Additional Offerings
This course is also offered during the semesters listed above.

Course Cost

Semester: Fall 2025
Credit Hours: 3.0
Some sections may include additional fees
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Fall 2025
Credit
3.0

This course is designed to provide an introduction to science, the earth sciences, and to acquaint the student with earth systems. Emphasis is on geology, meteorology, climatology, geomorphology and environmental change, with lesser emphasis on the principles of astronomy and oceanography.

Note: Students enrolling in ESC100 are not required to enroll in ESC101 (lab). However, those students needing a 4 semester-hour lab science for transfer purposes may wish to concurrently enroll in ESC100 and ESC101.

IAI: P1 905

Status Days Times Location Instructor Books / Materials Ticket # CRN
Open MW 8:00am-9:15am
Course Location

Sugar Grove Campus, Science Building, Room 234

Sugar Grove Campus
Waubonsee Community College
Route 47 at Waubonsee Drive
Sugar Grove, IL 60554-9454
(630) 466-7900

Schulze, Karl Available Soon
261ESC100.001
Open TTh 8:00am-9:15am
Course Location

Sugar Grove Campus, Science Building, Room 234

Sugar Grove Campus
Waubonsee Community College
Route 47 at Waubonsee Drive
Sugar Grove, IL 60554-9454
(630) 466-7900

Schulze, Karl Available Soon
261ESC100.002
Open MW 9:30am-10:45am
Course Location

Aurora Downtown, Room 343

Aurora Downtown Campus
Waubonsee Community College
18 S. River St.
Aurora, IL 60506-4134
(630) 801-7900

Staff Available Soon
261ESC100.003
Open TTh 9:30am-10:45am
Course Location

Sugar Grove Campus, Science Building, Room 236

Sugar Grove Campus
Waubonsee Community College
Route 47 at Waubonsee Drive
Sugar Grove, IL 60554-9454
(630) 466-7900

Voorhees, David Available Soon
261ESC100.004
Open W 9:30am-10:45am
Course Location

Sugar Grove Campus, Science Building, Room 236

Sugar Grove Campus
Waubonsee Community College
Route 47 at Waubonsee Drive
Sugar Grove, IL 60554-9454
(630) 466-7900

Voorhees, David Available Soon
261ESC100.950


A blend of face-to-face class meetings in a traditional classroom and online. Required face-to-face class meetings are Wednesdays 9:30 a.m.- 10:45 a.m.

Open F 9:30am-10:45am
Course Location

Sugar Grove Campus, Science Building, Room 236

Sugar Grove Campus
Waubonsee Community College
Route 47 at Waubonsee Drive
Sugar Grove, IL 60554-9454
(630) 466-7900

Staff Available Soon
261ESC100.951


A blend of face-to-face class meetings in a traditional classroom and online. Required face-to-face class meetings are Fridays 9:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m.

Open MW 11:00am-12:15pm
Course Location

Sugar Grove Campus, Science Building, Room 234

Sugar Grove Campus
Waubonsee Community College
Route 47 at Waubonsee Drive
Sugar Grove, IL 60554-9454
(630) 466-7900

Weiss, Fred Available Soon
261ESC100.005
Open MW 12:30pm-1:45pm
Course Location

Sugar Grove Campus, Science Building, Room 234

Sugar Grove Campus
Waubonsee Community College
Route 47 at Waubonsee Drive
Sugar Grove, IL 60554-9454
(630) 466-7900

Weiss, Fred Available Soon
261ESC100.006
Open W 6:00pm-8:15pm
Course Location

Aurora Downtown, Room 343

Aurora Downtown Campus
Waubonsee Community College
18 S. River St.
Aurora, IL 60506-4134
(630) 801-7900

Staff Available Soon
261ESC100.600
Meets between: Sep. 15-Dec. 12
Open -
Course Location

Online

Instruction occurs exclusively online, through the Canvas learning management system, for the duration of the course. Online courses are delivered in an asynchronous manner, which means that students learn from instruction, such as prerecorded video lessons and assigned learning tasks, that is not delivered in-person or in real-time.

Voorhees, David Available Soon
261ESC100.920
Open -
Course Location

Online

Instruction occurs exclusively online, through the Canvas learning management system, for the duration of the course. Online courses are delivered in an asynchronous manner, which means that students learn from instruction, such as prerecorded video lessons and assigned learning tasks, that is not delivered in-person or in real-time.

Schulze, Karl Available Soon
261ESC100.922
Open -
Course Location

Online

Instruction occurs exclusively online, through the Canvas learning management system, for the duration of the course. Online courses are delivered in an asynchronous manner, which means that students learn from instruction, such as prerecorded video lessons and assigned learning tasks, that is not delivered in-person or in real-time.

Weiss, Fred Available Soon
261ESC100.924