Associate in Engineering Science
Program Overview
These requirements apply to students who first enrolled for Fall 2025 or later. Students who first enrolled prior to Fall 2025 should obtain the appropriate sheet of requirements from a Student Development Center.
Completion of the Associate in Engineering Science degree does not fulfill the requirements of the Illinois General Education core curriculum. After transfer, AES students will need to complete the general education requirements of the institution to which they transfer.
No more than two GEG and two HST courses (except HST 105) may be used to fulfill the General Education requirements.
Program Requirements
Communications
2 courses
Hours Required: 6
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 101 | Composition I 1 | 3 |
| ENG 102 | Composition II 1 | 3 |
- 1
A grade of C or better is required.
Mathematics
Hours Required: 15
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MTH 200 | Calculus I | 5 |
| MTH 201 | Calculus II | 5 |
| MTH 202 | Calculus III | 5 |
Computer Science
Computer Science elective should be chosen based on engineering specialty and requirements of institution to which students transfer.
Hours Required: 4
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CSC 121 | Computer Science I | 4 |
Physical and Life Sciences
Hours Required: 15
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CHM 121 | General Chemistry I | 5 |
| PHY 201 | General Physics I-Mechanics | 5 |
| PHY 202 | General Physics II-Electricity and Magnetism | 5 |
Humanities and Fine Arts
Minimum of 3 hours required from this category.
One 3 credit-hour + course is required for graduation and must be from either the Humanities/Fine Arts or the Social Behavioral Sciences. An additional Humanities/Fine Arts course may be required at the transfer institution.
Hours Required: 3
Humanities
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| FRN 202 | Intermediate French II | 4 |
| FRN 210 | Introduction to French Literature | 3 |
| GER 202 | Intermediate German II | 4 |
| GER 210 | Introduction to German Literature + | 3 |
| HST 105 | Great Ideas of World Civilizations | 3 |
| or HUM 105 | Great Ideas of World Civilizations | |
| HUM 104 | Introduction to Middle Eastern Civilizations + | 3 |
| HUM 120 | Classical Mythology | 3 |
| HUM 125 | World Mythology + | 3 |
| JPN 202 | Intermediate Japanese II | 4 |
| LIT 105 | Poetry | 3 |
| LIT 115 | Fiction | 3 |
| LIT 208 | Non-Western Literature + | 3 |
| LIT 210 | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 |
| LIT 219 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| LIT 220 | Japanese Literature in Translation + | 3 |
| LIT 221 | American Literature, Colonial Days to Civil War | 3 |
| LIT 222 | American Literature: Civil War to Present | 3 |
| LIT 223 | Multicultural American Literature + | 3 |
| LIT 224 | Women in Literature + | 3 |
| LIT 231 | English Literature to 1800 | 3 |
| LIT 232 | English Literature 1800-1914 | 3 |
| PHI 101 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
| PHI 105 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHI 115 | Ethics | 3 |
| PHI 120 | Social and Political Philosophy | 3 |
| PHI 160 | Non-Western Philosophy + | 3 |
| PHI 205 | Religions of the World + | 3 |
| PHI 215 | Religion in America + | 3 |
| PHI 220 | Philosophy of Religion | 3 |
| PHI 231 | History of Philosophy--Ancient and Medieval | 3 |
| PHI 232 | History of Philosophy-Modern | 3 |
| SGN 202 | American Sign Language IV | 3 |
| SGN 210 | American Sign Language: Cultural Perspective + | 4 |
| SPA 202 | Intermediate Spanish II | 4 |
| SPA 210 | Introduction to Spanish Literature + | 3 |
- +
Meets the World Cultures and Diversity graduation requirement. One 3 credit-hour course is required for graduation.
Fine Arts
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ART 105 | Introduction to Visual Art | 3 |
| ART 114 | Introduction to Film | 3 |
| ART 130 | Ancient and Medieval Art | 3 |
| ART 131 | Gothic through Romantic Art | 3 |
| ART 132 | Modern and Contemporary Art | 3 |
| ART 133 | Non-Western Art + | 3 |
| MCM 200 | Film History + | 3 |
| MUS 103 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUS 104 | Introduction to American Music + | 3 |
| MUS 106 | Introduction to Jazz | 3 |
| MUS 120 | Introduction to Music Literature | 3 |
| THE 111 | Introduction to Theatre + | 3 |
| THE 121 | Ethnic Traditions in American Theatre | 3 |
- +
Meets the World Cultures and Diversity graduation requirement. One 3 credit-hour course is required for graduation.
