Architectural Engineering Technology

Architectural Engineering

A.A.S. Degree (D,G,S)

Architectural Engineering Technology is an intensive mixture of architectural, civil, mechanical, and electrical principles as they relate to building design and construction. The curriculum provides a broad base instructional program suitable to numerous aspects of the building industry. Graduates of the Architectural Engineering Technology program may work as engineering technicians in offices of architects; mechanical, electrical, structural, or civil consulting engineering firms; contractors and developers; municipal, state, and federal building regulating agencies; facilities/plant management offices for private industry; and building material suppliers and fabricators. Graduates of this program are prepared for immediate productivity in the profession.

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

1. Research and analyze existing site conditions.
2. Apply principles of sustainability to the built environment.
3. Employ the architectural design process.
4. Interpret and apply building codes.
5. Create technical drawings and presentation graphics.
6. Demonstrate a commitment to quality, timeliness, professional development, and continuous improvement.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Graduation Requirements

Core Courses

ENG 101	Crit Thinking & Acad Writing	3
ENG 102	Composition and Research	3
SSC 100	First Year Seminar	1
MAT 180	College Algebra	4
	Or
MAT 281	Calculus I	4

Select 2 course(s) from:

CLT 110	Internationl Culturl Immersion	3
ECO 111	Macroeconomics	3
ECO 122	Microeconomics	3
HIS 111	U. S. History: Pre-Civil War	3
HIS 112	U. S. History: Post-Civil War	3
HIS 131	Art History I	3
HIS 132	Art History II	3
POL 111	Political Science	3
PSY 121	General Psychology	3
SOC 103	Sustainability and Society	3
SOC 111	Sociology	3

Program/Major Courses

AET 123	Drafting/Design	4
AET 125	Arch Drafting/Design II	4
AET 164	Architectural CAD Applications	3
AET 232	Contracts/Specifications	3
AET 236	Building Service Systems	3
AET 250	Arch Drafting/Design III	4
AET 270	Arch Drafting/Design IV	4
CET 135	Engineering Materials	3
CMT 234	Cost Estimating/Planning	3
AET 275	Arch Dsgn:Foundation Studies I	4
	Or
AET 290	Co-op Work Experience	3
	Or
AET 291	Internship Work Experience	3

Program/Major Support Courses

EDD 171	Intro to CAD Using AutoCAD	3
MET 132	Statics	3
MET 242	Strength of Materials	3
MAT 190	Precalculus	4
	Or
MAT 282	Calculus II	4
PHY 205	General Physics I	4
	Or
PHY 281	Physics I with Calculus	4

Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)

Semester 1

SSC 100	First Year Seminar	1
AET 123	Drafting/Design	4
CET 135	Engineering Materials	3
EDD 171	Intro to CAD Using AutoCAD	3
ENG 101	Crit Thinking & Acad Writing	3
MAT 180	College Algebra	4
	Or
MAT 281	Calculus I	4

Semester 2

AET 125	Arch Drafting/Design II	4
AET 164	Architectural CAD Applications	3
ENG 102	Composition and Research	3
MAT 190	Precalculus	4
	Or
MAT 282	Calculus II	4
PHY 205	General Physics I	4
	Or
PHY 281	Physics I with Calculus	4

Semester 3

AET 236	Building Service Systems	3
AET 250	Arch Drafting/Design III	4
AET 275	Arch Dsgn:Foundation Studies I	4
	Or
AET 290	Co-op Work Experience	3
	Or
AET 291	Internship Work Experience	3
MET 132	Statics	3
Elective	Social Science Elective	3

Semester 4

AET 270	Arch Drafting/Design IV	4
AET 232	Contracts/Specifications	3
MET 242	Strength of Materials	3
CMT 234	Cost Estimating/Planning	3
Elective	Social Science Elective	3

Approved Electives

Select two (2) social science electives.

CLT 110	Internationl Culturl Immersion	3
ECO 122	Microeconomics	3
	Or
ECO 111	Macroeconomics	3
HIS 111	U. S. History: Pre-Civil War	3
	Or
HIS 112	U. S. History: Post-Civil War	3
POL 111	Political Science	3
PSY 121	General Psychology	3
SOC 111	Sociology	3
HIS 131	Art History I	3
HIS 132	Art History II	3
SOC 103	Sustainability and Society	3

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 68 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on your need for developmental education courses and the elective choices you make (if electives are a part of the program). Some programs also have college-level courses that you must take if you do not score at a certain level on the College Placement Test. If this applies to your program, the courses are listed at the top of the sequence sheet before the first semester of the course list.

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