Instructional Programs
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Purpose: This curriculum is designed to prepare students for employment in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Drafting technology fields. The degree also prepares individuals to transfer into a baccalaureate degree program in these fields.
| First Year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | ||||
| ARC | 121 | Architectural Drafting I | 3 | |||
| 1 CIV | 171 | Surveying I | 3 | |||
| ENG | 111 | College Composition I | 3 | |||
| ETR | 106 | Basic Prog. Applied to Electrical/ | ||||
| Electronic Calculations or | ||||||
| CSC | 110 Introduction to Computing | 2-3 | ||||
| 2 PED | 116 | Lifetime Fitness & Wellness | 1 | |||
| 3 ___ | Social Science Elective | 3 | ||||
| STD | Elective | 1 | ||||
| ARC | 133 | Construction Methodology & | ||||
| Procedures I | 3 | |||||
| DRF | 201 | Computer Aided Drafting & Design I | 4 | |||
| 4 MEC | 112 | Processes of Industry | 3 | |||
| 5 MTH | 166 | Precalculus with Trigonometry | 5 | |||
| 2 PED | /RPK | 1 | ||||
| Total Credits/Semester | 16-17 | 16 | ||||
| Second Year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | ||||
| CIV | 210 | Structural Systems | 5 | |||
| 6 EGR | 115 | Engineering Graphics | 2 | |||
| EGR | 130 | Statics and Strength of Materials | 5 | |||
| 3 ___ | Social Science Elective | 3 | ||||
| 7 SPD | Elective | 3 | ||||
| ARC | 122 | Architectural Drafting II | 3 | |||
| DRF | 140 | Technical Drawing | 3 | |||
| DRF | 202 | Computer Aided Drafting & Design II | 4 | |||
| MEC | 118 | Automated Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |||
| 8 PHY | 201 | General College Physics I | 4 | |||
| Total Credits/Semester | 18 | 17 | ||||
Total credits for the A.A.S. Degree in Engineering Technology = 67-68.
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 CIV 171 is offered only on the Alexandria and Manassas campuses.
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, 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 (included anthropology). Students planning to transfer should consider taking a two-semester sequence of a social science.
4 MEC 112 is offered only on the Annandale campus.
5 MTH 163-164, Precalculus I-II, may be substituted for MTH 166.
6 DRF 151 may be substituted for EGR 115.
7 The SPD elective may be selected from the following: SPD 100, 110, 115, 126, and SPD 229. 8Individuals planning to transfer to a Mechanical Engineering Technology baccalaureate program should take PHY 201-202.
Last revised: Monday, May-18-2015 10:26
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