Associates in Engineering Sciences Course Plan
The Associate in Engineering Science (A.E.S.) degree is designed to complete the lower-division (freshman and sophomore) coursework required for a bachelor's degree in Engineering. Because engineering programs are highly structured and require extensive sequential coursework in mathematics, science, and engineering, some general education requirements are deferred until the junior and senior years.
Although the A.E.S. does not include the full Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) General Education Core Curriculum (GECC), students who transfer with at least 30 semester credit hours of college-level coursework may complete either the remaining IAI GECC requirements or the receiving institution's lower-division general education requirements after transfer.
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Associate in Engineering Science (A.E.S.)
Associate in Engineering Science (A.E.S.)
IAI Major Recommendations (19-38 semester credit hours)
MTH 912 - Differential Equations (3-4 semester credit hours)
PHY 911 - Calculus-based Physics for Engineers I and PHY 912 - Calculus-based Physics for Engineers II (8-10 semester credit hours)
Optional: EGR 913 Calculus-based Physics for Engineers III (3-4 semester credit hours)
CS 911 - Computer Science I (2-4 semester credit hours) in a structured modern language
Associate in Engineering Science (A.E.S.)
IAI Engineering Specialty Courses (6-16 semester credit hours)
EGR 941 - Engineering Graphics (3-4 semester credits) EGR 942 - Statics (2-3 semester credits) EGR 943 - Dynamics (2-3 semester credits) EGR 931 - Electrical Circuits (3 semester credits)
IAI GECC Recommendation (27-39 semester credit hours)
Since completion of the A.E.S. degree does not complete the Illinois General Education Core Curriculum, students will need to complete the general education requirements of the school to which they transfer.
Communication: 2 courses (6 semester credits)
Select a two-course sequence in writing (6 semester credits) with a grade of "C" or better - C1 900/R: and C1 901/R: Writing Course Sequence.
Mathematics: (11 to 13 semester credits)
Calculus I, II, III.
Physical and Life Sciences: (4 to 5 semester credits)
Chemistry I (with lab).
Humanities and Fine Arts: (0 to 9 semester credits)
If 2 courses are selected in a field, a two-semester sequence in the same discipline is recommended.
Social and Behavioral Sciences: (0 to 9 semester credits)
Select from Social and Behavioral Sciences
S3 902: Principles of Microeconomics (3 semester credits). (S3 902 is required in Industrial Engineering and recommended for other Engineering specialties).
If 2 courses are selected in a field, a two-semester sequence in the same discipline is recommended.
Additional courses recommended for various fields of engineering can be found at IAI Major Engineering Section.
Return to IAI Majors: Engineering.
Return to the Illinois Baccalaureate Majors' Recommendations (IAI Majors).