Colorado Community College Transfer Students

Mines partners with community colleges in Colorado to create transfer pathways into engineering and science majors at Mines.  Through the Associate of Engineering Science degree, Associate of Science degree or other transfer pathway, you can complete courses required for our core curriculum and sometimes additional approved courses.

Core Curriculum

The Core Curriculum is required of all majors at Mines. Consult the table below to learn about course equivalencies.

Math, Basic Sciences and Computing

CCCS Equivalent Courses

1. MAT 2410 (Calculus 1) – 5 Credit Hours

2. MAT 2420 (Calculus 2) – 5 Credit Hours

3. MAT 2430 (4 Credit Hours) or 2431 (Calculus 3) – 5 Credit Hours

4. MAT 2560 (3 Credit Hours), 2561 or 2562 Differential Equations (4 Credit Hours)

5. CHE 111 (College Chemistry) – 5 Credit Hours

6. PHY 2111 (Physics 1) – 5 Credit Hours

7. CSC 1060 (Computer Science 1) – 4 Credit Hours

Culture and Society

CCCS Equivalent Courses

1. PHI 2018 (Environmental Ethics, 3 credit hours) and either ENG 1022 (English Composition 2, 3 credit hours) or ENG 1031 (Technical Writing 1, 3 credit hours)

2. HIS 2015 (20th Century World History) – 3 Credit Hours
or
SOC 2007 (Environmental Sociology) –  3 Credit Hours
or
PSC 2025 (Comparative Government) – 3 Credit Hours
or
LIT 2002 (Word Lit. after 1600) – 3 Credit Hours

3. See list of approved courses

Success and Wellness

CCCS Equivalent Courses

1. Waived for students who have completed 30 or more hours at a prior college or university

2. Majority of PED, DAN, OUT 1000-2000 level courses – 1 Credit Hour or HWE 1050 (3 Credit Hours), HWE 1062 (3 Credit Hours), HWE 1003 (1 Credit Hour)

Design and Innovation

CCCS Equivalent Courses

1. EGT 1110 (Introduction to Design and Engineering Applications) – 3 Credit Hours
or
EGG 1040 (Engineering Projects ) – 3 Credit Hours

*Currently, only Red Rocks Community College (EGT1110) and Front Range Community College (EGG1040) have been approved to offer courses that satisfy the EDS department learning outcomes for this course at Mines.

Mines plans to host faculty workshops to facilitate faculty development at other CCCS institutions to ensure that those courses are satisfactory for transfer to Mines for EDNS151 credit.

Additional Core Requirements

The new core curriculum at Mines requires two additional courses which must be completed at Mines.

Success and Wellness

CSM202 – Introduction to Student Well-Being at Mines  – 1.0 credits

Economics

EBGN321 – Engineering Economics – 3.0 credits