Triton Community College: Equivalency Guides for Humanities

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American Studies

Triton Community College	Lake Forest College
All other Triton 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 Triton College.
- Many other courses at Triton 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 Triton 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 Triton College course “HIS 151: History of the U.S. to 1877” 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 Triton College may be used toward a Lake Forest College American Studies major. A maximum of three (3) courses from Triton 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.
Triton 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

Triton Community College	Lake Forest College
BUS 122 Business English or ENG E46 Business and Technical Writing	ENGL 110 Introduction to Professional Writing
RHET 255 Creative Writing OR ENG C10 Creative Writing I OR ENG 103 Introduction to Fiction OR ENG 101 Introduction to Poetry	ENGL 135 Creative Writing
ENG 231 Introduction to Shakespeare	ENGL 220 Shakespeare
ENG 113 Classical American Authors Pre-Civil War	ENGL 204 Nineteenth-Century American Literature
ENG 114 Classical American Authors Civil War-Present	ENGL 205 Twentieth-Century American Literature

Important Notes

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

History

Triton Community College	Lake Forest College
HIST 151 History of the US to 1877	HIST 200 Foundations of the American Republic
HIST 152 History of the US since 1877	HIST 201 Modern America
HIST 191 History of Asia and the Pacific I	HIST 212 Origins of East Asia
HIST 192 History of Asia and the Pacific II	HIST 213 Modern East Asia
All other Triton College History courses (completed with a grade of B- or better).	200-level elective credit

Important Notes

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

Triton Community College	Lake Forest College
HIS-171-001 History of Latin America I	LNAM 270: Latin American History · (or LNAM major/minor elective)
HIS-172-001 History of Latin America II	LNAM 270: Latin American History (or LNAM major/minor elective)
HUM-165-003 Intro to Latin American Experience	LNAM 302: The Latin American World

Modern Languages and Literatures

Triton Community College	Lake Forest College
Elementary Chinese I (CHN-101)	CHIN 110 Beginning Chinese I
Elementary Chinese II (CHN-102)	CHIN 112 Beginning Chinese II
Intermediate Chinese I (CHN-103)	CHIN 210 Intermediate Chinese
Intermediate Chinese II (CHN-104)	CHIN 212 Advanced Intermediate Chinese
Elementary Italian I (ITL-101)	ITAL -100 level elective
Elementary Italian II (ITL-102)	ITAL -100 level elective
Intermediate Italian I (ITL-103)	ITAL – 200 level elective
Intermediate Italian II (ITL-104)	ITAL – 200 level elective
Italian Composition & Conversation I (ITL-113)	ITAL – 200 level elective
Italian Composition & Conversation II (ITL-114)	ITAL – 200 level elective
Study-Travel in Italy (ITL-118)	ITAL – 200 level elective
Elementary Spanish I (SPN-101)	SPAN - 100-level elective
Elementary Spanish II (SPN-102)	SPAN 111 Accelerated Spanish or 100 level elective
Intermediate Spanish I (SPN-103)	SPAN 210 Intermediate Spanish
Intermediate Spanish II (SPN-104)	SPAN 212 Advanced Intermediate Spanish
Spanish Composition & Conversation I (SPN-113)	SPAN 250 Conversation and Composition
Spanish Composition & Conversation II (SPN-114)	SPAN - 200 level elective
Spanish for Heritage Speakers I (SPN-115)	SPAN 260 Spanish for Heritage Speakers
Spanish for Heritage Speakers II (SPN-116)	SPAN - 200 level elective
Study/Travel in Hispanic Countries (SPN-118)	SPAN- 300 level elective
Introduction. to Span/American Lit I Literature I (SPN-151)	SPAN 300 Intro. to Reading Literature in Spanish or 300 level elective
Intro to Spanish American Literature II Literature II (SPN-152)	SPAN 300 Intro. to Reading Literature in Spanish or 300 level elective
Career Spanish (SPN-190)	SPAN – 300 level elective
Special Topics in Spanish (SPN-296)	SPAN – 300 level elective

Music

Triton Community College	Lake Forest College
MUS 105 – Theory of Music I PLUS MUS 115 – Sight-Singing & Ear-Train I	MUSC 251 – Music Theory I
MUS 106 – Theory of Music II PLUS MUS 116 – Sight-Singing & Ear-Train II	MUSC 252 – Music Theory II
MUS 207 – Theory of Music III PLUS MUS 217 – Sight-Singing & Ear-Train III	Elective Credit
MUS 208 – Theory of Music IV PLUS MUS 218 – Sight-Singing & Ear-Train IV	MUSC 351 – Music Theory III
MUS 250 – Concert Band MUS 266 – Jazz Ensemble	Corresponding Department Ensemble
MUS 100 – Rudiments of Theory	MUSC 150 – Fundamentals of Music
MUS 179-181 – Applied Music	Corresponding Applied Music Lessons
MUS 216 – Music in America MUS 211 – Arranging and Composition	Elective Credit

Important Notes

All Triton 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

Triton Community College	Lake Forest College
PHL 101: Introduction to Philosophy	PHIL 110-118 or 100-level elective, depending on syllabus
PHL 102: Logic	100-level elective
PHL 103: Ethics	PHIL 118: Why Philosophy Matters
PHL 104: Social and Political Philosophy	PHIL 117: Political Philosophy
PHL 105: World Religions	Will not count toward philosophy major
PHL 106: Biomedical Ethics	PHIL 118: Why Philosophy Matters or PHIL 205: Medical Ethics, depending on the particular syllabus
PHL 113: Environmental Ethics	PHIL 210: Environmental Ethics
PHL 296: Special Topics in Philosophy	PHIL 200-level elective or a particular 200-level course offering, depending on topic

Important Notes

Of the philosophy courses offered at Triton, only the PHL 102: Logic will transfer as one of the required courses toward the Lake Forest College major. All others that count toward the major will count as electives. Thus, a hypothetical student who had taken all philosophy courses offered at Triton would still need to take at least six courses in philosophy to major in philosophy at Lake Forest College. We might waive requirements in special circumstances, or accept 296 as a required course, depending on the topic.