Degree Requirements

(Total Minimum Credits Required: 68)

Students should check with an Engineering advisor at College of DuPage and consult the Transfer Guide at http://www.cod.edu/programs/engineering/transfer.aspx.

Each candidate for an Associate in Engineering Science (A.E.S.) degree shall:

• Select courses to complete the required 68 credits from:
  • Essential prerequisite courses totaling 36 to 40 credit hours;
  • Engineering specialty courses totaling 8 to 23 credit hours;
  • General education core requirement courses totaling 9 to 18 credit hours;
  • Additional elective coursework¹ to bring the total for the degree to 68 credit hours. 
• Satisfy graduation requirements for all associate degrees.
• Earn no credit with a satisfactory/fail grade option.
• Earn no more than 42 credits for the Communication, Physical and Life Sciences, Mathematics, Humanities and Fine Arts, and Social and Behavioral Sciences categories by demonstrated competence through the Advanced Placement Program (AP), designated course-specific subject examinations of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), and the College of DuPage Proficiency Through an Instructor Program.

Essential Prerequisite Courses - 36 to 40 credit Hours

Mathematics - 18 Credits

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
MATH 2231	Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (M1 900-1)	5
MATH 2232	Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (M1 900-2)	5
MATH 2233	Calculus and Analytic Geometry III (M1 900-3)	4
MATH 2270	Differential Equations	4
Total Credits		18

Chemistry - 5 Credits

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
CHEMI 1551	Principles of Chemistry I (P1 902L)	5
Total Credits		5

Physics - 10 to 14 Credits

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required
PHYSI 2111	Physics for Science and Engineering I (P2 900L)	5
PHYSI 2112	Physics for Science and Engineering II	5
Optional
PHYSI 2115	Physics for Science and Engineering III	4
Total Credits		10-14

Computer and Information Science - 3 to 4 Credits

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
CIS 2485	C++ for Science and Engineering	3-4
or CIS 2541	C++ Language Programming
Total Credits		3-4

Engineering Speciality Courses - 8 to 23 credit hours

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Engineering
ENGIN 1101	Engineering Graphics and Design
ENGIN 2201	Statics
ENGIN 2202	Dynamics
ENGIN 2203	Mechanics of Materials
ENGIN 2205	Engineering Thermodynamics
ENGIN 2207	Engineering Economy
ENGIN 2210	Circuit Analysis I
ENGIN 2213	Introduction to Digital Systems
ENGIN 2220	Circuit Analysis II
ENGIN 2223	Microcontrollers
Other Sciences
Biology
BIOLO 1151	Principles of Biological Science (L1 910L)
Chemistry
CHEMI 1552	Principles of Chemistry II
CHEMI 2551	Organic Chemistry I
CHEMI 2552	Organic Chemistry II
Total Credits		8-23

General Education Courses - 9 to 18 credit hours

Communication - 6 credits

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
ENGLI 1101	English Composition I 2	3
ENGLI 1102	English Composition II 2	3
Total Credits		6

