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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. o AMER 110: Introduction to American Studies is only offered every other academic year. o 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. o 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. o 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)

Biology

McHenry County College	Lake Forest College
BIO 157 and BIO 158	Bio 120 and a Bio 13X/14X
CHM 165	Chem 115
CHM 166	Chem 116
MAT 171 or MAT 175	Math 110

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

McHenry County College	Lake Forest College
BIO 157*	BIOL 120
CHM 165	CHEM 115
CHM 166	CHEM 116
CHM 265	CHEM 220
CHM 266	CHEM 221
MAT 175	MATH 110
MAT 245	MATH 111
PHY 280 OR PHY 291	PHYS 110
PHY 281 OR PHY 292	PHYS 111

*NOTES

Although it is not required, it is recommended to take additional biology courses above BIO 157.
No McHenry 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

McHenry County College	Lake Forest College
CHM 165: General Chemistry I	CHEM 115: Chemistry I
CHM 166: General Chemistry II	CHEM 116: Chemistry II
CHM 265: Organic Chemistry I	CHEM 220: Organic Chemistry I
CHM 266: Organic Chemistry II	CHEM 221: Organic Chemistry II

General notes:

Other chemistry courses (CHM 115: Chemistry and Society, CHM 164: Introductory Chemistry, CHM170: Survey of Organic and Biochemistry) do not count toward the Lake Forest College Chemistry major.
A maximum of four (4) courses from MCC in chemistry may be used toward a Lake Forest College Chemistry major or minor. A maximum of four non-chemistry courses from MCC may be used toward a Lake Forest College Chemistry major (these include Calculus I and II (MAT 175 & 245) as well as two semesters of physics (either General Physics I & II (PHY 280 & 281) or Principles of Physics I & II (PHY 291 & 292).

Economics, Business, Finance

McHenry County College Class	Lake Forest College Department Credit
MAT 171 Calculus for Business/Social Science OR MAT 175 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I	MATH 110 Calculus
No class meets requirements for Lake Forest’s MATH 160	MATH 160 Math Methods (Business only)
ECO 251 Microeconomics AND ECO 252 Macroeconomics	ECON 110 Principles of Economics*
MAT 220 Statistics	BUSN/ECON/FIN 130 Applied Statistics
MKT 110 Principles of Marketing	BUSN 225 Marketing Theory
ACC 151 Financial Accounting	BUSN 230 Financial Accounting
ACC 250 Intermediate Accounting I AND ACC 251 Intermediate Accounting II	BUSN 330 Intermediate Accounting
ACC 152 Management Accounting	BUSN 331 Managerial Accounting
No classes fulfill Lake Forest’s FIN 210 requirement	FIN 210 Financial Management
BUS 235 Business Ethics	PHIL 203 Business & Professional Ethics

* Students can request credit for ECON 110 with only ECO 2201 OR ECO 2202.

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

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

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

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

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.

Neuroscience

McHenry County College	Lake Forest College
BIO 157 (Fundamental Biology) AND BIO 158 (Evolution & Biodiversity)	BIOL 120L (Organismal Biology & Lab)
CHM 165 (General Chemistry I)	CHEM 115L (General Chemistry I & Lab)
CHM 166 (General Chemistry II)	CHEM 116L (General Chemistry II & Lab)
PSY 151 (Intro to Psych) AND One statistics course (MAT 120 or MAT 220)	PSYC 110L (Intro to Psychological Science & Lab)

General Transfer Guidelines for four-year college and university and community college transfers:
Using transfer courses and/or AP scores, students may satisfy the following 4 fundamental courses for the NEUR major at Lake Forest College. In order to transfer, a course must be completed with a C- or better. If you have questions about specific transfer courses or requirements, please contact the chair of the neuroscience program.

To satisfy the BIOL 120L requirement, you must transfer:

at least two laboratory-based general biology courses (see specific courses below)

To satisfy the CHEM 115L requirement, you must transfer:

a first laboratory-based general chemistry course (the first in a two-course sequence)

To satisfy the CHEM 116L requirements, you must transfer:

a second laboratory-based general chemistry course (the second in a two-course sequence)

To satisfy the PSYC 110L requirement, you must transfer:

an intro to psychology course (or an AP Psych score of 5) AND a basic statistics course (or an AP Stats score of 4 or 5)

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.

Psychology

McHenry County College	Lake Forest College
PSY 151 (Intro to Psych) AND one statistics course (MAT 120 or MAT 220)	PSYC 110L (Intro to Psychological Science & Lab)
PSY 265 (Social Psychology)	PSYC 255 (Social Psychology) – Menu A
PSY 275 (Abnormal Psychology)	PSYC 350 (Abnormal Psychology) – Menu A
PSY 280 (Theories of Personality)	PSYC 375 (Personality) – Menu A
Any additional PSY course will satisfy the LFC PSYC Elective requirement

1. An equivalent to our PSYC 110L (Introduction to Psychological Science & Lab) course

PSY 151 (Intro to Psych) AND a statistics course (MAT 120 or MAT 220)
The rules for AP credits are outlined here.

2. An equivalent to one of our "menu" courses

Option A - PSY 265 (Social Psychology) will satisfy PSYC 225 from LFC PSYC Menu A
Option B - PSY 275 (Abnormal Psychology) will satisfy PSYC 350 from LFC PSYC Menu A
Option C - PSY 280 (Theories of Personality) will satisfy PSYC 375 from LFC PSYC Menu A

3. 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/Anthropology (SOAN)

McHenry County College	Lake Forest College
ANT 151* ANT 170* SOC 151*	SOAN 110
CJS 120 Any ANT course** EXCEPT ANT 151 or 170 Any SOC course EXCEPT SOC 151	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

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

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