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ASSOCIATE IN ENGINEERING SCIENCE DEGREE (AES)

SPECIFIC DEGREE REQUIREMENTS [TRANSFER]

The Associate in Engineering Science (AES) degree is designed to provide students with the foundation for transferring to a four-year college or university. The transfer plans of study provide recommended coursework that will help prepare a student for continued education in their selected field of study.

In addition to the General Requirements for a degree listed in the current College Catalog, candidates for the Associate in Engineering Science (AES) degree must complete at least 61 credit hours of Transfer Credit (TC) courses with the following requirements, maintaining an overall grade point average of 2.00.  See the General Transfer Information page in current Catalog for more information on transferring including information on the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI). All students must complete the specific degree requirements in effect for the AES degree according to the Catalog of Record listed in their academic records.

REQUIREMENTS

COURSE OPTIONS

A.     ENGLISH/COMMUNICATION

(6 credit hours)

  1. ENGL 110 (required)

  2. Additional 3 credit hours from ENGL 111; COMM 110 or COMM 212

B.     SOCIAL SCIENCE/ HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS

(12 credit hours)

A minimum of one course must be taken in a Social Science and a minimum of one course must be taken in the Humanities/Fine Arts.

  1. SOCIAL SCIENCE

    a. Economics: ECON 110, 111
    b. Geography: GEOG 112, 116, 118, 200
    c. History: HIST 117, 118, 201, 202, 231
    d. International Studies: INTST 130, 134^, 140
    e. Political Science: POLSC 115, 119, 120, 122, 124
    f. Psychology: PSY 110, 202, 210*, 220
    g. Sociology: SOC 110, 114, 120, 213, 218*, 219

  2. HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS
    a. Art: ART 110, 142, 150, 151, 152
    b. Dance: DANCE 115
    c. Film: FILM 110, 111
    d. Foreign Language: ARA 211 or FR 211 or ITAL 211 or SPAN 211
    e. History: HIST 111, 112
    f. Humanities: HUMAN 123, 124 or 125, 250
    g. International Studies: INTST 132 or 133, 134^
    h. Literature: LIT 110, 111, 115, 117, 119, 120, 122, 124, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216
    i. Mass Communication: MCOMM 224
    j. Music: MUS 148, 149, 150
    k. Philosophy: PHIL 110, 111, 112, 115, 116
    l. Theatre: THTRE 110 or 111

*Either PSY 210 or SOC 218 satisfies IAI requirements (cannot count both)

^INTST 134 can count as either a Humanities/Fine Arts or a Social Science

C.    MATHEMATICS

(16 credit hours)

  1. MATH 222, 223, 224, 250
    See Math flow chart 2021

D.    LABORATORY SCIENCES

(14 credit hours)

  1. CHEM 130; PHYS 211, 212, 213

E.     REQUIRED ENGINEERING COURSE

(1 credit hour)

  1. ENGR 110

F.     ENGINEERING ELECTIVES

(minimum 8 credit hours of any of the following)

  1. ENGR 113, 230, 240, 241, 242, 251, 252, 253

G.    MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE or ENGINEERING ELECTIVE(S)
(minimum 4 credit hours of any of the following)

  1. BIOL 160 or 161

  2. CHEM 132, 220, 230

  3. MATH 230

  4. ENGR 113, 230, 240, 241, 242, 251, 252, 253

  5. PHYS 214

Note: Students intending to transfer to Southern Illinois University or Northern Illinois University may benefit from obtaining the Associate in Science (AS) degree. See an Engineering advisor for details.

While a foreign language is not required for graduation at ICC, students are strongly advised to check the requirements of the program at the college or university to which they intend to transfer.

ICC’s courses approved by the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) are posted on the itransfer website: www.itransfer.org. While a foreign language is not required for graduation at ICC, students are strongly advised to check the requirements of the program at the college or university to which they intend to transfer.