Drafting Design, AAS

Program Description

Channel your creativity as well as your mathematical, science and engineering skills into a career as a drafter. Using the latest industry software, students learn to create technical drawings that feature details, dimensions, materials and procedures used to build manufactured products, plus residential/commercial buildings and architectural drafting.

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Program Requirements

Prerequisites

Keyboarding skills.
Some classes have entry requirements not listed here.

Program Core Courses

Select one Architectural Drafting course from the list below

Select one Architectural Drafting REVIT course from the list below

Select one Manual Drafting course from the list below

Select one Portfolio course from the list below

Select one Sustainable Design course from the list below

Total Core Credits: 55

Program Supporting Courses

ART 101 - Design I: Two Dimensional
ART 228 - Design Drawing
Select 10 credits from the following
VICOM 105 - Introduction to Design Software Applications
VICOM 165 - InDesign Layout
BUSN 155 - Entrepreneurship
BUSN 238 - E-Marketing
SUST 175 - Food, Culture, & Politics
Any INT D courses
Any MMD courses
Any VICOM courses

Total Supporting Course Credits: 20

Related Instruction Courses

Communications Requirement

Select 1 course from the list below:

Computation Requirement

MATH- Any Math course 100 level or above

Human Relations Requirement

Select 1 course from the list below:

BUSN 160 - Human/Labor Relations
SOC 130 - American Diversity (BAS Integrated Design pathway)

Total Related Instruction Credits: 15

Total Program Credits: 90

Program Outcomes

Students will demonstrate the ability to use latest version of computer-aided design applications to produce accurate, mechanical, and architectural drawings.
Students’ work will reflect a high level of accuracy, and line weight control, and adhere to industry mechanical and architectural drafting standards.
Upon completion of the program student will have generated a portfolio that reflects a balance of diverse work that demonstrates their skills in both hand drawn and computer generated drawings.
Students will demonstrate effective verbal and written communication using vocabulary unique to the field of mechanical and architectural drawings.

Program Notes

This information does not substitute for meeting with a faculty adviser.
Students must achieve a minimum overall GPA of 2.0.
AAS degree programs emphasize preparation in specific job skills required for entry-level employment.
Not all classes are offered every quarter or at night.

General Requirements

Read the Associate Degree and Certificate Requirements.

Internal Coding

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Description	Drafting Design AAS
Academic Plan	DDTDDAPT
CIP Code	15.1301