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Purpose: This curriculum is designed to prepare students for either employment in civil engineering or the construction industry as a technician or to provide a broad foundation for those individuals who wish to continue their education. Specialization is achieved through the selection of courses for the technical elective requirement. Graduates may seek employment as civil, structural, land planning CAD operators and civil or construction engineering technicians.
| First Year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | ||||
| 1 CIV | 171 | Surveying I | 3 | |||
| DRF | 201 | Computer Aided Drafting and Design I | 4 | |||
| EGR | 115 | Engineering Graphics or | ||||
| DRF | 165 Architectural Blue-Print Reading | 2-3 | ||||
| CSC | 110 | Introduction to Computing | 3 | |||
| ENG | 111 | College Composition I | 3 | |||
| 2 PED | 116 | Lifetime Fitness & Wellness | 1 | |||
| STD | Elective | 1 | ||||
| 1 CIV | 172 | Surveying II | 3 | |||
| 1 CIV | 225 | Soil Mechanics | 2 | |||
| 1 CIV | 226 | Soil Mechanics Laboratory | 1 | |||
| DRF | 202 | Computer Aided Drafting & Design II | 4 | |||
| 3 MTH | 166 | Precalculus with Trigonometry | 5 | |||
| 4 ___ | Social Science Elective | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits/Semester | 17-18 | 18 | ||||
| Second Year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | ||||
| ARC | 122 | Architectural Drafting II or | ||||
| DRF | 203 Computer Aided Drafting & | |||||
| Design III (Land Development Desktop) | 3 | |||||
| ARC | 133 | Construction Methodology & Procedures I | 3 | |||
| DRF | 260 | Computer Applications for Surveyors and | ||||
| Technicians (Land Development Desktop) | 3 | |||||
| EGR | 130 | Statics & Strength of Materials or | ||||
| 5Technical Elective | 5 | |||||
| 2 PED | /RPK | 1 | ||||
| ARC | 225 | Site Planning & Technology | 3 | |||
| 1 CIV | 210 | Structural Systems or | ||||
| 5 Technical Elective | 5 | |||||
| 1 CIV | 228 | Concrete Technology | 2 | |||
| 1 CIV | 229 | Concrete Lab | 1 | |||
| 6 HIS | 101 | History of Western Civilization I | 3 | |||
| 7 SPD | Elective | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits/Semester | 15 | 17 | ||||
Total credits for the A.A.S. Degree in Engineering Technology with a Specialization in Civil 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 classes are offered only on the Alexandria Campus.
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 MTH 163-164, Precalculus I-II, may be substituted for MTH 166.
4 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 HIS 101-102 or HIS 111-112.
5 Technical elective must be approved by faculty advisor. Acceptable courses include ARC 200, ART 121, BLD 231, DRF 195/295, DRF 233, or HRT 246.
6 Or select HIS 102, 111-112, 255, or 256 with approval of faculty advisor.
7 The SPD elective may be selected from the following: SPD 100, 110, 115, 126, and SPD 229.
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