Oakton College Environmental Studies Transfer Guide

Degree: Associate of Applied Arts


Area of Concentration: Environmental Studies


Credits completed at Oakton College: 60 (16 LFC Credits)


Degree: Bachelor of Arts


Major: Environmental Studies


Credits needed at Lake Forest College: 16


1st Semester Courses 

Credit Hours 

Lake Forest College Equivalent Course

EGL 101 Composition I 3 CWR 100 (does not count for ES major) (fulfills First-Year Writing FFC requirement)
BIO 106, Introduction to Environmental Sciences* 4 ES 110 (Bio 106 + GBS 101) 
MAT 131 Elementary Statistics* Introduction to Probability and Statistics (Math 150) or Reasoning & Statistical Inference (Bio 150) or Quantitative Methods for Economics and Business (Econ 180) OR ECON/BUSN/FIN 130 Applied Statistics (Fulfills Quantitative Reasoning FFC requirement)
Humanities or Fine Arts GE* A single 200-level humanities requirement can be satisfied by completion of both Humanities and Fine Arts GE* and EGL 115* (Fulfills Humanities/Creative and Performing Arts FFC)
Total Semester Credit Hours 14   

2nd Semester Courses 

Credit Hours 

Lake Forest College Equivalent Course

EGL 102 Composition II 3 Fulfills Writing-Intensive FFC requirement
SPE 103 Effective Speech 3 Fulfills Speaking-Intensive FFC requirement
EAS 105, Introduction to Weather and Climate Fulfills Natural Sciences FFC requirement
Social and Behavioral Science GE Fulfills Social Sciences FFC requirement
SSC 201, Introduction to Global Studies 3 ES 110 (Bio 106 + GBS 101) 
Total Semester Credit Hours 15   

3rd Semester Courses 

Credit Hours 

Lake Forest College Equivalent Course

ANT 202, Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology* 3 Fulfills Global Pluralism FFC requirement 
EAS 121, Physical Geography* 3 A single 200-level natural science requirement can be satisfied by completion of both EAS 121 and GEG 120
EGL 115, Introduction to Fiction* A single 200-level humanities requirement can be satisfied by completion of both Humanities and Fine Arts GE* and EGL 115*
PHL 204, Environmental Ethics ES 210: Environmental Ethics
BIO 104 Human Genetics 3 LFC credit toward graduation
Total Semester Credit Hours 15  

4th Semester Courses 

Credit Hours 

Lake Forest College Equivalent Course

GEG 120, World Regional Geography 3 A single 200-level natural science requirement can be satisfied by completion of both EAS 121 and GEG 120
CHM 101, Introduction to Chemistry 4 Introduction to Chemistry (Chem 115) or Environmental Chemistry (Chem/ES 108)
IAI Fine Arts Fulfills Creative and Performing Arts FFC requirement
SBS/HUM/FA elective FFC/credit toward graduation
SBS/HUM/FA elective 3 FFC/credit toward graduation
Total Semester Credit Hours 15  

*Environmental Studies Concentration Tagged Course

Completion of AA Degree: 60 credit hours

Courses at Lake Forest College

5th Semester Courses

LFC Credits

ES 220 Evolution, Ecology, and Environment 1
ES 220X Evolution, Ecology, and Environment Lab 0
US Domestic Pluralism FFC course 1
Second major/minor/elective course
Second major/minor/elective course
Total Semester Credits

6th Semester Courses

LFC Credits

ES 236 Environmental Politics and Policy 1
300-level ES elective course 1
Second major/minor/elective course 1
Second major/minor/elective course
Total Semester Credits

7th Semester Courses

LFC Credits

300-level ES elective course 1
Technology-Intensive FFC course 1
Second major/minor/elective course 1
Second major/minor/elective course
Total Semester Credits

8th Semester Courses

LFC Credits

ES Senior Studies 1
Second major/minor/elective course 1
Second major/minor/elective course 1
Second major/minor/elective course
Total Semester Credits

Completion of BA Degree: 32 Credits