offered. We can make some exceptions to this, but in general, we will not accept more than two history-of-philosophy courses from Elgin Community College toward that requirement.
In most cases, if an ECC student were to (hypothetically) take all the regular philosophy offerings at ECC, HUM 216 were accepted as Lake Forest’s PHIL 325, and HUM 112-and 113 were accepted as two of Lake Forest’s 290, 291, 292, 320, or 355, she would still need to take one history-of-philosophy course, 305: Comparative Philosophy: East-West, and a senior capstone (either a seminar, a research project, or a thesis).

Theater

Elgin Community College	Lake Forest College
THE 132 Acting I	THTR 120: Acting I: Being on Stage
THE 122 Intro-Theatre History	THTR 230 History of Drama I
THE 134 Improvisation for the Theatre THE 136 Acting II THE 142 Movement for the Stage THE 144 Voice and Speech for the Stage	Elective Credit
THE 160 Introduction to Theatre Technology	THTR 160: Stagecraft for Stage and Screen
THE 161 Scenic Design and Technology THE 164 Lighting Design and Technology THE 166 Theatrical Sound Design & Technology	THTR 260: Design for the Stage