Mines Academy - coming Fall 2022!

The Mines Academy at Red Rocks Community College is an innovative partnership between Colorado School of Mines and RRCC that provides students who are interested in pursuing a degree at Mines the opportunity to become an Oredigger while at RRCC and transfer seamlessly into Mines. Applications will be available in Spring 2022.

Students in the Mines Academy will pursue the forthcoming Associate of Engineering Science (AES) degree. The AES degree is expected to launch Summer 2022.

See the complete list of academic programs on the Colorado School of Mines website.

Red Rocks Community College courses:

Science and Mathematics – 29 credits
MAT 201 - Calculus I (5)
MAT 202 - Calculus II (5)
MAT 204 - Calculus III (5)
MAT 261 - Differential Equations (4)
CHE 111 -  General College Chemistry I (5)
PHY 211 -  Physics I: Calculus-Based (5)

[Note: CHE 112 - General College Chemistry II and/or PHY 212 Physics II: Calculus-Based may also be required depending on chosen major]

Engineering

EGG 211 Statics, 3 credits
EGG 212 Dynamics, 3 credits

EGT 140 Introduction to Design and Engineering Applications Sequence (IDEA) - 3 credits

Philosophy and Communication – 6 credits
PHI 218 -  Environmental Ethics (3)
                                 AND
ENG 131 - Technical Writing (3)
                                  
Economics - 3 credits
ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3) OR ECO 202 - Principles of Microeconomics (3)

Humanities and Social Sciences – 3 credits (select one). Note RRCC might not offer each course every semester.
HIS 247 - Contemporary World History (3); OR
SOC 207- Environmental Sociology (3); OR
POS 225 - Comparative Government (3); OR
LIT 202 - World Literature after 1600

Other Electives - 6 credits
Foreign Language at 100 or 200 level (excluding conversational) and/or courses at the 200 level or above in literature, history, humanities, political science or social science.  (6)

Physical Education - 2 credits
This requirement is waived for students with DD 214 (veterans) or students 26 years of age or older. For others, 2 credit hours of Physical Education activity will meet the Mines 4 semester requirement of Physical Education.

Consult with an Academic Advisor regarding additional science requirements determined by individual CSM Majors.

For more information:
Red Rocks Community College
Advising Center
303.914.6255
Fax: 303.989.6919
advising@rrcc.edu

Colorado School of Mines
CSM Admissions
303.273.3220
Fax: 303.273.3509
www.mines.edu/Undergraduate_Admissions