Oakton students can transfer to Lake Forest College
Agreements
Benefits
Oakton students will benefit from personalized academic planning from both institutions early in their college career.
The goal of the Guaranteed Admission Program is to create a seamless and successful transition for transfer students intending to complete their baccalaureate degree at Lake Forest College.
Students indicate their intention to participate in the program by filling out this form at the time of their application to Lake Forest College. This form should be submitted at least one year in advance of your first semester at Lake Forest College. Guaranteed admission students are subject to the same admission and degree requirements, as well as the same academic policies governing all other Lake Forest College and Oakton students.
Instructions: Meet with your counselor at Oakton College to verify eligibility to apply.
Submit the Guaranteed Admission Participation Form form linked below along with the application for admission. Please note that Lake Forest College does not charge an application fee. You may email the form to us at naughton@lakeforest.edu or mail the form to the College at: Office of Admissions Lake Forest College 555 N. Sheridan Rd. Lake Forest, IL 60045
Complete the application for admission to Lake Forest College. (Submit official transcripts from all colleges or universities in addition to other documents listed on the Lake Forest College undergraduate application no later than one year before you intend to transfer to Lake Forest College.
Submit the form linked above to Lake Forest College at the time you complete the application for admission. Please note that Lake Forest College does not charge an application fee. You may email the form to us at naughton@lakeforest.edu or mail the form to the College at: Office of Admissions Lake Forest College 555 N. Sheridan Rd. Lake Forest, IL 60045
This agreement offers Oakton College students Dual Enrollment during the summer terms at Lake Forest College prior to earning their Associate’s degrees at Oakton College. Students must meet all of the requirements outlined in this agreement to guarantee their admission and enrollment at Lake Forest College.
Benefits
Students will track their progress towards both their associate’s and bachelor’s degrees by working with their counselors at Oakton College and Lake Forest College each semester.
During the Dual Enrollment program, Lake Forest College will provide advisement to students to discuss academic program requirements and transfer credit policies.
Oakton students will be guaranteed a $20,000 scholarship upon meeting the prescribed curriculum and the 3.25 GPA minimum.
Oakton students will also meet with an assigned Career Advancement Center advisor at least once during their time in the program.
Lake Forest will also provide official transcripts showing transferable coursework for the receipt of each updated Oakton college official transcript.
Students may qualify for lower-tiered pricing for summer courses at Lake Forest College provided that the student submit their FAFSA to Lake Forest’s Financial Aid Office.
Students may participate in Residence life and college life at Lake Forest while enrolled at Oakton.
Eligibility to transfer into more than 40 majors at Lake Forest.
Criteria
In order to qualify for the Lake Forest Dual Enrollment Agreement, a student must:
Apply to the program within their first year of enrollment at Oakton College.
Remain in the program through the receipt of their associate’s degree.
Enroll in and maintain full-time status (at least 12 semester hours) for entry into their Lake Forest College degree program within three years of initial enrollment at Oakton.
Maintain a 3.25 on a 4.0 scale on all transferable course work taken at Oakton.
Take a minimum of one course (4 semester hours), up to a maximum of two courses (8 semester hours) each summer term at Lake Forest College while concurrently attending Oakton, where the initial course(s) at Lake Forest must be within the first academic year of enrollment at Oakton.
Next Steps
Meet with your Oakton Academic Advisor to confirm eligibility.
Eligible Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) students will receive either a $30,000 - $34,000 scholarship with a GPA of 3.75+. The maximum amount of merit-based scholarship is $36,000. Students will be evaluated at the end of every academic year at the College. Pathway Scholars are required to maintain a 2.0 GPA.
Pathways
Benefits
This program is a 2+2 transfer program with guaranteed admission for accepted students. No additional application is required.
If a student is admitted to the Pathway Scholars program, an additional admission application is not needed at the time of transfer.
Admitted students will receive a guaranteed $36,000 scholarship.*
Pre-advising during your time at Oakton by Lake Forest College faculty on course selection.
Advising from our Career Advancement Center staff on internships, and career opportunities.
Early registration for classes during the initial registration period.
Students earning a 3.6 GPA or higher in their first semester will have the option of selecting a fifth course for free in the second semester.
Pathway Scholar recognition on their Lake Forest College transcript.
Criteria
meet a prescribed curriculum (please see transfer guide) and have a minimum 3.25 GPA for consideration.
have completed their associate of arts degree or 60 transferable semester hours
What is it?
Oakton students who seek to major in environmental studies and have completed their associate of arts degree or 60 transferable semester hours are eligible for the Pathway Scholars: Environmental Studies program.
Benefits
Admitted students will receive a guaranteed $36,000 scholarship.*
Pre-advising during your time at Oakton by Lake Forest College faculty on course selection.
Advising from our Career Advancement Center staff on internships, and career opportunities.
Early registration for classes during the initial registration period.
Students earning a 3.6 GPA or higher in their first semester will have the option of selecting a fifth course for free in the second semester.
Pathway Scholar recognition on their Lake Forest College transcript.
Application
If a student is admitted to the Pathway Scholars program, an additional admission application is not needed at the time of transfer.
Students should discuss the pursuit of this Transfer Pathway to Lake Forest College for the Bachelors of Environmental Science, while they are in the first year of their coursework in order to help them plan for transfer.
Participation Details
This program is a transfer program with guaranteed admission for accepted students. No additional application is required. Students must meet a prescribed curriculum(please see transfer guide)and have a minimum 3.25 GPA for consideration.
Oakton students who seek a minor in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies and have completed their associate of arts degree or 60 transferable semester hours are eligible for the Pathway Gender, Sexuality, and Women;s Studies Scholars program. **
Benefits
This program offers with guaranteed admission for accepted students. No additional application is required. Students must meet a prescribed curriculum (please see transfer guide) and have a minimum 3.25 GPA for consideration.
If a student is admitted to the Pathway Scholars program, an additional admission application is not needed at the time of transfer.
Admitted students will receive a guaranteed $36,000 scholarship.*
All Pathway Humanities Scholars are eligible for a Guaranteed Internship.
Pre-advising during your time at Oakton by Lake Forest College faculty on course selection.
Advising from our Career Advancement Center staff on internships, and career opportunities.
Early registration for classes during the initial registration period.
Students earning a 3.6 GPA or higher in their first semester will have the option of selecting a fifth course for free in the second semester.
Pathway Scholar recognition on their Lake Forest College transcript.criteria
This program is a transfer program with guaranteed admission for accepted students. No additional application is required. Students must meet a prescribed curriculum (please see transfer guide) and have a minimum 3.25 GPA for consideration.
Lake Forest College will support up to 15 Pathways Humanities Scholars who are interested majoring in the humanities and have completed their associate of arts degree or 60 transferable semester hours at Oakton. Academic areas of focus include American Studies, Communication, English, History, Latin American and Latinx Studies, Modern Languages and Literatures, Music and Philosophy, and Theater
Benefits
Admitted students will receive a guaranteed $36,000 scholarship
This program is a transfer program with guaranteed admission for accepted students. No additional application is required.
All Pathway Humanities Scholars are eligible for a Guaranteed Internship.
Pre-advising during your time at Oakton by Lake Forest College faculty on course selection.
Advising from our Career Advancement Center staff on internships, and career opportunities.
Early registration for classes during the initial registration period.
Students earning a 3.6 GPA or higher in their first semester will have the option of selecting a fifth course for free in the second semester.
Pathway Scholar recognition on their Lake Forest College transcript.
