Engineering Pathways offers students interested in beginning their college education at College of DuPage with a streamlined transfer experience and guaranteed admission to The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign upon successful completion of program requirements.
Eligible Majors at UIUC
- Aerospace Engineering
- Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Bioengineering (requires 6 semesters after transfer to UIUC to complete major course sequencing)
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Computer Science and Bioengineering
- Computer Science and Physics
- Electrical Engineering
- Engineering Mechanics
- Environmental Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Neural Engineering (requires 6 semesters after transfer to UIUC to complete major course sequencing)
- Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering
- Physics
- Systems Engineering and Design
Note: Chemical Engineering and CS+X majors (except BIOE and PHYS) are not administered by Grainger Engineering and not included in the guarantee for Engineering Pathways. If you are interested in these majors please speak with your Engineering Pathways advisor about your options.
Fall 2025 Applicants
- Application filing period is pending January 2025.
- Admissions Decisions: Fully completed applications will be reviewed. If accepted, students must respond to offer email by required deadline.
Program Requirements
Follow the Engineering Pathways plan of study.
- Earn a B or better in each required course
- Maintain a 3.5 GPA overall and in technical coursework*
- Participate in mandatory advising and programming
- Communicate with advisors using @dupage.edu email
*Technical coursework includes chemistry, computer science, math, physics, and engineering.
Contact Information
Rio Saucedo
Engineering Pathways Program
Contact me if you have any questions about getting started.
Email: pathways@cod.edu
Office Phone: (630) 942-2396