Instructional Programs
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Purpose: This curriculum is designed to provide individuals with skills, knowledge, and techniques to obtain employment as a drafter in any of the many architectural or engineering firms and other organizations requiring drafting and design professionals. This degree offers a broad range of drafting experiences. With technical electives each individual is offered the opportunity to emphasize a particular drafting area of interest.
Internships are available through Cooperative Education and students are encouraged to participate to complement academic preparation.
| First Year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | ||||
| ARC | 121 | Architectural Drafting I | 3 | |||
| CSC | 110 | Introduction to Computing or | ||||
| ETR | 106 Basic Prog. Applied to | |||||
| Electrical/Electronic Calculations | 2-3 | |||||
| ENG | 111 | College Composition I | 3 | |||
| 1 MTH | 166 | Precalculus with Trigonometry | 5 | |||
| 2 PED | 116 | Lifetime Fitness & Wellness | 1 | |||
| STD | Elective | 1 | ||||
| ARC | 122 | Architecture Drafting II | 3 | |||
| DRF | 201 | Computer Aided Drafting & Design I | 4 | |||
| DRF | 245 | Electronic Drafting | 2 | |||
| 2 PED | /RPK | 1 | ||||
| 3 ___ | Social Science Elective | 3 | ||||
| SPD | Elective | 3 | ||||
| 4 ___ | Technical Elective | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits/Semester | 15-16 | 19 | ||||
| Second Year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | ||||
| ARC | 133 | Materials/Methods of Constr. I | 3 | |||
| DRF | 202 | Computer Aided Drafting & Design II | 4 | |||
| 5 EGR | 115 | Engineering Graphics | 2 | |||
| EGR | 130 | Statics & Strength of Materials | 5 | |||
| 3___ | 3 | |||||
| 6 CIV | 115 | Civil Engineering Drafting | 3 | |||
| 6 CIV | 201 | Suburban Development | 3 | |||
| 4 CIV | 210 | Structural Systems or Tech. Elec. | 4-5 | |||
| 7 MEC | 118 | Automated Manufacturing Tech. | 3 | |||
| 4 ___ | Technical Elective | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits/Semester | 17 | 16-17 | ||||
Total credits for the A.A.S. Degree in Engineering Technology with a Specialization in Drafting = 67-69.
To graduate from a degree program, students entering NVCC Fall 1999 or later must demonstrate computer competency skills as described in the Degree Requirements section of the Instructional Programs of this catalog.
1 MTH 163-164, 6 cr., may be substituted for MTH 166.
2 The PED requirement may be met by one of the following options: PED 116, 2 cr.; PED 116, 1 cr. plus a PED activities course, 1 cr.; or PED 116, 1 cr. plus RPK 205, 207, 208, 216, or 225. PED 116 is offered as both a 1-credit and a 2-credit course.
3 The social science elective may be selected from the following: economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology (includes anthropology). Students planning to transfer should consider taking a two-semester sequence of a social science.
4 Technical electives may be selected from ARC, CIV, DRF, or ETR prefixes. MEC 210 (which is offered only on Annandale Campus) may also be selected.
5 DRF 151 may be substituted for EGR 115.
6 CIV 115 and CIV 201 are offered only on the Alexandria campus.
7 MEC 118 is offered only on the Annandale campus.
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