Facts
Student Life & Traditions
Transfer Credit
100

This is the city Colorado School of Mines is located

What is Golden?

100

This event involves celebrations to highlight spirit and traditions of Mines students current and past

What is Homecoming?

100

The best transferrable degree option to go to Colorado School of Mines

What is the Associate of Engineering Science (AES)?

200

The semester of when Mines Academy at ACC was launched

What is Spring 2026?  You all are the first!!!

200

The event that involves climbing up Mt. Zion with a 10-pound rock

What is the M Climb?

200

The number of credits do you need to be considered a transfer student at Mines

What is 12?

300

True or False: Mines only has engineering majors

What is false? They offer other math and science degrees, not just engineering!

300

To help celebrate 150 years of Mines, May 2024 graduates received a special new accessory to wear to Commencement inspired by a longtime Mines tradition.

What is a cowboy hat?  Known as the Mines Fat during commencement ceremonies 

300

The subject you primarily focus on in your AES degree

What is Math?

400

The mascot of Colorado School of Mines

What is an Oredigger?

400

This is the title of the Mines Fight Song

What is The Mining Engineer?

400

The GPA you need do you need to maintain to have the transfer path with Mines Academy

What is a 3.25 GPA?

500

This is the year Colorado School of Mines was founded

What is 1874?

500

The number of intercollegiate teams at Mines

What is 18?

500

True or false: Mines accepts CLEP credits

What is false?