Engineering Pathways offers qualifying CLC students guaranteed admission to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Grainger College of Engineering.
How does the program work?
Students must complete CLC Engineering Pathways program of study (PDF), maintaining a 3.5 GPA (with all A’s and B’s) in those courses and a 3.5 cumulative GPA for all classes taken at CLC and all technical coursework (including chemistry, computer science, math, physics, and engineering). Students are expected to complete all courses in which they enroll; dropping/withdrawing or failing to earn a B or better in a required course will jeopardize program standing. Note that all Pathway students start with the same curriculum their freshman year, 1st semester: MTH 145 (Calc I) and CHM 121 (Chemistry I) regardless of a student’s AP scores. Students must also enroll full-time (12 or more semester hours). It is recommended that students complete the College of Lake County Associate in Engineering Science (AES) degree (PDF).
The College of Lake County and UIUC will each assign students a transfer advisor to assist with course selection and registration, as well as offer general guidance until their transfer to UIUC.
Students completing the program successfully at CLC are guaranteed admission to The Grainger College of Engineering at UIUC. An estimated 90-100% of students are placed into their first or second choice of departmental majors. Students are not obligated to attend UIUC, and can enroll simultaneously in other guaranteed transfer programs (like T.A.G. for UIC, or G.A.P. for Northern Illinois University). Other area Engineering schools offer articulated transfer agreements with CLC Engineering.
Rob Twardock
Instructor/Department Chair, Engineering
847/543-2903
eng491@clcillinois.edu