A.A. with Secondary Education - Humanities, Behavioral/Social Sciences or Arts Pre-Major to B.A. in Secondary Education English

Transfer to National Louis University

Be sure to meet with your academic advisor to make transfer plans.

First Year at Oakton College

Semester One

Course Number

Course Name/Type

Semester
Credits

EGL 101

Composition I

3

EDN 101

Introduction to Education

3

Choose One: PHL 106, 205, 215, or 231

Ethics, World Religions, Asian Philosophy, or Modern and Contemporary Philosophy

3

Choose One: ANT 102 or PSC 101

Introduction to Social & Cultural Anthropology or American Government

3

Choose One

Humanities/Fine Arts Course

3

Total Semester Credit Hours

15

Semester Two

Course Number

Course Name/Type

Semester
Credits

EGL 102

Composition II

3

EDN 180

Diversity in School & Society

3

MAT 131

Elementary Statistics

4

EGL 141

Introduction to Children's Literature

3

Choose One: EGL 221, 222, 223

American Literature I, American Literature II, or Contemporary American Literature

3

Total Semester Credit Hours

16

Second Year at Oakton College

Semester One

Course Number

Course Name/Type

Semester
Credits

SPE 103

Effective Speech

3

EDN/PSY 201

Educational Psychology (includes 12 pre-clinical hours)

3

Choose One: BIO 101 or BIO 106

Introduction to Life Science or Introduction to Environmental Science

4

Choose One: ANT 102 or PSC 101

Introduction to Social & Cultural Anthropology or American Government

3

Choose One: EGL 231, 232, 234

British Literature I, British Literature II, or Introduction to Shakespeare

3

PSY 204

Adolescent Psychology

3

Total Semester Credit Hours

16

Semester Two

Course Number

Course Name/Type

Semester
Credits

EDN 280

Educating Exceptional Learners (includes 20 pre-clinical hours)

3

Choose One: EGL 130, 131, 134, 135

Intro to Global Literature, Multicultural Literature in the US, Intro to African American Literature, Intro to Native American Literature

3

Choose One: EAS 100, 121, or 205

Introduction to Earth Science (lab), Physical Geography, Environmental Geology

3-4

Choose One: HIS 111, or HIS 112

US History to 1877 or US History from 1877

3

Choose One

Art, Performing Arts or Modern Language Course

3

Total Semester Credit Hours

15/16

Total Credit Hours needed for Transfer

62

Total Credit Hours taken at Oakton

62/63

 Total semester credit hours needed for A.A. Degree: 62 (=93 quarter)

National Louis University, Health Care Leadership


Course Number


Course Name/Type


Quarter
Credits

EAL 400

Educational Foundation for Learning English as an Additional Language

5

ENG 425

Literary Criticism & Analysis

5

EDU 351

Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment Middle/Secondary Education

5

EAL 412

Linguistic Consideration for Learning to Read in a New Language

5

SEC 401

Methods of Teaching English in Middle & Secondary Education

5

SEC 405

Methods of Teaching Literacy in Middle & Secondary Education

5

SEC 411

Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Secondary Education

5

ENG 301

Advanced English Composition

5

ENG 300 or ENG 310

American Literature to 1865 or American Literature 1865 to present

5

ENG 320 or ENG 340

Latinx Literature or Black Diaspora

5

Choose a Minimum of 29 Quarter Hours

Additional Minor(s), Concentration(s), or Electives

29

SEC 470

Student Teaching in Secondary Education

10

Quarter Hours at NLU:

89

Total Quarter Hours for Bachelors:

180.5