CLC's Intersession, Summer Session offer many transferable courses

Looking for an economical, time-efficient way to speed up your progress toward a four-year degree? The College of Lake County's Intersession (May 17 to June 3) and eight-week Summer Session (June 6 to July 30) offer a range courses that transfer to four-year programs. Current CLC students, as well as those attending other colleges and returning home for the late spring and summer, can choose among courses offered online, in field study trips and at the Grayslake, Lakeshore (Waukegan) and Southlake (Vernon Hills) Campuses.

Earn 7 credits in Natural History of Selected Areas (BIO 128), Creative Writing II (ENG 224) and Experience in the Out-of-Doors (PED 229), taught on location in the beautiful Mt. Rogers National Recreation Area in the Virginia mountains. The field study trip runs from May 22 through June 5. Find out more at http://www.clcillinois.edu/programs-and-classes/degrees-and-certificates/field-study-trips/travel-study/appalachian-trail.

Learn to paint plein aire (outdoors) in Door County, Wis., and earn 2 credits for Watercolor I (ART 128) and Watercolor II (ART 220) from June 1-5. For details, visit http://www.clcillinois.edu/programs-and-classes/degrees-and-certificates/field-study-trips/travel-study/door-county-plein-aire-painting.

Explore the geology and natural beauty of Southern Wisconsin July 16-25 and earn 3 credits in Field Geology (ESC 226). For more information, visit http://www.clcillinois.edu/programs-and-classes/degrees-and-certificates/field-study-trips/travel-study/wisconsin.

In addition to field study trips, the many transferable online and classroom-based courses range from liberal arts to business to science and mathematics. Courses offered at all three campuses include English Composition I (ENG 121), Fundamentals of Speech (CMM 121) and Introduction to Psychology (PSY 121). College students home for the summer are eligible to have pre-requisites waived for many CLC courses.

CLC's Summer Session tuition and fees for in-district residents are $129 per credit hour, typically one-fourth the cost of a four-year state university (see www.clcillinois.edu/docs/default-source/depts/pub/recruiting-publications/clc_plus_2.pdf). To view Intersession and Summer Session offerings and learn more about how to become a student, visit www.clcillinois.edu/summer.