State Control Number: 37152
Program Code: ADD.AS
Program Length: 24 months
Approved for Federal Financial Aid: Yes
This curriculum leads to the Associate of Science Degree for employment in the AEC (Architectural/Engineering/Construction) and Design industries, and Public Works/Utilities. The program includes applications such as BIM (Building Information Modeling), CADD (Computer Assisted Design and Drafting), LEED (Leadership in
Energy & Environmental Design), 3D Printing, and traditional drafting methods and standards. This program is not designed to fulfill requirements for transfer to a university in Architecture. For baccalaureate or advanced degrees, see admission and transfer requirements for individual colleges and universities.
To earn this degree, complete the major coursework with “C” grades or better and all of the following graduation requirements:
- 60 minimum degree-applicable units (including a maximum 4 units of activity) and 12 degree-applicable units through VVC;
- the VVC General Education pattern;
- Information Competency; Global Citizenship; Kinesiology; and
- 2.0 minimum overall degree-applicable GPA.
Courses may be double-counted in the major and in a general education category. Courses counted in one AA/AS major may not be used in another AA/AS major.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ARCH 108 | Architectural Presentation | 3.0 |
| ARCH 250 | Introduction to REVIT for Architectural CAD | 3.0 |
| ENGD 101 | Introduction to Drafting | 3.0 |
| ENGD 103 | Blueprint Reading for Construction | 3.0 |
| ENGD 110 | Introduction to 2-D AutoCAD | 3.0 |
| ENGD 210 | Advanced 2-D Autocad | 3.0 |
| Total Units | 18 | |
Suggested Plan of Study
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| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Units | |
| ENGD 110 | Introduction to 2-D AutoCAD | 3.0 |
| ENGL 101.0 | English Composition and Reading 2 | 4.0 |
| VVC GE Category IIB – American Institutions | 3.0 | |
| VVC GE Category III – Humanities 4 | ||
| Degree Applicable Elective | 3.0 | |
| Units | 13 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGD 103 | Blueprint Reading for Construction | 3.0 |
| ENGD 210 | Advanced 2-D Autocad | 3.0 |
| MATH 105 | College Algebra | 4.0 |
| HLTH 102 | Contemporary Problems in Personal and Community Health 2 | 3.0 |
| VVC GE Category IVB – Communication & Analytical Thinking | 3.0 | |
| Units | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ARCH 250 | Introduction to REVIT for Architectural CAD | 3.0 |
| ENGD 101 | Introduction to Drafting | 3.0 |
| VVC GE Category IIA – Social & Behavioral Sciences | 3.0 | |
| Degree Applicable Elective | 7.0 | |
| Units | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ARCH 108 | Architectural Presentation | 3.0 |
| Degree Applicable Elective | 12.0 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Total Units | 60 | |
- 2
Double counts for General Education and Competency.
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Select a course that also fulfills Global Citizenship competency.