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Lake Forest College has a special partnership with Elgin Community College to provide you with a better look at how your credits can transfer from Elgin to Lake Forest.

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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).

Biology

Elgin Community College	Lake Forest College
2 of the following: BIO 110, BIO 113 or BIO 114	Bio 120 and a Bio 13X/14X
CHM 142	Chem 115
CHM 143	Chem 116
MTH 126	Math 110
MTH 120	Math 150

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Elgin Community College	Lake Forest College
BIO 110*	BIOL 120
CHM 142	CHEM 115
CHM 143	CHEM 116
CHM 234	CHEM 220
CHM 235	CHEM 221
MTH 190	MATH 110
MTH 210	MATH 111
PHY 101 OR PHY 211	PHYS 110
PHY 102 OR PHY 212	PHYS 111

*NOTES

Although it is not required, it is recommended to take additional biology courses above BIO 110.
No Elgin Community College course will fill the requirement for Lake Forest College BIOL 221, which should be taken as soon as possible at Lake Forest College to accommodate the 300-level required courses.

Chemistry

Elgin Community College	Lake Forest College
CHM 142: General Chemistry I	CHEM 115: Chemistry I
CHM 143: General Chemistry II	CHEM 116: Chemistry II
CHM 234: Organic Chemistry I	CHEM 220: Organic Chemistry I
CHM 235: Organic Chemistry II	CHEM 221: Organic Chemistry II

General notes:

Other chemistry courses (CHM 101: Preparatory Chemistry, CHM 112: Elements of Chemistry, CHM 170: Elementary Organic Chemistry, CHM 221: Quantitative Analysis, CHM 290: Special Topics in Chemistry) do not count toward the Lake Forest College Chemistry major.
A maximum of four (4) courses from ECC in chemistry may be used toward a Lake Forest College Chemistry major or minor. A maximum of four non-chemistry courses from ECC may be used toward a Lake Forest College Chemistry major (these include Calculus I and II (MTH 190 & 210) as well as two semesters of physics (either General Physics I & II (PHY 101 & 102) or Engineering Physics I & II (PHY 211 & 212).

Business, Economics, and Finance

Elgin Community College Class	Lake Forest College Department Credit
MTH 126 Calculus for Business/Social Science	MATH 110 Calculus
MTH 125 Finite Math for Business & Management	MATH 160 Math Methods (Business only)
ECO 201 Microeconomics AND ECO 202 Macroeconomics	ECON 110 Principles of Economics*
BUS 140 Business Statistics	BUSN/ECON/FIN 130 Applied Statistics
MKT 103 & 105, Marketing and Sales (both recommended)	BUSN 225 Marketing Theory
ACC 245 Cost Accounting, ACC 261 Auditing OR any 200-level Marketing Class	BUSN 300 - Level Elective
ACC 200 Financial Accounting	BUSN 230 Financial Accounting
ACC 235/6 Intermediate Accounting I and II (both expected)	BUSN 330 Intermediate Accounting
ACC 240 Managerial Accounting	BUSN 331 Managerial Accounting
No classes fulfill LFC’s FIN 210 Requirement	FIN 210 Financial Management
BUS 254 Business Ethics	PHIL 203 Business & Professional Ethics

* Students can request credit for ECON 110 with only ECO 201 OR ECO 202.

No courses satisfy the requirements for BUSN 210 (Managerial Economics), ECON 210 (Intermediate Microeconomics) or ECON 220 (Macroeconomics).

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)

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.

Neuroscience

Elgin Community College	Lake Forest College
BIO 110 (Principles of Biology) AND BIO 113 (Molecular & Cellular Biology) AND BIO 114 (Organismal Bio, Evolution, & Ecology)	BIOL 120L (Organismal Biology & Lab)
CHM 142 (General Chemistry I)	CHEM 115L (General Chemistry I & Lab)
CHM 143 (General Chemistry II)	CHEM 116L (General Chemistry II & Lab)
PSY 100 (Intro to Psych) AND One statistics course (MTH 120 or MTH 140)	PSYC 110L (Intro to Psychological Science & Lab)

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).

Psychology

Elgin Community College	Lake Forest College
PSY 100 (Intro to Psych) AND one statistics course (MTH 120 or MTH 140)	PSYC 110L (Intro to Psychological Science & Lab)
PSY 201 (Personality)	PSYC 375 (Personality) – Menu A
PSY 215 (Social Psychology)	PSYC 255 (Social Psychology) – Menu A
PSY 216 (Abnormal Psychology)	PSYC 350 (Abnormal Psychology) – Menu A
Any additional PSY course will satisfy the LFC PSYC Elective requirement

An equivalent to our PSYC 110L (Introduction to Psychological Science & Lab) course
- PSY 100 (Intro to Psych) AND a statistics course (MTH 120 or MTH 140)
- The rules for AP credits are outlined here.
An equivalent to one of our “menu” courses
- Option A - PSY 201 (Personality) will satisfy PSYC 375 from LFC PSYC Menu A
- Option B - PSY 215 (Social Psychology) will satisfy PSYC 255 from LFC PSYC Menu A
- Option C - PSY 216 (Abnormal Psychology) will satisfy PSYC 350 from LFC PSYC Menu A
Any third psychology course as an “elective”
- Any additional PSY course will satisfy the LFC PSYC Elective requirement
- This course cannot satisfy any additional “menu” options

Sociology and Anthropology

Elgin Community College	Lake Forest College
ATR 120* ATR 220* SOC 100*	SOAN 110
CRJ 231 Any ATR course** EXCEPT ATR 120 or 220 Any SOC course EXCEPT SOC 100	Counts as 200-level elective, only two fulfill major requirements (see above)

*Students can only receive major credit for ONE of these courses.
**No methods course can replace Lake Forest College SOAN methods courses.

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

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