Associate in Engineering Science (AES) Degree #1775

Degree Requirements for Associate in Engineering Science (AES)
The following sections list the program requirements to earn an Associate in Engineering Science degree at Rock Valley College. This degree is designed to provide graduates a smooth transition to a four-year baccalaureate engineering degree program. Students who complete the AES degree can transfer to an engineering program and complete a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in an additional two years of full-time study. However, this depends strongly on the requirements of the four-year institution. The student should identify his/her engineering major and target institution as soon as possible. The RVC Engineering Department (815) 921-3101 would be happy to discuss your decision, choices, and most effective options. Students who are unsure of a major in engineering may wish to pursue an Associate in Science (AS) degree. Although students completing an AS degree can complete all of the general education requirements at Rock Valley College, they may be required by the program prerequisites at the transfer school to take three years to complete the baccalaureate engineering program.

I.    College Requirements
    A. Semester Hours
    • A minimum of 65 credit hours completed as
        specified in the following sections.
    B. Grade-Point
    • A minimum cumulative grade-point average of
        2.0 (“C” average) in all course work taken
    • A “C” or better in each engineering specialty
        course and elective

II.     General Education Requirements
The completion of the AES degree does not fulfill all general requirements of the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) General Education Core Curriculum. Consequently, students must complete the remainder of their general education requirements at the institution to which they transfer. Given the rigor associated with most four-year engineering programs, this helps to provide students with more balanced semester course loads during their junior and senior years.
(AES) General Education Core            22 credits

AES Communications:                     9 credits
• ENG 101 - Composition I – 3 Credits
• ENG 103 - Composition II – 3 Credits
• SPH 131 - Fundamentals of Communication – 3 Credits
AES Social & Behavioral Sciences/Humanities & Fine Arts:     9 credits
(Please see page XX for complete list of General Education Core Curriculum - IAI approved courses.)
NOTE: Students are encouraged to complete a two-semester sequence in either the Social and Behavioral Sciences or the Humanities and Fine Arts categories. The Associate in Engineering Science (A.E.S.) requires only 22 general education credits. Students will complete general education credits at the transfer institution.

Students who plan on majoring in Industrial Engineering are required to take (IAI: S3 902) ECO 111- Principles of Economics:Micro. ECO-111 is permissible, but not required, for all other engineering majors.

You are required to select 1 course in either the Humanities and Fine Arts or the Social and Behavioral Sciences that emphasizes non-Western cultures of minority cultures within the United Sates.
AES Physical Science:                     4 credits
• CHM 101 – General Inorganic Chemistry – 4 Credits

AES Engineering Specialty Courses        32 Credits
The following courses are required for all students seeking the AES degree, regardless of the specific major branch of engineering desired

AES Calculus-based Physics:                 10 credits
• PHY 215 – Mechanics, Wave Motion, and
    Thermodynamics - 5 Credits
• PHY 225 – Electricity, Magnetism, Light, and
    Modern Physics – 5 Credits

AES Mathematics:                         20 credits
• MTH 135 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I - 5 Credits
• MTH 235 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry II - 4 Credits
• MTH 236 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry III - 4 Credits
• MTH 240 – Differential Equations - 3 Credits
• MTH 164 – The Computer in Mathematics, C/C++ - 4 Credits
AES Engineering & Technology:             2 credits
• EGR 101 – Introduction to Engineering - 2 Credits

AES Engineering Electives     11 – 13 Credits
The selection of the appropriate elective engineering courses to meet this requirement will depend on the student’s desired major/engineering discipline and the specific requirements of the intended transfer institution. Electives should be determined in consultation with an engineering advisor.

The abbreviations given below indicate the primary engineering disciplines from which the students may select a major field; the elective courses listed below appropriate to that discipline are marked with this abbreviation.
• Civil Engineering (CE) - 13 credits
• Electrical/Computer Engineering (EE) – 11 credits
• Industrial Engineering (IE) – 12 credits
• Chemical Engineering (ChE) – 12 credits
• Mechanical Engineering (ME) – 13 credits

COURSE TITLE    NUMBER    CH    DISCIPLINE
Engineering Graphics    EGR 135    4    CE ME
Statics    EGR 206*    3    CE IE ME
Dynamics    EGR 207*    3    CE IE ME
Elementary Mechanics of Deformable Bodies    EGR 221*    3    CE IE ME
Engineering Circuit Analysis    EGR 231*    3    EE
Digital Electronics    ECO 135    4    EE
Principles of Economics: Micro    ECO 111    3    IE
Computer Programming in C/C++    CIS 276*    4    EE
General Inorganic Chemistry with Qualitative Analysis    CHM 102*    4    ChE
Organic Chemistry I    CHM 220*    4    ChE
Organic Chemistry II    CHM 221*    4    ChE

* These courses have specific course prerequisites that are not shown above and may require additional credit hours to be taken by the student.