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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.
| Credits | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | 231 | Computer Aided Drafting I | 3 | |||
| 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 | 18 | ||||
| Credits | ||||||
| Second Year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | ||||
| ARC | 133 | Materials/Methods of Constr. I | 3 | |||
| DRF | 232 | Computer Aided Drafting II | 3 | |||
| 5 EGR | 115 | Engineering Graphics | 2 | |||
| EGR | 130 | Statics & Strengths of | ||||
| Materials for Egr. Tech. | 5 | |||||
| 3 ___ | Social Science Elective | 3 | ||||
| 6 CIV | 115 | Civil Engineering Drafting | 3 | |||
| 6 CIV | 201 | Suburban Development | 3 | |||
| 4 CIV | 210 | Structural Systems | ||||
| or Technical Elective | 4-5 | |||||
| 7 MEC | 118 | Automated Manufacturing Tech. | 3 | |||
| 4 ___ | Technical Elective | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits/Semester | 16 | 16-17 | ||||
Total credits for the A.A.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology with a Specialization in Drafting = 65-67.
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 220, 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 Social science courses 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, EGR, ETR, or PHY prefixes. MEC 210 (which is offered only on Annandale Campus) may also be selected. Approval of your advisor is required.
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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