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American Studies

McHenry County College	Lake Forest College
All other McHenry County 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 McHenry County College.
- Many other courses at McHenry County 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 McHenry County 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 McHenry County College course “HIS 170: United States History 1” 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 McHenry County College may be used toward a Lake Forest College American Studies major. A maximum of three (3) courses from McHenry County 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.
McHenry County 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

McHenry County College	Lake Forest College
ENG 105 Technical Communications	ENGL 110 Introduction to Professional Writing
ENG 240 Introduction to Shakespeare	ENGL 220 Shakespeare
ENG 250 Creative Writing	ENGL 135 Creative Writing
ENG 251 Introduction to Literature OR ENG 252 Studies in Literature	ENGL 110 Literary Studies
ENG 255 British Literature to 1800	ENGL 211 English Literature I
ENG 256 British Literature 1800 to present	ENGL 212 English Literature II
ENG 260 American Literature to 1860	ENGL 204 Nineteenth-Century American Literature
ENG 261 American Literature 1860 to present	ENGL 205 Twentieth-Century Literature
ENG 275 Women’s Literature	ENGL 228 Women Writing Women

Important Notes

A maximum of four (4) courses from McHenry Community College may be used toward a Lake Forest College English major. A maximum of three (3) courses from McHenry Community College may be used toward a Lake Forest College English minor.
McHenry 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 McHenry Community College, appeals will be considered by the chair, but students should be aware that the bar for such appeals is high.

History

McHenry County College	Lake Forest College
HIST 170 United States History I	HIST 200 Foundations of the American Republic
HIST 172 United States History II	HIST 201 Modern America
All other McHenry County College History courses (completed with a grade of B- or better).	200-level elective credit

Important Notes

A maximum of four (4) courses from McHenry County College may be used toward a Lake Forest College History major. A maximum of three (3) courses from McHenry County College may be used toward a Lake Forest College History minor.
McHenry County 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 McHenry County 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

McHenry County College	Lake Forest College
HIS 165 History of Latin America	LNAM 270: Latin American History
PLT 261 Modern Latin America	LNAM 219: Politics of Latin America

Modern Languages and Literatures

McHenry	Lake Forest College
FRE 151 ELEMENTARY FRENCH I	FREN 110 Beginning French I
FRE 152 ELEMENTARY FRENCH II	FREN 112 Beginning French II
FRE 251 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I	FREN 210 Intermediate French
FRE 252 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II	FREN 212 Advanced Intermediate French
GER 151 ELEMENTARY GERMAN I	GERM 110 Beginning German I
GER 152 ELEMENTARY GERMAN II	GERM 112 Beginning German II
GER 251 INTERMEDIATE GERMAN I	GERM 210 Intermediate German
GER 252 INTERMEDIATE GERMAN II	GERM 212 Advanced Intermediate German
SPA 101 OCCUPATIONAL SPANISH I	SPAN - 100 level elective
SPA 102 OCCUPATIONAL SPANISH II	SPAN 111 or 100-level elective
SPA 151 ELEMENTARY SPANISH I	SPAN - 100-level elective
SPA 152 ELEMENTARY SPANISH II	SPAN 111 Accelerated Spanish or 100-level elective
SPA 251 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I	SPAN 210 Intermediate Spanish
SPA 252 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II	SPAN 212 Advanced Intermediate Spanish
SPA 290 TOPICS IN SPANISH	SPAN – 200 level elective

Music

McHenry County College	Lake Forest College
MUS 100 - Chorus MUS 160 – Jazz Ensemble MUS 162 – Concert Band	Corresponding Department Ensemble
MUS 101 – Funds of Music	MUSC 150 – Fundamentals of Music
MUS 104 – Intro to Electronic Music Processing	MUSC 225 – Intro to Electronic Music
MUS 140 – Music Theory I PLUS MUS 141 – Musicianship I	MUSC 251 – Music Theory I
MUS 145 – Music Theory II PLUS MUS 146 – Musicianship II	MUSC 252 – Music Theory II
MUS 153 – Introduction to Non-Western Music	MUSC 217 – World Music Survey
MUS 154 – Introduction to American Music MUS 240 – Music Theory III	Elective Credit
MUS 201-219 – Applied Music	Corresponding Applied Music Lessons
MUS 245 – Music Theory IV PLUS MUS 246 – Musicianship IV	MUSC 351 – Music Theory III

Important Notes

All McHenry County 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

McHenry County College	Lake Forest College
Phil 151: Introduction To Philosophy	PHIL 110: Introduction to Philosophy: Classical Questions, or another Introduction to philosophy course, depending on the particular syllabus
Phil 155: Introduction to Logic	PHIL 100-level elective
Phil 158: Studies About Women	Either will not count toward the philosophy major, or will count as PHIL 200: Philosophy of Gender, depending on the particular syllabus
Phil 160: Eastern Philosophy	PHIL 114: Asian Thought
Phil 240: Philosophy Of Religion	PHIL 223: Does God Exist?
Phil 251: Introduction to Ethics	PHIL 118: Why Philosophy Matters
Phil 252: Bioethics	PHIL 118: Why Philosophy Matters, PHIL 205: Medical Ethics, or 200-level elective, depending on the particular syllabus
Phil 255: Living With Death	Will not count toward philosophy major
Phil 261: Religions Of The World	Will not count toward philosophy major
Phil 262: Foundational Religious Texts	Will not count toward philosophy major
PHL 290: Topics in Philosophy	PHIL 200-level elective

Important Notes

In most cases, if a MCC student were to (hypothetically) take all the regular philosophy offerings at MCC, unless the topic for MCC’s PHL 290 matched one of our required courses for the major, she would have taken only electives toward the Lake Forest College Philosophy Major, and would have all seven of the required courses still to take.

Theater

McHenry County College	Lake Forest College
THE 157 Acting 1 - Preparation	THTR 120: Acting I: Being on Stage
THE 159 Stagecrafts	THTR 160: Stagecraft for Stage and Screen
THE 158 Acting II - The Actor at Work	Elective credit
THE 153 Theatre Practice	THTR 200: Practicum