Humanities and Fine Arts - 0 to 9 credits

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Humanities
Chinese
CHINE 2202	Intermediate Chinese II (H1 900)
English
ENGLI 1130	Introduction to Literature (H3 900)
ENGLI 1150	Short Fiction (H3 901)
ENGLI 1151	Novel (H3 901)
ENGLI 1152	Poetry (H3 903)
ENGLI 1153	Drama (H3 902)
ENGLI 1154	Film As Literature (HF 908)
ENGLI 1157	Children's Literature (H3 918)
ENGLI 1158	Bible As Literature (H5 901)
ENGLI 1159	Greek Mythology (H9 901)
ENGLI 1161	Multicultural Literatures of the U.S. (H3 910D)
ENGLI 1165	Literature, Gender, and Sexualities (H3 911D)
ENGLI 2220	British Literature to 1800 (H3 912)
ENGLI 2221	British Literature From 1800 Through The Present (H3 913)
ENGLI 2223	American Literature From the Colonial Period to the Civil War (H3 914)
ENGLI 2224	American Literature From the Civil War to the Present (H3 915)
ENGLI 2226	World Literature (H3 907)
ENGLI 2227	Modern European Literature (H3 907)
ENGLI 2228	Shakespeare (H3 905)
ENGLI 2262	Non-Western Literature (H3 908N)
French
FRENC 2202	Intermediate French II (H1 900)
FRENC 2251	Conversation and Composition I (H1 900)
FRENC 2252	Conversation and Composition II (H1 900)
German
GERMA 2202	Intermediate German II (H1 900)
GERMA 2251	Conversation and Composition I (H1 900)
GERMA 2252	Conversation and Composition II (H1 900)
History
HISTO 1110	Foundations of the European World (H2 901)
HISTO 1120	Europe in the Modern World (H2 902)
HISTO 1160	World Civilization Since 1300 (H2 907)
HISTO 2205	History of Asia (H2 903N)
HISTO 2220	History and Culture of China (H2 903N)
HISTO 2225	History and Culture of Russia (H2 908)
HISTO 2230	History and Culture of Japan (H2 908)
HISTO 2235	20th Century World History (H2 903N)
HISTO 2245	History and Culture of England (H2 908)
Humanities
HUMNT 1102	Introduction to Humanities: Ideas and Values (H9 900)
HUMNT 1103	Introduction to World Mythology (H9 901)
HUMNT 1104	Women in Arts: Cultural and Artistic Expressions of Gender (HF 907D)
HUMNT 1105	Humanities Beyond the U.S. & Europe (HF 904N)
HUMNT 1110	The Arts and Cultural Diversity (HF 906D)
HUMNT 1120	Introduction to Medical Humanities (H9 900)
HUMNT 1150	Intersections of Humanities, Math, And Science (H9 900)
Italian
ITALI 2202	Intermediate Italian II (H1 900)
Japanese
JAPAN 2202	Intermediate Japanese II (H1 900)
Korean
KOREA 2202	Intermediate Korean II (H1 900)
Motion Picture/Television
MPTV 1154	Film As Literature (HF 908)
Philosophy
PHILO 1100	Introduction to Philosophy (H4 900)
PHILO 1110	Ethics (H4 904)
PHILO 1116	Environmental Ethics (H4 904)
PHILO 1120	Logic (H4 906)
PHILO 1125	Critical Thinking (H4 906)
PHILO 1150	World Religions (H5 904N)
PHILO 2010	Ancient Philosophy (H4 901)
PHILO 2011	Early Modern Philosophy (H4 902)
PHILO 2150	Philosophy of Religion (H4 905)
PHILO 2155	Asian Thought (H4 903N)
Religious Studies
RELIG 1100	Introduction to Religion (H5 900)
RELIG 1110	Introduction to the Bible: Old Testament (H5 901)
RELIG 1120	Introduction to the Bible: New Testament (H5 901)
RELIG 1150	World Religions (H5 904N)
RELIG 2155	Asian Thought (H4 903N)
RELIG 2160	Judaism, Christianity and Islam (H5 901)
Russian
RUSSI 2202	Intermediate Russian II (H1 900)
Spanish
SPANI 2202	Intermediate Spanish II (H1 900)
SPANI 2206	Spanish for Heritage Speakers I (H1 900)
SPANI 2208	Spanish for Heritage Speakers II (H1 900)
SPANI 2251	Conversation and Composition I (H1 900)
SPANI 2252	Conversation and Composition II (H1 900)
Fine Arts
Art
ART 2213	Art Histories Since 1950 (F2 902)

Social and Behavioral Sciences - 0 to 9 credits

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Anthropology
ANTHR 1000	Introduction to Anthropology (S1 900N)
ANTHR 1100	Cultural Anthropology (S1 901N)
ANTHR 1105	Practical Anthropology (S1 904D)
ANTHR 1130	People and Cultures of the World (S1 904D)
ANTHR 1200	Discovering Archaeology (S1 903)
ANTHR 1400	Race, Sex and Human Evolution (S1 902)
Economics
ECONO 2200	Principles of Economics (S3 900)
ECONO 2201	Macroeconomics and the Global Economy (S3 901)
ECONO 2202	Microeconomics and the Global Economy (S3 902)
Geography
GEOGR 1100	Western World Geography (S4 901)
GEOGR 1105	Eastern World Geography (S4 902N)
GEOGR 1120	Economic Geography (S4 903N)
GEOGR 1130	Cultural Geography (S4 900N)
History
HISTO 1130	History of the United States to 1865 (S2 900)
HISTO 1140	History of the United States Since 1865 (S2 901)
HISTO 2210	History and Culture of Africa (S2 907N)
HISTO 2215	History and Culture of South Asia (S2 916N)
HISTO 2242	African-American History (S2 923D)
HISTO 2260	United States History Since 1945 (S2 901)
Political Science
POLS 1100	Introduction to Political Science (S5 903)
POLS 1101	American Politics (S5 900)
POLS 1105	State and Local Politics (S5 902)
POLS 2203	Comparative Politics (S5 905)
POLS 2220	World Politics (S5 904N)
Psychology
PSYCH 1100	General Psychology (S6 900)
PSYCH 2230	Developmental Psychology: Childhood and Adolescence (S6 903)
PSYCH 2233	Developmental Psychology: Adolescence (S6 904)
PSYCH 2235	Developmental Psychology: Adulthood (S6 905)
PSYCH 2237	Developmental Psychology: The Life Span (S6 902)
PSYCH 2240	Social Psychology (S8 900)
Sociology
SOCIO 1100	Introduction to Sociology (S7 900)
SOCIO 1120	Sociology of Sex, Gender and Power (S7 904D)
SOCIO 2210	Social Problems (S7 901)
SOCIO 2215	Race and Racism in America (S7 903D)
SOCIO 2220	Sexual Relationships, Marriage & Family (S7 902)

Notes 

¹

If needed, select remaining elective courses from IAI General Education, Essential Prerequisite Courses and Engineering Specialty Courses to reach 68 credits.

²

Grade of C or higher required.

Courses listed under Essential Prerequisite Courses and Engineering Specialty Courses, as well as the A.E.S. degree, will transfer from COD based on criteria set by each baccalaureate degree-granting institution. Check with an advisor at College of DuPage and your transfer institution for the appropriate choices in Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Fine Arts for transfer to a chosen program of study.

Biology may be required for Bio-Engineering majors. See a Student Success Counselor for help in choosing the correct biology course.