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Your pathway to CU Engineering, made seamless!

The University of Colorado Boulder offers multiple pathways for Colorado Community College students aligned with the CCCS Associate of Engineering Science (AES) degrees now offered. Students can take advantage of a clear, transparent pathway that aligns with all CU Boulder engineering degree programs listed below in these approved pathways.

Currently, the University of Colorado Boulder's College of Engineering and Applied Science offers the most AES pathways of any engineering program in Colorado!  

Below is a list of the degrees offered. Use the drop-down to view the degree requirements and links to CU Boulder engineering departments.

Note: These degree pathways are offered at participating Colorado Community Colleges. Any student interested in these degree pathways must check with their academic advisor at their community college to apply for this degree. 

This is a multi-major pathway that applies to all degree programs not specifically articulated by major.
Note: this pathway does not guarantee a specific number of credit hours to be completed once a student transfers to CU Boulder, as this pathway contains multiple majors. 

Please check with CU Engineering (CEASadmissions@colorado.edu) for any questions regarding this pathway.

General AES Degree Requirements

This pathway maps directly to our degree in architectural engineering. Students should expect 68 credit hours remaining at CU Boulder to complete this degree, after completing these requirements. 

Note: This pathway creates exceptions in our normal ArchE curriculum where students would be taking co-requisite courses that are normally prerequisites at CU Boulder in the junior and senior year of this curriculum. This results in students taking senior design to be the team lead in only construction, structures, or electrical, and would not have the ability to be team leads in mechanical, or lighting, due to prerequisite courses being taken concurrently in those areas.  

Architectural Engineering AES Degree Requirements

This pathway maps directly to our degree in civil engineering. Students should expect 67 credit hours remaining at CU Boulder to complete this degree, after completing these requirements. 

Civil Engineering AES Degree Requirements

This pathway maps directly to our degree in electrical engineering.  Students should expect 68 credit hours remaining at CU Boulder to complete this degree, after completing these requirements. 

Electrical Engineering AES Degree Requirements

This pathway maps directly to our degree in electrical & computer engineering. Students should expect 68 credit hours remaining at CU Boulder to complete this degree, after completing these requirements. 

Computer Engineering AES Degree Requirements

This pathway maps directly to our degree in mechanical engineering. Students should expect 67 credit hours remaining at CU Boulder to complete this degree, after completing these requirements. 

Mechanical Engineering AES Degree Requirements