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* 4  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* 3  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 3  Fulfills Natural Sciences FFC requirement
Social and Behavioral Science GE 3  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* 3  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 3  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 3  Fulfills Creative and Performing Arts FFC requirement
SBS/HUM/FA elective 3  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 1 
Second major/minor/elective course 1 
Total Semester Credits 4 

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 1 
Total Semester Credits 4 

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 1 
Total Semester Credits 4 

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 1 
Total Semester Credits 4 

Completion of BA Degree: 32 Credits