This program will provide students with the opportunity to study the managerial and technological facets of the residential and commercial construction industry. By combining technical instruction concerning construction with management concepts, the program will prepare students to take on a supervisory role in the field. It will develop their understanding of current building codes, construction materials and processes, principles of design, and construction safety.

In the classroom, laboratory and field, students will be introduced to the fundamentals of design, building construction and the basic engineering of structures. This background will then be further enhanced by exposing students to such topics as interpreting construction documents, the importance of communication skills, project scheduling, as well as understanding job cost reports.

Graduates of this technical major may work as technicians in project management, construction estimating, general contracting, specification writing, project scheduling, construction sales, public agencies and project inspecting.

A graduate of this program will earn an associate of applied science degree in civil engineering technology.

Suggested Course Sequence

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First Semester		Credit Hours	Prerequisite
MTH125	College Algebra	4	MTH101 or MTH103 or Test
MTH128	Trigonometry	1	Co-MTH125
CET121	Building Materials & Construction Methods	3	-
CET237	Interpreting Construction Documents	2	-
DET125	Basic AutoCAD	3	-
ETD121	Engineering Technology Seminar	1	-
ECA122	Computer Applications for Technical Professionals	3	-
		17
Second Semester
MTH126	Pre-Calculus	4	MTH125, MTH128
MET124	Statics & Strength of Materials	4	Co-PHY121
	Arts/Humanities/Social Science Elective	3	-
CET125/222	Soil Mechanics or Concrete and Asphalt Testing	3	MTH125, Co-MET124
PHY121	Physics I	4	MTH125, MTH128
		18
Third Semester
ENG124	College Composition	3	ENG105 or Test
MTH221	Concepts of Calculus	3	MTH126
CET227	Surveying I	3	Co-MTH125
CET223	Structural Design I	3	MET124
CET232	Land Planning & Design	3	CET227 and (CET122 or CET124 or DET125)
CET235	Construction Management, Job Cost and Safety	3	CET121 and ECA122
		18
Fourth Semester
ENG221	Technical Report Writing	3	ENG124
COM121/123	Effective Speaking or Inter-group Communications	3	ENG124
CET225	Site and Building Service Systems	3	CET121, MTH125
CET239	Building Code Applications	2	CET121,CET237, or CET122
CET226	Estimating	3	CET121, ECA122, MTH125 and (CET122 or DET125 or CET237)
CET236	Global Positioning System	3	CET227
		17
	TOTAL CREDITS	70

Arts/Humanities/Social Science Electives:  ACC130, PHL122, SOC121, SOC225