2023-2024 Course Catalog

Associate in Engineering Science (AES) Degree (0003)

The Associate in Engineering Science degree is designed to provide the student with the general education, math, science and engineering courses required by the College of Engineering (COE) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) campus. Students who complete this sequence and are transferring to the COE at UIUC will be able to transfer as juniors. While the general education requirements listed will satisfy the requirements of most senior institutions, students should identify as early as possible the institutions to which they will be applying for transfer to determine the specific requirements of those institutions for the freshman and sophomore years. The sequence of courses should be carefully planned with assistance from an advisor with a specific four-year institution in mind.

The general education requirements listed below do not include all the courses prescribed by the IAI Core General Education Curriculum. Be aware that completing the AES Degree requirements will not automatically meet the general education requirements of most public and private colleges and universities in Illinois. The courses in this degree will lead to junior status in a major field, but students may need to complete additional general education requirements to achieve official junior status at the senior institution of their choice.

It is strongly recommended that students consult with their assigned Success Coach at Richland and with an academic advisor at their transfer institution. While not part of the Core Curriculum, foreign language competency may be required for Bachelor of Arts degrees.

Graduation Requirements

  1. Total Credit Hours: 68 credit hours in courses numbered 100 and above
  2. Cumulative Grade Point Average: 2.00 (‘C’) or better for all work applicable toward the degree that was completed at Richland
  3. Residency: 15 credit hours or more at Richland Community College

Additional Program Considerations

Students who begin in Spring may not finish in a two-year time frame.

Curriculum Requirements

Communications

Number of Courses Required: 2, Number of Credit Hours Required: 6.00. All courses required. ‘C’ or better required in both

ENGL 101Composition 1

3.0

ENGL 102Composition 2

3.0

Computer Science

Number of Courses Required: 1, Number of Credit Hours Required: 4.00

CS 251Object-Oriented Programming

4.0

Or

CS 281Adv. Object-Oriented Programming

4.0

Engineering

Number of Courses Required: 3, Number of Credit Hours Required: 11.00

ENGR 110Engineering Graphics

3.0

ENGR 211Statics

4.0

ENGR 212Dynamics

4.0

Mathematics

Number of Courses Required: 4, Number of Credit Hours Required: 17.00

MATH 121Calculus & Analytic Geometry 1

5.0

MATH 122Calculus & Analytic Geometry 2

4.0

MATH 221Calculus & Analytic Geometry 3

4.0

MATH 230Differential Equations

4.0

Physical Science

Number of Courses Required: 5, Number of Credit Hours Required: 21.00

CHEM 131General Chemistry 1

4.0

CHEM 132General Chemistry 2

5.0

PHYS 151Mechanics and Wave Motion

4.0

PHYS 152Electricity and Magnetism

4.0

PHYS 153Thermodynamics and Modern Physics

4.0

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Number of Courses Required: 2, Number of Credit Hours Required: 6.00

ECON 231Macroeconomics

3.0

ECON 232Microeconomics

3.0

Humanities and Fine Arts

Number of Courses Required: 1, Number of Credit Hours Required: 3.00

AFAM 103African-American Experience through the Arts

3.0

AFAM 104African-American Experience Through Literature

3.0

AFAM 120African American Experience

3.0

AFAM 140African American Women

3.0

ART 100Art Appreciation

3.0

ART 171Primitive to Medieval Art

3.0

ART 172Renaissance to Rococo Art

3.0

ART 173Neo-Classical Art to the Present

3.0

CHIN 202Intermediate Chinese 2

4.0

ENGL 115Introduction to Literature

3.0

ENGL 124Introduction to Fiction

3.0

ENGL 126Introduction to Poetry

3.0

ENGL 140Introduction to Film Art

3.0

ENGL 160Literature and Gender

3.0

ENGL 162Children's Literature

3.0

ENGL 201American Literature to 1900

3.0

ENGL 202American Literature in 20th Century

3.0

ENGL 240Film and Literature

3.0

ENGL 241Film History

3.0

ENGL 251English Literature to 1800

3.0

ENGL 252English Literature 19th-20th Century

3.0

ENGL 253Introduction to Shakespeare

3.0

ENGL 280Non-Western Literature

3.0

GERM 202Intermediate German 2

4.0

HIST 111European Civ to Reformation

4.0

HIST 112European Civ: The Modern Era

4.0

HIST 201Or & Dev of Imp China & Japan

4.0

HIST 202Modern East Asia

4.0

HIST 270History of Non-Western Civilization: China

4.0

HIST 271History of Japan

4.0

HUMAN 104Introduction to Latin American Culture and Civilization

3.0

HUMAN 106Cultures of Islamic Middle East

3.0

HUMAN 112Leadership Development through the Humanities

3.0

MUSIC 100Music Appreciation

3.0

MUSIC 180Non-Western Music

3.0

MUSIC 190Introduction to American Music

3.0

PHIL 100Critical Thinking

3.0

PHIL 110Introduction to Philosophy

3.0

PHIL 120Introduction to Ethics

3.0

PHIL 210Introduction to World Religions

3.0

PHIL 215Asian Philosophy

3.0

PHIL 230Philosophy of Religion

3.0

SIGN 105Deaf Culture

3.0

SIGN 202American Sign Language 4

4.0

SPAN 202Intermediate Spanish 2

4.0

THTRE 150Theatre Appreciation

3.0

THTRE 210Theatre History

3.0

Suggested Course Sequence

Fall Semester

CHEM 131General Chemistry 1

4.0

ENGL 101Composition 1

3.0

ENGR 110Engineering Graphics

3.0

MATH 121Calculus & Analytic Geometry 1

5.0

Spring Semester

CHEM 132General Chemistry 2

5.0

ENGL 102Composition 2

3.0

MATH 122Calculus & Analytic Geometry 2

4.0

PHYS 151Mechanics and Wave Motion

4.0

Humanities/Fine Arts

Elective

Fall Semester

ECON 231Macroeconomics

3.0

ENGR 211Statics

4.0

MATH 221Calculus & Analytic Geometry 3

4.0

PHYS 152Electricity and Magnetism

4.0

CS 251Object-Oriented Programming

4.0

Or

CS 281Adv. Object-Oriented Programming

4.0

Spring Semester

ECON 232Microeconomics

3.0

ENGR 212Dynamics

4.0

MATH 230Differential Equations

4.0

PHYS 153Thermodynamics and Modern Physics

4.0

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