Architecture and Construction Technology • Associate in Applied Science
OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAM
Total Credit Hours: 62
Colleague Code: AAS.ACT
Curriculum Code: ACT 210
Recommended Course Sequence:
First Semester: ACT 113, ACT 124, CAD 151, EGL 101 or EGL 104
Second Semester: ACT 120, ACT 134, CAD 152, EGL 102 or EGL 105, TEM 103 or Math selection
Third Semester: ACT 201, ACT 202, CAD 153, TES 206, PHY 101
Fourth Semester: ACT 203, ACT 234, POS 101 or POS 201, ESI 101, Elective
Program Information:
- Students should complete ACT 100 or have equivalent in high school.
- Designed to prepare students in drafting skills that will enable them to become members of the architecture engineering team.
- Designed to train students in supervisory and administrative techniques for work in construction and related fields.
- This applied science program of study must be taken in its entirety to meet degree requirements.
- Career cluster includes architectural or engineering drafting techniques, specification writer; design aide; construction estimator; sales in real estate, building materials and appliance fixtures; and a background for trades personnel, supervisors and contractors.
For Program Information Contact:
Business and Technologies Department at 217.786.2381 or 217.786.2406 or see an academic advisor.
Required General Education Courses (16-18 credits)
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Composition I or |
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Career Communications I |
3 credits |
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Composition II or |
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Career Communications II |
3 credits |
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General Physics I |
4 credits |
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Introduction to American Politics or |
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State and Local Government |
3 credits |
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Vocational-Technical Math or |
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any MAT course number 100 or higher |
3-5 credits |
Required Program Courses (29 credits)
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Architectural and Construction History |
3 credits |
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Introduction to Building Construction |
4 credits |
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Architectural Construction Documents I |
5 credits |
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Architectural Construction Documents II |
4 credits |
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Utilization of Concrete and Masonry |
3 credits |
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Wood, Steel and Aluminum Structures |
3 credits |
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Architectural Specifications and Mechanical-Electrical Systems |
3 credits |
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Architectural Construction Documents III |
4 credits |
Required Program Support Courses (17 hours)
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Fundamentals of Computer-Aided Drafting |
3 credits |
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Advanced Computer-Aided Drafting |
3 credits |
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Architectural Computer-aided Drafting |
3 credits |
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Employability Skills |
2 credits |
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Mechanics of Materials |
3 credits |
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Elective |
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3 credits |
Recommended elective: CWE 101
The following courses will be offered in the fall semester only: ACT 113, ACT 124, ACT 201, ACT 202 and CAD 153. The following courses will be offered in the spring semester only: ACT 120, ACT 134, ACT 203 ACT 234 and CAD 152.