Lake Forest College Pathway Scholars: Women's and Gender Studies

What is it?

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. **

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.

Benefits

• 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.

Application

If a student is admitted to the Pathway Scholars program, an additional admission application is not needed at the time of 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.

Pathway Scholar Programs at Lake Forest College

*Please note that eligible Phi Theta Kappa students will receive either a $30.000 Phi Theta Kappa scholarship or a $34,000 PTK scholarship with a GPA of 3.75+. The special Pathway designation and benefits listed below for either the Pathway Environmental Studies, or the Pathway Humanities, or Pathway Business, Economics, or Finance Scholars. 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.

Schedule an appointment with an Academic Advisor

Contact

Lake Forest

Melissa Naughton
Director of Transfer Admissions
847-735-5009
naughton@lakeforest.edu/

Office of Admissions
555 N Sheridan Rd
Lake Forest, IL 60045
admissions@lakeforest.edu

Oakton Academic Advising

Des Plaines campus
1600 E. Golf Road, Room 1861
847.635.1700

Skokie campus
7701 N. Lincoln Ave., Room A100
847.635.1400

advising@oakton.edu

Hours
Monday - Thursday
8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

The College is closed on Friday, Saturday and Sunday during the summer (late May through mid-August.)