Interdisciplinary Studies
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HUM 101 | Ancient through the Medieval West + | 3 |
| HUM 102 | Renaissance through the Modern West + | 3 |
| HUM 106 | The Cultures of Asia + | 3 |
| HUM 107 | The Cultures of Africa + | 3 |
| HUM 110 | Women and Creativity + | 3 |
| LIT 112 | Literature and Film | 3 |
- +
Meets the World Cultures and Diversity graduation requirement. One 3 credit-hour course is required for graduation.
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Minimum of 3 hours required from the category.
One 3 credit-hour course is required for graduation and must be from either the Humanities/Fine Arts or the Social Behavioral Sciences. An additional Social/Behavioral Science course may be required at the transfer institution.
Hours Required: 3
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ANT 101 | Introduction to Anthropology + | 3 |
| ANT 202 | Cultural Anthropology + | 3 |
| ANT 205 | Physical Anthropology | 3 |
| ANT 206 | Archeology + | 3 |
| ECO 200 | Introduction to Economics + | 3 |
| ECO 211 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECO 212 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| GEG 100 | Cultural Geography + | 3 |
| GEG 101 | World Regional Geography + | 3 |
| GEG 103 | The Developing World + | 3 |
| GEG 104 | The Developed World + | 3 |
| GIS 100 | Introduction to Geospatial Technologies | 3 |
| HED 202 | Human Sexuality + | 3 |
| HST 111 | American Experience to 1877 | 3 |
| HST 112 | American Experience Since 1877 | 3 |
| HST 121 | History of Mexico, Central and South America + | 3 |
| HST 141 | History of Western Civilization to 1650 | 4 |
| HST 142 | History of Western Civilization Since 1650 | 4 |
| HST 231 | History of the Middle East to 1453 | 3 |
| HST 232 | History of the Middle East 1453 to Present | 3 |
| HST 241 | History of China: Earliest Time through Ming Dynasty | 3 |
| HST 242 | History of China: From the Ching Dynasty to Present | 3 |
| HST 243 | Far East in the Modern World | 3 |
| HST 245 | The World Since 1945 | 3 |
| PSC 101 | American Politics and Government | 3 |
| PSC 220 | State and Local Government in the U.S. | 3 |
| PSC 250 | Comparative Politics + | 3 |
| PSC 270 | Global Politics + | 3 |
| PSC 280 | Non-Western Comparative Politics + | 3 |
| PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology + | 3 |
| PSY 216 | Child Psychology I | 3 |
| PSY 217 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 218 | Adult Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 228 | Psychology of Human Development | 3 |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology + | 3 |
| SOC 120 | Family in Contemporary Society + | 3 |
| SOC 205 | Social Problems + | 3 |
| SOC 215 | Introduction to Social Psychology + | 3 |
| SOC 230 | Sociology of Sex and Gender + | 3 |
| SOC 235 | Race and Ethnicity + | 3 |
- +
Meets the World Cultures and Diversity graduation requirement. One 3 credit-hour course is required for graduation.
Engineering
Specialty courses approved in consultation with the engineering department chair.
Hours Required: 16
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CHM 122 | General Chemistry II | 5 |
| CHM 204 | Organic Chemistry I | 5 |
| CHM 205 | Organic Chemistry II | 5 |
| CSC 122 | Computer Science II | 4 |
| CSC 211 | Introduction to C Programming and UNIX | 4 |
| CSC 214 | Java Programming | 4 |
| CSC 216 | Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis | 4 |
| CSC 217 | Assembler Programming and Machine Organization | 4 |
| EGR 100 | Introduction to Engineering | 1 |
| EGR 105 | Problem-Solving with Matlab and Excel | 1 |
| EGR 110 | Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering | 4 |
| EGR 120 | Engineering Graphics I (CAD) | 4 |
| EGR 210 | Analytical Mechanics - Statics | 3 |
| EGR 211 | Analytical Mechanics - Dynamics | 3 |
| EGR 212 | Mechanics of Solids | 3 |
| EGR 240 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
| EGR 265 | Circuit Analysis | 4 |
| EGR 295 | Independent Study in Engineering | 1-4 |
| MTH 203 | Linear Algebra | 4 |
| MTH 212 | Differential Equations | 3 |
| MTH 220 | Discrete Mathematics | 3 |
| PHY 203 | General Physics III-Thermal and Quantum Physics | 5 |
World Cultures and Diversity Requirement
One 3-credit hour course is required. Courses that fulfill this requirement may also be used to fulfill requirements the General Education category.
Select one course marked with a + from the above Groups.
Total Hours Required
Hours Required: 62