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Construction Technology
Degree & Certificate Requirements

 
 

 

Degree - Total Units = 61

Units in Major Course Work = 46

Additional Elective Units = 15

Certificate = 46 Units

This curriculum prepares students for entry-level employment in the carpentry trade. Award of specific apprenticeship credit will depend on the employer, local union regulations, aptitude of student as well as curriculum completed. Under normal circumstances, credit for partial fulfillment of apprenticeship requirements can be attained.

First Semester (Fall)

Course #

Title Units
CONS 53 Materials of Construction 3
CONS 71 Woodworking 3
CONS 151 Carpentry Practices I 6
INDE 1 Career Planning for Industrial Technology 1
MATH 100 Technical Applications of Mathematics 3
     

Second Semester (Spring)

Course #

Title Units
CONS 72 Cabinet Making 3
CONS 152 Carpentry Practices II 6
CONS 155 Residential Electrical 3
ENGL 190* Reading & Writing II 4
     

Third Semester (Fall)

Course #

Title Units
CONS 154 Residential Plumbing 3
CONS 178 Building Codes & Standards 3
ENGR 119 Blueprint & Spc. Reading (Architectural) 2
WELD 70 Beginning Welding 3
     

Fourth Semester (Spring)

Course #

Title Units
CONS 52 Residential Estimating 3
------------- *General Education Courses 12
 
  Suggested Electives from the following:

BUAD 10 Introduction to Business 3
CONS 73 Furniture & Cabinet Finishing 3
CONS 74 Trim & Detail Finishing 3
CONS 94 Worksite Learning for Construction Tech. 1-4
CONS 150 Introduction to Residential Construction 3
OAS 51 Keyboarding I-Beginning Typing 3
 
     
Recommended Course Sequence for Certificate:
     

First Semester (Fall)

Course #

Title

Units
CONS 53 Materials of Construction 3
CONS 71 Woodworking 3
CONS 151 Carpentry Practices I 6
INDE 1 Career Planning for Industrial Technology 1
MATH 100 Technical Applications of Mathematics 3
     

Second Semester (Spring)

Course #

Title

Units
CONS 72 Cabinetmaking 3
CONS 152 Carpentry Practices II 6
CONS 155 Residential Electrical 3
ENG 190 Reading & Writing 4
     

Third Semester (Fall)

Course #

Title

Units
CONS 154 Materials of Construction 3
CONS 178 Building Codes & Standards 3
ENG 119 Blueprint & Spec. Reading (Architectural) 2
WELD 70 Beginning Welding 2
     

Fourth Semester (Spring)

Course #

Title

Units
CONS 52 Residential Estimating 3
 
* The general education requirement includes English Composition. The Diesel Technology student should choose one of the following to satisfy the English requirement: ENGL 191 and two of the following courses: ENGL 192, ENGL 193 or ENGL 194 or equivalent.
     


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