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Purpose: This curriculum is designed to prepare students for employment in the construction industry as an engineering technician or for those individuals already employed who seek to expand their knowledge or skills. Occupational objectives include structural draftsman, construction supervisor or foreman, and civil engineering technician.
| First Year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | ||||
| ARC | 133 | Construction Methodology & | ||||
| Procedures I | 3 | |||||
| 1 CIV | 171 | Surveying I | 3 | |||
| CSC | 110 | Intro. to Computing or | ||||
| ETR | 106 Basic Programming Applied to | |||||
| Electrical/Electronic Calc. or | ||||||
| MEC | 127 Computer Prog. for Egr. Tech. | 2-3 | ||||
| 2 EGR | 115 | Engineering Graphics or | ||||
| ARC | 121 Architectural Drafting I | 2-3 | ||||
| ENG | 111 | College Composition I | 3 | |||
| 3 PED | 116 | Lifetime Fitness & Wellness | 1 | |||
| STD | Elective | 1 | ||||
| ARC | 134 | Construction Methodology & | ||||
| Procedures II | 3 | |||||
| 1 CIV | 172 | Surveying II | 3 | |||
| DRF | 152 | Engineering Drawing Fund. II or | ||||
| ARC | 122 Architectural Drafting II | 3 | ||||
| DRF | 201 | Computer Aided Drafting & Design I | 4 | |||
| 4 MTH | 166 | Precalculus with Trigonometry | 5 | |||
| Total Credits/Semester | 15-17 | 18 | ||||
| Second Year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | ||||
| 1 CIV | 225 | Soil Mechanics | 2 | |||
| 1 CIV | 226 | Soil Mechanics Lab | 1 | |||
| EGR | 130 | Statics & Strength of Materials | 5 | |||
| 3 PED/RPK | 1 | |||||
| PHY | 201 | General College Physics I | 4 | |||
| 5 ___ | Social Science Elective | 3 | ||||
| 1 CIV | 210 | Structural Systems | 5 | |||
| 1 CIV | 228 | Concrete Technology | 2 | |||
| 1 CIV | 229 | Concrete Lab | 1 | |||
| 5 ___ | Social Science Elective | 3 | ||||
| SPD | Elective | 3 | ||||
| 6 ___ | Technical Elective | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits/Semester | 16 | 17 | ||||
Total credits for the A.A.S. Degree in Engineering Technology with a Specialization in Civil Engineering Technology = 66-68.
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 DRF 151 may be substituted for EGR 115.
3 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, 208, 216 or 225. PED 116 is offered as both a 1-credit and a 2-credit course.
4 MTH 163-164 Precalculus I-II may be substituted for MTH 166.
5 The social science elective may be selected from the following: economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology (included anthropology).
6 Technical elective must be approved by faculty advisor.
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